Lukas Weimann

Lukas Weimann is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, specializing in the Energy & Resources department. His research focuses on the optimization of multi-energy systems and their synergies with carbon capture technologies to decarbonize industries like cement and steel production.

He holds a BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering from ETH Zurich, with a research stint at MIT under Prof. Klavs F. Jensen, where he developed expertise in mathematical optimization. His skills include

• Matlab (programming language)
• Modeling

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Lukas supervises Master's thesis projects on topics such as:

• Development of MILP models for carbon capture units
• Optimization of multi-energy systems for carbon-neutral fuels
• Thermochemical storage modeling

He teaches courses like Energy Conversion Technologies I and Advanced Energy Analysis, emphasizing heat integration and energy system analysis.