Investigation of bulk material behavior of activated carbon pellets for a carbon removal system

Prerequisites:

• Interest in climate change and bulk material
• CAD skills
• Enjoy creating and carrying out your own test series
• Independent, team-oriented and reliable way of working
• If possible, the thesis should be written in English

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About the Position

This position as a Fundraising Member is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V is looking for members for its Fundraising Team with the following skills:

• Researching, contacting and acquiring potential sponsors and donors.
• Maintain record of and managed sponsors and donors
• Develop and apply fundraising strategies

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Tasks

As a Fundraising Member, you will contact various different companies in order to secure cooperations and sponsorships to finance our research efforts and pilot plant.

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- administration of software licenses for special applications such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and computer aided design (CAD)
- set up of a central license server for our initiative
- definition of technical requirements for hardware devices
- optimization of digital work flows in our subteams

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This position as an IT administrator is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Operations Team who are able to process the following tasks:

This position specifically for corrosion testing is an unpaid, volunteer position. We are looking for people who are highly motivated and want to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is seeking members for its Sorbent Development Team with the following skills:

- Understanding of good scientific practice

- Structured work and careful documentation of procedures, results, etc.

- Basic knowledge in data analysis and data visualization

- Knowledge and experience with laboratory work such as uncertainty assessments through internships, training, etc.

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, collaborative, and conscientious work ethic and open communication skills

- Working knowledge of Python/Jupyter Notebook or other data processing program

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious work style and open communication

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Your team responsibilities will include:

- Planning and conducting corrosion tests with various materials

- Evaluating the suitability of the different materials and optimizing the sorbent to prevent corrosion

- Visualization of experimental results in a clear and easy form to understand

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How to Apply

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This analyst position for EM microscopy is an unpaid, volunteer position. We are looking for people who are highly motivated and want to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is seeking members for its sorbent development team with the following skills:

- Understanding of good scientific practice

- Structured work and thorough documentation of procedures, results, etc.

- Knowledge and experience with laboratory work through internships, training etc. (especially with high quality microscopes preferably, an introduction to the operation of the microscope will be provided though)

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, collaborative and conscientious work ethic and open communication skills

Your team responsibilities include:

- Planning and conducting experiments using the EM microscope (possibly including, besides of regular electronic images: electron ray spectroscopy, video imagery and thermogravimetric measurements of in situ desorption and adsorption processes on a sorpent sample within an electron microscope)

- Identification and estimation of uncertainties and sources of error in experiments

- Based on the analysis of experimental data, perform appropriate adjustments to experiments

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How to Apply

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This position as a data analyst is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Sorbent Development Team with the following skills:

- Understanding of good scientific practice

- Basic knowledge in data analysis and data visualization

- Basic skills in Python/Jupyter Notebook or a different tool for data handling

- Knowledge and experience in uncertainty estimation is a plus

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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Your tasks in the team include:

- Evaluating data of air contact and sorbent regeneration experiments

- Quantitatively comparing the performance of different sorbent materials

- Identifying and estimating uncertainties and error sources in the experiments

- Visualizing experimental results in a clear and easily understandable way

- Possibly, but not necessarily lab work (you can also work exclusively from home)

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How to Apply

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This position as a practical researcher is unpaid, volunteer work. We are looking for people who are highly motivated and want to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is seeking members for its sorbent development team with the following skills:

- Understanding of good scientific practice

- Structured work and thorough documentation of procedures, results, etc.

- Knowledge and experience with laboratory work and analysis of results like uncertainty assessment through internships, training, etc.

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, collaborative and conscientious work ethic and open communication skills

Your team responsibilities include:

- Planning of experiments under different conditions

- Conducting series of experiments in climatic chamber and with a temperature-controlled multi-cycle measurement device

- Operating electronic data logging with various sensors on a laptop

- Preparation of sorbent samples according to various receptures at scales from 100g ml to 5 kg of sorbent

- Identification and estimation of uncertainties and sources of error in experiments

- Based on the analysis of experimental data, perform appropriate adjustments to experiments

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How to Apply

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This position for FEM simulations is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transportation processes

- Skills in CAD and Ansys or other simulation platforms

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

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This position for CFD simulations is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Knowledge of aerodynamics and gas transportation processes

