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Jan Peter Heemsoth, M. Sc.
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    • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas B. Siefer
    • Iris Weber-Tietz
    • Jan Peter Heemsoth, M. Sc.
    • Bastian Ehrenholz, M.Sc.
    • Jonas Herrmann, B.Sc.
    • Nina Sievers, M.Sc.
    • Friedrich Stute, M. Sc.
    • Fabian Zwick, M. Sc.

Jan Peter Heemsoth, M. Sc.

Chief Engineer

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Jan Peter Heemsoth
+49 531 391 - 63614
j.heemsoth(at)tu-braunschweig.de

short biography

  • April 2021 until today: Chief Engineer at IVE
  • August 2018 until today: scientific researcher at IVE
  • October 2016 bis July 2018 Master studies in Traffic Engineering at TU Braunschweig, Master of Science degree
  • Oktober 2011 bis April 2016:  Bachelor studies in Mobility & Transport at TU Braunschweig, Bachelor of Science degree

research

  • public transport systems (ÖPNV Systems)
  • Planning processes for transport infrastructure

teaching (current)

  • Fundamentals of rail traffic (Gundlagen spurgeführter Verkehr - GsV)
  • Public transport - infrastructure planning (ÖPNV – Planung von Infrastruktur - PvI)
  • Civil Engineering Projects (Projekte des Bauingenieurwesens - PdB)

memberships

  • Leo Club Braunschweig

current research projects (selection)

  • Rang E: Autonomous shunting on the port railway; supported by the BMVI
  • EastCities: Establishing and Achieving Sustainability Targets in
    Eastern Chinese Cities - integrated, inter-, trans-disciplinary and
    cooperative planning strategies for the sustainable development of
    fast growing eastern Chinese cities and the Qingdao case.

supervised student work (selection)

seminar lectures
bachelor theses
  • Assessment of the effects of the new standard DIN EN 16704 on occupational health and safety on track construction sites in Germany
  • Analysis of legal bases and financing flows in the sense of classic public transport financing in the greater Braunschweig area
  • Analysis of alternatives to glyphosate for vegetation control on railways
student research projects
  • Investigation of accessibility in road space and various modes of transport in Hanover
  • Do we really drive until the last vehicle has to stop? Critical analysis of the impact of climate change on the public transport timetable
  • Comparative analysis of the ioki mobility concept with other similar providers
  • Conception of a public transport concept for the city of Naumburg taking into account the extension of the tram network
master theses
  • Cross-border public transport in the European Union

  • Development of a model for the evaluation of the removal of level crossings

  • Analysis of the current and technical standards of automatic couplings and their possibilities for use in operation

  • System development of a safe, sensible and reliable train sequence planning at nodes of the ÜSTRA Hannover

  • Analysis of different "last mile" systems in public transport using the example of urban areas with different densities

  • Opportunities and risks of on-demand offers for public transport using the city of Hamburg as an example

  • Public transport in the air - A study on the use of cableways in Germany and Europe using Munich as an example

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