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Congratulations to Jakob Seibert on successfully completing his bachelor thesis on the structure of polymer nanocomposites. He used the Z1-Algorithm to analyze the entanglements distribution within the polymer chain samples. Based on this distribution, he investigated how the filler particles affe...

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We are delighted to announce the publication of "Addressing Surface Effects at the Particle-Continuum Interface in a Molecular Dynamics and Finite Elements Coupled Multiscale Simulation Technique" in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00940 This ...

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After preparing the monograph for printing, Sebastian Pfaller's habilitation thesis is available both in online format and as a hard copy. The digital version can be downloaded at https://doi.org/10.25593/opus4-fau-18036. The thesis summarizes the recent research activities of our group and reflects...

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On November 26th, 2021, the “1st (virtual) FRASCAL Symposium” took place in an online format. There, principal advisors (PAs) of the research training group 2423 “FRASCAL” and guest speakers gave insights into their research. Sebastian Pfaller as the PA of FRASCAL’s project P6 represented the Capric...

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We are very pleased to announce that our project „Interphase properties in nanocomposites“ has been granted funding by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for another 24 months (grant number 396414850). In this second funding period, we will validate our findings obtained in the first funding period...

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We are delighted to announce the publication of "A particle‐continuum coupling method for multiscale simulations of viscoelastic‐viscoplastic amorphous glassy polymers " in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. In this contribution, we extend our Capriccio method, which ...

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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...

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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...

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