Prof. Dr. Nina Merkert

2007-2012	Studied physics with a minor in computer science - TU Kaiserslautern
2012-2014	Research assistant at the Chair of Multiscale Simulation - FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
2014-2015	Doctoral studies at the TU Kaiserslautern (scholarship of the SFB 926)
2016	Graduation with doctorate: Dr. rer. nat. at the TU Kaiserslautern
2016-2017	Post-doc at the Chair of Materials Simulation - FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
2017	Post-doc at the Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics - TU Bergakademie Freiberg
2017-2024	Junior Professor for Computational Material Sciences/Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology (ITM)
since 2024	Associate Professor for Computational Material Sciences/Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology (IMET)

since 2011	Member of the German Physical Society (DPG)
2015	Poster Prize, Conference Granular Matter in Low Gravity, Erlangen
since 2016	Member of the Physics Alumni Association of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
since 2017	Highlighted paper, Low-velocity collisions of chondrules: How a thin dust cover helps enhance the sticking probability, Astron. Astrophys. 599:L4
since 2017	Member of the German University Association (DHV)
since 2018	Member of the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM)
since 2018	Member of the Clausthaler Förderkreis for Applied Mechanics
2020	Adolf Martens Prize for one of the best papers in the field of materials science, materials research and testing

• Molecular dynamics simulations and discrete element simulations of heterogeneous materials (from metals and oxides to biomaterials and granular materials) to determine material properties under high mechanical stress, such as cracking and fracture behavior, plastic deformation, compaction, etc.
• Characterization of dislocation structures and plasticity using multiscale approaches
• Combination of data-driven methods and material science for the optimization and development of different materials with tailored properties

Publications can be found here