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Dr.-Ing. Johanna Eisenträger
Head of Mechanical Properties
Departments: Mechanical Properties , Materials Science
FZB - Room 1330
Badgasteiner Str. 3
28359 Bremen
Personal data
Research profiles
Materials and fracture mechanics of metallic alloys and composites
Experimental analysis and modeling of fatigue (high-cycle fatigue – HCF and very-high-cycle fatigue – VHCF) of metals
Development, experimental validation, and implementation of constitutive models for metals and short-fiber-reinforced composites
Micro- and macro-structural simulations using the finite element method (FEM) and the scaled-boundary FEM (SBFEM)
Academic education with degree
| 10/2012 – 09/2014 | Master of Science (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg), Mechanical Engineering (Product Design) |
| 10/2008 – 09/2012 | Bachelor of Science (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg), Mechanical Engineering |
Scientific degrees
| 05/2018 | Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in Applied Mechanics Title of the dissertation: A Framework for Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Tempered Martensitic Steels at High Temperatures Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Holm Altenbach |
Professional career since graduation
Since 07/2023 08/2019 – 07/2022 10/2014 – 06/2023 | Head of department “Mechanical Properties” Visiting fellow at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales Sydney Research assistant at the Institute of Mechanics, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
Awards
| 09/2019 | Dr.-Wilhelmy-VDI-Price by Dr. Wilhelmy foundation and Association of German Engineers e. V. |
| 11/2018 | Best PhD Thesis of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
Offices and Memberships
| Since 01/2016 | Head of the AWT Technical Committee 21 “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties” Head of the Committee |
| Since 03/2024 | MAPEX – Center for Materials and Processes, University of Bremen Early Career Investigator |
| Since 07/2023 | AWT – Working Group Heat Treatment and Materials Technology e.V. Personal member |
Latest 10 publications
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2025.
Comprehensive analysis of Very High Cycle Fatigue and crack propagation in 18CrNiMo7-6 gear steel for aerospace applications. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 325 , DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2025.111277. OPEN ACCESS -
2025.
Implementation of isotropic hyperelastic material models: a »template« approach. Acta Mechanica. 236 , 1899–1934. DOI: 10.1007/s00707-025-04235-7. OPEN ACCESS