Scholar
Simon Praetorius
Google Scholar ID: fy2BOvEAAAAJ
Technische Universität Dresden
Citations & Impact
Citations
533
H-index
13
i10-index
14
Publications
20
Co-authors
11
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Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 2020: Teaching award of the faculty of mathematics in the category 'Nachwuchsvorlesung'. 2016: Award for an excellent doctoral thesis: Georg-Helm-Preis 2016. Organized conferences and events such as the Workshop 'Vector- and Tensor-Valued Surface PDEs' (Nov 29 - Dec 01, 2023), Dune/AMDiS Hackathon (Oct 06, 2023), and more.
Research Experience
- 2023 - present: Principal investigator in the DFG research unit 'Vector- and Tensor-Valued Surface PDEs'. 2015 - present: Postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Scientific Computing at Technische Universität Dresden. Sep - Dec 2018: Research visit in the lab of Prof. Steven M. Wise at the University of Tennessee. March 2013: Research visit in the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Cambridge, UK).
Education
- 2011-2015: PhD in Mathematics at Technische Universität Dresden, supervised by Prof. Axel Voigt and additionally reviewed by Prof. Steven M. Wise. 2005-2011: Diploma study in Mathematics (Scientific Computing) at Technische Universität Dresden, grade: 1.3.
Background
- Research interests include finite-element discretization, the evolution of surface vector and tensor fields, geometric flows, the Phase-Field Crystal equation, Discrete Exterior Calculus, and models in active matter.
Miscellany
- Deputy equal opportunities officer of the faculty of mathematics since 2022.
