Associates Overview
Guest Researchers
The AMC invites outstanding researchers from various disciplines, especially from abroad, as guests for longer and shorter stays. They are usually in close exchange with individual subprojects and support the project staff with their expertise. In lecture formats, they present their own research and discuss it together with the staff. At the end of each stay, the results obtained are published in joint publications. Proposals and invitations for guest researchers can be submitted to the AMC at any time.
Associated industry partners
Associated industry partners support the AMC in order to accelerate the transfer into application. In this way, the bridge between pure basic research and industry is to be further expanded. Along associated industry partners the technological value chain is bundled and a high relevance in practice is generated. Proposals for the association of industrial partners can be formulated by any AMC scientist to the AMC Executive Director. The speakers finally decide on an association.
Associated Scientists
Associated scientists and research groups whose scientific profile is closely related to the AMC and its projects. Associates are invited to participate in all AMC events and are supported by the AMC in the realization of their own projects. Proposals and invitations can be formulated by any AMC scientist to the AMC Executive Director. The spokespersons finally decide on an association.
Alumni
The circle of alumni includes all former employees, former guest scientists and former associated members of the AMC. Even after the official departure, the alumni continue to work together on the mutual use of the experience potential and on the development of a network. Likewise, the AMC should receive new impulses from its alumni.
was a doctoral researcher and Head of research group “Assembly and Production Automation” at the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Technology (IWF) at TU Braunschweig. He supported Prof. Dröder with designing further research topics and coordinated the work at IWF in the scope of A04.
Torben Gädt is professor at the Chemistry Department at TU Munich. He holds the chair for the Chemistry of Construction Materials. The research of his group is focused on admixture driven concrete design with a special focus on the rheology and hydration kinetics of inorganic binder phases. He will support the work of the TRR 277 as an expert in rheology-control of mineral construction materials with admixtures.
The collaboration between Prof. Gerasimidis and TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC), particularly with project A06, presents a great opportunity to achieve outstanding results. This partnership aims to push forward cutting-edge research that redefines how additively manufactured steel is used in large-scale construction. Topics such as architected steel lattices and novel structural designs are explored, with the potential to transform modern civil engineering practices through improved strength, durability, and design flexibility.
Elyas Ghafoori is a professor of “Steel, Composite and Lightweight Construction” and director of Institute for Steel Construction and Test Centre Supporting Structures at Leibniz University Hannover. He and his group are active in the area of metal additive manufacturing, in particular on wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). Current research topics include: structural integrity & fatigue of WAAM, WAAM for repair/strengthening, hybrid manufacturing, WAAM simulation and WAAM for bionic designs.
is senior researcher and group leader in the field of arc technologies for additive manufacturing, joining and cladding. Within the AMC project he is responsible for the coordination and innovative developments regarding the handling and process features in the A07 subtopic.
has been working on additive manufacturing in construction for many years. This work also includes additive manufacturing with wood. He leads the project A08 and provides general guidance and support for the academic staff at HBB. In addition, he is responsible for the coordination of the proposed project within the TRR 277. He was a member of the AMC Board for the first funding period 2020-2023.
was a doctoral researcher at the Chair for Computational Modeling and Simulation at TUM. Her research focused on developing numerical methods to predict the failure behavior of structures. Specifically, she worked on the Finite Cell Method, an embedded domain method that allowed the simulation of complex geometries. An important aspect was the integration in high-performance settings to facilitate the numerical simulation of large-scale, physical problems.
was a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Structural Design (ITE) at TU Braunschweig. His focus is on the developments of augmented reality supported applications for aided manufactured methods. He is an expert in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) and coordinates the AMC Central Demonstrator.
is associated scientist, prof. of the Chair of Material Handling at OvGU, dir. of the Institute of Logistics and Material Handling Systems and head of a bulk solids analysis laboratory for DEM material properties. He provides the group with exp. determined DEM material properties for the calibration of DEM simulations and advises the group on the development of cohesive DEM models.
Head of the workgroup bulk conveying and supports Prof. Fottner in leading project A03 and B02. He instructs and supports the academic staff regarding DEM-solutions, 3D-CAD design of machines and virtual prototyping questions to create a digital twin.
is a scientific assistant at the ITE, TU Braunschweig. She received her master’s degree in architecture and digital fabrication at the ITA, ETH Zurich in 2019. She is interested in rethinking architecture through the interplay between design and other disciplines. Her academic and career intentions include exploring innovative design and fabrication methods in order to expand the possibilities of what the built environment is about and what it could be. She has been involved in various research projects at the ITE including Fiber Reinforced 3D Concrete Printing, Injection 3D Concrete Printing and currently she is exploring Clay 3D Printing.
Prof. Krafft has provided significant support to the TRR277 project A06 at the metallography and thus contributes to the successful progress of the project A06.
