Professor Gernot Kurt Boiger PhD, MSc, BSc

ZHAW School of Engineering
Research Group Multiphysics Modeling and Imaging
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 77 93
gernot.boiger@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Professor for Modelling Multiphysics Applications
Head of Research Area "Multiphysics Modelling and Imaging"; Focus: Multiphysics modelling, simulation-based product- and process development as well as microstructure analysis using imaging technology;

Focus

Multiphysics simulation-based product- & process development, CFD, modelling particle laden flows, OpenFOAM, wood gasification, process engineering, filtration, computational physics, fluiddynamics, chemical- thermodynamics, modelling of coating processes

Teaching

Experience

Section Editor "International Journal of Multiphysics"
International Society of Multiphysics
09 / 2019 - today
Vice President Europe, International Society of Multiphysics
International Society of Multiphysics
08 / 2019 - today
Member of the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Multiphysics"
International Society of Multiphysics
08 / 2019 - today
Professor for Modelling Multiphysics Applications;
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
07 / 2019 - today
Head of Research Area Multiphysics Modelling and Imaging
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
10 / 2017 - today
Senior Lecturer Multiphysics Modelling
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
01 / 2013 - 06 / 2019
President Lecturer Commission of ZHAW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
01 / 2016 - 06 / 2018
Delegate to the University Council of ZHAW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
08 / 2014 - 06 / 2018
Head of Team OpenFOAM for Multiphysics Applications
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
07 / 2014 - 09 / 2017
Development Engineer Fuel Filtration
MANN + HUMMEL GMBH, Ludwigsburg, Germany
05 / 2011 - 10 / 2012
Head of Team Product Development
ICE Strömungsforschung GMBH., Leoben, Austria
12 / 2009 - 12 / 2010
Scientific Associate
ICE Strömungsforschung GmbH., Leoben, Austria
09 / 2007 - 11 / 2009
Scientific Associate
University of Leoben, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Leoben, Austria
08 / 2006 - 08 / 2007

Education and Continuing education

Education

PhD / Thermofluiddynamic Simulation & Model Development
University of Leoben, Austria
09 / 2005 - 11 / 2009
MSc. / Process Engineering for Industrial Environmental Protection
University of Leoben, Austria
09 / 1999 - 09 / 2005

Continuing Education

CAS Higher Professional Education
ZHAW, SML School of Management and Law, Winterthur, Switzerland
09 / 2018
Academic Management- & Leadership Training of the ZHAW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
06 / 2017

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5613-2465

Awards

Rektor Platzer Ring
University of Leoben, Austria
10 / 2005

Social media

LinkedIn Gernot Boiger

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Brader, Joseph M.,

2024.

Effective transport properties of porous composites applied to MIEC SOC electrodes.

Energy Advances.

3(8), pp. 2013-2034.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ya00074a
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Bausinger, Holger; Grolig, Jan G.; Mai, Andreas; Brader, Joseph M.; Boiger, Gernot K.,

2024.

Multiscale-multiphysics model for optimization of novel ceramic MIEC solid oxide fuel cell electrodes.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

18(2s), pp. 58-83.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30992
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Kolupaiev, Vladyslav O.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Mehreganian, Navid; Sareh, Pooya; Fallah, Arash S.,

2024.

Smart controllable wave dispersion in acoustic metamaterials using magnetorheological elastomers.

Journal of Sound and Vibration.

572(118157).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2023.118157
Madsen, S.; Andleeb, Z.; Khawaja, H.; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, M.,

2023.

A qualitative comparison of ANSYS and OpenFOAM results for carbon dioxide plume transport.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(4), pp. 383-406.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.4.383
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Muser, Vinzenz; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M.,

2023.

Stochastic microstructure modeling of SOC electrodes based on a pluri-Gaussian method.

Energy Advances.

2(11), pp. 1942-1967.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00332A
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Stretovych, Mykola O.; Semeniuk, Valerii F.; Kruglenko, Mikhail P.; Semeniuk, Nadiia I.; Styopkin, Victor I.; Gabovich, Alexander M.; Boiger, Gernot K.,

2023.

Hierarchical structuring of black silicon wafers by ion-flow-stimulated roughening transition : fundamentals and applications for photovoltaics.

Nanomaterials.

13(19), pp. 2715.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13192715
Hostettler, Marco; Grüter, Raphael; Stingelin, Simon Iwan; De Lorenzi, Flavio; Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel; Jacomet, Cyrill; Koll, Stephan; Wilhelm, Dirk; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2023.

Modelling of peristaltic pumps with respect to viscoelastic tube material properties and fatigue effects.

Fluids.

8(9), pp. 254-269.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8090254
Boiger, Gernot; Siyahhan, Bercan; Fallah, Arash; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2023.

