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
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- Reviewer for different scientific journals
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