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Blanca Ferrer Fabon is a Research Fellow at the Chair for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems (CATS) within RWTH Aachen University's Institute for Computational Engineering Science. Since joining CATS in April 2021, she has contributed to the Collaborative Research Center 1120 "Precision Melt Engineering" (funded by the German Science Foundation) as a key member of subproject B5, focusing on adaptive computational grids for simulating moving phase boundaries in material processing.
Her academic journey began with a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering (2014-2018) from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, where her thesis optimized gear transmission systems for the UPC ecoRacing Formula Student vehicle. She then completed an M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering (2018-2020) at the same institution, including an Erasmus+ year at RWTH Aachen, with thesis work on visualizing non-crimp fabrics using hybrid Lagrangian/Eulerian methods.
Ferrer's research integrates computational mechanics and numerical methods to tackle challenges in polymer processing. Her expertise includes finite element analysis of fluid-structure interactions, two-phase flow modeling via Level-Set methods, and crystallization dynamics in semi-crystalline polymers. This multidisciplinary approach bridges aerospace engineering principles with advanced manufacturing applications.
As an educator, she conducts exercise sessions for "Finite Elements in Fluids", mentoring students in computational fluid dynamics techniques. Her research is supported by the German Science Foundation, and she collaborates within CATS' dynamic team housed in Aachen's Rogowski building since 2009.
