Prof. Dr. Ingo Sass
Contact
sass@geo.tu-...
work +49 6151 16-22290
fax +49 6151 16-23601
Work
B2|02 134
Schnittspahnstraße 9
64287
Darmstadt
Double roles at TU Darmstadt and GFZ
Since September 2021, Professor Sass has double roles: Professor at TU Darmstadt and Head of Section 4.8 Geoenergy GFZ Potsdam
Education
Mar 1991 - Dec 1993 Doctor-Thesis: Wells and Filters for the Treatment of Underground Contaminations, Graduation as Dr. rer. nat. in Mar 1994
Mai 1987 - Mar 1990 Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Diploma in Applied Geology, Main Subject: Hydrogeology, Mar 1990
Oct 1984 - Apr 1987 University of Hamburg, Germany
Pre-Diploma Geology/Paleontology, Jan 1987
Professional Experience
Since 05/09 Full Professor (W3) for Geothermal Science and Technology at Technische Universität Darmstadt
Since 06/08 Professor for Geothermal Systems and Geothermal Resources Utlization at School for Renewable Energy Science, Universities of Iceland and Akureyri, Iceland
2005 - 2009 Full Professor (W3) for Engineering Geology and Geothermal Laboratory at Technische Universität Darmstadt/Germany
1999 – 2005 Member of the Executive Board, CDM Consult AG; responsible for South Germany and International Acitivites, CDM Consult GmbH
Project Manager Geothermal Power Plant, FlowNet Management & Consult GmbH
Managing Director, FlowTex GUT GmbH, Ettlingen/Germany
Project Engineer, Pall Schumacher GmbH, Crailsheim/Germany
Professional Activities and Lecturing
1996 Founder of the Journal “Grundwasser”, Springer, (SCI listed since 2006) as a member of the working group A&I of FH-DGG
1996 - 1999 Lecturer at the Deutsche Bohrmeisterschule [German School for Drilling Professionals] in Celle, Germany, Professional training "Geology and Geotechnology"
1997 - 2004 Haus der Technik, Essen - Professional education, seminar leader "Practical Fundamentals for Groundwater Well Planning and Design"
1998 - 2005 University of Karlsruhe, Faculty of Construction Engineering: Horizontal Drilling Technology and Utility Construction, Hydrogeology, Construction Supervision
1996 – 2002 Co-editor of “Grundwasser”, Springer Publishers
2002 - Reviewer for “Grundwasser”
2003 - Expert for the DVGW for Horizontal Directional Drilling
2003 - 2005 University of Stuttgart: Hydrogeology and Water Wells
2004 - Professional Consulting Engineer for Geothermal Energy and Geotechnical Engineering at the Chamber of Consulting Engineers
2004 - 2008 Lecturer for Ground Water Well Hydraulics and Design (3 CTS) at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2005 - Reviewer for ZDGG (Journal of the German Society for Geosciences)
Since 2005 TU Darmstadt: Geohydraulics, Geothermics, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, Drilling and Trenchless Technology
2006 - 2007 Universidad de Santiago de Chile and Universidad de la Serena, Lecturer for Applied Geology and Well Hydraulics
2006 Organizer and Lecturer of the 2006 Geothermal Summer School at TU Darmstadt: Introduction to Geothermal Systems
2006 1st Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
2006 - Expert for Czech Science Foundation (Grantová agentura ?eské republiky)
2007 Organizer and Lecturer of the 2007 Geothermal Summer School at TU Darmstadt:: Double Well Systems and Numerics
2007 2nd Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
2007 - 2009 Associate Editor of the “Hydrogeology Journal” (Sci listed)
2008 Reviewer for the Journal of Thermal Sciences (Sci listed)
2008 Organizer and Lecturer of the 2008 Geothermal Summer School at TU Darmstadt:: Shallow Geothermal Systems
2008 - 2011 Lecturer at RES - The School for Renewable Energy Science, University of Akureyri and Iceland, Iceland
2008 3rd Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
2009 Organizer and Lecturer of the 2009 Geothermal Summer School at TU Darmstadt:: Petrothermal and Hydrothermal Systems
2009 4rd Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
2009 Lecturer for Geothermal Systems (3 CTS) at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2010 5th Forum for Deep Geothermal Resources in Hesse (Organizer)
2011 6th Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer) Sept 15th
2012 Reviewer for Environmental Earth Sciences
2012 7th Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
2013 8th Forum for Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Hesse (Organizer)
Membership and Activities in Professional Bodies
