Chairholder: Matthias Täufer
Junior Professor Chair (CPJ)
Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Ceramic Additive Manufacturing
Overview
The Junior Professorship in Mathematical Modeling and Optimization of Ceramic Additive Manufacturing is dedicated to developing advanced mathematical methods for modeling, analyzing, and optimizing additive manufacturing processes applied to ceramic materials. It draws on tools such as:
- Partial differential equations (PDEs),
- Optimal control,
- Homogenization,
- The study of stochastic media.
These approaches aim to improve the design of innovative processes and materials in response to the technological challenges posed by ceramic additive manufacturing, including:
- Control of thermal processes,
- Optimization of laser trajectories,
- Design of materials with targeted physical properties.
Academic affiliation: The Chair is affiliated with the Analysis and Computational Mathematics team at DMATHS, within CERAMATHS.
Funding and Duration
- Funding: French National Research Agency (ANR).
- Duration: December 2024 – November 2027.
Team
The Chair’s team currently consists of:
- Matthias Täufer (Chairholder),
- Maryam Al Hajjar (Ph.D. candidate),
- Charlotte Milano (Postdoctoral Fellow).
A second Ph.D. student will join the team in 2026.
Chairholder: Matthias Täufer
Academic Background:
- Studied mathematics in Munich.
- Defended his doctoral dissertation in Dortmund (2018).
- Postdoctoral fellowships in London and Hagen.
Research Areas:
- Analysis and spectral theory,
- Mathematical physics,
- Control theory,
- Heat equation,
- Random media.
Publications: Author or co-author of approximately 30 scientific publications.
🔗 Institutional profile
Research Areas
The Chair organizes its work around three main areas:
1. Modeling and optimization of laser paths in additive manufacturing
- Objective: To model heat transfer and optimize laser paths to control the temperature distribution and quality of the produced parts.
- Keywords: Optimal control, heat equation, additive manufacturing, laser trajectories.
2. Homogenization and topological optimization of piezoelectric materials
- Objective: To understand and optimize the effective properties of piezoelectric materials with complex microstructures.
- Keywords: Topological optimization, piezoelectricity, homogenization, composite materials.
3. Anderson Localization in Materials Science
- Objective: To study the influence of disorder and random fluctuations on the propagation and localization of states in materials.
- Keywords: Anderson localization, random media, random boundary conditions, random conductivity, spectral theory.
Projects, Achievements, and Key Figures
Since its launch in 2024, the Chair has produced:
- 5 publications in international mathematics journals,
- 3 scientific preprints.
The team will grow to 4 members by the end of 2026.
Scientific Collaborations
The Chair collaborates with international researchers, including:
- Patrizio Bifulco (University of Hagen),
- Clemens Bombach (TU Chemnitz),
- Matteo Capoferri (University of Milan),
- Ioana Ciotir (INSA Rouen Normandie),
- Raj Das (RMIT University, Melbourne),
- James Kennedy (University of Aveiro),
- Gert Wachsmuth (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg),
- and many others.
Areas of collaboration:
- Analysis of PDEs,
- Spectral theory,
- Random media,
- Optimal control,
- Applications to materials science.