Dr. Philipp Giesselbach

Process Engineer @ Evonik I PhD in Chemistry I Expertise in Heterogeneous Catalysis and Reaction Technology

Ruhr Region

About

๐ŸŽ“ Iโ€™m a Process Engineer at Evonik, holding a ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—— ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†, with a strong focus on ๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ and ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐Ÿงช With ๐Ÿฑ+ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ in ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต and ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, Iโ€™ve led projects ranging from ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ to ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€”bridging fundamental chemistry with scalable production. โš™๏ธ I excel at translating ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ into ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€, leveraging tools like ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, and ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐ŸŒฑ My passion lies in designing ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ that not only meet industrial demands but also reduce ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜โ€”think ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ and ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†-๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐Ÿš€ I am ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ that connect ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, and ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€”especially where sustainability and technological advancement meet.

Experience

  • Evonik (11 yrs 9 mos)
    • Process Engineer
      Jan 2024 - Present ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

      (Process Engineer/Project Manager in Process Technology (Reaction and Polymer Technology) department) โ„น๏ธMy work includes: Taking on projects in the field of innovation and technology development in co-operation with the research, product development and production departments. Planning, coordination and documentation of research and development tasks from the initial idea through to realisation while adhering to schedules and cost plans in consultation with the client. Organisation and implementation of external research collaborations. Development, design and optimisation of safe and economical chemical production processes, with a focus on reaction technology aspects. Development and evaluation of innovative, sustainable synthesis and process routes as well as a holistic, interdisciplinary process approach. Specialist support and advice for production units.

    • Member of the Perspective program
      Oct 2018 - Dec 2023 ยท 5 yrs 3 mos

      โ„น๏ธDescription of the Programme: The Evonik Perspective Programme is a talent development programme of Evonik Industries aimed at students who have demonstrated potential for leadership or expert roles within the company through previous education, internships or scholarships. It offers participants a structured opportunity to develop their skills and advance their career at Evonik. The programme includes, among other things: Training modules on leadership skills, project management and strategic thinking and networking opportunities with managers and other talent in the company.

    • Master's Scholarship
      Oct 2018 - Oct 2020 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo

      โ„น๏ธDescription of the programme: As part of the programme, young talents who have successfully completed their training are supported on their further career path. In addition to financial support during a subsequent Master's programme, the programme offers various opportunities for personal and professional development through training, workshops and networking events.

  • Ruhr-Universitรคt Bochum (On-site)
    • Research associate
      Oct 2020 - Dec 2023 ยท 3 yrs 3 mos

      (PhD studies at the Chair of industrial Chemistry) โ„น๏ธMy work included: Independent conceptualisation, planning and construction of a test system for high-pressure operation. Scientific work and project management (applications, reports, presentations) in the joint project Carbon2Chem (L2) with partners from industry and research. Sound knowledge and experience in online gas chromatography and IR spectroscopy. Contribution to specialised publications and participation in international conferences. Operation, independent experiment planning and management of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy laboratory (XPS). Specialised supervision and guidance of Bachelor's and Master's students. Supervision of laboratory practicals and exercises in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Chemistry (Basic practical course in technical chemistry, Characterisation of heterogeneous catalysts, Process engineering of heterogeneously catalysed reactions).

    • Student Research Associate
      Mar 2019 - Oct 2020 ยท 1 yr 8 mos

      (Student research associate at the Chair of industrial Chemistry) โ„น๏ธMy work included: Characterisation and testing of heterogeneous catalyst systems. Operation of an existing test facility for high-pressure operation with synthesis gas. Experience in using a variety of analytical methods such as XPS, XRD, TG, TPR, N2-physisorption, N2O RFC, TEM and EDX.