Prof. Dr.-Ing. Xu Cheng
- Professorship
- Group: Innovative Nuclear Systems
- Office Hours: FR. 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr während Vorlesungszeit (außerhalb der Sprechstunde nach Vereinbarung über sekretariat@iatf.kit.edu)
- Room: 328.2
CS 07.08 - Phone: +49 721 608-45356
- Vincenz-Priessnitz Str. 3
76131 Karlsruhe
| Titel | Typ | Semester | Beginn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professorensprechstunde | Consultation-hour(Sprechst.) | WS 25/26 | |
| Introduction to Nuclear Energy | Lecture (V) | WS 25/26 | 31.10.2025 |
| Flow and heat transfer in nuclear reactors | Lecture (V) | WS 25/26 | |
| Flows and Heat Transfer in Energy Technology | Lecture (V) | WS 25/26 | 30.10.2025 |
| Tutorial 'Flows and Heat Transfer in Energy Technology ' | Practice (Ü) | WS 25/26 | |
| Fundamentals of Energy Technology | Lecture (V) | SS 2025 | 24.04.2025 |
| Nuclear Power Plant Technology | Lecture (V) | SS 2025 | 25.04.2025 |
| Innovative nukleare Systeme | Block-Vorlesung (BV) | SS 2025 | 14.07.2025 |
| Experimental Techniques in thermo- and fluid-dynamics | Block (B) | SS 2025 | 21.07.2025 |
Curriculum Vitae
| Familiy name: | Cheng |
| First name: | Xu |
| Working place: | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany |
| Present position: | Chair of Innovative Nuclear Systems, KIT |
Educational Background
| 07/1982 | B.Sc., Xi’an Jiao Tong University, China |
| 09/1986 | Dipl.-Ing. Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany |
| 02/1991 | PhD, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany |
Scientific Career
| 1986-1991 | Scientific assistant at Institute of Nuclear Engineering, TU Braunschweig, Germany |
| 1991-2005 | Scientific staff member at Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies, Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2001-2002 | Visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, USA |
| 2002-2005 | Head of the group “Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems” at Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies, Research Center Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2006-2009 | Professor and Dean, School of Nuclear Science and Engineering (SNSE), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China |
| since 2009 | Professor at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany Chair of Innovative Nuclear Systems |
Main Social Activities - Journals
- Editor of Journal "Nuclear Engineering and Design", Elsevier Publisher, ISSN 0029-5493
- Section Editor of Journal "Frontiers in Energy", ISSN: 2095-1701, Springer Verlag
Main Social Activities - International Conferences (since 2015)
- General Chair von 2 Konferenzen: ATH’18 (2018, Anaheim), NUTHOS-13 (2020, Vancouver)
- Co-Chair of Technical Program Committee von 3 Konferenzen: NUTHOS-14 (2022, Taiwan), NUTHOS-12 (2018, Qingdao), NUTHOS-11 (2016, Gyeongju)
- Member of the Int. Steering Committee von 3 Konferenzen: SNA+MC 2020 (2020, Tokyo), NURETH-17 (2017, Xi’an), NURETH-16 (2015, Chicago)
Coordination of International Research Projects
| 1997-2000 | Coordinator of EC FP4 Project "Data Base of Containment Thermal-Hydraulics (DABASCO)" |
| 2010-2015 | Coordinator of EC FP7 Project "Thermal-Hydraulics of Innovative Nuclear Systems (THINS)" |
| 2011-2015 | Coordinator of EU-China Collaboration Project "Supercritical Water In-Pile Fuel Qualification Test" |
Other Social Positions
- Fellow, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Member of Program Committee of European Nuclear Society (ENS)