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Dr. Liesel Sommer is a Research Associate at the Institute of Applied Mathematics within the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Münster. She works in Prof. Christian Engwer's research group focusing on "Applications of PDEs," specializing in computational methods for fracture mechanics and numerical analysis.
Her research interests include Unfitted Discontinuous Galerkin Methods, Gamma Convergence, Skeletonization algorithms, Fracture propagation, and Isogeometric Analysis. She has developed numerical schemes for phase-field approximations of pressurized fractures and has contributed to the understanding of fluid-filled fracture propagation through Gamma-convergence results.
Dr. Sommer's publications demonstrate expertise at the intersection of numerical mathematics and mechanical engineering applications, particularly in developing computational methods for complex fracture phenomena. Her work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical engineering problems involving material failure and fluid-structure interactions.
She has received her doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Münster with a dissertation on unfitted discontinuous Galerkin schemes for phase field approximations of cracks under pressure, supervised by Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer.
Since 2014, Dr. Sommer has been actively involved in teaching at the University of Münster, contributing to courses such as Numerical Linear Algebra, Scientific Computing, and Nonlinear Modeling in Natural Sciences. Her teaching portfolio includes both lectures and practical exercises, demonstrating her commitment to academic education alongside her research activities.
