Marina Grenzer

PD Dr. Marina Grenzer (Saphiannikova) serves as Head of the Department "Material Theory and Modeling" at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden (IPF) within the Theory of Polymers Division, and holds a private lecturer position at TU Dresden's Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering since January 1, 2015.

Her research focuses on:

• Application-oriented studies of functional polymer materials sensitive to magnetic, electromagnetic and mechanical fields
• Theory and simulations of photosensitive materials including azobenzene polymers
• Mechanical properties of magnetoactive elastomers and field-induced shape changes
• Modeling mechanical reinforcement in polymer networks filled with rigid particles
• Organic semi-conductors for light-to-energy conversion applications

Dr. Grenzer investigates the relationship between microstructure and macroscopic properties using analytical and computer simulation techniques, with emphasis on how magnetizable particles affect material response to external fields. She publishes under her maiden name Saphiannikova and maintains contact through grenzer@ipfdd.de (+49 351 4658 597).