Sascha Heitkam

Dr. Sascha Heitkam serves as Group Leader of Multiphase Flow at Dresden University of Technology's Institute of Process and Environmental Engineering, directing the Emmy-Noether Junior Research Group 'Towards Fluid Dynamics of Foam and Froth Flow' since 2020.

His academic foundation includes:

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Technology (TU Dresden, 2009)
• PhD in Fluid Mechanics (TU Dresden, 2014) with thesis on 'Manipulation of liquid metal foam with electromagnetic fields: a numerical study'

Heitkam's research pioneers foam and froth dynamics through numerical modeling and experimental techniques. His work spans liquid metal foam manipulation under electromagnetic fields, convective instability in liquid foams, and industrial applications like fine particle flotation and enzyme separation via bubble adsorption. Current methodologies integrate ultrasonic sensing for real-time foam characterization in mineral processing.

Awarded the prestigious Emmy-Noether Fellowship by the German Research Foundation, his funded projects demonstrate significant scientific impact:

• Numerical simulation of metal foam formation under magnetic fields (DFG, 2010-2014)
• Convective instability in liquid foams (2015-2018)
• EU H2020 FineFuture project on fine particle flotation (2019-2022)
• Ultrasonic sensors for ore flotation foams (2020-2023)
• Emmy-Noether project 'Towards Fluid Dynamics of Foam and Froth' (2020-2026)

He leads experimental efforts in foam physics while teaching specialized courses on bubble phenomena, advancing both fundamental understanding and industrial process optimization in metallurgical and environmental engineering contexts.