Thomas Klassen

Thomas Klassen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

Professur für Werkstofftechnik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg
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Contact:
Postal address
Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht
Languages:
German English

Short description

Head of the Institute for Hydrogen Technology at the Helmholtz Center Hereon Institute Director Materials Technology at Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg

Research data

Academic degree
Professor
Department
Engineering
Research topic

Hydrogen storage in metal hydrides, hydrogen compression with metal hydrides, from basic material development to prototype and system integration. Surface coating using kinetic spraying, functional properties of materials in the field of hydrogen technology.

Research institute
Helmholtz Center Hereon
Location of the research institute
Geesthacht
Department/Faculty
Institute for Hydrogen Technology
Research institute 2
Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
Location of the research institute 2
Geesthacht
Department/Faculty 2
Mechanical and civil engineering
Institution 2
Materials engineering
Chair 2
Materials science

Career

Education
Diplom-Physiker, Technische Universität Dortmund, 1990
Promotion zum Doktor-Ing., Technische Universität Hamburg, 1993
Habilitation und Venia Legendi für das Fachgebiet Materialwissenschaften, Technische Universität Hamburg, 2005
Experience
PostDoc University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (1994 - 1995)
Abteilungsleiter Nanotechnologie, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Geesthacht (1996 - 2005)
Professur für Werkstofftechnik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg (2005 - ongoing)

Publications and projects

Selected publications
Giovanni Capurso, Benedetto Schiavo, Julian Jepsen, Gustavo Lozano, Oliver Metz, Adriana Saccone, Serena De Negri, José M. Bellosta von Colbe, Thomas Klassen, Martin Dornheim: Development of a modular room-temperature hydride storage system for vehicular applications Appl. Phys. A (2016) 122: 236
3. H. Assadi,, H. Kreye, F. Gärtner, T. Klassen: Invited Review: Cold spraying – A materials perspective Acta Materialia 116 (2016) 382-407.

Committees and Awards

Selected councils
Beirat Geesthachter Innovations- und Technologiezentrum (GITZ)
Beirat Norddeutsche Initiative für Nanotechnologie (NINa)
Vorsitzender Wissenschaftlich-Technischer Rat des Hereon
Selected awards
Nachwuchspreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Materialforschung (DGM)
Harris German-Dartmouth Distinguished Professorship
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