Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Philipp Junker

Supervision of PhD theses as first referee:

• Jun.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johanna Waimann, PhD in the field of "Phase Tranformations"
  current position: Senior Engineer at Department von Prof. Reese (RWTH Aachen)
• Dr.-Ing. Stephan Schwarz, PhD in the field of "Damage Mechanics"
  current position: Teamleiter Simulation bei Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH, Werne
• Dr.-Ing. Dustin R. Jantos, PhD in the field of "Topology and Materials Optimization"
  current position: Senior Engineer at Institute of Continuum Mechanics (Leibniz Universität Hannover)
   

Second referee for PhD  theses:

• Dr.-Ing. Georgios Gaganelis, PhD in the field of "Concrete Structures"
• Dr.-Ing. Hamid El Maanaoui, PhD in the field of  "Construction"

Awards

• von-Mises-Prize of International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) 2019
  for outstanding work on continuum mechanical modelling of complex solids
• Winner of Ideenwettbewerb in 2010/2011 of Gründercampus-Ruhr
   

Memberships

• Member of  the Editorial Board of the  Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures
• Member of  Advisory Board of international journal  Civil Engineering Design (based on the journal "Bautechnik")
• Member of Policy Committee VDI GPP FA708 Shape Memory Technology - VDI 2205, Section Leader „Simulation"
• Member of Materials Research Department at RUB 
• Member of RUB Research School
• Member of ICAMS Advanced Study Group "Continuum Mechanics"

Thermodynamic Topology and Materials Optimization

• Development of variational approaches for the thermodynamic optimization of the topology of construction parts and engineering structures
• Development of novel and numerically advantageous concepts for regularization to avoid the checkerboard phenomenon
• Consideration of material and geometrical non-linearities as, e.g., fiber reinforced materials, hybrid materials systems (steel/concrete, 3D print), hyperelastic materials (rubber)

Stochastic Material Behavior

• Development of novel approaches to modeling the stochastic behaior of elastic and inelastic materials, e.g., creep behavior in concrete, polymers, metals
• Development of improved finite element formulations to accurately compute the local and global stochastic quantities as stress distribution and nodal forces
• Generalized formulations

Damage Mechanics

• Development of numerically advantageous regularization methods to avoid mesh dependencies in finite element simulations
• Coupling of damage evolution to other microstructural processes as, e.g., plasticity, hardening, phase transformations
• Consideration of thermo-mechanically coupled problems

Phase Transformations

• Thermo-mechanically coupled material modeling of single-crystalline and poly-crystalline shape memory alloys including functional fatigue
• Development of efficient simulation strategies for finite element computations of phase transformation inclduing plasticity
• Thermodynamic analysis to determine universial material parameters

Examples for industrial cooperation:

• Development of a material model for the simulation of medical stents
• Topology optimization for racing sports (Formula 1)
• Simulation of construction parts from packaging industry
   

Formulation of a VDI directive (Association of German Engineers) with various partners:

• Fraunhofer Institutu for Machine Tools and Forming Industry (IWU), Dresden
• Research Community Tools and Materials e.V. (FGW), Remscheid
• Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg
• redsystem GmbH, Munich
• Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI), Düsseldorf
• G. Rau GmbH & Co. KG, Pforzheim
• Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology (ZeMA), Saarbrücken

Lectures

• Grundlagen der FE-Technologie, MB Bachelor, BI Master, WS 2012/13, Wahlpflichtfach
• Finite-Element-Technology, CompEng Master, SS 2013, Wahlfach
• Grundlagen der FEM, MB Bachelor, BI Master, WS 2012/13 - WS 2014/15, Wahlpfichtfach
• Mechanische Grundlagen der Strömungsmaschinen, MB Master, WS 2013/15, WS 2017/18, Wahlfach (neu konzipierte Vorlesung)
• Mechanik A, BI + UTRM Bachelor, WS 2014/15, Pflichtfach
• Mechanik B, BI + UTRM Bachelor, SS 2015, Pflichtfach
• Mechanik C, MB Bachelor, BI Master, WS 2016/18, (Wahl-)Pflichtfach
• Kontinuumsmechanik, MB Bachelor, WS 2016/17, Wahlpflichtfach
• Mechanik B, MB + BI + UTRM Bachelor, SS 2017, Pflichtfach
• Einführung in die Materialmodellierung, MB Bachelor, SS 2017, Wahlfach
• Plastizität und Materialschädigung, MB + BI Master, SS 2018, Wahlfach
• Mechnical Modeling of Materials, CompEng Master, WS 2019/20
• Einführung in die Materialmodellierung, MB Bachelor, SS 2020
• Plastizität und Materialschädigung, MB + BI Master, SS 2020
• Technische Mechanik I, MB Bachelor, WS 2015/16, Pflichtfach, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Technische Mechanik II, MB Bachelor, SS 2016, Pflichtfach, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Technische Mechanik III, MB Bachelor, WS 2015/16, Pflichtfach, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Nicht-lineare FEM, MB Master, WS 2015/16, Pflichtfach, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Mechanik I, MB Sicherheitstechnik, SS 2016, Pflichtfach, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Kontinuumsmechanik, MB Master, SS 2019, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• Technische Mechanik II, MB Bachelor, SS2019, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
• FEM, MB Bachelor, SS 2019, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
   

Others

• Supervision of student theses (Diploma, Bachelor, Master) 
• Co-supervision of metrological laboratory internship
• MathePraxis project: vibration damping (SS 2012, SS 2013)
• Girl's Day projekt: "Controlling of earthquakes - why some building collapse and others don't"

• International Journal of Solids and Structures
• Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
• Archives of Mechanics
• Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
• Computational Mechanics
• Engineering Optimization
• Damage Mechanics
• Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
• Advances in Structural Engineering
• European Journal of Engineering Education