Montanuniversität Leoben - Styria, Austria
Title: The cyclic CRB Test - A quick test for assessing the long term fracture behavior of polymers
Symposium: Rheology & Advanced Characterization
Education
| June 1994 | Diploma in Polymer Engineering and Science (Dipl.-Ing.), Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Research field: Polymer Matrix Composites |
| March 1999 | PhD, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Research Field: Fracture Mechanics in Polymers |
| March 2008 | Habilitation, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Research Field: Mechanics in Polymeric Materials |
Career History
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz (A)
| 1994 – 1997 | Project Manager at the Institute of Polymer Technology |
Montanuniversitaet Leoben
| 1994 – 2007 | University Assistant, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor at the Institute of Materials Science and Testing of Plastics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben |
| 2009 - 2010 | Interim Chair of the Institute of Materials Science and Testing of Polymers, Montanuniversitaet Leoben |
| 2010 - | Full Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Testing of Polymers, Montanuniversitaet Leoben |
| 2013 - 2014 | Interim Chair of Designing Plastics and Composite Materials, Montanuniversitaet Leoben |
| 2013 - | Head of Department Polymer Engineering and Science, Montanuniversitaet Leoben |
Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH
| 2002 – | Area Manager, Project Manager, Key Researcher at the Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH (PCCL, Leoben, A) |
Resarch Focus
Reliability of plastics and composites in structural applications
Career-related Activities
| Research visits | 2006 - 2008: Petroleum Institute (PI), Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| Teaching | Various courses at the bachelor, master and PhD level at the Montanuniversitaet Leoben and the Petroleum Institute Abu Dhabi |
| Projects | Numerous funded and non funded national and international projects |
Memberships
Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Plastics Processing Society (PPS), European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS), Carbon Composite Austria (CC Austria)
Awards
Research award of the ÖVGW 2001 (Österreichische Vereinigung für das Gas und Wasserfach), Best Paper Award, ANTEC 2009
Publications
more than 200 publications (80 peer reviewed)
more than 120 presentations and posters at conferences