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Since graduating from the Leibniz University
of Hannover (LUH) in mechanical engineering in
2009 Erik has been working as a research associate for the German Aerospace
Center (DLR). As a consequence of his mechanics background from
university and driven by his interest for high performance materials Erik
decided to take a job in the department of Composite Design which is part of
the DLR Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems in Braunschweig, Germany (FA). There, he is working on the
topic of process-induced distortions (PID) in composite manufacturing, which is
an inherent issue these days. Erik is involved in national and international
research projects. He is supervising students while responsible for
comprehensive experimental studies accounting for the three main drivers of
PID: spring-in, warpage and forced interaction. Composite manufacturing is a complex
scenario; Erik is convinced that simplified simulation strategies can be used
to predict occurring process distortions. Thus, he has developed a
semi-numerical simulation approach that is focused on a high level of
confidence and easy usability. This promises a cost-efficient application at
an early design stage, which is a strong demand of designers in aerospace and
automotive industry. In February 2013 Erik received a doctoral
degree from the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg for his thesis with
the title: Process Distortions in Composite
Manufacturing -- From an Experimental Characterization to a prediction
Approach for the Global Scale Postdoctoral, he completed a five-month
scholarship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (UBC).
There, Erik was working together with Professor Göran Fernlund, associate
director of the Composite Research Network (CRN), on the topic of simplified
simulation strategies to predict process induced distortions in composite
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