Our Team
Head

Prof. Dr. Andreas Taras
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Administrative Staff

Eva Renger
Administration
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Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Andreas Müller
Ph.D., ETH Zürich, CH
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Dr. Patrick Studer
Ph.D., ETH Zürich, CH
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Dr. Vlad Silvestru
Ph.D, TU Graz, AT
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Dr. Valentino Vigneri
Ph.D., University of Luxembourg, LU
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PhD Students

Stefan Martinolli
M.Sc., ETH Zürich, CH
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Robin Steinmetz
M.Sc., ETH Zürich, CH
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Michael Mayrhofer
M.Sc., TU Graz, AT
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Lecturers & Academic Guests

Fernando Ortiz Quintana
M.Sc. UPM, ES
Lecturer and Program Coordinator
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Former Team Members

Alessandro Gobbato
Scientific assistant | November 2023 - May 2025

Zhikang Deng
Doctoral student | October 2020 - March 2025
Doctoral thesis | Reinforcing glass elements with adhesively bonded Fe-SMA

Robert Kroyer
Doctoral student | October 2019 - March 2025
Doctoral thesis | Development and validation of component-based finite element models for shallow floor composite beams

Morena Giulieri
Scientific assistant | September 2023 - February 2025

Niels Pichler
Doctoral student | XX - December 2024
Doctoral thesis | Mixed-mode failure of adhesively bonded iron-based shape memory alloy joints

Fangxia Lu
Postdoctoral researcher | September 2019 - December 2024

Chen Hui
Academic guest

Samuel Garcia
Scientific assistant

Vera Löhle
Administrative assistant