Department of Engineering and Communication
Prof. Dr Corinna Thomser
Materials engineering, especially innovative materials/Head of the Laboratory for Materials Science in Sankt Augustin/Head of the "Materials and Processes" research field at the TREE research institute/Chairwoman of the IWK Faculty Council
Unit
Department of Engineering and Communication, Institute of Technology, Resource and Energy-efficient Engineering (TREE)
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
B 241
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Telephone
+49 2241 865 320Profile
Prof. Dr.-Corinna Thomser is Chair of the IWK Faculty Council, Head of the Laboratory for Materials Science in Sankt Augustin and Head of the "Materials and Processes" research field at the TREE research institute.
Teaching
- Fundamental course in the subject "Materials" in the engineering degree programmes
- Course "Materials, Methods, Tools 2" (6th semester Mechanical Engineering)
- Supervision of final theses such as Bachelor's and Master's theses
- Conducting Master's projects and supervising students in their practical semester
- Supervision of doctoral projects
- Agile project work in Bachelor's projects and starter projects in the field of sustainable materials and digitalisation in materials science
- "Innovative Materials Technology" (2nd semester Master's, all engineering courses)
Research
- Experimental and virtual determination of temperature-dependent material properties of metallic materials, e.g. aluminium and steel materials
- Ageing effects in polymer materials
- Material testing and characterisation of metallic materials
- Modelling and simulation of casting and heat treatment processes
Curriculum vitae
- 03/2017 - 02/2019
Lecturer for the subject Materials Science, Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln
Since April 2019 Professor for "Materials Engineering, especially Innovative Materials" at H-BRS in Sankt Augustin
- 08/2012 - 03/2019
Engineering & Project Management, MAGMA GmbH, Aachen
- 06/2009 - 07/2012
Scientist, Research Centre Jülich - Institute of Energy and Climate Research
- 03/2004 - 02/2009
Scientist (PhD), RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy
- 10/1998 - 02/2004
Student in Materials Science and Technology, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Memberships
Research Projects
Ageing processes of plastics are better understood and integrated into the product development of blow-moulded plastic hollow bodies - for more durable and resource-saving packaging solutions.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Corinna Thomser Prof. Dr Olaf Bruch Prof. Dr Mandy Gieler-Großgarten Prof. Dr Dirk Reith Prof. Dr Johannes Steinhaus Dr Esther van Dorp
Wire or ribbon connections made of aluminum are usually used to transmit electrical power in control units and power electronics modules. Since the connection points of the wires and ribbons are usually located on substrates made of different materials and the components are frequently exposed to external temperature differences, cracks can form in the material during operation and lead to complete failure of the component, which cannot be remedied by simple design modifications.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Christian Dresbach
Publications
- C. Luppertz, I. Rothe, C. Thomser: An Example of How Agile Project Work could be implemented in the Interdisciplinary Fields of Engineering, 2025 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 22-25 April 2025, London, United Kingdom, https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON62633.2025.11016599
- Rieck, F.; Thomser, C.: Material properties for the simulation of manufacturing processes - An excursion into the crusader era, Gießerei Praxis, no. 9-10 (2023), pp. 36-40.
- Thomser, C.; Langenberg, P.; Kucharczyk, P.; Sturm, J.C.: Casting process simulation and fracture mechanics verification - current status and outlook, Foundry Special, 02 (2017), pp.44-54.
- Hepp, E.; Thomser, C.: Virtual Optimisation of Process and Material Properties for ADI, HTM Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials, Vol. 72, No. 5 (2017), pp.278-284.
- Thomser, C.; Thorborg, J.: Heat treatment of steels - Virtual optimisation of microstructures, mechanical properties, stresses and distortions, European Conference on Heat Treatment 2015 & 22nd IFHTSE Congress in Venice Italy, Conference Proceedings (2015).
- Skiera, E.; Thomser, C.; Linke, J.; Roungos, V.; Aneziris, Chr. G.: Thermal Shock Testing of Different Carbon Bonded MgO-C Materials by Application of an Electron Beam Test Facility, Refractories Worldforum 4, No.1 (2012), pp.125-129.
- Thomser, C.; Linke, J.; Matthews, G.; Riccardo, V.; Schmidt, A.; Vasechko, V.: Tungsten coatings under fusion relevant heat loads, Problems of Atomic Science and Technology 6 (2010), pp.54-56.
- Thomser, C.; Uthaisangsuk, V.; Bleck, W.: Influence of Martensite Distribution on Mechanical Properties of Dual Phase Steels: Experiments and Simulation, Steel Research International 80, No. 8 (2009), pp.582-587.