Maja Rücker

Maja Rücker is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), affiliated with the Energy Technology group and EIRES Research. She holds a visiting position at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and collaborates with institutions like the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Oslo. Her academic background includes a PhD from Shell Global Solutions and Imperial College London, alongside BSc/MSc degrees in Geoscience from Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz. She has been recognized with the InterPore PoreLab Award (2021) and a Veni-NWO grant (2022).

Her research focuses on subsurface fluid reservoir dynamics, molecular interactions in porous materials, and multiphase flow phenomena. Key projects include H2Mat (hydrogen storage), H2DeepNL (subsurface energy storage), and ACROPOROUS (advanced ceramics). She teaches courses on energy transition and sustainability, contributing to interdisciplinary initiatives like the 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge.

Her work bridges experimental workflows and digital modeling, addressing challenges in CO₂ sequestration, geothermal energy, and porous material utilization. Recent publications emphasize inverse gas chromatography applications, nucleation detection in superhydrophobic materials, and multi-scale heterogeneity in geological storage systems.

• Grants/Projects: Irene-Curie Fellowship, Veni-NWO, DeepNL-NWO, UF/e
• Labs/Teams: Group Rücker, Energy Technology Group, PoreLab Institute collaborations