Dr Alexander Dyck studied chemistry at the University of Paderborn. He already dealt with the topic of fuel cells in his Diplom thesis, and then carried out his dissertation on membrane materials for direct methanol fuel cells at the GKSS research centre Geesthacht GmbH (now Hereon - Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht). Mr Dyck gained several years of industrial experience at an electronics manufacturer and an automotive supplier in the development of fuel cell systems. From 2011, Mr Dyck worked in Oldenburg as Head of the Fuel Cell Division. The Institute became the DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems in 2017, where Mr Dyck continues to manage the system topics in the Urban and Building Technologies department. In 2020 and 2021, Mr Dyck also established the DLR Institute of Maritime Energy Systems in Geesthacht with the aim of decarbonising shipping. Mr Dyck can draw on more than 20 years of expertise in the field of energy systems, hydrogen and fuel cells.