Maximilian P. Wollner
Graz University of Technology
Institute of Biomechanics
Stremayrgasse 16/2
8010 Graz, Austria
Biography
Education
| 10/14 – 6/20: | Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering, TU Dresden, Germany |
Professional Appointments
| Since 11/21: | Ph.D. Student, Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria |
Research Experience
| 4/21 – 10/21: | R&D internship: "Computational modeling of cell mechanics", Battery Cell Engineering, Tesla, Inc., USA |
| 6/20 – 3/21: | Research Assistant: "Generation of statistically representative volume elements from microstructural data", Chair of Computational and Experimental Solid Mechanics, TU Dresden, Germany |
| 9/19 – 3/20: | Diploma Thesis: "Semi-analytical investigation on the transmural alignment of vascular smooth muscle cells", Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria |
| 10/17 – 2/18: | Interdisciplinary Project Thesis: "Multi-scale modeling of textile reinforced composites utilizing computed tomographic imaging", R&D Composites Center, ESI Group, France |
Publications
Biographical Sketch
After secondary education, Maximilian P. Wollner began studying mechanical engineering at TU Dresden in 2014. During his studies he worked experimentally and theoretically on magnetorheological elastomers as a student research assistant at the Chair of Computational and Experimental Solid Mechanics. In 2019, he visited the Institute of Biomechanics in Graz for an Erasmus+ internship writing his diploma thesis. He returned to Graz in November 2021 to start his dissertation under the supervision of Professor Gerhard A. Holzapfel.
His research is concerned with the constitutive modeling at finite strains, e.g., scaffold materials or biological tissues, with an emphasis on the continuum-mechanical foundations. Over the years, he has become more interested in the formal side of continuum mechanics, especially constitutive inequalities. He also has a special passion for the philosophy of science.