Career at CATS

  Mindmap with pictographs which represent aspects of a career Copyright: © Vitalij Albert

A career at CATS takes many forms!

Contact

Marek Behr © Copyright: Renate Krahforst

Name

Marek Behr

Professor

Phone

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+49 241 80 99901

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Research

Our focus lies clearly on scientific activities – our research in modeling, simulation and optimization of technical systems covers the whole range from theoretical method development to industrial applications. A degree in computational engineering science, mechanical engineering, mathematics, or physics is the best foundation to start working on these topics.

The personal development of our employees is just as important to us as their professional skills. Therefore, project management, teaching, and conference presentations as well as the participation in soft-skills workshops is strongly encouraged and supported. Given the international nature of our work, contacts to foreign research partners and participation in scientific conferences all over the world are explicitly fostered. At the same time, a collaborative and appreciative working environment is natural for us.

Apprenticeships

Furthermore, apprenticeships are very important to us: we have been training future office administrators, IT specialists and mathematical-technical software developers (MATSE) successfully for years now. Our research in computational engineering science demands individual and high-quality IT solutions on a regular basis, which result in very interesting and challenging tasks for our apprentices.

 

Testimonials

Behbahani Copyright: © Mehdi Behbahani
After gaining experience in industry, I pursued my doctorate at CATS from 2005 to 2011. Immediately afterwards, I applied for a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, where, to this day, I hold a tenured position in the study area of Biomedical Engineering. Amongst other tasks, I give lectures in fluid mechanics and CFD courses. The time at CATS was a very busy one, but likewise an amazing experience, during which I learned a lot: Not only how to work scientifically, but also how to lead a team of students and to communicate with engineers and medical doctors. Additionally, I was very involved in teaching, which made me realize how much I enjoy passing on knowledge. Overall, the time at CATS was a perfect preparation for my current job and teaching position.

Prof. Mehdi Behbahani

Behbahani Copyright: © Mehdi Behbahani
After gaining experience in industry, I pursued my doctorate at CATS from 2005 to 2011. Immediately afterwards, I applied for a professorship at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen, where, to this day, I hold a tenured position in the study area of Biomedical Engineering. Amongst other tasks, I give lectures in fluid mechanics and CFD courses. The time at CATS was a very busy one, but likewise an amazing experience, during which I learned a lot: Not only how to work scientifically, but also how to lead a team of students and to communicate with engineers and medical doctors. Additionally, I was very involved in teaching, which made me realize how much I enjoy passing on knowledge. Overall, the time at CATS was a perfect preparation for my current job and teaching position.

Prof. Mehdi Behbahani

Sauerland Copyright: © Henning Sauerland
Ever since completing my Ph.D., I am employed as a Senior Researcher in the research department of the multinational Hitachi corporation. The mixture of independent research and project work at CATS was a very good preparation for the daily tasks in a research and development department. Furthermore, the possibility of presenting my own results and ideas at international congresses was highly motivating and helped to broaden my horizons. At CATS, I could gain experience not only in conducting simulations, but especially in method development. This allowed me to directly take part in the development of Hitachi’s simulation tools.

Dr. Henning Sauerland

Probst Copyright: © Markus Probst
After my doctorate at CATS, I parted ways with heart pumps and extrusion dies and focused on other flows – namely energy flows. I now find myself at KISTERS AG as a Product Manager, where I coordinate the development of our software solutions concerning the legal market research and the customer requests. As a more senior employee in the company, I became Solution Area Manager and am therefore responsible for all solutions regarding energy sales. Here, KISTERS offers software along the entire value chain beginning with creating offers, computing forecasts using neural networks, the balancing and procurement of energy, and reaching all the way to providing billing data. The practical experience I gained at CATS in the area of software architecture, programming and Build & Deploy helped me a lot in discussions with the development team. In the end, I changed the topic area, but stayed true to software development.

Dr. Markus Probst