Prof. Dr.-Ing. Birgit Skrotzki

Curriculum Vitae

• Born 1963 in Bochum
  Abitur 1982
• Mechanical engineering studies at Ruhr-University Bochum
  Dr.-Ing. from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr-University Bochum (1992)
• Research Associate at Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, USA (1993 – 1995)
• Set-up and management of the Light Metals group at the Institute for Materials, Ruhr-University Bochum (1995 – 2003)
  Chief Engineer at the Institute for Materials, Ruhr-University Bochum (1998 – 2003)
  Habilitation in Materials Science at Ruhr-University Bochum (2000)
• Head of Division "Mechanical Behavior of Materials" at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM) in Berlin (since 2003)
• Extraordinary Professor at Technical University Berlin (2011)

Research Interests

• Mechanical Behavior of metals and composites at high temperature and under complex loading
• Intermetallics (TiAl)
• Relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties
• Microstructural stability

Honorary Positions

• Board member of the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde" (DGM)
• Head of the DGM committee Mechanical Behavior at High Temperatures
• Private lecturer at Ruhr-University Bochum
• Member of Editorial Board of Materials Science and Engineering A
• Reviewer for different scientific journals

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