My research interests comprise the development of models for materials with internal structure and complex behavior and numerical schemes for these. Special emphasis is laid on closely accounting for the physical processes involved and thus reducing the number of phenomenological parameters to a minimum. The material classes studied include poly- and single-crystalline metals, specifically shape-memory alloys, and various bio- and geomaterials. The processes considered include plasticity, recrystallization, growth of biological tissues, damage, diffusion, phase-transformation and formation of microstructure.

10/1999 - 02/2024

University professor: Chair of Mechanics - Materials Theory, Ruhr University Bochum

1997 - 1999

University lecturer: Institute of Strength of Materials, TU Graz

1997

Habilitation: TU Graz

1992 - 1997

Assistant professor: Institute of Strength of Materials, TU Graz

1989 - 1992

Feodor-Lynen scholarship of the A. v. Humboldt foundation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware

1988

Doctorate as Dr. rer. nat.: RWTH Aachen University

1985 - 1989

Research Assistant: Institute of Engineering Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University

1980 - 1985

Mathematics degree: Heidelberg University

1977 - 1980

Physics degree: University of Karlsruhe / Heidelberg University