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Janina Zimmermann
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| Name: | Janina Zimmermann |
| Languages: | German and Italian (native), English (fluent) |
Research and Employment
| 11/2009-currently | European Projects Manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Freiburg |
| 06/2006-10/2009 | PhD researcher and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, Freiburg, and the Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen |
Education and training
| 09/2011-06/2013 | Extra occupational studies "Business administration" (Betriebswirt/in (IWW))
at the FernUniversität Hagen |
| 06/2006-11/2009 | PhD thesis at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Freiburg
and at the Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen: "Atomistic modeling of the oxidation of titanium nitride and cobalt-chromium alloy surfaces" (Supervisor: Prof. L. Colombi Ciacchi) Final mark: "with distinction" (summa cum laude) |
| 10/2002-03/2006 | University of Regensburg: Main studies (physics), final mark "sehr gut" (1.10)
Diploma thesis at the Institute for Theoretical Physics: "Vibrational modes of carbon nanotubes: a force-constant-model approach" (Supervisor: Dr. G. Cuniberti) |
| 10/2000-10/2002 | University of Stuttgart: Basic studies (physics) |
| 09/1995-07/2000 | High school Liceo Scientifico G. Galilei, Trieste, Italy
Maturità Scientifica (high school degree), final mark 100/100 |
Experience abroad
| 09/2013-11/2013 | Visitor at the Fraunhofer Brussels Office, Belgium |
| 05/2008-06/2008 | Imperial College and King's College London, UK
Visiting researcher at the Thomas Young Centre - London Centre for Theory and Simulation of Materials (TYC) Collaboration with Prof. Mike Finnis and Dr. A. De Vita |
| 09/2007-12/2007 | Imperial College London, UK
Visiting researcher within the program "HPC-Europa - Transnational Access" Collaboration with Prof. Mike Finnis |
Awards and Fellowships
| 2011 | Bremer Studienpreis 2010 for the best PhD Thesis
in Natural and Engineering Sciences |
| 2010 | KlarText! Prize of the Klaus Tschira Foundation |
| 2007 | HLRS Golden Spike Award of the High Performance Computing Centre Stuttgart |
| 2007-2009 | Fellowship within the funding program for female PhD researchers of the Fraunhofer Society |
| 2007 | Fellowships of the "HPC-Europa - Transnational Access" program
and of the Thomas Young Centre, London |
Extra Curricolar Activities
| Currently | Triathlon, Oriental and Tribal Fusion Dancing |
| 2002-2004 | Member of the University Orchestra of Regensburg |
| 09/2002-06/2000 | Musical education at the Conservatorio G. Tartini, Trieste
Violin and orchestra education |
| 1993-2000 | Athletics at the Centro Universitario Sportivo (CUS), Trieste |