Mercator Fellows

Mercator Fellow – 2nd research phase

Affiliation

Expertise

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erik Bitzek Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany Atomistic simulations of fracture processes with a particular emphasis on 3D crack modelling and crack-microstructure interactions
Prof. Laura De Lorenzis Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland Computational fracture mechanics, variational phase-field modelling of brittle and ductile fracture, fracture in shells, multifield fracture problems, and fatigue
Prof. Anna Pandolfi Politecnico di Milano, Italy Computational mechanics, development of advanced fracture tracking techniques (cohesive elements, eigenerosion), particle methods for the discretization of failure of solids and diffusion of fluids, and multiscale material models for porous brittle materials (brittle damage) to simulate fracking

 

 

Mercator Fellow – 1st research phase

Affiliation

Expertise

Prof. Elias C. Aifantis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Generalised continuum models with internal length and time scales
Prof. Michael Ortiz California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA Physical models of fracture and their mathematical analysis
Dr. Laurent Ponson Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France Analytical and numerical treatment of 3D cracks in heterogeneous media