Natalie Germann

Publications

Selected Publications

N. Germann and A. J. Giacomin. Open Transport and Transport Phenomena: colouring your world, Open Transport, vol. 1, no. 1, 2026, pp. 20260021. https://doi.org/10.1515/ot-2026-0021 

Mechanical reinforcement of gellan-alginate hydrogels using commercial functionalized silica particles and mild surface chemistry
J. P. Segovia-Gutiérrez, J. A. Rodríguez Agudo, S. Wengler-Rust, P. G. Weidler, F. Kirschhöfer, J. Utz, and N. Germann. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 723, 140912 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2026.140912

Natural polysaccharide-based microcapsules for targeted caffeine delivery: Intrinsic material properties and nonlinear viscoelastic response
S. Pan, A. Wierschem, N. Germann, and Th. Becker. Open Transport, 1(1), 20260005 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ot-2026-0005. Featured Article.

The Teapot Pours—Launch of Open Transport and Transport Phenomena (Inaugural Editorial)
N. Germann and A. J. Giacomin. Open Transport, 1(1), 20260005 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ot-2026-0005

The Teapot Pours—Launch of Transport Phenomena and Open Transport (Inaugural Editorial)
A. J. Giacomin and N. Germann. Transport Phenomena, 1(1), 20260026 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tp-2026-0026

Pilot drying-grinding system for pulverized sewage sludge production
A. Schober, J. P. Segovia-Gutiérrez, M. Rapf, F. Drunsel, G. Duelli, and N. Germann. Open Transport, 1(1), 20260002 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ot-2026-0002. Featured Article.

Temperature-driven phase change: Boiling and condensation
L. Abu-Farah, G. S. Mani Sakthi, and N. Germann. Open Transport, 1(1), 20260001 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ot-2026-0001. Featured Article.

Functional trends and rheological evaluation of polyurethane microcapsules in dermato-cosmetic applications
S. Pan, A. Wierschem, N. Germann, and Th. Becker. Transport Phenomena, 1(1), 20260006 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tp-2026-0006

Dynamic mechanical analysis of alginate/gellan hydrogels under controlled conditions relevant to environmentally sensitive applications
J. P. Segovia-Gutiérrez, J. A. Rodríguez Agudo, N. Binder, P. G. Weidler, F. Kirschhöfer, C. Fink-Straube, J. Utz, and N. Germann. Carbohydrate Polymers, 352, 123180 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.123180

Preface to Special Topic: One Hundred Years of Giesekus
N. Germann. Physics of Fluids, 36(5), 050401 (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0215421

English Translation of Giesekus's Famous Article on Flows with Constant Velocity Gradient and the Motion of Particles Suspended Therein. Part I: Spatial Flows
L. Abu-Farah and N. Germann. Physics of Fluids, 36(4), 043113 (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0194331. Featured Article.

Encapsulation of Neem Oil from Azadirachta indica into Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) as a Novel Sprayable Miticide System with Long-Term Storage Stability and Controlled Release Kinetics
A. Moeini, P. Pedram, Th. B. Gkoudoulas, T. Mehlhorn-Diehl, F. Gestmann, E. Fattahi, Th. Becker, and N. Germann. Industrial Crops & Products, 201, 116954 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116954

Skin substitutes based on gellan gum with mechanical and penetration compatibility to native human skin
D. Malhotra, E. Fattahi, N. Germann, T. Flisikowska, A. Schnieke, and Th. Becker. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 1–12 (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37557

English Translation of Giesekus's Famous Article on the Elasticity of Liquids (Special Issue: One Hundred Years of Giesekus)
N. Germann, N. J. Wagner, and A. N. Beris. Physics of Fluids, 34, 123109 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0131106. Featured Article.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Natalie Germann (b. 1982) is full professor in process systems engineering (W3 mit Leitungsfunktion) at the University of Stuttgart. She studied Food Science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland, where she also received her PhD in Food Process Engineering in 2011. She subsequently held academic positions at the University of Delaware (USA), the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and TU Dortmund University before joining the University of Stuttgart in 2022. Prior to her appointment in Stuttgart, she received faculty offers from KU Leuven and Eindhoven University of Technology.

Prof. Germann has extensive editorial experience. She served Physics of Fluids in several editorial roles, including Deputy Editor, from 2021 to 2025. Since 2025, she has been the sole Founding Editor-in-Chief of Open Transport and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Teapot Book Series on Transport Phenomena (both De Gruyter Brill, Berlin). She is also a Representative Individual Member of the European Society of Rheology and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the ProcessNet Subject Division on Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Her research focuses on the development of predictive approaches for soft materials and complex process systems. By combining thermodynamic modeling, computational fluid dynamics, advanced material characterization, sensor technologies, and machine learning, her group investigates structure–processing–property relationships across multiple length and time scales. The overarching goal is to design sustainable materials and optimize industrial processes through an integrated multiscale engineering approach.