Chair holder
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Professor
NameProf. Dr.-Ing. Martina Zimmermann
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Head of Department of Materials Characterisation and Testing
NameProf. Dr.-Ing. Martina Zimmermann
Fraunhofer IWS:
Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS, Zimmer 103 Winterbergstraße 28
01277 Dresden
Deutschland
Curriculum vitae
Academic education
| 1990–1996 | Degree in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in international project management, University of Siegen |
| 1991–1996 | Fellowship: German Academic Scholarship Foundation |
| 1996 | Degree: Graduate Engineer (Diplom-Ingenieurin (1.5)), University of Siegen |
| 2001 | PhD: Dr.-Ing. (summa cum laude), University of Siegen |
| 2012 | Joined TU Dresden |
Professional experience
| 1983–1987 | Completed training as a draughtsperson, Niedax GmbH, Linz/Rhine |
| 1987–1989 | Draughtsperson, Schützeichel KG, Neustadt/Wied |
| 1994–1995 | Internship, Sports Marketing Survey, Brussels |
| 1995–1996 | Technical Assistant, Metallverarbeitungsgesellschaft mbH, Eschweiler |
| 1996–2001 | Scientific Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Siegen, Institute of Construction, Welding Construction in Mechanical Engineering |
| 2001–2004 | Scientific Associate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Siegen, Institute of Construction, Welding Construction in Mechanical Engineering |
| 10/2009–09/2010 | Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Materials Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA |
| 2004–2012 | Chief Engineer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Siegen, Institute of Material Technology, Chair of Materials Science and Testing, Head of the Working Group for Material Fatigue. |
| 04/2012–01/2015 |
Chair of Materials Testing and Characterisation, Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, TU Dresden |
| 04/2012–12/2014 |
Division Leader of the Working Group for Materials Characterisation at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, Dresden |
| since 02/2015 | Chair of Mechanics of Materials and Failure Analysis, Institute of Materials Science, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, TU Dresden |
| since 01/2015 | Head of the Department of Materials Characterisation and Testing at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology, Dresden |
Main areas of research
- Deformation behaviour of metallic materials and composites under static and cyclic stress
- Fatigue behaviour of metallic materials and composites (in particular in the area of very high cycle fatigue)
- Material physics or material mechanics-based modelling and development of reliable and accurate lifetime prediction concepts
- Modification of structural features through material-appropriate production processes
Publications
- Over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference contributions, books, lectures and poster contributions
- Acting as an expert for the German Research Foundation (standard procedures, applications for major research instrumentation and collaborative research centres) and various journals (incl. Materials Review, Int. J. of Fatigue, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Advanced Engineering Materials, Materials & Design), member of the editorial board of Materials Science and Engineering: A, acting as an expert for the Czech Science Foundation
- Various Session-Chairs and participation in programme committees (incl. VHCF-4, Ann Arbor; MSE 2008 in Nuremberg; ICF 2009, Ottawa; MS&T, 2010, Houston; VHCF-5, 2011, Berlin; MS&T 2011, Columbus; TMS, Orlando, 2012; MSE, Darmstadt, 2012; THERMEC, Las Vegas, 2013), organiser of the 7th Int. Conf. on VHCF in 2017, Dresden
Other
- Liaison lecturer for the German Academic Scholarship Foundation at the TU Dresden
- Member of the selection committee of the Maria-Reiche Funding Programme at the TU Dresden
- Winner of the Galileo prize for outstanding contributions in the field of material testing
- Member of the editorial board of the journal Materials Science and Engineering: A
- Member of the Association of German Engineers (VDI), German Materials Society (DGM) and German Association for Materials Research and Testing (DVM)
- Lecturer for various DGM and DVM further education seminars
- Since spring 2016, elected member of the review board of the German Research Foundation, deputy speaker of the 405 review board
- Since April 2017, speaker of the Board of Trustees for the German Materials Society (DGM)