Prof.'in Dr.-Ing. Johanna Waimann

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Research Topics

Variational modeling
Phase transformation in polycristalline materials, such as shape-memory alloys und steel
Coupling of phase transformations and irreversible effects, transformation-induced plasticity
Functional fatigue
Modeling of anodic dissolution during electrochemical metalworking (ECM)
Multiscale modeling using fast Fourier transforms and finite element methods
Model reduction techniques
Corrosion mechanisms and chemical protective layers in auxetic metal foams
Experimental validation in cooperation with other institutes

Career

since 04/2024: Chair holder: Chair of Mechanics - Materials Theory, Ruhr University Bochum
2022 - 2024: Junior professor: Institute of Applied Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, Modeling and simulation techniques for systems of polycristalline materials
2019 - 2022: Senior Academic Officer: Institute of Applied Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University
2013 - 2018: Research Assistant: Chair of Mechanics - Materials Theory, Ruhr University Bochum
2012: Visiting Student Research Collaborator: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
2009 - 2011: Scholarship recipient of the education fund of the Ruhr University Bochum
2008 - 2013: B. Sc. and M. Sc. Civil Engineering: Ruhr University Bochum, Profile KIB - Computational Mechanics
2008 - 2009: Student Assistant: W+G Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Dortmund
2008: Abitur (German qualification for university entrance): Adalbert-Stifter-Gymnasium, Castrop-Rauxel

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