Completed Ph.D.s

Internal Ph.D.s

Dr. Haijie ZHANG
“Flow-solidification interaction under controlled convective conditions during unidirectional solidification process”, 09.08.2021

Dr. Hadi BARATI
“Numerical modeling of clogging in submerged entry nozzle during steel continuous casting”, 31.01.2019

Dr. Mihaela STEFAN-KHARICHA
“Observation of Flow Phenomena during Dendritic Solidification”, 29.11.2018

Dr. Yongjian ZHENG
“Multiphase modeling of as-solidified structure and macrosegregation in continuously cast round billet of large format”, 26.04.2018

Dr. Tobias HOLZMANN
„Methodenentwicklung zur Berechnung der Materialeigenschaften von Aluminium Gusslegierungen in 3D für lokale Wärmebehandlungen mit optionaler Optimierung“, 23.04.2018

Dr. Ebrahim KARIMI SIBAKI, MSc
"Multiphysics Simulation of Electroslag Remelting Processes", 30.03.2016

DI Dr. Florian MAYER
"Programm- und Modellentwicklung zur Simulation von Makroseigerungsentstehungsphänomenen beim Brammenstranggießen von Stahl mit besonderem Augenmerk auf die Phänomene 'feeding' und 'Bulging'", 10.12.2015

DI Dr. Andreas KEMMINGER
"Characterization and Optimization of the Electrolyte Flow in a Conventional Tankhouse Cell", 19.03.2015

DI Dr. mult. Josef DOMITNER
"Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Micro- and Macrosegregations in Continuously Cast Steel Slabs", 18.06.2014

Dr. Jun LI, MSc
"Prediction of Macrosegragtion in Steel Ingots", 30.06.2013

DI Dr. Johann Peter MOGERITSCH
"Investigation on peritectic solidification using a transparent organic system", 07.08.2012

Dr. Dipl. math. Anton ISHMURZIN
"Modelling and Simulation of Solidification of High Grade Steel Ingot Castings", 26.03.2010

DI Dr. Claudia PFEILER
"Modeling of Turbulent Particle/gas Dispersion in the Mold Region and Particle Entrapment into the Solid Shell of a Steel Continuous Caster", 27.07.2008 (Winner of the Josef-Krainer Förderpreis 2010)

DI Dr. Monika GRUBER-PRETZLER
"A Study on Macrosegregation in Continuous Casting of Bronze", 23.04.2008 (Winner of the Award of Excellence 2008)

DI Dr. Carlos CARRENO-BODENSIEK
"Construction of a Radial Heat Flow Apparatus for Measuring the Solid-Liquid Interface Energies of Ternary Alloy Systems", 09.12.2005 (The work has performed at the Foundry Institute of the RWTH Aachen, Germany)

External Ph.D.s

DI Dr. Philipp DORRER
“Experimental investigation of the inclusion behavior in Ti-stabilized interstitial-free steels and its relevance for clogging phenomena in continuous casting processes”, 07.05.2020

DI Dr. Marianne Doletschak, BSc , Lehrstuhl für Gesteinshüttenkunde, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
"Untersuchung des Stoffübergangs in einer gasgespülten Stahlpfanne durch fluiddynamische Simulationen", 04.07.2019

DI Antonio Olmedilla GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, Institut Jean Lamour, Université de Lorraine, France
"Grain Motion and Packing: Application to Metallic Alloy Solidification", 11.12.2017

 M.Sc. Yijiang XU, Norwegian Univ. Sci. Techn. (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
“Experimental and numerical modelling study on the nucleation and grain growth of inoculated aluminium alloys”, 01.12.2017

DI Ari KRUSKOPF, Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto, Finland
"Multiphysical Modeling Approach for Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Process", 31.10.2017

Eng. Dr. Dali YOU, Chair for Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Modeling microsegregation and nonmetallic inclusion formation based on thermodynamic databases", 16.01.2017     

Dr. M.Sc., Takao KOSHIWAWA, MINES Paris Tech CEMEF, France
“Deformation of steel ingots by punch pressing during their solidification, numerical modelling and experimental validation of induced hot cracking and macrosegregation phenomena”, 20.09.2016

