Dr. Qiuliang Huang
huang@b-tu.de
Telephone: +49 (0) 355 69 2122
Address: LG-10, Room 518, Erich-Weinert-Strasse 1, 03046 Cottbus, Germany
Dr. Qiuliang Huang joined the Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry team in October 2024. She holds a PhD in Iron and Steel Technology from TU Bergakademie Freiberg, where her dissertation on an advanced heat treatment technology for stainless steels was awarded the prestigious Eduard-Maurer-Prize, underscoring the significant impact of her work in the field.
Dr. Huang expanded her engineering expertise into the chemical and waste industries during her time at the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), an institute dedicated to reducing CO2 emissions in carbon-intensive sectors. Her expertise in the chemical field was developed while leading the young researcher group Material and Process Analysis. This group focused on creating a reliable database for energy-intensive high-temperature conversion processes, which was provided to numerical modeling teams for validation and optimization, with the ultimate goal of improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Prior to this, her work concentrated on the development of zero-waste cities in China, with an emphasis on policies and technologies supporting carbon neutrality.
In her current role, Dr. Huang continues to deepen her expertise by focusing on the chemical recylcing for China’s Transition towards a circular carbon economy (CRC3 Project). Her research aims to address gaps in societal, economic, and innovation policy conditions in China’s waste management and chemical sectors, providing recommendations to enhance public, market, and political support for chemical recycling initiatives.
Education:
- Dr.-Ing (Eisen- und Stahltechnologie): TU Bergakademie Freiberg (12/2019)
- M.Sc. (Matellurgical Engineering): RWTH Aachen (01/2014)
- Bachelor (Matellurgical Engineering): Universität für Wissenschaft und Technologie Peking (07/2010)
Dr. Witalij Morosow
Dr. Witalij Morosow has been working as a Research Associate at DTI since November 2025. His research focuses on the history of science, particularly the history of (al)chemical knowledge and natural philosophy from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Modern period.
He studied philosophy, semiotics, and the history of science at the Faculty of Philosophy of Saint Petersburg State University as well as at the Institute of Philosophy at Alanus Hochschule in Alfter near Bonn, where he conducted research as a DAAD fellow. In 2012, he earned his PhD at Saint Petersburg State University. Dr. Morosow primarily works in Germany, has received numerous awards and fellowships, and publishes extensively as an alchemy scholar, producing books and articles on the history of the hermetic arts and related fields of knowledge.
At DTI, he collaborates on a research project on the history of the concept of sustainability and its largely neglected origins. He aims to illuminate previously overlooked historical articulations of the term “sustainability,” offering new perspectives on the genealogy of this concept and its associated theoretical traditions.
Education:
- PhD in Philosophical Anthropology: Saint Petersburg State University (2012)
- Diploma Specialist in Philosophy: Saint Petersburg State University (2009)
Adedeji Adejumo
Adedeji Babajide Adejumo has over 5 years of experience in marketing operations, brand and project management, project coordination and data analysis across diverse industries. His has held roles in marketing management, brand activation and insights, promotion and sales, logistics and marketing operations. He holds a master degree in Environmental and Resource Management from Brandenburg University of Technology (Cottbus) and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife) Nigeria. Outside his professional activities, he is also the manager/coach of a Berlin-based football club named Motherland SC. The football club currently plays in the Berlin Herren Kreisliga C.
Kaede Misawa (Student Assistant)
Kaede Misawa is a student assistant at the Chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry. After five years of professional experience in the sustainable plastics and plastic recycling industry across Japan and Southeast Asia, she is now pursuing a master’s degree in Transformation Studies, focusing on socio-economic transformation and the circular economy.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts (English and Culture): Tokyo Woman’s Christian University (03/2020)
Ye Yint Thein Zaw (Student Assistant)
Ye Yint Thein Zaw is a student assistant at the Chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry. He is originally from Myanmar and has an academic background in architecture, which he studied at Yangon Technological University (YTU). In 2022, he participated in an Erasmus+ exchange program at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Building on his interest in sustainable design and environmental issues, he is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Environmental and Resource Management (ERM) at BTU.
Education:
- B.Sc.: (Environmental and Resource Management) BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany (10/2022 - Current)
- (Architecture) Yangon Technological University, Myanmar (12/2014 - 01/2021)
Johanna Dubbins ( Student Assistant)
Johanna Dubbins is a student assistant at the chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry. She has a background in social science and humanities. She studied sociology and Slavic studies with focus on Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian at the Ruprecht-Karl-University Heidelberg. Next to those languages she is also fluent in English and German.
Education:
- B.Sc.: (Environmental and Resource Management) BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany (10/2023 - Current)
- (Slavic Studies and Sociology) Ruprecht-Karl-University Heidelberg, Germany (10/2021 - 09/2023)