Thomas Mussenbrock

Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences
Ruhr University Bochum
Universitaetsstrasse 150
44801 Bochum, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)234 32-22488
Fax: +49 (0)234 32-14230
Email: thomas.mussenbrock@rub.de
WWW: https://www.aept.rub.de

Administrative assistant
Ms. Melanie Finke
Phone +49 (0)234 32-23062
Email: seketrariat@aept.rub.de

Short resume

I am a full professor of electrical engineering. I hold the Chair of Applied Electrodynamics and Plasma Technology (AEPT) in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Sciences at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. My research interests are in the area of modeling and simulation of low-temperature plasmas and plasma processes. I am also interested in transport phenomena at the nanoscale, in particular in nanoionic resistive switching devices (aka memristors). I received both the PhD and the venia legendi from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. From 2016 to 2020, I was a full professor at Brandenburg University of Technology. At BTU, I held the Chair of Electrodynamics and Physical Electronics (Theoretische Elektrotechnik).

I like dogs.

Professional fields of interest

• Low-temperature plasmas
• Materials processing
• Nanoelectronic and memristive devices
• Micro and nanoscale transport phenomena
• Computational methods

• Google Scholar: l8ljvfUAAAAJ
• Loop Profile: 153140
• ORCiD: 0000-0001-6445-4990
• Scopus Author ID: 24173552900
• Web of Science Researcher ID: C-4359-2008
• My preprints on arXiv
• My pubs on SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System

1. Device and Use of the Device for Measuring the Density, Temperature and/or the Collision Frequency of a Plasma (The Multipole Resonance Probe), https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2012045301A3
2. Method for Controlling Ion Energy in Radio Frequency Plasmas (The Electrical Asymmetry Effect), https://patents.google.com/patent/US20140103808A1

• More than 30 invited talks, keynote talks, topical lectures, and plenary talks at important national and international conferences and workshops as well as research institutes and universities.
• Since 2000 more than 350 talks and posters at national and international conferences and workshops.

• Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1461 "Neurotronics: Bio-inspired Information Pathways" funded by the DFG, since 2021
• Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1316 "Transient Atmospheric Plasmas - From Plasmas to Liquids to Solids" funded by the DFG, since 2018
• Research Unit FOR 2093 "Memristive Devices for Neural Systems" funded by the DFG, since 2014
• Collaborative Research Centre TRR 87 "Pulsed High Power Plasmas for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Functional Layers" funded by the DFG, since 2010
• Research Unit FOR 1123 "Physics of Microplasmas" funded by the DFG, 2009-2014

• Multiscale Transport Modeling: From Process Plasmas to Resistive Switching Devices, DFG SFB 1461 (1st phase), project C5, 2021-2024, ≈650k€
• Controlling the electron dynamics in radio-frequency driven micro plasma jets for efficient CO2 conversion, DFG research fund, 2021-2022, ≈170k€
• CMOS-compatible RRAM-based structures for the implementation of Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) and True Random Number Generators (TRNG), DFG SPP 2253, 2020-2023, ≈250k€
• Mitigation Scheme for Avoiding ECR Heating in ITER, Fusion for Energie (ITER) via Instituto Superior Tecnico Lisboa and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, 2019-2020, ≈30k€
• Heavy Particle Processes in Highly Ionized High Power Plasmas, DFG TRR 87 (3rd phase), project C8, 2018-2022, ≈320k€
• Modeling and Simulation of Memristive Devices and Systems, DFG FOR 2093 (2nd phase), project B1, 2018-2020, ≈190k€
• Process Control in Micro Atmospheric Pressure RF Plasma Jets by Voltage Waveform Tailoring and Customized Boundary Surfaces, DFG SFB 1316 (1st phase), project A4, 2018-2021, ≈630k€
• Kinetic Simulations of GaN-HEMTs within Complex Lumped Element Circuits, BTU Research School, 2017-2020, ≈60k€
• Wafer-Level Sensor Structure for Measurements of the Ion Energy Distribution Function and the Ion Anglular Distribution Function in Low-Pressure Plasmas, DFG research fund, 2017-2019, ≈500k€
• Modeling and simulation of memristive sevices and systems, DFG FOR 2093 (1st phase), project C3, 2014-2017, ≈350k€
• Heavy particle transport in highly ionized high power plasmas, DFG TRR 87 (2nd phase), project C8, 2014-2018, ≈310k€
• Numerical simulation of microplasma jets and their interaction with surfaces, DFG FOR 1123 (2nd phase), project B1, 2012-2014, ≈170k€
• Analysis and design of the distribution functions of energetic ions and neutrals, DFG TRR 87 (1st phase), project C5, 2010-2014, ≈310k€
• Capacitively coupled multi-frequency plasmas: modeling and simulation of novel sputter sources, DFG TRR 87 (1st phase), project C4, 2010-2014, ≈310k€
• Kinetic modeling of microplasmas, DFG FOR 1123 (1st phase), project B2, 2009-2011, ≈170k€
• Modeling and simulation of high frequency driven plasmas at medium and high pressure, DFG FOR 1123 (1st phase), project B1, 2009-2011, ≈170k€

• Public relations, DFG TRR 87 (2st phase), project Ö, 2014-2018
• Public relations, DFG TRR 87 (1st phase), project Ö, 2010-2014

Courses at Ruhr University Bochum (since 2020)

• Applied Electrodynamics
• Physical Electronics

• Electric and magnetic fields
• Electrodynamics
• Modeling and simulation of dynamical systems
• Physical electronics
• Plasma physics

• Analytical methods in field theory
• Analytical and numerical methods in field theory
• Computer simulation of acoustic and electromagnetic phenomena
• Electrodynamics of dielectric and conducting materials
• Electromagnetic fields
• Electromagnetic materials
• Electromagnetic waves
• Electrophysics
• Exact methods and approximation techniques 1
• Exact methods and approximation techniques 2
• Mathematical methods for plasma science
• Numerical methods in field theory
• Theoretical methods in electrical engineering

Copyright: 2000-2020 Thomas Mussenbrock; thomas.mussenbrock@rub.de