PD Dr. Steffen Brinckmann
Main Focus
- Tribology induced evolution of the metal microstructure and the microasperities
- Development of a concurrent multiscale model of dislocation and molecular dynamics in 3D
- Micromechanical insitu shear-experiments and related simulations to investigate plasticity
- Fracture and fatigue simulations of real metal microstructures
Curriculum Vitae
Since Feb. 2020: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany)
Jan.
			2013 – Jan. 2020:
		
	
Max-Planck
			Institut für Eisenforschung (Germany)
	
	
	
	Group
Leader on experimental Nanotribology
	
	
	
	Jan.
			2009 – Dec. 2012:
		
	
Ruhr
			University Bochum (Germany), School of Mechanical Engineering
Junior
Group Leader in Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS)
Aug.
			2007 – Dec. 2008: California
			Institute of Technology (USA), Department of Materials Science
Postdoctoral
Research Associate 
in Nano-/ Micromechanics
May
			2005 – Aug. 2007: Purdue
			University (USA), School of Mechanical Engineering
		
	
	
	
	
	Postdoctoral
Research Associate
in numerical and experimental solid mechanics
Jan 2001 - Apr.
			2005: University
			of Groningen (The Netherlands), Department of Applied Physics
		
	
PhD student in numerical solid mechanics
Aug 2000 - Jan.
			2001: University
			of Delft (The Netherlands), Department of Mechanical Engineering
		
	
PhD student in numerical solid mechanics
Oct.
1995 – Jul. 2000: University
of Hanover (Germany), Department of Civil Engineering
Diplom- thesis in numerical solid mechanics