Tim Pucker

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Pucker is a full professor at HafenCity University Hamburg, affiliated with the College of Civil Engineering and the Department of Geotechnical Engineering. His research focuses on numerical modeling of geotechnical systems, particularly in offshore foundations, lunar soil interaction, and pile installation mechanics.

• Developed modular hypoplastic models for granular soils (2025)
• Investigated jack-up platform footprints' impact on offshore foundations (2024)
• Explored lunar soft lander soil interaction (2024)
• Advanced numerical methods for groundwater flow analysis (2025)

His 15 most recent publications (2025-2015) demonstrate expertise in computational geotechnics, foundation dynamics, and structural optimization. Key themes include offshore wind turbine foundations, hypoplastic material modeling, and extraterrestrial geotechnics. Notable subfields: soil-structure interaction, large deformation analysis, and discrete element method applications.

Teaching responsibilities include Geotechnics I/II, Water Engineering, and Numerical Methods for both bachelor's and master's programs. Office hours: Thursdays 14:00-15:00 during lecture periods, by appointment otherwise.