Prof. Dr. Thomas Hamacher
Academic Career and Research Areas
Prof. Hamacher (*1964) conducts research in the field of energy and systems analysis. His research focuses on urban energy systems, the integration of renewable energies into the power grid and innovative nuclear systems, in particular fusion. His work also focuses on methods and fundamentals of energy models.
After studying physics in Bonn, Aachen and at Columbia University in New York, Prof. Hamacher completed his doctorate on the subject of “Baryonic B decays” at the University of Hamburg.
Since 1996, Prof. Hamacher has worked at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, most recently as head of the Energy and Systems Studies Group. From 2010 to 2013, Prof. Hamacher was acting head of the Chair of Energy Economics and Application Technology. In September 2013, he was appointed Full Professor of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems. He was Director of the Munich School of Engineering (MSE) and is now Director at the Munich Institute of Integrated Materials, Energy and Process Engineering (MEP). Prof. Hamacher is a member of the Environmental Science Center (WZU) at the University of Augsburg.
Key Publications
Reiter D, Botzenhart F, Mühlich P, Hamacher T, Reuter A: “Developing a Roadmap for the Future Energy Infrastructure“ IAEE, Salzburg, 2009: 1361-1366.
AbstractMühlich P, Hamacher T: “Global transportation scenarios in the multi-regional EFDATIMES energy model”. Fusion Engineering and Design, 2009: 1361-1366.
AbstractHeitmann N, Hamacher T: “Stochastic Model of the German Electricity System”. In: Energy Systems. Editors: Kallrath J, Pardalos PM, Rebennack S, Scheidt M. Springer, 2009:365-385.
AbstractHamacher T: “The Possible Role of Nuclear Fusion in the 21st Century”. In: Plasma Physics: Confinement, Transport and Collective Effects. Editors: Dinklage A, Klinger T, Marx G, Schweikhard L. Lecture Notes in Physics 670. Springer, Berlin; 2005: 461-482.
AbstractHamacher T, Saez RM, Aquilonius K, Cabal H, Hallberg B, Korhonen R, Lechon Y, Lepicard S, Schleisner L, Schneider T, Ward D: “A comprehensive evaluation of the environmental external costs of a fusion power plant”. Fusion Engineering and Design. 2001; 56-57: 95-103.
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