Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover

As 2024 unfolds its final moments, the Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover reflects on a year of growth, collaboration, and shared achievements. The dedication and spirit of our community have shaped a truly remarkable journey. With excitement for the journey ahead, we welcome 2025 and the opportunities it brings. Warm holiday wishes and a Happy New Year to all our students, faculty, staff, collaborators, alumni, and friends! Leibniz Universität Hannover, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research #research #education #vibration #composites

Leibniz Talents for Leon Minne 🌟 We are delighted to announce that on 17 December 2024, the Leibniz Universität Hannover Executive Board awarded our colleague, Leon Minne, in recognition of his outstanding master’s thesis at Leibniz University Hannover. Mr. Minne completed his master’s thesis titled: "An Investigation on Utilizing Kirchhoff's Rod Theory for the Modeling of Mooring Lines in a Fully Coupled Simulation Framework for Offshore Wind Turbines." This thesis represents a significant step toward the formulation and implementation of a consistent mooring line model for DeSiO/the Digital Twin in the context of the CRC1463: Offshore Megastructures. The thesis was supervised by Prof. Raimund Rolfes at the Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Leon on this well-deserved honor and look forward to his continued collaborations at ISD. In picture - Leon Minne and Prof. Dr. Julia Gillen (© Moritz Küstner/LUH) Leibniz Universität Hannover, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research #research #award #windenergy #Hannover

Exciting News from the Institute of Structural Analysis at Leibniz Universität Hannover! 🎉 We are proud to announce that Anilkumar P. M. Nair, Head of the Research Group Composite Structures has been awarded the prestigious Hermann Blenk Research Prize! 🏆 His pioneering research introduces a fresh approach to morphing wing structures using piezoelectric actuators in composite laminates. Unlike traditional methods using large macro-fibre composites that risk losing bistability. Dr. Nair investigated smaller actuators distributed across the laminate surface. This innovative technique maintains stability and enhances performance, validated through a semi-analytical model and finite element analysis. The award, presented at Aeronautics Research Centre Niedersachsen's (NFL) Research Day on November 28, 2024, honors his outstanding journal publication and contribution to the field. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nair for this well-deserved honor and for advancing the frontiers of aeronautical engineering! 👏👏 ✈️ Photo Credit: Ahmed Nassef, TU Braunschweig Leibniz Universität Hannover, Technische Universität Braunschweig #Innovation #Aeronautics #CompositeStructures #LeibnizUniversitätHannover #HermannBlenkPrize

Meet us at AIAA SciTech Forum 2025! With an accepted publication titled "𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬," our colleague Aditya Bansod will be giving the presentation at Session STR-31/MAT-21: AI/ML in Structures and Materials IV, at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Feel free to meet Aditya during AIAA to learn more about our activities. Congratulations to all authors on their accepted publication (Aditya Bansod, Anilkumar P. M. Nair, Sven Scheffler and Raimund Rolfes). https://lnkd.in/guyNYr9 #composite #reseach #modeling #aerospace #wind Leibniz Universität Hannover, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research

Yesterday I had the opportunity to represent Ramboll at the KIB Kolloquium at the Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH). The kolloquium for structural engineering was organized by the Ludwig-Franzius-Institute for Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering of the LUH. Here, LUH graduates gave exciting insights into their day-to-day work. Presentations by RWE, LPI, Walbrecht, etc. gave a taste of the various professional fields to which a degree in civil engineering provides access. Ramboll was also represented here with a presentation on structural health monitoring of offshore wind turbines and a stand. Thanks to Joshua Schrauder for the interesting insights into the subject area. And thanks also to everyone I had the pleasure of talking to at the Ramboll stand during the break!

