Hannsjörg Freund

Hannsjörg Freund was Professor of Reaction Engineering and Catalysis at TU Dortmund University until September 2021. His research advanced model-based design of chemical reactors and catalytic processes.

Key contributions include: 1) Development of reaction network analysis methodologies 2) Kinetics modeling for complex catalytic systems 3) Additive manufacturing applications for structured catalysts 4) Multi-scale reactor simulation frameworks. His work bridged fundamental reaction kinetics with industrial process design.

Prior to TU Dortmund, he held positions at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems. International collaborations included visiting professorship at Shanghai's State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering.