Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Dr.-Ing. Erik Benjamin Esche

Address: Westendallee 83D-14052 BerlinGermanyTel.: +49 (0) 30 314 21 634E-Mail: erik.esche@tu-berlin.de

Date of birth: 30/11/1987 in Berlin, Germany

Family status: Single

Parents: Dipl.-Kfm. Volker Esche; self-employed consultant for real estate companiesElke Esche, nee Hermann; senior teacher for biology and chemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE

since Mar. 2016: Postdoctoral researcher (Habilitand) and junior group leader at Prof. J.-U. Repke’sProcess Dynamics and Operations Group at Technische Universitat Berlin work-ing on:

– Modeling and simulation of complex systems in chemical engineering

– Incorporation of uncertainty in dynamic and mixed-integer optimizationproblems

– Optimal operation of chemical processes

Jan. 2012 - Mar. 2016 : Research assistant and PhD student with Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Wozny (ProcessDynamics and Operations Group) at Technische Universitat Berlin working on:

– Development of a mobile, modular mini-plant for CO2 removal

– MINLP optimization under uncertainty

– Operation and optimization of mini-plant implementing the oxidative cou-pling of methane

since April 2014: Assosciated research assistant in the Special Research Center/ Transregio 63“InPROMPT”

since Nov. 2012 : Associated research assistant in the Cluster of Excellence/ DFG EXC 314 “Uni-fying Concepts in Catalysis”

UNIVERSITY

Apr. 2012 – Oct. 2015: Dissertation towards Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften/ Dr.-Ing./ Ph.D. on“MINLP Optimization under Uncertainty of a Mini-plant for the OxidativeCoupling of Methane” – grade: mit Auszeichnung/ passed with distinction

April – Oct. 2011: Master thesis on the “Optimal Operation of a Membrane Reactor Network forthe Oxidative Coupling of Methane” with Prof. Lorenz T. Biegler at CarnegieMellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, supported by the German NationalAcademic Foundation and the Ernest Solvay scholarship – grade: 1.0

Apr. 2010 – Nov. 2011: Postgraduate studies (Master of Science) at Technische Universitat Berlin inenergy and chemical process engineering (Energie- und Verfahrenstechnik) –grade: 1.1

Oct. 2009 – Apr. 2011: Lecturing tutor for thermodynamics

Oct. 2010 – Feb. 2010: Bachelor thesis on the “Optimization of a combined-cycle plant with regards toits performance in part load” at the chair for energy studies and environmentalprotection (Energietechnik und Umweltschutz) in cooperation with VattenfallEurope AG – grade: 1.0

Nov. 2008 – Aug. 2009: Lecturing tutor for basic computer science, working for the chair of neural in-formation processing

Oct. 2007 – April 2010: Undergraduate studies (Bachelor of Science) at Technische Universitat Berlinin energy and chemical process engineering (Energie- und Prozess-technik) –grade: 1.2

December 2007: Admission to German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deut-schen Volkes)

EDUCATION

July 2007: Abitur (A-levels) – grade: 1.0

– Recieved certificates for university classes in calculus and linear algebrathrough the Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universitat zu Ber-lin),

– Thesis on fuel cells – their technology and possible use of the PEMFC inmotor vehicles – as part of A-level exams.

April 2005 – July 2005: stay abroad at the Mount Aspiring College in Wanaka, New Zealand

Aug. 2003: Switch-over to class with focus on math and natural sciences

Aug. 2000 – June 2007: Grammar school: Herder-Oberschule (Gymnasium), Berlin-Charlottenburg

Aug. 1994 – June 2000: Primary school: Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Grundschule, Berlin-Charlottenburg

INTERNSHIPS AND FURTHER EDUCATION

Aug. – Sept. 2010: Internship at KLIMAKONZEPT Ingenieurgesellschaft bR (Berlin): simulationof short-term and long-term airing by natural ventilation, analysis and physicalexamination of compression refrigeration machines, ventilation concepts

March 2010: Internship at E/M/S Energieconsulting GmbH (Berlin): analysis of electric loadprofiles of medium-sized companies, analysis of power supplies

September 2009: Attendance of the German National Academic Foundation’s summer school inLa Villa, Italy: workgroup discussing social and political implications of climatechange

Feb. – April 2008: Internship at SIEMENS AG – Siemens Professional Education (Berlin): metalprocessing, welding and pneumatic control

November 2007: Awarded the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English – grade: A

Sept. – Oct. 2003: Internship at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Production Systems and Design Tech-nology IPK in Berlin, working on process automation and robotics

LANGUAGES

German: Mother-tongue

English: Fluent (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)

French: Basics

COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer languages: Java, Matlab, C/ C++, Python, Visual Basic, Pascal, Basic

Simulation/ Optimization tools: AMPL, AVEVA PDMS, Aspen Plus, CHEMCAD, GAMS, gPROMS, MOSAIC

