Professor Burger works on chemical processes that enable a cicular carbon economy or lead to negative greenhouse gas emissions. Applications of his work range from carbon capture and storage (CCS) to production of renewable C1-based fuels and chemicals. In experiments and models, he studies related thermodynamic properties, reaction kinetics, process concepts, and mini-plant demonstrators. Professor Burger also develops computer-aided methods of process design such as AI-driven flowsheet synthesis.
Professor Burger studied process engineering at the University of Stuttgart with a stay abroad in Shiga-ken, Japan. He completed his doctorate at the Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Kaiserslautern, in 2012. After a post-doctoral research stay at the Centre for Process Systems Engineering of the Imperial College London, UK, in 2013, Professor Burger returned to the University of Kaiserslautern, where he took a position as assistant professor for “Process Design and Raw Material Change”. Since 2017 Professor Burger holds the Professorship of Chemical Process Engineering at TUM.
- Since 10/2017
Professorship (W3) “Chemische und Thermische Verfahrenstechnik“, Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing
- Since 05/2016-12/2024
Co-Founder and Managing Director of the start-up OME Technologies GmbH
- 06/2016–09/2017
Junior-Professorship (W1) “Verfahrensentwurf und Rohstoffwandel”, University of Kaiserslautern, Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics
- 10/2012–05/2013
Post-doctoral researcher, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Prof. C. Adjiman. Topic: “Computer-aided molecular and process design”
- 11/2012
PhD thesis “A novel process for the production of diesel fuel additives by hierarchical design“, RPTU Kaiserslautern, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Hasse
- 04/2009–09/2012
PhD student, RPTU Kaiserslautern, Laboratory of Engineering Thermodynamics, Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Hasse
- 10/2003–02/2009
Process Engineering (Degree: Diploma), University of Stuttgart
- 08/2008–01/2009
Diploma thesis: “Modellierung, system-theoretische Analyse und Regelung des gekoppelten Verbrennungs- und Luftsystems im PKW-Dieselmotor“, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen
- 10/2006–04/2007
Internship, NEC Schott Components Corp. in Minakuchi, Japan: Quality management in production of electro-ceramic elements
- Since 2026
Coordinator of study program BSc. Sustainable Engineering for Materials and Processes (SEMP), Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM
- 2019-2026
Coordinator of study programs BSc. & MSc. Technologies of Biogenic Resources, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM
- Since 2019
Member of the Board & Deputy Spokesperson of the Graduate School,
Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, TUM- Since 2023
Member of Working-Party “Sustainable Carbon Resources & Conversion Technologies”, German Society for Sustainable Energy Carriers, Mobility and Carbon Cycles (DGMK), DE
- Since 2017
Member of DECHEMA-VDI (former: ProcessNet) Working-Party “Thermodynamics”, DE
- Since 2016
Member of DECHEMA-VDI (former: ProcessNet) Working-Party “Process Simulation, Process Synthesis and Knowledge Processing”