Ulrich Ulmer

Ulrich Ulmer serves as a Research Professor for Hydrogen Infrastructure at Nuremberg Institute of Technology's Faculty of Engineering since October 2022, holding the position in the Department of Chemical and Energy Process Engineering. His academic appointment follows significant industry experience in hydrogen engineering roles at Electrochaea GmbH (2019-2021) and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH (2021-2022).

His educational background includes process engineering studies at Karlsruhe, Frankfurt, and Chennai (2004-2011), followed by doctoral research at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Japan's AIST (2011-2016), and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto (2016-2019). His research concentrates on hydrogen infrastructure systems (production, storage, transport, utilization) and CO2 conversion technologies through photocatalytic and thermochemical processes.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a strong focus on solar-driven CO2 hydrogenation, hydrogen storage materials development, and catalytic process engineering. His work spans fundamental materials science (nanocatalysts, metal hydrides) to applied system design, with significant contributions in

• Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to solar fuels
• Hydrogen storage alloy optimization
• LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) systems
• Thermochemical energy storage

While no formal awards are documented in the provided materials, his publication record includes high-impact journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Catalysis, and Journal of the American Chemical Society, with several cover articles. His collaborative work primarily involves the Geoffrey Ozin research group across multiple institutions.

Professor Ulmer teaches Hydrogen Technology in the Master's program for Chemical Engineering and Energy Process Engineering, along with Applied Heat and Mass Transfer in the Bachelor's program for Process Engineering. His laboratory work focuses on hydrogen infrastructure development and catalytic CO2 conversion systems, with current research directions emphasizing scalable hydrogen storage solutions and solar-driven carbon utilization technologies.