Dirk Müller

Dirk Müller is a Professor at RWTH Aachen University, holding positions as Director of the Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate (E.ON Energy Research Center) and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He leads research in building climate technology, energy systems, and sustainable building design. Müller's career includes roles at Behr GmbH & Co. and Robert Bosch GmbH before academia. His research focuses on heat pumps, thermal systems, and energy efficiency in buildings.

Education: Diplom in Mechanical Engineering (RWTH Aachen), Ph.D. in Heat Transfer and Climate Technology (RWTH Aachen), and MBA from Fernuniversität Hagen. He also holds a DAAD fellowship at Dartmouth College (USA).

Research Interests: Advanced HVAC systems, refrigerant optimization, building energy systems, and grid integration of renewable energy. Notable projects include the SUSTAIN 2 initiative for smart building renovation and the Agentensysteme (AGENT) project for building energy control.

Awards: Borchers-Plakette (2000), VDI Ehrenring (2004), and Fellow of the European HVAC Associations (2014). His work spans 150+ publications in 2023-2025, focusing on heat pump efficiency, energy storage, and indoor climate modeling.

Leadership roles include Chair of the Fachkommission Gebäude-Klima and Board Member of the Helmholtz Institute IEK-10. He advises companies like Viessmann and TROX GmbH.