Dr.-Ing. Christoph Mankel

Contact

work +49 6151 16-22217
fax +49 6151 16-22211

Work L5|06 216
Franziska-Braun-Straße 3
64287 Darmstadt

Research focus

  • Heat storage in building materials
  • Phase Change Materials (PCM) Technology
  • Thermal analysis (DDK/DSC)
  • Mineral insulating materials
  • Hygro-thermal modeling
  • Computational Methods for Building Physics and Construction Materials (Focus: Finite Difference Method)
  • Advanced Building Physics formerly Structural Building Physics (focus: fire protection and numerical fire simulation as well as energetic and hygro-thermal building simulation)
  • Basics of building physics (fundamentals of heat, moisture and sound insulation)
Promotion
20.04.2016 – 26.06.2020 Promotion: Technical University of Darmstadt
Title: Approach to modeling heat storage properties of cementitious building material systems with integrated phase change materials
Degree: Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)
Master – Study
01.04.2012 – 04.03.2015 Master's Degree Technical University of Darmstadt
Study Program Civil Engineering
Main focus: Structural engineering
Degree: Master of Since
20.08.2014 – 16.02.2015 Master thesis, DEKRA Frankfurt
on behalf of Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Computer-aided fire simulation: “Fire protection evaluation of an engine test stand for jet engines”.
Professional experience
01.04.2021 – heute Development Engineer at Wilhelm Röser Söhne GmbH & Co. KG
01.09.2020 – heute Postdoc at the Institute of Construction and Building Materials – Technical University of Darmstadt
16.03.2016 – heute Collaboration in the DIN Standards Committee “Material Testing” Division 8 “Thermal Analysis”.
01.05.2015 – heute Research assistant at the Institute of Construction and Building Materials at Technical University of Darmstadt
01.05.2013 – 31.03.2015 DEKRA Frankfurt: Building and real estate object quality, fire protection, preparation of fire protection concepts and technical verifications for the fire protection of wind turbines
01.07.2012 – 30.04.2013 Grontmij GmbH Frankfurt: Civil engineering structural design
08.08.2011 – 18.11.2011 Practical project Dyckerhoff AG Wiesbaden:
Durability testing of concrete and mortar
01.02.2011 – 01.07.2011 Student assistant, DEKRA Frankfurt:
Building and Real Estate – Real Estate Quality Fire Protection
Preparation of fire protection concepts and execution of blower door tests
  • Horizon 2020 EU-Project: integrated porous cementitious Nanocomposites in non-Residential building envelopes for Green active/passive energy STORAGE -> NRG-STORAGE: April 2020 until April 2024
  • Granted ERA network of EIC-Japan on Functional Porous Materials: POROPCM – Functional POROus centitious nanocomposites for heat storage in buildings using Phase Change Materials: July 2019 until June 2023
  • ZIM-Project (Aided by AiF) in corporation with Südhessischen Wertstoffrückgewinnungs GmbH; Development of Heat storage granules from recycled aggregates with included PCM. Time span: March 2016 until April 2018