Dominik Schillinger

Prof. Dominik Schillinger (Technische Universität Darmstadt) is a leading expert in numerical mechanics, with 15+ years of academic leadership in computational methods, multiscale modeling, and biomedical applications. His career spans prestigious institutions including Leibniz Universität Hannover and University of Minnesota.

• W3-Professur für Numerische Mechanik (2021–present)
• W2-Professur für Numerische Mechanik (2019–2021)
• Assistant/Associate Professor (2013–2019)
• Postdoc & PhD (2008–2012)

His research focuses on isogeometric analysis, discontinuous Galerkin methods, and multiscale biomedical modeling, with applications in vascular networks, bone mechanics, and additive manufacturing. He pioneered phase-field methods for fracture analysis and physics-informed neural networks for material modeling.

Recent publications highlight matrix-free algorithms for compressible flows, physics-augmented lattice optimization, and thermodynamically consistent phase-field models. Awards include the PECASE, ERC Starting Grant, and NSF CAREER award.

• Presidential Early Career Award (2019)
• ERC Starting Grant (2017)
• NSF CAREER Award (2017)
• ICE Zienkiewicz Medal (2015)

He teaches core courses in numerical methods, finite element analysis, and computational mechanics at TU Darmstadt and Leibniz Universität Hannover, with international collaborations in Bethlehem and Austin.