1994 - 2002 Working Group Trenchless Technology of the German Association for the Gas and Water Professionals (DVGW) - GW 321, GW 329
1988 - Professional Department Hydrogeology of the German Association of Geosciences (FH-DGG), International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
1994 - German Association for the Gas and Water Professionals (DVGW)
1996 - German Geothermal Association (GtV)
1996 - Swiss Geothermal Association
2000 - 2004 Advisory Board of GtV
2000 - 2007 Technical Engineering Association for Site Decontamination (ITVA)
2001 - Diverse German Standard Committees (DIN)
2002 - European Standard Committee WG1 CEN/TC 341
2003 - Chamber of Consulting Engineers as a Consulting Engineer
2004 - Working Group "Geothermie" of the FI/FH-DGG (Speaker)
2004 - Advisory Board of FH-DGG
2004 - Working Group "Geothermal Energy" of the VBI, Assoc. of Professional Engineers (Vice-Speaker)
2006 - German Association for Geotechnics and Foundations (DGGT)
2006 - Working Group "Geothermal Energy" of the DGGT (Vice-Speaker)
2007 - Standard Committee DIN NABau 005-05-21 AA “Borehole Heat Exchanger” (Speaker since 02/2007)
2007 - Advisory Board of the FI-DGG (Professional Department of Engineering Geology of the German Association of Geosciences)
2008 - 2009 Expert Panel “Feasibility Deep Heat Mining for the University of Harvard/ Boston Allston Campus/USA
2009 Member of the Geothermal Expert Panel EGEC (European Geothermal Energy Council)
2011 - Full member of EERA European Energy Reserch Alliance, EERA-JPGE Subprogram Co-Speaker
Recent Research Funding and Awards
2008 – 2011 3D-Model of the Deep Geothermal Resources of Hesse
2008 National Award for Young Geothermal Researchers, GtV Fund (Winner: Sebastian Homuth, supervised Diploma-Student)
2008 National Award for the best Diploma or Ph.D. Thesis in Hydrogeology, FH-DGGT Fund (Winner: Nils Michelsen, supervised Diploma-Student)
2008 - Scientific and technical supervision of the hydrothermal – petro-thermal CHP plant project of the Frankfurt Airport
2008 - Scientific and technical supervision of the hydrothermal projects in the Southern Hessian Rhine Rift Valley for HSE AG
2008 – 2010 DIN-INS Development of a Device for measurements of unsaturated thermal conductivities of soft rocks
2009 - 2014 FRAPORT AG: Scientific consultancy for the geothermal exploration of the geothermal resources of the Rhine-Main-Airport
2009 - Scientific and technical supervision of the hydrothermal Power/CHP project Geretsried, Bavaria for Enex Power Germany GmbH
2009 – 2019 Funding of the Chair of Geothermal Sciences and Engineering by the NaturPur Fund (industrial)
2009 Federal Ministry of Research: Research Award for Best Research in industrial cooperation
2009 – 2011 Shallow Geothermal Potential of Hesse
2009 – 2011 DAAD: Thermo-physical properties of Jordanian Basalts
2010 – 2014 BMWi: Experimental investigations of multi-phase models for the heat transport behaviour in the subsurface
2010 Long-term effect of a seasonal thermal storage on the subsurface: a case study from the Upper Muschelkalk, SW Germany
2010 - 2013 Scientific expertise on hydrogeology and structural modelling of a mining land slide incident
2011 – 2014 Characterization of the geothermal reservoir potential of the Permocarboniferous in the northern Upper Rhine Graben, Germany (BMU)
2012 – 2014 Efficiency of Buried Cables Depending on Hydrogeological and Geothermal Properties of Trench Fill Materials (E.ON Bayern AG)
2012 Technology Transfer Price awarded for the development of a thermal conductivity measurement device for soils
2012 Elmar-Stenitzer-Preis is granted to Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Stegner (supervised PhD-Student)
2012 Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Related to Exploration and Exploitation of Unconventional Natural Gas Deposits for the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
2013 Energy Prize 2013 awarded to Dipl.-Ing. Johanna Rüther, MSc. (supervised PhD-Student)
2013 Athens Price for Good Teaching awarded to Sebastian Homuth (supervised PhD-Student)
2013 – 2014 Simulation and Evaluation of coupled Storage concepts of renewable Energy sources for heating purposes (HA Hessen Agentur GmbH)
2013 – 2015 IMAGE - Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration (EU-FP7-Energy)

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