Professorship for Computational Material Sciences/Engineering
Curriculum vitae
2007-2012 | Studied physics with a minor in computer science - TU Kaiserslautern |
2012-2014 | Research assistant at the Chair of Multiscale Simulation - FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg |
2014-2015 | Doctoral studies at the TU Kaiserslautern (scholarship of the SFB 926) |
2016 | Graduation with doctorate: Dr. rer. nat. at the TU Kaiserslautern |
2016-2017 | Post-doc at the Chair of Materials Simulation - FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg |
2017 | Post-doc at the Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics - TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
2017-2024 | Junior Professor for Computational Material Sciences/Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology (ITM) |
Awards and memberships
since 2011 | Member of the German Physical Society (DPG) |
2015 | Poster prize, Granular Matter in Low Gravity conference, Erlangen |
since 2016 | Member of the Physics Alumni Association of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern |
since 2017 | Highlighted paper, Low-velocity collisions of chondrules: How a thin dust cover helps enhance the sticking probability, Astron. Astrophys. 599:L4 |
since 2017 | Member of the German University Association (DHV) |
since 2018 | Member of the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) |
since 2018 | Member of the Clausthaler Förderkreis for Applied Mechanics |
2020 | Adolf Martens Prize for one of the best papers in the field of materials science, materials research and testing |
Research project
- Molecular dynamics simulations and discrete element simulations of heterogeneous materials (from metals and oxides to biomaterials and granular materials) to determine material properties under high mechanical loads, such as cracking and fracture behavior, plastic deformation, compaction and much more
- Characterization of dislocation structures and plasticity using multiscale approaches
- Combination of data-driven methods and material science for the optimization and development of different materials with tailored properties
Publications can be found here

Conatct
Phone: +49 5323 72-5214
Telefax: +49 5323 72-2203
E-Mail: nina.merkert@tu-clausthal.de
Address
Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße 6,
Room 310
38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Germany