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Professor Thomas Hamacher conducts research in the field of energy systems analysis, focusing on urban energy systems, integration of renewable energy sources into power grids, and innovative nuclear systems, particularly fusion. He also emphasizes methods and fundamentals in energy modeling. Having studied physics at the universities of Bonn and Aachen, as well as at Columbia University in New York, he completed his doctorate on the subject of "Baryonic B decays" at the University of Hamburg. His career includes a role at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, where he led the Energy Systems Studies Group from 1996. From 2010 to 2013, he served as the acting head of the Chair of Energy Economics and Application Technology. In September 2013, he was appointed as a Full Professor in Renewable Sustainable Energy Systems. Alongside his academic duties, he is the Director of the Munich School of Engineering and the Munich Institute of Integrated Materials and Energy Process Engineering, and is also a member of the Environmental Science Center at the University of Augsburg.