Sara Grundel

Dr. Sara Grundel is a research team leader at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, where she has been leading the Simulation of Energy Systems team since 2015.12 She holds a Ph.D. from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, which she completed between 2005 and 2011.12

Dr. Grundel's career progression includes:

1. Predegree at the University of Karlsruhe (2000-2002)12
2. Diplom from ETH Zurich (2002-2005)12
3. Ph.D. Student at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University (2005-2011)125
4. PostDoc at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems (2011-2014)12
5. Team Leader for Simulation of Energy Systems at the Max Planck Institute (2015-present)125

Her research focuses on numerical methods, gas network simulation, optimal control, graph theory, and model order reduction.3 Dr. Grundel has published numerous articles in these areas and has been cited 588 times according to Google Scholar.3 Her expertise also extends to microgrids, renewable energy, distributed generation, optimization, power systems, and simulation.4