B.Sc. Felix Faber

Research Associate

B.Sc. Felix Faber

Institute of Process Engineering
Chair of Thermal Process Engineering
Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, G10-243
Vita

Born 1999 in Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Education

Since October 2023

M.Sc. Nachhaltige Verfahrens- und Umwelttechnik, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

October 2018 – June 2023

B.Sc. Verfahrenstechnik, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

Bachelor thesis: Overview and comparison of different model approaches for primary freeze-drying

Experience

Since April 2024

Research Associate, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Thermal Process Engineering

October 2021 – March 2024

Student Assistant, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Thermal Process Engineering

Awards & Grants

April 2024 – September 2024

Scholarship from Kompetenznetz Verfahrenstechnik Pro3 e.V.
https://verfahrenstechnik-pro3.de

Research Topics

Methods

  • Non-isothermal, irregular pore network modeling
  • Digital image processing and segmentation

Topics

  • Freeze-drying
  • Microwave heating
  • Biomass pyrolysis
  • Biofilm growth in porous substrate
  • Heat and mass transfer in porous media
  • High temperature processes
Publications

2025

  • Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Först, P., & Tsotsas, E. (2025). Pore-scale study of coupled heat and mass transfer during primary freeze-drying using an irregular pore network model. Drying Technology
    https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2024.2407062

2024

  • Aamer, E., Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dürr, R., Bettenbrock, K., Kienle, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2024). Model-based study of the regulation of biofilm growth by design of the porous substratum (SSRN Scholarly Paper No. 4966212). 
    https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4966212

2023

  • Thomik, M., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Först, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2023). A Non-Isothermal Pore Network Model of Primary Freeze Drying. Pharmaceutics, 15(8), 2131. 
    https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082131

Last Modification: 06.10.2024 - Contact Person: Webmaster