- Skills in CAD and Ansys or other simulation platforms

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

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This position as a civil engineer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Knowledge in statics for below and under ground engineering required for large scale structures like reservoirs and silos

- Design and optimisation of specialised bulding techniques for storage silos involving ice and organic materials

- Knowledge of manual construction techniques and construction machines, as well as conveying techniques for liquid and granular materials

- Experience with techniques for non-permanent buildings like construction rigs, concrete lego blocks and movable metal plates for ground stabilísation

- Skills in planning software (CAD or similar architecture software)

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

Your tasks will involve planning and later construciton of dry ice storage sites at varoius scales, also including installation of dry ice production units, piping, access ways and sensors for monitoring as well as safety and oparation concepts for dry ice storage sites.

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How to Apply

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About the Position

This position is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Process Team with the following basic qualities:

- Knowledge of mechanical engineerig with regard to pressurized systems and tubing

- Knowledge of thermodynamics with focus on heatpumps

- Knowledge about the behaviour of compression and expansion of gases

- Knowledge about heat exchangers and heat transfer from surfaces to gases or granular bulk, as well as by phase changes evaporator and condenser systems.

- Initial craft experience (plant engineering, metalworking, electrical/electronic, etc.)

- No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills

- Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of theoretical and practical research and development tasks in a student team

- Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project

- Enthusiasm for the potential of direct air capture technology

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In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

- CAD knowledge in Autodesk Inventor or comparable software

- Basic knowledge of constructive design theory

- Previous experience in the use of process simulation software

- Knowledge with regard to turbokompressors as well as displacement compressors

- Creativity and curiosity in the independent development of prototypes and process engineering processes

- Basic knowledge of working with PFDs

- Prior experience in control and automation engineering of process engineering processes

- Previous experience in the design and construction of process engineering prototype plants

Your tasks in the team will fokus on include:

- Research of and heatpump systems reaching up to 160°C at industrial scale

- Development and construction of a CO2 liquification systems at prototype scale

- Development, construction and automatisation of a dry ice production system at prototype scale

- Performing calculations or process simulation work to estimate relevant parameters with regard to dimensioning of the individual components and the system energy efficiency

- Research for and purchase enquiries with industry suppliers for the state of the art of plant components like compressors for steam, carbon dioxide and refrigerant, evaporators and condensers, including the collection of information like prices, energy efficiency, operating parameters and requirements for this equipment

- Purchase and installation of suitable components into prototype setups in the UnternehmerTUM Makerspace

- Execution, documentation and evaluation of systematic tests with the developed prototypes

- Participation in the construction and commissioning of a 20 t_CO2/year DAC plant

- Contributing ideas for the optimization of thermodynamic processes

- Development of different concepts for heat transfer to bulk solids

- Modeling of process engineering equipment in Autodesk Inventor

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How to Apply

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We are looking forward to your application!

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This position as an Automation Engineer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Electronics Team with the following skills:

- Interest in Process Automation, Internet of Things, Real Time Systems
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, Node-RED or similar
- Comfortable to work with Linux, do electronics assembly
- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication
- Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to the team

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

We are looking forward to your application!

‍

This position is non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Operations Team with the following basic qualities:

• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a student team and reliability
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of carbon removal as a key to mitigating the effects of climate change
• Open and kind personality
• A good feel for other peoples personality and work ethic
• Enjoyment in planning team events

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In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• Experience with hosting application interviews
• Experience and creativity for planning team events
• Communication skills
• Experience with team conflicts and how to dissolve them

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Your tasks in the team could include:

• Interviews with new applicants
• Planning of team events
• Creation and update of member surveys

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

We are looking forward to your application!

This position is non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Operations Team with the following basic qualities:

• No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of creative tasks in a student team
• Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project
• Enthusiasm for the potential of carbon removal as a key to mitigating the effects of climate change
• The wish to communicate an idea to others
• Creativity

What is most important to us is your interest in climate change and carbon removal and your desire to share it with other students and people.

In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

• Writing Skills (English)
• Design Skills (Illustrator / Figma)
• Photography and Videography (Shooting / Editing)
• Previous experience in managing Social Media accounts and knowing how to grow them
• Previous experience in writing research papers
• Website Development

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Your tasks in the team could include:

• Management of Social Media Accounts
• Writing articles about carbon removal and the team
• Researching relevant topics for articles
• Content Creation (Photo / Video) for Social Media and sponsors
• Design of Illustrations for Social Media and website
• Website Design (Figma)

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

We are looking forward to your application!

