Prof. Dr. techn. Dr. h.c.Manfred KaltenbacherGraz University of Technology (TU Graz) Tel: +43 (0) 316 / 873 - 7250 |
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| Career | |
| 1992-1999 | Research and teaching assistant, Institute of Measurement Technology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria |
| 1999-2008 | Associate Professor, Department of Sensor Technology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
| 2008-2012 | Full Professor for Applied Mechatronics, Institute of Smart System Technologies, University of Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 2012-2020 | Full Professor for Measurement and Actuator Technology, Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics, Vienna University of Technology, Austria |
| 2020- | Full Professor for Fundamental and Theory of Electrical Engineering, Head of Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering, TU Graz, Austria |
| Education | |
| 1992 | Diploma Degree in Electrical Engineering Technical University Graz, Austria |
| 1996 | Doctoral Degree in Technical Science Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria |
| 2004 | Habilitation in Electrical Engineering Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany |
Research Interests
Numerical solution of partial differential equations, modeling and numerical simulation of coupled field problems (electromagnetics, magneto-mechanics, piezoelectrics, aeroacoustics, vibro-acoustics), material models and parameter identification (combined experimental and numerical techniques), meta-materials
University Lecture Courses
Finite Elements for Coupled Field Problems, Electrodynamics, Theory of Electrical Engineering, Aeroacoustics, Theoretical Acoustics
Functions, activities, memberships
| 2022+ | Member of Board of Directors of CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences |
| 2021+ | Member of Academic Assembly of CISM, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences |
| 2020+ | Editor in Chief for Acta Acustica |
| 2019 | Doctor Honoris Causa (Dr. h.c.) from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| 2019+ | President of Austrian Acoustics Association |
| 2019-2022 | Member of the board of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) |
| 2017+ | Member of Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) |
| 2017+ | Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Mechanica |
| 2017+ | Editor of Journal of Computational Acoustics |
| 2015+ | Member of Austrian National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; President of this committee since 2017 |
| 2015+ | Head of section Aeroacoustics of DEGA (German Acoustical Society) and member of the managing board |
| 2013-2017 | Technical program chair of Computational Acoustics of EAA (European Acoustical Association) |
| 2011+ | Associate editor Acta Acustica united with Acustica: The Journal of European Acoustics Association |
| 1999+ | Memberships: Member of IEEE Magnetics Society, International Compumag Society, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), European Acoustic Association (EAA), Austrian Association of Acoustics (AAA), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik (DEGA), Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (GAMM) |
| 1997+ | Regular reviewer for numerous scientific journals (acoustics, fluid dynamics, scientific computing, applied mathematics, measurement technology) |
Publications: see at Google Scholar (Manfred Kaltenbacher - Google Scholar)
Supervised PhD theses
Hamideh Hassanpour Guilvaiee (2023), TU Wien, Austria
Modeling viscous and thermal effects in Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) structures using the finite element method
Rafael Engelmann (2023), TU Wien, Austria
An Investigation into Low-Frequency Aero-Vibro-Acoustic Mechanisms in Vehicles
Clemens Freidhager (2022), TU Graz, Austria
Aeroacoustics of Automotive Turbochargers
Sebastian Floss (2022), TU Wien, Austria
Mitigation of sound by micro-perforated absorbers in different types of sound fields -Design and evaluation
Stefan Gombots (2020), TU Wien, Austria
Acoustic source localization at low frequencies using microphone arrays
Philipp Seebacher (2020), TU Wien, Austria
Numerical optimization of magnetic fields for track brakes in consideration of safety requirements
for autonomous drive mode
Klaus Roppert (2020), TU Wien
Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Induction Heating Processes for Thin Steel Sheets
Jens Grabinger (2019), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Finite Element Method for the Prediction of Flow-induced Sound Radiated from Rotating Systems
Stefan Schoder (2019), TU Wien, Austria
Aeroacoustic Analogies based on Compressible Flow Data
Clemens Junger (2018), TU Wien, Austria
Computational aeroacoustics for the characterization of noise sources in rotating systems
Natalie Helena Schlachter (2017), TU Wien, Austria
Aeroacoustics of dual-channel mass flow measurement devices
Jochen Metzger (2017), TU Wien, Austria
Characterization of acoustic absorbers
Germano Galasso (2017), TU Wien, Austria
Modelling the nanosecond laser ablation of a silicon target
Sebastian Eiser (2016), TU Wien, Austria
An Extension to Nitsche-type Mortaring for Non-conforming Finite Elements
Stefan Hartl (2016), TU Wien, Austria
Analysis of fiber reinforced filament wound rotors
Dominik Perchtold (2016), TU Wien, Austria
Characterization of Permanent Magnets Used in Biased Chokes
Adrian Volk (2016), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Materialdatencharakterisierung, Modellierung und numerische Simulation der Magnetostriktion in
Leistungstransformatoren
Kirill Shaposhnikov (2015), TU Wien, Austria
Finite Element Simulation of Piezoelectric Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors
Andreas Hauck (2015), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Higher Order Finite Elements for Coupled and Anisotropic Field Problems
Stefan Zörner (2014), TU Wien, Austria
Numerisches Simulationsverfahren für die präzise Berechnung der menschlichen Phonation unter
realen Bedingungen
Harald Sima (2014), TU Wien, Austria
Erhöhung der erzielbaren Speicherzeit von magnetisch gelagerten Schwungradspeichern
David Tumpold (2014), TU Wien, Austria
Modeling and Optimization Methods of an Electrostatically driven MEMS Speaker
Hendrik Husstedt (2012), AAU Klagenfurt, Austria
Messung von Magnetfeldern für das Testen von Automobilsensoren
Helmut Köck (2012), AAU Klagenfurt, Austria
Experimental and numerical study on heat transfer problems in microelectronic devices
Andreas Hüppe (2012), AAU Klagenfurt, Austria
Spectral Finite Elements for Acoustic Field Computation
Simon Triebenbacher (2011), AAU Klagenfurt, Austria
Nonmatching Grids for the Numerical Simulation of Problems from Aeroacoustics and
Vibroacoustics
Fabian Wein (2011), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Topology Optimization of Smart Piezoelectric Transducers
Gerhard Link (2008), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
A Finite Element Scheme for Fluid–Solid–Acoustics Interactions and its Application to Human
Phonation
Max Escobar (2007), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Finite Element Simulation of Flow-Induced Noise using Lighthill’s Acoustic Analogy
Elena Zhelezina (2005), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Adaptive Finite Element Method for the Numerical Simulation of Electric, Magnetic and Acoustic
Fields