Dr. DI M. RIEDLER, Chair for Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Solidification control in casting of heavy ingots by a novel casting process", 20.06.2016

Dr. DI Bernhard KÖNIG, Institut für Strömungslehre und Wärmeübertragung, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria
"Multiscale experimental investigations of flow pattern and slag interaction in a bubble stirred water basin during unsteady operation", 07.04.2016

M.Sc. Thi-Thuy-My NGUYEN, l'École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Sophia-Antipolis, France
"Multiscale modeling of solidification structures and interaction with fluid mechanics", 18.12.20151) 

Dr. M.Sc., Hong WANG, Huazhong Univ. of Sci. Techn. (HUST), Wuhan, China
“Numerical simulation of coupled multi-physical fields during melting and solidification process under spiral electromagnetic field”, 26.08.2015

Dr. DI Marcel FINK, Lehrstuhl für Metallische Werkstoffe, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
"Thermodynamid der fest-flüssig Phasengrenze beim Schmelzen von metallischen Legierungen", 06.11.2014

Dr. DI Mathilde HUGOT, Institut Jean Lamour Nancy, France (Referee: Dr. Kharicha)
"Simulation of mould current in the ESR process", 27.06.2014,

Dr. M.Sc. Liang CHEN, Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence, Aix-Marseille Université, France
"Dynamical microstructure formation in 3D directional solidification of transparent model alloys: in situ characterization in DECLIC-DSI under diffusion transport in microgravity", 29.11.2013

Dr. M.Sc. Yuriy LYTVYNYUK, Chair for Iron and Steel Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of metallurgical reactions", 17.06.2013

Dr. DI Jonas VALLOTON, Institut des Matériaux , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
"Phase Competition in Peritectic Cu-Sn Alloys during Solidification of Low Speed in a Diffusive Regime", 05.10.2012

Dr. DI Peter HOFER, Chair for Foundry Technology, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
„Messung und Simulation des Verzugs von Druckgussbauteilen", 28.03.2012

Dr. DI Annemarie BULLA, Foundry Institut, RWTH Aachen, Germany
„Messungen der fest-flüssig Grenzflächenenergie in ternären Systemen", 05.01.2012

Dr. DI Sandra VOLLMANN, Chair of Ceramics, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
„Einfluss der Strömungsmechanik auf den Verschleiß feuerfester Baustoffe", 19.05.2010

Dr. M.Sc. Robert VERTNIK, Laboratory for Multiphase Processes, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
"Heat and Fluid Flow Simulation of the Continuous Casting of Steel by a Meshless Method", 27.04.2010

Dr. M.Sc. Mahmoud AHMADEIN, Foundry Institute of the RWTH Aachen, Germany
"Experimentation and Modeling of Grain Nucleation and Solidification of Aluminum Alloys in Absence and Presence of Shear", 25.06.2009

Dr. DI Augustin KARASANGABO, Department of Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Wetting and Interfacial Reaction Investigations of Iron-Based Alloys/Alumina Systems by Means of the Sessile Drop Shape Analysis Method", 12.03.2009

Dr. DI Martin BUCHMANN, Department of Metallic Materials, University of Jena, Germany
„Grenzflächenthermodynamik und Kinetik von Fest-Flüssig-Phasenumwandlungen", 21.04.2009

Dr. DI Martin DEMUTH, Institute for Process Technology & Industrial Environmental Protection, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Analysis of absorption performance in industrial SO2 spray scrubbers with computational fluid dynamics", 26.04.2007

Dr. DI Bernd LINZER, Department of Metallurgy, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Thin strip casting of carbon steels", 11.03.2007

Dr. DI Gerhard KASTNER, Chair for Petroleum Production and Processing, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria
"Numerical Modelling of Vortexing Mould Powder Entrapment in a Continuous Casting Process", 22.11.2006

Dr. DI Minh Do-Quang, Department of Mechanics of the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
"Melt Convection in Welding and Crystal Growth", 15.12.2004

Dr. DI Christian REDL, Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Leoben, Austria
"Real Time Combustion Simulation Based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method", 23.06.2004

Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Georg EHLEN, Foundry Institute of the Technical University Aachen (RWTH Aachen), Germany
"Transient Numerical Simulation of Complex Convection Effects During Solidification", 12.02.2004