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The German Section of The Combustion Institute is hosting an online seminar platform where selected speakers from Germany and internationally will be invited to give a talk. All talks will be recorded and published on the YouTube channel of the German Section.
Online Gateway to Insights in Combustion Research Seminar SeriesDr. Patrick Le Clercq graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France and did a postdoc at Caltech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, USA. He joined the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in 2004 and was head of the Department Multiphase Flows and Alternative Fuels at the Institute of Combustion Technology in Stuttgart, Germany for the last 10 years. Since September 2025, he is responsible for research and technology at the DLR Technology Platform for PtL fuels in Leuna, Germany. He investigates real fuels (including SAFs) production pathways, physical and chemical properties, their impact on combustion sub-processes, and the performance and emissions of
combustion systems. Recent applications are concerned with fuel optimization.
8 December 2025
SAF: From their composition to their climate impact
Dr. Patrick le Clercq, DLF
Zoom platform, 15:00 CET