About
Dr. Alexander Bauer serves as a Senior Scientist and Technical Project Lead at Forschungszentrum Jülich's Institute of Energy Technologies (IET), specifically within the Department of Fundamentals of Electrochemistry (IET-1), a position he has held since 2021.
Education:
- Chemical Engineering degree from Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen
- Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, focusing on direct methanol fuel cells
Research Interests: Dr. Bauer's expertise spans electrochemistry with concentrated work in fuel cell technology (direct methanol and PEM systems), advanced battery systems (metal-air, zinc-air, sodium-ion, and solid-state batteries), and electrolysis processes (low-temperature and CO2-based systems). His current research prioritizes industrial-scale CO2 conversion for sustainable chemical production.
Current Projects: As technical lead for the KOPERNIKUS-project Power2ValueChemicals, he directs efforts to demonstrate CO2 utilization at mini-plant scale, integrating fundamental electrochemistry with process engineering for carbon-neutral chemical synthesis.
Laboratory Affiliation: Based in Building 01.3z, Room 4009 at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Dr. Bauer contributes to the Fundamentals of Electrochemistry group (IET-1), advancing both theoretical frameworks and applied solutions for energy conversion technologies.
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