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Ich heiße Alexander Schwarzwaelder, promovierender Ingenieur am KIT mit Fokus auf Fluiddynamik, CFD-Simulationen und Partikelfiltration. Mein Ziel ist es, technische Innovationen voranzutreiben und Verantwortung für interdisziplinäre Teams zu übernehmen, insbesondere in der Entwicklung effizienter Trenn- und Transportprozesse.
In meiner bisherigen Tätigkeit habe ich eigenständig mehrere Forschungsprojekte akquiriert und umgesetzt, Teams geleitet und Bachelor- sowie Masterarbeiten betreut. Zudem bringe ich Teamgeist und Kommunikationsstärke mit, die ich auch ehrenamtlich als Trainer und Sportwart im Tennisclub einsetze.
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Language
German
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English
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French
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Work Experience
Doctoral Candidate, Mechanical Process Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - PresentAcquired research funding for 5 years; project management for experimental research (financial and personnel); planning, designing and implementing experiments with self-built test benches including high-speed imaging technology, multi-object tracking and vibration analysis; creation of technical drawings for metalworking and 3D printing; managing student assistants; analysis of high-speed images with self-developed machine learning methods and self-implemented multi-object tracking tools; publishing and presenting results at professional journals and international conferences; training of students and supervision of bachelor and master theses.
Student Assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025CFD simulations of axial fans, hydrostatic bearings, radial pumps, NACA airfoil profiles; design and construction of test benches for hydrostatic bearings; experimental analysis of hydrostatic bearings; co-author in publications.
Intern at Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG
September 1, 2018 - September 10, 2025Optimization of the nozzle discharge behavior of a two-phase flow on the hull of a mega yacht using CFD (Star-CCM+) and 3D CAD (Siemens NX).
Intern at Joseph Vögele AG
May 1, 2017 - September 10, 2025Metalworking including welding, milling, turning.
Research Associate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - PresentAcquired research funding for 5 years; project management including financial and personnel planning for the experimental project 'Filtration, coalescence and transport behavior in liquid-gas separation with mechanical vibration excitation'; planned and implemented experimental studies with self-built test benches (high-speed imaging, multi-object tracking, vibration analysis); mentored student assistants; analyzed high-speed images with machine learning; published and presented results; trained students and led seminars.
Intern at Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG
September 1, 2018 - September 10, 2025Optimization of nozzle discharge behavior of a two-phase flow on the hull of a mega yacht using CFD (Star-CCM+) and 3D CAD (Siemens NX).
Intern at Joseph Vögele AG
May 1, 2017 - September 10, 2025Metalworking including welding, milling, turning; CFD (ANSYS, Star-CCM+, ICEM); CAD (Siemens NX, Inventor); EDV (Microsoft Office, LaTeX).
Student Assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025CFD Analysis (ANSYS) of axial fans, porous hydrostatic bearings, radial pumps, NACA airfoil profiles; design and construction of hydrostatic bearing test benches (3D CAD); experimental analysis of hydrostatic bearings; co-author in 'Experimental Investigation of Aerostatic Journal Bearings Made of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Carbon Composites'.
Student Assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
December 1, 2019 - September 10, 20253D fluid simulations of forward-sickled blades with investigations of acoustical emissions.
Research Associate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) – Gas-Particle-Systems Group
April 1, 2021 - PresentSecured five-year research funding for doctoral project on filtration, coalescence, and transport behavior in liquid–gas separation with emphasis on mechanical vibration excitation. Planned and implemented experimental studies with self-built test benches featuring high-speed imaging, multi-object tracking and vibration analysis. Produced technical drawings for metalworking and 3D printing, supervised student assistants, and developed machine-learning tools for high-speed image analysis and multi-object tracking. Published results in journals and presented at international conferences; trained bachelor and master students.
Student Assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025CFD simulations (ANSYS) of axial fans, porous hydrostatic bearings, radial pumps and NACA airfoil profiles; design and construction of experimental test benches; experimental analysis; co-authored publications.
Intern at Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG
September 1, 2018 - September 10, 2025Optimized nozzle discharge behavior of a two-phase flow on the hull using CFD (Star-CCM+) and 3D CAD (Siemens NX).
Intern at Joseph Vögele AG
May 31, 2017 - September 10, 2025Metalworking tasks including welding, milling and turning.
Doktorand / PhD Student at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025Planung, Leitung und Durchführung eines eigenständigen Forschungsprojekts zu Filtration, Koaleszenz und Transportverhalten bei der Flüssig-Gas-Trennung; Finanz- und Personalplanung; Durchführung von Experimenten mit selbst entwickelten Prüfständen (Hochgeschwindigkeitskamera, Mikrofluidiksysteme, Vibrationsanregungen); Leitung mehrerer studentischer Hilfskräfte; Betreuung Master- und Bachelorarbeiten; Analyse von Hochgeschwindigkeitsaufnahmen mit Methoden des maschinellen Lernens (TensorFlow) und selbst implementierten Tools für Multi-Objekt Tracking (MATLAB); Veröffentlichung und Präsentation der Ergebnisse; Lehre im Modul „Grundlagen der mechanischen Verfahrenstechnik“; spezialisiert auf Fluiddynamik, CFD-Simulationen und Partikelfiltration.
Studentische Hilfskraft at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2021CFD-Simulationen von Axialventilatoren, porösen aerostatischen Lagern, Radialpumpen; angepasste skalare Transportgleichungen mit Phaseninteraktion; Arbeiten mit MATLAB, ANSYS Fluent, ICEM, Git; Maximal 20 Stunden/Woche; Ko-Autor bei Untersuchungen aerostatischer Lager.
Praktikant at Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018Optimierung des Düsenaustrittsverhaltens von Luft am Rumpf einer Megayacht (Mehrphasenströmung) mittels CFD-Simulationen (Star-CCM+) und 3D-CAD (Siemens NX).
Metallarbeiten at Joseph Vögele AG
May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2017Metallarbeiten inkl. Schweiß-, Dreh- und Fräsarbeiten.
Sportwart / Trainer at KETV Karlsruher Tennisclub
October 1, 2024 - October 28, 2025Ehrenamtliche Trainer- und Sportwarttätigkeiten; Coaching und Organisation im Tennisclub.
Education
Doctoral Candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025Master of Science (M.Sc.), Product Development in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Economics at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
October 1, 2015 - March 1, 2019Abitur at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium, Kaiserslautern
July 1, 2005 - June 1, 2013Master's Thesis at Technical University of Kaiserslautern in cooperation with Fraunhofer ITWM
July 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021Bachelor Thesis at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
September 1, 2018 - March 1, 2019Student Assistant at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
October 1, 2018 - April 1, 2021PhD candidate / Doctoral Candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025Master of Science (M.Sc.), Product Development in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering with Minor Economics at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
October 1, 2015 - March 1, 2019Abitur at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium, Kaiserslautern
July 1, 2005 - June 1, 2013PhD Candidate in Mechanical Process Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - September 10, 2025M.Sc., Product Development in Mechanical Engineering at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Economics at Technical University of Kaiserslautern
October 1, 2015 - March 1, 2019Abitur at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2013Abitur at Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2013Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
October 1, 2015 - March 1, 2019Master of Science (M.Sc.) at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
April 1, 2021 - October 28, 2025Qualifications
Industry Experience
Manufacturing, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Energy & Utilities, Media & Entertainment, Other
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