Successful Habilitation: Dr. habil. Sudeshna Roy
Dr. habil. Sudeshna Roy has successfully completed her habilitation in the field of Granular Materials. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Kai Willner, congratulated on receiving the teaching qualification when he handed over the habilitation certificate.
Ms. Roy shared her motivation for her habilitation and her plans for the future in a short interview. Ms. Roy is expected to present her research to the public at the CBI Department Day next year.
Topic of the habilitation thesis:
„Simulation of Granular Flows: Insights into Additive Manufacturing, Rheology, and Capillary Force“
What was your motivation to habilitate?
My motivation to habilitate stemmed from a strong desire to deepen my scientific expertise and establish myself as an independent researcher in the field of computational modeling. During my academic career, I had already led research projects and supervised students, and the habilitation was a natural step to formalize and extend these activities. Although I moved to the pharmaceutical industry in March 2024 to broaden my experience and apply modeling techniques to real-world processes like CFD simulations in pharmaceutical manufacturing, the habilitation was motivated by a long-standing interest in academic scholarship and scientific contribution.
What are your plans for the future?
In the future, I plan to continue growing at the interface of research and real-world applications. My company actively supports my academic engagement — completing the habilitation was part of my annual goals, and there are plans to involve me in the supervision of PhD students. This creates an exciting opportunity to combine academic mentorship with applied research in pharmaceutical process modeling. While I remain open to future academic positions, I see great value in building a career that bridges academia and industry, allowing for knowledge transfer in both directions.
Do you have questions about the habilitation procedure at the Faculty of Engineering? You will find information and contact persons on the topic of habilitation on this website (German).