Patrik Knopf

Dr. Patrik Knopf is a Lecturer at the University of Regensburg, Faculty for Mathematics. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. habil. (Habilitation) from the University of Regensburg (2024) and a PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Bayreuth (2017). His research focuses on partial differential equations, optimal control theory, and mathematical physics, with applications to materials science and fluid dynamics. Notable achievements include the 2024 Richard von Mises Prize from the GAMM. He has conducted research visits at the Illinois Institute of Technology (2019) and Fudan University (2025). Knopf leads a research team and oversees a DFG-funded doctoral position. His work spans topics such as Cahn-Hilliard equations with dynamic boundary conditions, phase-field methods, and plasma control via Particle-In-Cell methods.

• Education:
• Habilitation (2024): University of Regensburg
• PhD (2017): University of Bayreuth
• M.Sc. (2013), B.Sc. (2011): University of Bayreuth
• Awards:
• Richard von Mises Prize (2024)
• Grants:
• DFG grant for a doctoral student
• DAAD-funded visit for Dr. Sema Yayla (2024)
• Research Interests: Phase separation dynamics, optimal control of PDEs, fluid-structure interactions, and numerical methods for kinetic equations.