For his doctoral thesis, defended at TUBAF in 2025, entitled “Scale Transition Behaviour of Phase-Field Models for Phase-Transforming Solids”, Dr Vincent von Oertzen has been awarded one of the Dr Klaus Körper Prizes by the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. He continues to work on the numerical simulation of complex components at the Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics (IMFD) at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg.
It was there that he completed the doctoral thesis that has now been awarded this prize, under the supervision of Björn Kiefer, who holds the Chair of Technical Mechanics – Solid Mechanics at the IMFD. In awarding this prize, the jury recognised his work on the consistent translation of continuum mechanics computational models for phase-transitioning materials (such as shape-memory alloys) between different spatial and temporal scales. These methods enable the numerical simulation of complex components using experimentally validated models of material behaviour at the micro- or nanoscale.
The prestigious Dr Klaus Körper Prize was presented at the Society’s 96th Annual Meeting in Stuttgart. The Dr Klaus Körper Prize is awarded annually for outstanding doctoral theses in the field of applied mathematics and mechanics. The aim of the award is to support young researchers, generally up to the age of 35.
