M.Sc. Felix Faber

Research Associate

M.Sc. Felix Faber

Institute of Process Engineering
Chair of Thermal Process Engineering

Universitätsplatz 2, G10-243

Experience

since 04/2024	Research Associate Thermal Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
10/2021 – 03/2024	Student Assistant Thermal Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Education

10/2023 – 02/2025	M. Sc. Sustainable Process- and Environmental Engineering Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Master thesis: Development of a non-isothermal pore network model for primary freeze-drying of pore structures reconstructed from X-ray tomography image data
10/2018 – 06/2023	B. Sc. Process Engineering Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg Bachelor thesis: Overview and Comparison of Different Model Approaches for Freeze-Drying

10/2023 – 02/2025

M. Sc. Sustainable Process- and Environmental Engineering
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Master thesis: Development of a non-isothermal pore network model for primary freeze-drying of pore structures reconstructed from X-ray tomography image data

10/2018 – 06/2023

B. Sc. Process Engineering
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Bachelor thesis: Overview and Comparison of Different Model Approaches for Freeze-Drying

2026

Peer-reviewed journal articles

[24]	Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026). Assessment of non-isothermal pore network modeling of freeze-drying using 4D X-ray imaging. Chemical Engineering Journal, 172870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.172870
[23]	Aamer, E., Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dürr, R., Bettenbrock, K., Kienle, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026). Pore Network Model for Study of Biofilm Growth Limitations in Porous Substrata. Transport in Porous Media, 153(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-025-02261-6

Conference proceeding

[22]	Mahendran, J., Funk, M., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Ilona, R., & Barowski, J. (2026). Material Characterization Through an Overmoded Circular Waveguide Using a D-Band FMCW Radar. 17th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC 2026).

Conference presentations

[21]	Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Sirous-Rezaei, P. (2026, May 11 – 15). Development of induction heating for wood pyrolysis [Conference presentation]. The 10th World Congress on Particle Technology, Osaka, Japan.
[20]	Faber, F., Barowski, J., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026, May 11 – 15). Pyrolysis of thermally thick particles of lignocellulosic biomass under microwave heating [Conference presentation]. The 10th World Congress on Particle Technology, Osaka, Japan.
[19]	Mahendran, J., Funk, M., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Ilona, R., & Barowski, J. (2026, March 9 – 11). Material Characterization Through an Overmoded Circular Waveguide Using a D-Band FMCW Radar [Conference presentation]. 17th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC 2026), Karlsruhe, Germany.

Data set

[18]	Gruber, S., Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2026). Microstructure of unmodified beech wood (Fagus sylvatica) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18805141

2025

Peer-reviewed journal articles

[17]	Altaf, H., Miličic, T., Faber, F., Vidaković-Koch, T., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). Use of Reconstructed Pore Networks for Determination of Effective Transport Parameters of Commercial Ti-Felt PTLs. Processes, 13(4), 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13040943
[16]	Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Först, P., & Tsotsas, E. (2025). Pore-scale study of coupled heat and mass transfer during primary freeze-drying using an irregular pore network model. Drying Technology, 43(1-2), 162 – 182. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2024.2407062

Conference proceeding

[15]

Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). Methodology for derivation of effective heat transfer properties by pore network modeling. 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems: modelling and experimental characterization of reactive particle-gas systems. https://doi.org/10.25673/118928

Conference presentations

[14]	Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2025, September 16 – 19). Local lyophilization conditions in vials based on 3D microstructure [Poster]. Freeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals (Lyo-Garmisch 2025), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland.
[13]	Faber, F., Kalinke, I., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, September 15 – 18). Determination of effective dielectric properties of frozen aqueous solutions by pore-level modeling of the irregular pore structure [Conference presentation]. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy.
[12]	Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, July 6 – 9). Pore network study of freeze-drying [Conference presentation]. 9th European Drying Conference (Eurodrying 2025), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
[11]	Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, June 17 – 18). Methodology for derivation of effective heat transfer properties by pore network modeling [Conference presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
[10]	Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, April 1 – 3). Non-isothermal pore network modeling of primary freeze drying [Keynote presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen "Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik" (AGG) und "Trocknungstechnik" (TRO), Friedrichshafen, Germany.
[9]	Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, March 10 – 12). Determination of effective heat and mass transfer coefficients from pore network modeling of realistic porous structures [Conference presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Wärme- und Stoffübertragung" (WSUE), Stuttgart, Germany.
[8]	Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, February 24 – 25). Simulation-based analysis of pore-scale heat transfer during freeze-drying [Poster]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" (LVT), Freising, Deutschland.

Data set

[7]	Gruber, S., Faber, F., Tsotsas, E., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2025). Microstructure of a freeze-dried aqueous solution of maltodextrin DE 12 (5 % w/w) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15798863

2024

Conference presentations

[6]	Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2024, November 22 – 25). Studying the impact of pore structure on primary freeze-drying [Conference presentation]. 23rd International Drying Symposium (IDS2024), Wuxi, China.
[5]	Faber, F., Diéguez-Alonso, A., Barowski, J., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2024, July 2). Pore-scale simulation of microwave freeze-drying [Poster]. Mitgliederversammlung 2024 Kompetenznetz Verfahrenstechnik Pro3 e.v., Darmstadt, Germany.
[4]	Faber, F., Barowski, J., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2024, March 11 – 13). Microwave heating: Simulation with a pore network model in MATLAB [Poster]. Jahrestreffen 2024 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Fachgruppen "Wärme- und Stoffübertragung" (WSUE) und "Trocknungstechnik" (TRO), Magdeburg, Germany.
[3]	Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2024, February 27 – 28). Pore network-based investigation of mass and heat transport at the sublimation front during primary freeze-drying [Conference presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2024 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" (LVT), Quakenbrück, Germany.

Data set

[2]	Gruber, S., Faber, F., Thomik, M., Tsotsas, E., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2024). Microstructure of a freeze-dried aqueous solution of maltodextrin DE 12 (20 % w/w) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15864831

2023

Peer-reviewed journal article

[1]	Thomik, M., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2023). A Non-Isothermal Pore Network Model of Primary Freeze Drying. Pharmaceutics, 15(8), 2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082131

November 2025

Best student of the class of 2025 in the Master's program in Sustainable Process and Environmental Engineering
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