Dr. Christopher Zimmermann
Member
AICES
Advisor / Co. Advisor
Prof. Sauer
Thesis Title
Efficient Computation of Surface-Dominated Structures by Adaptive Local Refinement of Isogeometric Elements
Contact
AICES Graduate School
RWTH Aachen University
Schinkelstr. 2a
D-52062 Aachen
Germany
Office: room 205 (GRS building, 2nd floor)
Phone: +49(0)241 80 99 751
Fax: +49(0)241 80 628 498
Email: zimmermann@aices.rwth-aachen.de
Education
12/2014 - 04/19 Doctoral student at AICES Graduate School, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
10/2012 - 09/2014 Master of Science in Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
10/2008 - 09/2012 Bachelor of Science in Computational Engineering Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Professional Career
04/2014 - 06/2014 Student assistant at Aachen Institute for Advanced Study in Computational Engineering Science (AICES) RWTH Aachen University
04/2012 - 09/2012 Development and implementation of a simulation concept for physically correct computation of the interaction of light and smoke (Bachelor's Thesis) EADS Deutschland GmbH, Innovation Works, Germany
10/2011 - 01/2012 Model development and simulation of optical effects of light and smoke (Internship) EADS Deutschland GmbH, Innovation Works, Germany
10/2009 - 07/2011 Student assistant at Aachener Verfahrenstechnik (AVT) RWTH Aachen University
Research Interests
Efficient computation of surface-dominated structures. Adaptive local refinement of isogeometric elements.
Thesis
Adaptive Local Refinement of Isogeometrically Enriched Finite Elements - Analysis and Application in Simulations, Master's Thesis, RWTH Aachen University (Germany), 2014
Development and Implementation of a Simulation Concept for Physically Correct Computation of the Interaction of Light and Smoke, Bachelor's Thesis, EADS Deutschland GmbH, Innovation Works - RWTH Aachen University (Germany), 2012