Muhammad Adrian – Institute of Process Imaging

Ph.D. Student

I recently graduated from TUHH with a master’s degree in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering. My master’s thesis focused on the development of a closed-loop system for autonomous process optimization, with three main focus areas; the development of automated flow reactor, the enhancement of optimization algorithm for Model-Based Design of Experiment and Efficient Multi-objective Optimization, and the development of automated analysis utilizing MIR spectroscopy. I recently joined in the „SMART reactors“ project, which focuses on magnetic resonance imaging of large-scale multiphase and reactive flow systems.

Office: TUHH campus, building L, room 3012
Email:
Tel: +49 40 30601 3809

Publications

2026

MRI-validated CFD–DEM simulation and recurrence-based time extrapolation (rCFD) of a bubbling fluidized bed: Drag model selection and computational speed-up - Journal Article
Asif, Shaik ; Pietsch-Braune, Swantje ; Pirker, Stefan ; Özdemir, Melis ; Adrian, Muhammad ; Penn, Alexander ; Heinrich, Stefan
Chemical Engineering Research and Design 227: 879–893 (2026)
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Comprehensive study of 3D liquid flow fields in additive manufactured structures for SMART reactors using large-scale vertical magnetic resonance imaging and computational fluid dynamics - Preprint
Merbach, Timo Alexander ; Adrian, Muhammad ; Wigger, Christoph ; Iraqi Houssaini, Selma ; Bayer, Benedict ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Acikgöz, Serhan ; Weiland, Christian ; Kexel, Felix ; Herzog, Dirk ; Hoffmann, Marko ; Kelbassa, Ingomar ; Knopp, Tobias ; Penn, Alexander ; Schlüter, Michael
arXiv: 2602.09750 (2026)
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2025

NMR relaxometry probes solvent-polarity-dependent molecular interactions in stimuli-responsive lyogels - Journal Article
Adrian, Muhammad ; Eckert, Kathrin ; Serial, Maria Raquel ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Rennpferdt, Lukas ; Benders, Stefan ; Trieu, Hoc Khiem ; Knopp, Tobias ; Smirnova, Irina ; Penn, Alexander
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025)
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Enhancing swelling kinetics of pNIPAM lyogels: the role of crosslinking, copolymerization, and solvent - Journal Article
Eckert, Kathrin ; Bonsen, Christin Jelisa ; Hajnal, Anja ; Gmeiner, Johannes ; Hasse, Jonah ; Adrian, Muhammad ; Karsten, Julian ; Kißling, Patrick ; Penn, Alexander ; Fiedler, Bodo ; Luinstra, Gerrit A. ; Smirnova, Irina
Fluid Phase Equilibria 597: 114462 (2025)
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A novel method for quantifying enzyme immobilization in porous carriers using simple NMR relaxometry - Journal Article
Serial, Maria Raquel ; Schmidt, Luca ; Adrian, Muhammad ; Brauckmann, Grit ; Benders, Stefan ; Bueschler, Victoria ; Liese, Andreas ; Penn, Alexander
Biochemical Engineering Journal 225: 109909 (2026)
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NMR Relaxometry for Molecular Structure Analysis of Stimuli-Responsive Lyogels in Varied Solvent Polarities - Conference Poster
Adrian, Muhammad ; Eckert, Kathrin ; Serial, Maria Raquel ; Rennpferdt, Lukas ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Benders, Stefan ; Trieu, Hoc Khiem ; Knopp, Tobias ; Smirnova, Irina ; Penn, Alexander
18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
Radiofrequency receive coil arrays for large-bore vertical 3T MRI in process engineering - Conference Presentation
Adrian, Muhammad ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Benders, Stefan ; Knopp, Tobias ; Penn, Alexander
18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
NMR relaxometry for molecular structure analysis of stimuli-responsive lyogels in varied solvent polarities - Conference Poster
Adrian, Muhammad ; Eckert, Kathrin ; Serial, Maria Raquel ; Rennpferdt, Lukas ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Benders, Stefan ; Trieu, Hoc Khiem ; Knopp, Tobias ; Smirnova, Irina ; Penn, Alexander
Quantitative NMR Methods for Reaction and Process Monitoring, NMRPM 2025
Advancing multiphase flow imaging with high-density receiver arrays: MRI velocity measurements in structured packing with Schwarz-Diamond-TPSf design - Conference Poster
Adrian, Muhammad ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Merbach, Timo Alexander ; Acikgöz, Serhan ; Herzog, Dirk ; Benders, Stefan ; Kelbassa, Ingomar ; Schlüter, Michael ; Knopp, Tobias ; Penn, Alexander
Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mischvorgänge, Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Mehrphasenströmungen 2025

2024

Advancing SMART Reactors through NMR Relaxometry : Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Lyogels - Conference Poster
Adrian, Muhammad ; Eckert, Kathrin ; Serial, Maria Raquel ; Tsanda, Artyom ; Benders, Stefan ; Knopp, Tobias ; Smirnova, Irina ; Penn, Alexander
16th International Bologna Conference Magnetic Resonance in Porous Media (MRPM 2024)
Open Access