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After the lecture period, we held another Capriccio mini retreat to address various scientific, organisational, and strategic issues. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, we decided to stay at the university and to reserve a large seminar room to ensure appropriate distances. Each day started w...

We are delighted to announce the publication of “A coupled MD-FE methodology to characterize mechanical interphases in polymeric nanocomposites” in the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.  We introduce an unconventional procedure to characterize spatial profiles of elastic and inelastic...

We are delighted to announce the publication of “A viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive model for glassy polymers informed by molecular dynamics simulations” in the International Journal of Solids and Structures. Lead by Wuyang Zhao, we have developed a complex inelastic material model that can re...

The Capriccio group had the chance to discuss issues related to multiscale coupling and the Capriccio method with Michael Ortiz. As an expert in fracture mechanics and multiscale analysis, he is Mercator fellow of the Research Training Group GRK 2423 “FRASCAL” and regularly visits Erlangen. Beginnin...

  On September 14th and 15th, the combined 1st RTG Retreat & 4th RTG Seminar was held by the Research Training Group (RTG) GRK 2423 FRASCAL at the Fraunhofer Research Campus in Waischenfeld. The Capriccio group participated as part of FRASCAL. On the first day, Christof Bauer, FRASCAL doc...

From August 27th to 29th, the Capriccio group held a mini retreat with particular focus on current scientific issues, current publication preparations, upcoming conferences, and many more issues that are difficult to focus on within everyone’s daily routine. The first day was dedicated to the prepa...

To avoid personal contact during the current Corona pandemic, the whole Capriccio group moved to home office. There, all members continue their research and stay in close contact – of course only via internet. We will keep you updated about our progress and wish you good health!  

From February, 24th to 29th, 2020, the Capriccio group visited the Department of Applied Mechanics at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in India’s capital. Within the joint programme “Multi-Scale Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Energy, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing“, we...

On March 12th, 2020 the 2nd Visitors Workshop of the GRK 2423 FRASCAL took place at Atzelsberg castle. The Research Training Group welcomed experts from the field of fracture research, namely Gilles Francfort (Department of Mathematics, University 13, Paris, France and visiting professor at the Cour...

Once a month Capriccio and the PULS Group of Ana-Sunčana Smith meet for a joint "coffee break" – a good chance to discuss scientific topics in a relaxed atmosphere and to bring up current issues to be looked at from various perspectives. The close exchange between our groups allows us to assess our ...