This position is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Process Team with the following basic qualities:

- Basic knowledge of thermodynamics

- Basic knowledge of heat transfer

- Initial craft experience (plant engineering, metalworking, electrical/electronic, etc.)

- No hesitation in admitting own knowledge gaps and willingness to learn new skills

- Ability to work in a team, reliability, enjoyment of theoretical and practical research and development tasks in a student team

- Initiative in finding work steps in the context of a longer-term project

- Enthusiasm for the potential of direct air capture technology

In addition, we are looking for members who have one or more of the following skills or experiences:

- CAD knowledge in Autodesk Inventor or comparable software

- Basic knowledge of constructive design theory

- Previous experience in the use of process simulation software

- Basic inorganic chemical knowledge

- Understanding of adsorption and desorption processes

- Creativity and curiosity in the independent development of prototypes and process engineering processes

- Basic knowledge of working with PFDs

- Prior experience in control and automation engineering of process engineering processes

- Previous experience in the design and construction of process engineering prototype plants

Your tasks in the team could include:

- Modelling of process engineering equipment in Autodesk Inventor

- Basic research on the state of the art of different plant components

- Development of different concepts for heat transfer to bulk solids

- Development of prototypes based on previously developed ideas for heat transfer

- Research and purchase of required components

- Process simulation to estimate relevant parameters of the process

- Execution, documentation and evaluation of systematic tests with the developed prototypes

- Assembly of the system components in the UnternehmerTUM Makerspace

- Participation in the construction and commissioning of a 20 t_CO2/year DAC plant

- Contributing ideas for the optimization of thermodynamic processes

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

We are looking forward to your application!

This position as a geoscientist is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Research in geodata libraries

- Analysis of wind and temperature conditions as well as soil profiles for finding favourable plant locationsUnderstanding of the behaviour of ground water

- Basic knowledge of renewable energy systems and requirementsInitiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

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We are looking forward to your application!

This position as a material scientist is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Knowledge of working and construction materials

- Unterstanding for material behaviour under very low temperature conditions

- Interest to test and evaluate and soil and other material samples for resistance to ductile flow under pressure, tensile strength and related material parameters and initiative to plan and set up suitable experiments and test stands as well as refer to standard testing methods when available.

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

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We are looking forward to your application!

This position for thermal modeling simulations is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Storage Team with the following skills:

- Knowledge of heat transportation processes

- Skills in CAD and Ansys or other FEM simulation platforms

- Initiative in problem solving and ability to communicate new ideas to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

This position as a granular bulk transportation systems engineer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Process Team with the following skills:

- Understanding of granular bulk flow dynamics

- Knowledge of granular bulk handling and transportation systems

- Experience in component research

- Ability to independetly dimension and plan bulk conveyor systems

- Communicate material flow interfaces with related workgroups

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

This position as a mechanical engineer (structural design) is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Process Team with the following skills:

- Experience working with CAD systems, especially Autodesk Inventor

- Understanding and knowledge of sheetmetal constructions

- Good understanding of statics

- Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to the team

- Preferably: Ability to conduct FEM simulations

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by following the link below:

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We are looking forward to your application!

This position as maker is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Electronics Team with the following skills:

- Interest to learn and improve on production techniques

- Ideally experience with CNC circuit board mill, electronics assambly, troubleshooting and soldering skills

- Microcontroller programming, 3D printing and lasercutting are a plus

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How to Apply

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This position as a Micro-Controller Programmer is a non-paid, voluntary work. We look for individuals that are highly motivated and want to help in the fight to mitigate the effects of climate change. The "TUM Carbon Removal Initiative e.V." is looking for members for its Electronics Team with the following skills:

- Experience programming C/C++

- Experience with Arduino, Esp or similar

- Research, advise and develop appropriate processing techniques for various control applications

- Knowledge of hardware interfaces

- Ability to conduct own research and introduce new ideas and discussion to the team

- Independent, cooperative and conscientious way of working and open communication

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How to Apply

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Looking forward to your application!