Multiphysics modelling of powder coating of U-profiles : towards simulation-based optimization of key-performance attributes by variation of powder-parameters.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(2), pp. 169-190.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.2.169
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot K.; Bausinger, Holger; Mai, Andreas; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M.,

2023.

Standardized microstructure characterization of SOC electrodes as a key element for Digital Materials Design.

Energy Advances.

2(7), pp. 980-1013.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00132F
Siyahhan, Bercan; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Fallah, Arash Soleiman; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Moji,

2023.

Multiphysics simulation of particle-surface interaction and its effect on powder patterns and process optimization.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(1), pp. 77-90.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.1.77
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Sareh, Pooya; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Acoustic metamaterials with controllable bandgap gates based on magnetorheological elastomers.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.

238(107829).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107829
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Tereshchuk, Volodymyr V.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Dynamics of quasi-one-dimensional structures under roughening transition stimulated by external irradiation.

Nanomaterials.

12(9), pp. 1411.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091411
Mehreganian, Navid; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba; Fallah, Arash,

2021.

Dynamic analysis of cylindrical shells subject to multiple blasts using FSI.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

15(4), pp. 453-476.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.15.4.453
Zubiaga, Asier; Madsen, Synne; Khawaja, Hassan; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2021.

Atmospheric contamination of coastal cities by the exhaust emissions of docked marine vessels : the case of Tromsø.

Environments.

8(9), pp. 88.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/environments8090088
Andleeb, Zahra; Malik, Sohail; Hussain, Ghulam; Khawaja, Hassan; Roemer, Jakub; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics study of infrared thermography (IRT) applications.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(3), pp. 249-272.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.3.249
Brunner, Daniel; Goodbread, Joe; Häusler, Klaus; Kumar, Sunil; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan A.,

2020.

Analysis of a tubular torsionally resonating viscosity–density sensor.

Sensors.

20(11), pp. 3036.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20113036
Andleeb, Zahra; Strand, Cathrine Høgmo; Malik, Sohail; Hussain, G.; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics analysis of CFRP Charpy tests by varying temperatures.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(2), pp. 143-160.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.2.143
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Lienhard, Viktor; Boldrini, Marlon; Siyahhan, Bercan; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics Eulerian-Lagrangian electrostatic particle spray- and deposition model for OpenFOAM® and KaleidoSim® cloud-platform.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(1), pp. 1-15.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.1.1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Buff, Vincent; Sharman, Darren; Boldrini, Marlon; Lienhard, Viktor; Drew, Dominic,

2020.

Simulation-based investigation of tar formation in after-treatment systems for biomass gasification.

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

11(1), pp. 39-56.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00915-7
Zubiaga, Asier; Brunner, Daniel; Sager, Fabian; Clemens, Mirjam; Koepf, Ellen; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

Faraday instability in small vessels under vertical vibration.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

13(1), pp. 61-71.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.13.1.61
Brunner, Daniel; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Moji; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2018.

CFD modelling of pressure and shear rate in torsionally vibrating structures using ANSYS CFX and COMSOL multiphysics.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

12(4), pp. 349-358.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.12.4.349
Siyahhan, Bercan; Boldrini, Marlon; Hauri, Samuel; Reinke, Nils; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2018.

Procedure for experimental data assessment for numerical solver validation in the context of model based prediction of powder coating patterns.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

12(4), pp. 373-392.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.12.4.373
Fallah, A. S.; Mehreganian, N.; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Louca, L.,

2017.

Response of armour steel plates to localised air blast load : a dimensional analysis.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(4), pp. 387-411.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.4.387
Bonhoeffer, Bastian; Boldrini, Marlon; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Kwade, Arno; Juhnke, Michael,

2017.

Experimental characterization and simulation of a piezo-actuated micro dispensing valve.

Journal of Fluids Engineering.

139(5), pp. 051105-1-051105-9.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035634
Brunner, Daniel; Boldrini, Marlon; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2017.

Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(1), pp. 97-111.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.97
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Ott, Tobias; Holzer, Lorenz; Penner, Dirk; Gorbar, Michal; de Hazan, Yoram,

2017.

Multi-parameter improvement method for (micro-) structural properties of high performance ceramics.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(1), pp. 49-69.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.49
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2016.

Characterization of particle laden flows and deposition behaviour in electro-static fields.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

10(2), pp. 195-204.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.10.2.195
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2016.

Eulerian-LaGrangian model of particle laden flows and deposition effects in electro-static fields based on OpenFoam.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

10(2), pp. 177-194.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.10.2.177
Holzer, Lorenz; Stenzel, Ole; Pecho, Omar; Ott, Tobias; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Gorbar, Michal; de Hazan, Yoram; Penner, Dirk; Schneider, I.; Cervera, R.; Gasser, P.,

2016.

Fundamental relationships between 3D pore topology, electrolyte conduction and flow properties : towards knowledge-based design of ceramic diaphragms for sensor applications.

