Thomas Weiland

Prof. Thomas Weiland is a Full Professor of Computational Electromagnetics at the Technische Universität Darmstadt since 1989. His research focuses on numerical methods, computational engineering, and multiphysics simulation techniques, particularly in accelerator physics and beam dynamics. He holds a Dr.-Ing. from TU Darmstadt and has held postdoctoral and research positions at CERN and TU Darmstadt. His work includes pioneering contributions to electromagnetic field simulations, including advanced finite element methods, discontinuous Galerkin techniques, and boundary element approaches.

Education highlights include his Diplom in Electrical Engineering from TU Darmstadt (1975) and a Habilitation in Experimental Physics from the University of Hamburg (1984). His research spans computational electromagnetics, accelerator physics, and numerical methods for electromagnetic field problems. Notable areas of innovation include transparent boundary conditions, eigenmode calculations, and high-performance simulation frameworks for rotating systems and particle accelerators.

His publications emphasize advancements in electromagnetic simulation tools, such as the MagPEEC method and Trefftz-discontinuous Galerkin approaches. Collaborative projects include modeling RF photoinjectors for light sources and electrohydrodynamic droplet dynamics. Technical contributions also extend to wake field analysis in particle accelerators and SAR distribution studies in bioelectromagnetics.

Research interests further include multiphysics coupling (thermal-electromagnetic effects in surge arresters), stochastic modeling of electromagnetic systems, and field-circuit co-simulation techniques. His work addresses challenges in large-scale eigenvalue problems, adaptive mesh optimization, and high-precision numerical methods for complex geometries.