Research Team

Our interdisciplinary team combines expertise in mechanical engineering, materials science, and computational methods to advance metamaterial research.

Viacheslav Slesarenko
Dr. Viacheslav Slesarenko
Principal Investigator
livMatS, University of Freiburg

Research focus: mechanical and acoustic metamaterials, machine learning, computational mechanics, and 3D printing.

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Michael Somr
Dr. Michael Somr
PostDoc
Mechanical Engineering

Research focuse: advanced metamaterials and intelligent bristlebots.

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David Schwarz
David Schwarz
PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering

Research focus: adaptive mechanical metamaterials, programming of the mechanical response, UV-controlled behavior.

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Gerrit Felsch
Gerrit Felsch
PhD Candidate
Computational Mechanics

Research focus: generative models for design of metamaterials and machine learning.

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Dan Wang
Dan Wang
Master's Student
Computational Mechanics

Research focus: mechanical metamaterials, FEM, level-set method.

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Former Team Members

Dr. Edoardo Milana
Postdoc Student (2022)
Now: Jun.-Prof. at Univeristy of Freiburg, Germany
Prathyusha Sriperumbuduri
Master's Student (2024)
Now: Firmware Development Engineer at Thorlabs, Germany
Dwaipayan Roy Chowdhury
Master's Student (2023-2024)
Now: Software Developer at Multivac Groups, Germany
Dr. Naeim Ghavidelnia
co-supervised PhD (2021-2025)
Now: Researcher at Fraunhofer IWM, Germany
Lukas Kürner
Research Associate (2023-2024)
Now: Researcher at University of Freiburg, Germany
Pawel Ostrowski
Research Associate (2023-2024)
Amlan Mischra
Master's Student (2022-2023)
Now: Simulation Engineer, ITC Limited, India
Indre Jödicke
Booster Project Student (2022-2023)
Now: PhD student, University of Freiburg, Germany

Collaborators

Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther
JGU Mainz, Germany
Expertise: Materials Science, Macromolecular Chemistry, Autonomous Systems
Prof. Dr. Lars Pastewka
University of Freiburg, Germany
Expertise: Mechanics, Computational Methods, Tribology
Prof. Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto
Penn State University, USA
Expertise: Civil Engineering, Adaptive Systems, Earthquake Protection
Dr. Aliya Sharipova
Fraunhofer IKTS, Germany
Expertise: Cold Sintering, Ceramic-Metal Composites
Prof. Jan Zeman
CTU Prague, Czech Republic
Expertise: Mechanics, Computational Methods
Prof. Stephan Rudykh
Galway University, Ireland
Expertise: Instabilities, Wave Propagation, Soft Materials
Prof. Pavel Galich
Technion, Israel
Expertise: Wave Propagation, 3D printing
Prof. Dr. Stefan Schiller
Goethe Univeristy Frankfurt, Germany
Expertise: Macromolecular Chemisty, Metamaterials

Join Our Team

We are always looking for talented researchers to join our team. We offer positions for:

  • PhD Students: Fully funded positions in mechanical engineering, materials science, or computational methods
  • Postdoctoral Researchers: 2-3 year positions with competitive salary and research freedom
  • Master's Students: Thesis projects in metamaterials, computational design, or experimental validation
  • Visiting Researchers: Short-term collaborations and exchange programs

Interested candidates should contact Dr. Slesarenko with their CV and research interests.