Carina Schwarz

Carina Schwarz is a researcher at the Institute of Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, where she has been a research assistant since 2012 and completed her doctorate in 2018. Her work focuses on the development and application of least-squares finite element methods (LSFEM) to problems in fluid and solid mechanics, including sea ice modeling, fluid-structure interaction, and incompressible fluid dynamics. She teaches multiple courses in engineering mechanics and finite element methods at both bachelor’s and master’s levels.

• PhD in Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2018
• B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2010
• M.Sc. in Computational Mechanics, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2012
• Research stay at École des Mines, Paris, 2012

Her research interests center on computational mechanics, particularly least-squares finite element methods, sea ice modeling, and incompressible fluid dynamics. She investigates higher-order time integration schemes and mixed finite element formulations for linear elastodynamics and fluid-structure interaction problems. Her work bridges theoretical mechanics with practical numerical simulation tools.

The trend in her recent publications shows a growing emphasis on environmental applications, especially sea ice dynamics in polar regions, using advanced computational fluid dynamics and numerical methods. Her earlier work focused more on fundamental formulations of LSFEM for Navier-Stokes equations and elastodynamics, evolving toward coupled environmental systems.

She has supervised multiple student theses in computational mechanics, mentoring students in finite element implementation and numerical modeling. Although no specific grants or awards are mentioned, her consistent publication output in reputable journals and conferences reflects sustained research activity.

Carina Schwarz leads and contributes to collaborative research projects involving interdisciplinary modeling of complex mechanical and environmental systems. Her work is integrated within the Institute of Mechanics, where she participates in academic teaching and research seminars such as the Seminar for Numerical Mathematics and Mechanics (SNMM).