Michael Steiger

Prof. Dr. Michael Steiger is a faculty member at the University of Hamburg, affiliated with the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry under the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on materials science and analytical chemistry, particularly in the context of cultural heritage conservation and thermal energy storage.

Research Interests

• Damage mechanisms in historical and modern building materials
• Thermochemical heat storage using salt mixtures
• Thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions
• Phase equilibria of salts in confined environments
• Salt damage in porous materials
• Crystallization behavior in mixed electrolytes

Team Members

• Dr. Amelie Stahlbuhk (Post-Doc, salt damage in porous materials)
• Markus Dohrmann (Research Staff)
• Julius Fraedrich (Research Staff)
• Tobias Grünzel (Research Staff, phase equilibria of aqueous electrolytes)
• Rana Hamze (Research Staff, thermochemical heat storage)
• Tanya Talreja-Muthreja (Research Staff, deliquescence of nanoparticles)
• Shaoheng Wang (Research Staff)
• Nadine Lindström (PhD student, salt damage in porous materials)

Contact: michael.steiger@chemie.uni-hamburg.de. Office hours: Mondays 14:00-15:00, Thursdays 16:00-17:00.