Prof. Ralf Peters

Area of Expertise Fuel Cells, electrolysis, hydrogen production, fuel processing, fuel reforming, system technology, thermodynamics of liquids and gases, vapor–liquid equilibria, absorption technologies, membrane separation, and heterogeneous catalysis. Professional Experience 2019 – Acting Director Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-14: Electrochemical Process Engineering, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2006 – Full Professor for Energy Process Engineering Department of Energy Technologies, Division Jülich, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany 1998 – Head of Department Fuel Synthesis and Systems Engineering Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-14: Electrochemical Process Engineering, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 1996–1998 Post-Doc at Institute of Energy Process Engineering (IEV), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 1990–1996 Research Associate Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Fluid and Thermodynamics, University of Siegen, Germany Education 1996 PhD, thesis on “Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Ammonia-Water-Lithium Bromide Mixtures”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Fluid and Thermodynamics, University of Siegen, Germany 1990 Diploma thesis in Mechanical Engineering - Process Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aachen (RWTH), Germany, Title of thesis: “Modeling of gas-liquid flows in reactors”, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen (4/90-10/90)