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Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Umwelttechnik

Degree: PhD
PhD thesis: Ultraschalldämpfungsspektroskopie grobdisperser Systeme (Ultrasonic attenuation spectroscopy of systems containing large particles)

Technische Universität Dresden, Environmental Engineering (Process Engineering)

Degree: Diploma
Thesis: Schallspektroskopische Charakterisierung grobdisperser Systeme (Characterization of systems of large particles by ultrasonic spectroscopy)

University of Cincinnati, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Degree: Master of Science (M.S.), June 2001
Thesis: Modeling chlorine decay in dead ends of water distribution systems under generalized intermittent flow conditions

F.-A.-Brockhaus-Gymnasium Leipzig

Degree: Abitur

65. Oberschule Leipzig – Leistungsklasse

71. Polytechnische Oberschule Leipzig

Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dresden

Research assistant

GICON GmbH, Dresden

managing of research projects, contribution to process engineering and safety engineering projects

Research assistant, Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Technology

Handled a project focussing on the characterization of systems of large particles by ultrasonic spectroscopy, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Publications:

• Richter, A.; Voigt, T.; Ripperger, S.: Ultrasonic Attenuation Spectroscopy of Emulsions with Droplet Sizes Greater than 10 μm. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 315(2) (2007) pp 482–492
• Richter, A., Babick, F., Ripperger, S.: Polydisperse particle size characterization by ultrasonic attenuation spectroscopy for systems of diverse acoustic contrast in the large particle limit. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 118(3) (2005) pp 1394–1405
• Richter, A., Babick, F., Ripperger, S.: Measurement range extension of ultrasonic spectroscopy for particle size characterization by enhancing analysis models. In: Eberhard Müller, Christiane Oestreich (ed.): Handling of highly dispersed powders. Aachen, Shaker Verlag 2004.
• F. Babick, M. Stintz, A. Richter, S. Ripperger: The position of ultrasonic spectroscopy within submicron particle size analysis methods. In: PARTEC 2004 (Proceedings), Nürnberg, 16.-18.03.2004
• A. Richter, F. Babick, S. Ripperger: Measurement range extension of ultrasonic attenuation spectroscopy for particle size characterization by enchancing analyis models. In: PARTEC 2004 (Proceedings), Nürnberg, 16.-18.03.2004

Research Assistant at the University of Cincinnati, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Performed research in an EPA-funded project about the modeling of chlorine decay in dead ends of water distribution networks

Praktikant im DaimlerChrysler Research Center, Ulm, Germany

Designed and carried out a strategy for evaluating sensors for measurements of methanol concentrations in fuel cells for mobile applications

Research assistant at the Institute of Process Engineering and Environmental Technology, Dresden University of Technology

Assisted during the design of an optical particle sensor, designed and implemented data acquistion software; Performed optimization of software for modeling pump-and-treat soil remediation processes.

Naturschutzinstitut AG Region Leipzig, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU)

Assisted in surveying and mapping fauna sightings in the Leipzig region, administered literature and survey databases

UNIX (Linux, HP-UX), Windows, DOS

Perl, Shell scripts, HTML/CSS, C, C++, Pascal

LaTeX, SigmaPlot, LabView, Access, office packages

German, English, Russian

Free Software, music, reading

Received a stipend from the Kulturstiftung Dresden of Dresdner Bank for a study exchange program in the U.S.A.