Materials & Design.

99, pp. 314-327.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.034
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2015.

System dynamic modeling approach for resolving the thermo- chemistry of wood gasification.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

9(2), pp. 137-155.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1260/1750-9548.9.2.137
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2014.

A thermo fluid dynamic model of wood particle gasification and combustion processes.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

8(2), pp. 203-230.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1260/1750-9548.8.2.203

Books and monographs, peer-reviewed

Bouwman, Marinius; Boiger, Gernot; Brandstätter, Wilhelm,

2016.

Multiphase simulations of a Lyocell process.

1. Auflage.

Saarbrücken:

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

ISBN 978-3-659-89583-8.

Book parts, peer-reviewed

Mehreganian, Navid; Safa, Yasser; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2024.

Impact analysis of wind turbines subjected to ship collision and blast loading

.

In:

Fallah, Arash Soleiman; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics of Wind Turbines in Extreme Loading Conditions.

Academic Press.

pp. 101-138.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91852-7.00008-8
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Tereshchuk, Volodymyr V.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Self-ordering in the dynamics of forming periodic 1D-structures controlled by external irradiation

.

In:

Jackson, Tenderwealth Clement, ed.,

Prime Archives in Nanotechnology.

Hyderabad:

Vide Leaf.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26032
Brunner, Daniel; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan,

2021.

Investigation of torsional vibration using weak FSI capabilities

.

In:

Moatamedi, Mojtaba; Rahulan, Thurai; Khawaja, Hassan, eds.,

Multiphysics Simulations in Automotive and Aerospace Applications.

Academic Press.

pp. 65-91.

Multiphysics : Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817899-7.00007-1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Application and results : filter fibre engineering

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

pp. 273-279.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00008-1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Conclusion and vision

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

pp. 281-282.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00009-3
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Introduction : large, (non-)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

pp. 109-113.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00005-6
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Methodology : large (non)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

pp. 115-248.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00006-8
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Validation : experimental and semi-analytical

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, eds.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

pp. 249-272.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00007-X

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Siyahhan, Bercan,

2024.

Simulation-based study of the impact of mean powder particle diameters on key-performance-attributes of the powder coating of U-profiles [paper].

In:

AIP Conference Proceedings.

20th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM), Heraklion, Greece, 19-25 September 2022.

AIP Publishing.

pp. 030008.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0211780
Marmet, Philip; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot K.; Grolig, Jan G.; Bausinger, Holger; Mai, Andreas; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Brader, Joseph M.; Holzer, Lorenz,

2022.

Composite conductivity of MIEC-based SOFC anodes : implications for microstructure optimization [paper].

In:

15th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2022, Lucerne, Switzerland, 5-8 July 2022.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26055
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Sharman, Darren; Siyahhan, Bercan; Lienhard, Viktor; Boldrini, Marlon; Drew, Dominic,

2021.

A massive simultaneous cloud computing platform for OpenFOAM [paper].

In:

9th OpenFOAM Conference, online, 19-20 October 2021.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24032
Zubiaga, Asier; Kirsch, Christoph; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Bonmarin, Mathias,

2021.

A simple instrument to measure the thermal transport properties of the human skin [paper].

In:

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications.

2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-25 June 2021.

IEEE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478754
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Buff, Vincent; Zubiaga, Asier; Fassbind, Adrian; Caels, Pedro,

2019.

Investigating tar formation at low pressures in wood gasification systems, applying a novel thermo-chemical simulation model [paper].

In:

Müller, Stephan; Fuchs, Michael, eds.,

Proceedings of the ICPS19 : 5th international conference on polygeneration strategies.

ICPS19 - 5th International Conference on Polygeneration Strategies, Vienna, 18-20 November 2019.

Vienna:

Verein zur Förderung zukunftsfähiger Energietechnik auf Basis der Polygenerationsstrategie aus Biomasse.

pp. 134-142.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19154
Madsen, Synne; Zubiaga, Asier; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

CFD modelling of pollutant transport from a docked marine vessel [poster].

In:

Multiphysics 2019.

International Conference of Multiphysics, Dubai, UAE, 14-15 December 2019.

International Society of Multiphysics.

pp. 62.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19067
Zubiaga, Asier; Brunner, Daniel; Sager, Fabian; Clemens, Mirjam; Koepf, Ellen; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

Evaluation of Faraday instabilities in small vessels [paper].

In:

7th ESI Open FOAM Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15 - 17 October 2019.

ESI Group.
Brunner, Daniel; Häusler, Klaus; Kumar, Sunil; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Moji,

2017.

FSI of viscosity measuring mechanical resonators : theoretical and experimental analysis [poster].

In:

Multiphysics 2017.

International Conference of Multiphysics, Beijing, China, 14-15 December 2017.

International Society of Multiphysics.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3682