Over the coming months, several PhD candidates (Philipp Koob, Bich-Diep Nguyen, Driss Kaddar, Tim Jeremy Patrick Karpowski, Jannis Reusch) will complete their theses, while new researchers have joined Simulation of Reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems (STFS), TU Darmstadt.

What makes me especially happy is that each of them joined through long-standing, trusted collaborations — each following a unique path:

• Loris Demuth took our courses during his master’s studies, worked as a student assistant, and completed his thesis at STFS. He now works on multi-regime combustion supported by the DFG.

• Nefeli Kourvisianou Korvisianou joins from UPC and BSC as part of the European Training Network Unite! Energy, focusing on hydrogen safety.

• Riccardo Forte, Riccardo Di Mento, and Simone Seccarechia join from Politecnico di Milano, following recommendations from our long-term partners at CRECK Modeling.

– Riccardo Forte: modeling of spray breakup

– Riccardo Di Mento: life cycle assessment (LCA) of biogenic waste

– Simone Seccarechia: thermal conversion of hard-to-recycle biomasses

• Enguerran Rolland joins based on a strong recommendation from IFPEN and will work on hydrogen combustion.

Enguerran Rolland and Riccardo Forte will pursue their PhDs within the European Training Network DESIRE, while Riccardo Di Mento and Simone are part of the European Training Network UPCYCLE. All of them have been selected through highly competitive international recruitment processes.

• Zhuoying Jin is a long-term guest researcher from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working on ammonia and dual-fuel combustion as part of her PhD.

Scientific networks work — a great example of the strength of international collaboration.

Welcome to all of you — the entire STFS team is looking forward to exciting science and great teamwork!