Joerg Starflinger is the Director of the Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems (IKE) at University of Stuttgart. He is working on the assessment of innovative nuclear systems and development of technology to improve the safety of NPP. Current research activities include passive heat removal by means of heat pipes or thermosiphons and assessment of highly mobile micro modular reactors. Being a Professor and Head of the institute, he is teaching several lectures on nuclear technologies and nuclear safety.

Joerg has received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Ruhr-University Bochum. He spent 12 years at Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe (now KIT Campus North) as a Post-Doc, Research Scientist and Group leader. In 2012, he became Professor, Chair of Reactor Technology and Nuclear Safety, at University of Stuttgart. He is engaged in education and training on national and European level. He served as president of the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) and is Board Member of the German Nuclear Society.