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Professor Dr. Stefan Linz

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Theoretische Physik (Prof. Linz)
  • Center for Nonlinear Science

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Theory of pattern forming systems
  • Theory of dynamical systems
  • Theory of erosion and deposition processes
  • Dynamics of granular matter
  • Dynamics of complex fluids

Academic Education

1997Habilitation (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) , Universität Augsburg, Habilitation thesis: Dynamics of Granular Systems: Macromechanical Models
1989Ph. D (Dr. rer. nat.), Universität des Saarlandes, Sarbrücken, Dissertation: Convection in binary fluid mixtures

Work Experience

since 10/2002University Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, WWU Münster, Gemany
07/1997 - 09/2002Lecturer, Universität Augsburg
06/1992 - 06/1997Junior Lecturer, Department of Physics, Universität Augsburg, Germany
10/1990 - 04/1993Research Associate, Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
06/1990 - 09/1990Postdoctoral Fellow (GFD Fellow), Institute of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA., USA
08/1989 - 05/1990Scientific collaborator, Theoretical Physics, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany

Publications

Transition to chaos: From small to large systems in the Nikolaevskiy model
Richters-Finger, Steffen; Hartmann, Simon; Linz, Stefan J. (2020)
In: International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Sciences and Engineering, 30(01)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Algebraically simple chaotic flow
Sprott J C, Linz S J (2012)
In: Barbe N B (eds.), Le Néant dans la Pensée Contemporaine. Sonstiger Verlag / other publisher.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Analysis of a solid-on-solid type block model for particle redeposition in ion-beam erosion processes under normal incidence
Anspach N, Linz S J (2012)
In: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2012
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Regular and chaotic dynamics in bouncing ball models
Vogel S., Linz S. J. (2011)
In: International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 21(3)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Modeling particle redeposition in ion-beam erosion processes under normal incidence
Anspach N, Linz SJ (2010)
In: Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2010
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

FOR 845 - Subproject: Stochastic nonlinear field equations as models for self-organized nanostructures during ion beam erosion (2nd fundung period)
Duration: 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
FOR 845 - Subproject: Stochastic nonlinear field equations as models for self-organized nanostructures during ion beam erosion (1st funding period)
Duration: 01/08/2007 - 31/07/2010 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster

Doctorates

Discrete and continuous models for the collective behaviour of active particles
Candidate: Ophaus, Lukas | Supervisors: Thiele, Uwe; Linz, Stefan
Period of time: 01/11/2014 - 16/12/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Erosions- und redepositionsgetriebene Strukturbildung: Theoretische Analyse einer verallgemeinerten Kuramoto-Sivashinsky-Gleichung
Candidate: Osthues, Marc | Supervisors: Linz, Stefan; Thiele, Uwe; Donath, Markus
Period of time: 20/01/2017 - 20/01/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Modellierung der Dynamik granularer Materie durch ein viskoplastisches Kontinuumsmodell
Candidate: Zub, Thomas | Supervisors: Linz, Stefan; Hansen, Ulrich; Donath, Markus
Period of time: 21/10/2016 - 21/10/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Dufour driven convection in binary gas mixtures
Candidate: Kuchel, Max Theodor | Supervisors: Linz, Stefan
Period of time: 01/10/2008 - 16/11/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
vertically and horizontally periodic oscillated complex fluids
Candidate: Grevenstette, Michael | Supervisors: Linz, Stefan
Period of time: 01/10/2007 - 05/07/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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