Open Bachelor Theses

  • Analytical and numerical study of axisymmetric shell structures  - supervisor: Michele Terzano (contact)
  • Beyond porosity: A review of brain microstructure and its translation to biomimetic hydrogels  - supervisor: Michele Terzano (contact)
  • Synthetic modeling of cerebral microvascular network architecture: A review  - supervisor: Michele Terzano (contact)
  • Growth and Remodeling in cardiac tissue (Review)  - supervisor: Stefan Kogler (contact)
  • Open source libraries in computational mechanics (Review)  - supervisor: Stefan Kogler (contact)
  • Identification of cohesive laws for fracture of soft tissues (Review)  - supervisor: Stefan Kogler (contact)
  • Morphology of atherosclerotic arteries (Review)  - supervisor: Sanne Kwakman (contact)
  • Surgical techniques in balloon angioplasty (Review)  - supervisor: Sanne Kwakman (contact)
  • The role of predilation in balloon angioplasty and stenting (Review)  - supervisor: Sanne Kwakman (contact)
  • A simplified balloon model for angioplasty simulations  - supervisors: Sanne Kwakman (contact); Stefan Kogler
  • Identifiability in isotropic hyperelasticity  - supervisor: Maximilian Wollner (contact)
  • Methods for determining the biomechanical properties and associated microstructure of the lung - supervisor: Gerhard Sommer (contact)
  • Methods for determining the biomechanical properties and associated microstructure of the kidney - supervisor: Gerhard Sommer (contact)

Open Master Theses

  • Identifiability in isotropic hyperelasticity  - supervisor: Maximilian Wollner (contact); Gerhard A. Holzapfel
  • Drop-jet collisions for cells-loaded alginate fibers - supervisors: Gerhard Sommer (contact); Prof. C. Planchette; Prof. B. Rinner
  • Simulation of soft architected hydrogels via RVE-based homogenization  - supervisor: Michele Terzano (contact); Malte Rolf; Gerhard A. Holzapfel
  • Time calibration of a thrombus formation model for an idealized backward-facing step geometry - supervisor: Gian Marco Melito (contact), Alireza Jaferinia, Katrin Ellermann
  • Design of a set-up for the mechanical characterization of the active mechanical properties of cardiac tissue under uniaxial tensile loading  - supervisors: Francesca Bogoni (contact); Clarissa Holzer-Stock (contact); Gerhard A. Holzapfel

Downloads

Sheet of Confirmation for Doctoralschool – [pdf]
Guidelines for Bachelor Theses – [pdf]
Guidelines for Master Theses – [pdf]

Winter Term 2025/26

Summer Term 2026