Franziska Wenz

Project

Development of Mechanical Programmable Materials
Programmable materials demonstrate a behavior that can be described by logical elements. This behavior is achieved through a manipulation of the material’s micro- and mesostructure. It is possible to both implement multiple macroscopic properties into a material (e.g. a positive and negative Poisson’s ratio) and to switch between the different states. In my research, I develop and numerically describe such materials.

First supervisor:

Prof. Dr. Chris Eberl

Publications in livMatS

• Controlling malleability of metamaterials through programmable memory*
  Wenz, F., Schönfeld, D., Fischer, S. C., Pretsch, T., & Eberl, C. (2023). Controlling malleability of metamaterials through programmable memory. Advanced Engineering Materials, 25(3), 2201022. doi: 10.1002/adem.202201022
• Development of a Scalable Fabrication Concept for Sustainable, Programmable Shape‐Morphing Metamaterials*
  Schwarz, A., Lichti, T., Wenz, F., Scheuring, B. M., Hübner, C., Eberl, C., & Elsner, P. (2022). Development of a Scalable Fabrication Concept for Sustainable, Programmable Shape‐Morphing Metamaterials. Advanced Engineering Materials, 24(11), 2200386. doi: 10.1002/adem.202200386F
• Optimal design of shape changing mechanical metamaterials at finite strains*
  Lichti, T., Leichner, A., Andrä, H., Müller, R., Wenz, F., Eberl, C., Schwarz, A. & Hübner, C. (2022). Optimal design of shape changing mechanical metamaterials at finite strains. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 252, 111769. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111769
• Designing shape morphing behavior through local programming of mechanical metamaterials*
  Wenz, F., Schmidt, I., Leichner, A., Lichti, T., Baumann, S., Andrae, H., & Eberl, C. (2021). Designing shape morphing behavior through local programming of mechanical metamaterials. Advanced Materials, 33(37), 2008617. doi: 10.1002/adma.202008617