Offshore Megastructures collaborative research centre awarded a second funding period.   The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation has approved the extension of the SFB1463: Offshore Megastrukturen. This means the project will now move into the second funding period. The SFB 1463 comprises five research facilities at Leibniz Universität Hannover, which leads the project. In addition to LUH, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. and Technische Universität Dresden as well as Technische Universität Darmstadt are participating in the project. Most of the participating institutes at Leibniz University Hannover and Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg already conduct joint research within the scope of the research collaboration ForWind.   The collaborative research centre (CRC) Offshore Megastructures is developing new concepts for tomorrow’s offshore wind turbines. The centre intends to make a significant contribution towards ensuring a successful energy transition. The CRC focuses on the physical and methodological foundations, based on the concept of a digital twin. It is developing simulation models that describe individual turbines over their entire working life and can be adapted in accordance with the conditions at any given time.   The advances made during the first funding period convinced the DFG to continue funding the CRC. Among other things, the researchers have so far provided an initial digital twin which takes into account the associated loads – the impacts of air, wave and current forces, as well as the interaction with the ocean floor – which megastructures in the ocean are exposed to.   In the second funding period, the focus will primarily be the validation and verification of new methods. In addition to other locations, the research will be carried out at Forschungszentrum Küste's Large Wave Flume (GWK+) in Hannover, which was expanded during the first funding period and is one of a kind in the world. Measurements will also be taken at the new onshore research wind park WiValdi, at an offshore wind park and in the Turbulent Wind Tunnel in Oldenburg. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewiJSTUG

Along with Claudio Balzani (Institute for Wind Energy Systems (LUH)), our colleagues Sven Scheffler and Aamir DEAN, Dr.-Ing. Dr. (Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover) in association with ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research will be organizing a mini-symposium titled "𝐌𝐒#𝟎𝟓.𝟒 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬" at the Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC) 2025! This session will provide a fantastic opportunity to meet in person, discuss key topics, share expertise, and exchange ideas related to our field. We would like to invite all potential speakers to submit an abstract for this mini-symposium and encourage you to share this invitation with your colleagues and networks. Please note that the extended deadline for abstract submission is January 15, 2025 (https://lnkd.in/dtXikgsG). We look forward to meeting you at WESC! #research #composite #wind #energy #conference Leibniz Universität Hannover, CRC1463: Offshore Megastructures

Millionenförderung für die Erforschung von Technik für die Energiewende: Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft hat grünes Licht für die Verlängerung des von der Leibniz Universität Hannover geführten Sonderforschungsbereichs „Offshore-Megastrukturen" gegeben. https://lnkd.in/eUjPJyyx

#GetToKnowUsMore Let's get to know our "Acoustics research group" through the group leader, Tobias Bohne. Tobias shared insights with us about our acoustics research group at the Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover. He provided a detailed overview of the group's research activities, highlighting our involvement in the DAGA 2024 conference, which we co-hosted with Institut für Kommunikationstechnik and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik e. V. Discover all the details by watching his comprehensive video interview. Feel free to connect with Tobias Bohne for further discussions and collaborations. Wishing Tobias Bohne and the acoustics research group all the best in their future pursuits! A big thank you to him for facilitating this engaging and informative interview! #research #academics #acoustics #energy #conference Raimund Rolfes, Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover, Leibniz Universität Hannover Credits: Maryam Hematipour, Aditya Bansod, Luis Hernando Sierra Alarcón, Katja Mock & Anilkumar P. M. Nair

Victor Rizkallah Foundation Award for Britt Kahrger 🌟 We are delighted to announce that on November 9, 2024, the Victor Rizkallah Foundation awarded our colleague, Britt Kahrger, in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements at Leibniz University Hannover. Ms. Kahrger completed her master's thesis titled "Structural Health Monitoring of an Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structure, Considering Operational and Environmental Influences", under the guidance of Prof. Raimund Rolfes at the Institut für Statik und Dynamik - LU Hannover. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Britt on this well-deserved honor and wish her continued success in her future career. Picture: Founding family, board members, and award winners. Leibniz Universität Hannover, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research #research #award #windenergy #hannover