Michael Madsen
Fields of interests
My main scientific interests comprise of Process Analytical Technology (PAT), representative process sampling, multivariate data analysis, analytical chemistry, modern sensor technology (any sensor that produces more than a couple of variables simultaneously, especially spectroscopic techniques). Preferred fields of application include the sectors bioenergy, food, and pharma.
The Ph.D. project, entitled "Advanced Process Analytical Chemometrics for online monitoring and control of biomass conversion processes", is centred around full-scale anaerobic digestion.
Full-scale development and implementation work will commence at the site of our biogas partner during July. The initial goals include drawing representative process samples from working biogas reactors having a volume of +2400 m3 and characterising them with respect to key constituents (ammonia, volatile fatty acids etc.). Shortly thereafter efforts will be put into integrating several spectroscopic techniques into the process monitoring scheme. These include NIR, IR, Raman and acoustic chemometrics.
I am open to projects of shorter or longer duration with R&D companies and academic institutions. Please, if you detect possible synergies that could be expressed in joint projects, do not hesitate to send me an e-mail.
Education
I received my M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from Aalborg University in the summer 2007 (thesis title: “Full-scale anaerobic digestion monitoring using on-line acoustic chemometrics, near infrared spectroscopy, and recurrent loop process sampling – a Process Analytical Chemometrics (PAC) feasibility study”).
Since I graduated, I have been working with the Department of Bioenergy (University of Southern Denmark) and with ACABS (Aalborg University) as a scientific assistant participating in various theoretical and practical studies. Just before starting the Ph.D. project I invested six months in a stay at the Danish Emergency Management Agency as a conscripted firefighter.
Awards, honors
Esbjerg University Prize 2007