Dr. Aaron Brunk | Applied and Numerical Analysis | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Johannes-Gutenberg University, Germany
🎓 Education
Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2022: Ph.D. in Mathematics (Dr. rer. nat.), Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyDissertation: Viscoelastic phase separation: Well-posedness and numerical analysisDisputation: 11.02.2022Degree: Magna cum laudeSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Mária M. Lukáčová-Medvid’ováOct. 2015 – Nov. 2017: M.Sc. in Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyThesis: Numerische Behandlung von zeitgebrochenen DiffusionsgleichungenSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten RaaschOct. 2012 – Oct. 2015: B.Sc. in Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyThesis: Mathematische Modellierung von PhosphorylierungssystemenSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Alan Rendall
🎓 Professional Experience
Feb. 2022 – Present: Post-Doc Research Fellow, Institute of Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyGroup: Numerical MathematicsSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Mária M. Lukáčová-Medvid’ováActivities:🧪 Modelling of thermodynamically consistent complex fluids📊 Analysis of parabolic cross-diffusion systems🔧 Construction of structure-preserving methods for cross-diffusion systems👨🏫 Assistant in various tutorials and seminars📚 Independent lecturingNov. 2017 – Feb. 2022: Research Assistant, Institute of Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyGroup: Numerical MathematicsSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Mária M. Lukáčová-Medvid’ováActivities:🧪 Modelling and analysis of viscoelastic phase separation👨🏫 Assistant in various tutorials and seminars
📚 Third Party Projects
Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2026: German Research Foundation (DFG) – Principal InvestigatorProject: Variational quantitative phase-field modeling and simulation of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing within the DFG Priority Programme 2256Collaborator: B.-X. Xu, Technical University Darmstadt, Material ScienceFunded Ph.D. positionFeb. 2022 – Feb. 2026: German Research Foundation (DFG) – Postdoctoral ResearcherProject: Spinodal decomposition of polymer-solvent systems within the TRR 146 Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft Matter SystemsPrincipal Investigators: M. Lukáčová-Medvid’ová, B. DünwegNov. 2017 – Feb. 2022: German Research Foundation (DFG) – Ph.D. studentProject: Spinodal decomposition of polymer-solvent systems within the TRR 146 Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft Matter SystemsPrincipal Investigators: M. Lukáčová-Medvid’ová, B. Dünweg, H. Egger