Dr. Chris Fall visits the Munich School of Engineering

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Dr. Chris Fall, Director of the US Department of Energy's Office of Science, visits the Munich School of Engineering and the CoSES microgrid laboratory.

From right to left: Dr. Chris Fall, Prof. Thomas Hamacher, Dr. Pauline Popp and Troy Hall  / Picture Credits: Wieland / TUM
From right to left: Dr. Chris Fall, Prof. Thomas Hamacher, Dr. Pauline Popp and Troy Hall / Picture Credits: Wieland / TUM

Dr. Chris Fall visited TUM as the first German university on November 6th 2019. He wanted to get to know the German higher education system and get information on the excellent research at TUM. Moreover, he visited also  other major research institutions, such as Max-Planck-Society (MPG) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Prof. Hamacher was eager to discuss with Dr. Fall about recent topics on energy policies, future research areas and possibilities to cooperate. A visit of the CoSES research lab at the Center for Energy and Information was also on the agenda. Afterwards Dr. Fall has visited the catalysis research center of TUM and has been introduced to the activities of e-conversion.