Ruben Creus is the Chief Executive Officer of REVO ZERO, a zero-emissions technology company focused on the transportation industry. REVO ZERO is building a hydrogen refueling network in airports and municipalities using its Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS) model. HaaS allows any airport to host REVO ZERO hydrogen dispensers at no cost to the airport as long as at least one dispenser is installed in a publicly accessible area of the airport. REVO ZERO also provides “airport-ready” zero-emissions vehicles under a vehicle-as-a-service model.
Creus has a background in industrial electronics and aviation that helped create a unique value proposition to start the hydrogen REVOlution in the aviation industry. As a natural entrepreneur, Creus has experience in start-ups, growth strategies, and executive management with roles in private and publicly traded companies. Creus has a degree in industrial electronics, a bachelor’s in business administration, and a master’s with a concentration in global business from the American Military University. In addition, Creus has designed avionics systems and participated in aeronautics projects over the last decade. On top, Creus is a passionate aviator and an aircraft pilot with hundreds of flights that over time provided a detailed understanding of the reality that airports face every day with their operations and the need to decarbonize the skies.
The passion for aviation and the need of airports to decarbonize the skies were the inspiration to find a way to remove complexity and bring an easy and simple HaaS solution to aviation for airports everywhere.
Dr. Björn Nagel is the director of the Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). His research is focused on digital engineering methods including MBSE and MDO enabling large and heterogeneous teams to model and optimize aviation as a system-of-systems. Pathways to climate-compatible air transport, co-design for industrialization and military air systems are his major fields of research.
Dr. Björn Nagel received his Diploma Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig in 2003, and Dr.-Ing. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in 2020.
In 2003, he joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as a Research Scientist at the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems in Braunschweig. In 2007, he joined the then founded DLR Institute of Air Transportation Systems in Hamburg as head of the Integrated Aircraft Design Department. In 2017, he founded and became the director of the DLR Institute of System Architectures in Aeronautics.
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Max Arzberger received his Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Munich in 2017.
Since then, he dedicates his expertise in mechatronics and thermodynamics to European and institute internal hybrid electric aviation research projects as a research engineer at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
His current research focuses on the simulation and modeling of electric power train components as well as the combined performance of electric and turbo components.
Peter Wagner studied material science at the University of Leoben and continued on as a research assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratories. He returned to Europe for his PhD in fatigue modeling for CFRP at Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg and BMW Group. He then stayed with BMW to develop adhesive technologies for CFRP body-in-white structures as a project manager. Since 2020, he is with ISOVOLTA AG as Senior Manager Technology, where his task is to develop new materials and systems for niche applications. His focus is on non-organic materials and material systems with added functionality. Besides his career, Peter is obsessed with live-long learning, having just mastered the MIT Innovation Bootcamp. He has 3 patent files (2 pending) and was awarded IAAM Scientist award last year.
Matthew Clarke, an esteemed Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his field. With a Ph.D. and M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University, his academic foundation is both comprehensive and diverse. Recognized for his contributions, Professor Clarke is a respected member of the V/STOL Aircraft Systems Technical Committee of AIAA, further demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field. Prior to his current role, he served as a Boeing Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Professor Clarke’s passion for aerospace engineering is evident in his exceptional research, teaching, and dedication to shaping the future of the industry.
