Jan Mirco Pfeifer, M. Sc.
E-Mail: jan.pfeifer[at]uni-wuppertal.de
Room: HD.02.22
In his research, Jan is concerned with the optimization of the mechanical properties of fiber materials, such as paper. As the mechanical behavior of these materials is based on the properties of their microstructure, he investigates them on multiple scales. The microstructure of paper consists of fibers that are arranged in a statistically fluctuating manner due to their manufacturing process. The so-called formation and orientation of these fibers have the highest influence on the material behavior. Therefore, Jan works on innovative multiscale finite element methods, which allow him to analyze this desired behavior.
Jan graduated from RWTH Aachen University. He studied Advanced Computational Methods in Civil Engineering. Parallel to his studies, he worked in Aachen at the Institute of Applied Mechanics and in the Ingenieurgesellschaft für Straßenwesen Aachen mbH for several years. As of November 2022, Jan works at the University of Wuppertal as a research associate in the research group of Prof. Jaan-Willem Simon.
Co-responsible for the following courses:
- Scientific Computing
- Linear Finite Element Methods
- Nonlinear Finite Element Methods
2023
- Bachelor's thesis of Paul Krings:
Incorporating fluctuations into an elastoplastic material model for paper
2024
- L. Lamm, A. Awad, J. M. Pfeifer, H. Holthusen, S. Felder, S. Reese and T. Brepols, "A gradient-extended thermomechanical model for rate-dependent damage and failure within rubberlike polymeric materials at finite strains", International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 172, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2024.103883
2023
- J. M. Pfeifer, G. Kloppenburg, J. Neumann and J. W. Simon, "Incorporating Statistical Fluctuations of Material and Structural Properties into Fiber Networks for Paper and Paperboard", 6th International Conference on Multi-scale Computational Methods for Solids and Fluids, 2023. https://eccomas.gf.unsa.ba/Eccomas_2023_proceedings.pdf. ISBN: 978-9958-638-73-2
- L. Lamm, J. Sistig, J. M. Pfeifer, H. Holthusen, S. Felder, T. Brepols and S. Reese, "Modelling of damage and failure within polymeric adhesives", PAMM, vol. 23, no. 4, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202300010
- L. Lamm, J. M. Pfeifer, H. Holthusen, B. Schaaf, R. V. Seewald, A. Schiebahn, T. Brepols, M. Feldmann, U. Reisgen and S. Reese, "Gradient-extended damage modelling for polymeric materials at finite strains: Rate-dependent damage evolution combined with viscoelasticity", European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, vol. 103, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2023.105121
- L. Lamm, J. M. Pfeifer, H. Holthusen, T. Brepols and S. Reese, "Modelling and simulation of time-dependent damage and failure within silicone-based, polymeric adhesives", PAMM, vol. 22, no. 1, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202200076
2022
- T. Kathmann, T. Hermes, U. Kucera, J. Stöver, J. Neumann, J. Lehmkuhl and J. M. Pfeifer, "Development of an up-to-date tool for mathematical dimensioning according to the RDO Beton", Berichte der Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Reihe S: Straßenbau, 2022. https://opus4.hbz-nrw.de/opus45-bast/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2722. ISBN: 978-3-95606-708-2