Other: Siemens PCS 7, ABB Freelance 800F, LaTeX, ORIGIN by OriginLab, Scribus

PUBLICATIONS

1. E. Esche, C. Hoffmann, M. Illner, D. Muller, S. Fillinger, G. Tolksdorf, H. Bonart,G. Wozny, J.-U. Repke, MOSAIC - Enabling Large-Scale Equation-Based FlowSheet Optimization, Chem. Eng. Tech. 2017, 89 (5), 620-635

2. A. Paul, K. Meyer, J.-P. Ruiken, M. Illner, D. Muller, E. Esche, G. Wozny,F. Westad, M. Maiwald, Process spectroscopy in microemulsions - Raman spec-troscopy for online monitoring of a homogeneous hydroformylation process,Meas. Sci. Technol. 2017, 28, 035502

3. K. Meyer, J.-P. Ruiken, M. Illner, A. Paul, D. Muller, E. Esche, G. Wozny,M. Maiwald, Process spectroscopy in microemulsions - setup and multi-spectralapproach for reaction monitoring of a homogeneous hydroformylation process,Meas. Sci. Technol. 2017, 28, 035501

4. A. Penteado, E. Esche, D. Salerno, H.R. Godini, G. Wozny, Design and As-sessment of a Membrane Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Process for OxidativeCoupling of Methane, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2016, 55 (27), 7473-7483, DOI10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04910

5. V. Merchan, E. Esche, S. Fillinger, G. Tolksdorf, G. Wozny, Computer-AidedProcess and Plant Development. A Review of Common Software Tools andMethods and Comparison against an Integrated Collaborative Approach, ChemieIngenieur Technik 2016, 88 (1-2), 50-69, DOI 10.1002/cite.201500099

6. T. Pogrzeba, D. Muller, T. Hamerla, E. Esche, N. Paul, G. Wozny, R. Schomacker,Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Long-Chain Olefins in Aqueous Mul-tiphase Systems in a Continuously Operated Miniplant. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.2015, 54 (48), 11953?11960, DOI 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b01596

7. T. Brinkmann, C. Naderipour, J. Pohlmann, J. Wind, T. Wolff, E. Esche,D. Muller, G. Wozny, B. Hoting, Pilot scale investigations of the removal ofcarbon dioxide from hydrocarbon gas streams using poly (ethylene oxide)-poly(butylene terephthalate) PolyActiveTM) thin film composite membranes, Jour-nal of Membrane Science 2015, 489, 237-247,DOI 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.082

8. D. Muller, E. Esche, T. Pogrzeba, M. Illner, F. Leube, R. Schomacker, G. Wozny,Systematic Phase Separation Analysis of Surfactant-Containing Systems forMultiphase Settler Design, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2015, 54 (12), 3205?3217,DOI 10.1021/ie5049059

9. E. Esche, D. Muller, S. Song, G. Wozny, Optimization during the process syn-thesis: enabling the oxidative coupling of methane by minimizing the energyrequired for the carbon dioxide removal, Journal of Cleaner Production 2016,91, 100-108, DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.034

10. D. Muller, E. Esche, D.C. Lopez C., G. Wozny, An algorithm for the identifica-tion and estimation of relevant parameters for optimization under uncertainty,Computers & Chemical Engineering 2014, 71, 94-103,DOI 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.07.007

11. K. Meyer, N. Zientek, M. Maiwald, B. Kraemer, E. Esche, D. Muller, G. Wozny,Eine robuste Prozessanalytik fur die CO2-Abtrennung industrieller Gasstromebasierend auf Online-NMR- und -Raman-Spektroskopie, Chemie Ingenieur Tech-nik 2014, 86 (9), 1579?1579, DOI 10.1002/cite.201450076

12. E. Esche, H. Arellano-Garcia, L.T. Biegler, Optimal operation of a membranereactor network, AIChE Journal 2014, 60 (1), 170-180, DOI 10.1002/aic.14252

13. E. Esche, D. Muller, R. Kraus, G. Wozny, Systematic approaches for modelderivation for optimization purposes, Chemical Engineering Science 2014, 115,215-224, DOI 10.1016/j.ces.2013.11.041

14. S. Song, E. Esche, S. Stunkel, T. Brinkmann, J. Wind, S. Shishatskiy, G. Wozny,Energy, Equipment and Cost Savings by Using a Membrane Unit in an Amine-Based Absorption Process for CO2 Removal, Chemie Ingenieur Technik 2013,85 (8), 1221-1227, DOI 10.1002/cite.201200242

15. E. Lenhart, E. Esche, H. Arellano-Garcia, L.T. Biegler, Oxidative Couplingof Methane: Optimal Operating Policies for a Membrane Reactor Network,Chemie Ingenieur Technik 2012, 84, 1980-1988, DOI 10.1002/cite.201200073

VOLUNTEER WORK

• Active member of the CDU (German political party) in Westend, Berlin Charlot-tenburg-Wilmersdorf

• Head of layout for the local newspaper “City-Rundschau fur Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf”, four times per year, circulation: 70 000

HOBBIES

• Sailing

• Sailboarding

• Politics

Berlin, June 15, 2018