Promotion - Prädiktive Modellierung von Silikongelen an der Schnittstelle von Polymerphysik und numerischer Mechanik
Core
Developing innovative, physics-based material models for silicone gels (PDMS) to describe complex mechanical behavior from cross-linking to long-term aging under dynamic load.
Role type
PhD Researcher in Continuum Mechanics and Polymer Physics
Builds
Predictive continuum mechanics material models implemented in Finite Element simulations
Domain
Materials Science / Polymer Physics / Numerical Mechanics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Continuum mechanics, Material modeling, Numerical mathematics, Finite Element Method (FEM), Python, Fortran, C++, Thermodynamically consistent modeling, Nonlinear viscoelasticity, Parameter identification
Preferred skills
Polymer physics (cross-linking, network dynamics, aging), Advanced material model development, UMAT/USERMAT implementation, Experimental characterization (DMA, Rheometry), Inverse modeling, Chemomechanical coupling
