Dr. Thomas Mayer

– Procured and executed CTI and industrial research projects (ABB, Alstom, KELAG, FPT Motorenforschung, FISBA OPTIK) – Planned and performed advanced mechanical (e.g. thermo-mechanical and low cycle fatigue) and metallurgical assessments (e.g. using electron microscopy) – Designed and realised special purpose experimental setups – Consolidated and evaluated extensive experimental datasets using Matlab – Effectively communicated and reported to customers and technical experts

– Developed a new advanced physically based elastic-plastic material model for a steam turbine rotor steel (2CrMoNiWV) in an interdisciplinary collaborative project (ABB, Alstom, Swissnuclear, Empa, ETH, PSI) – Planned and performed mechanical tests at high temperatures and advanced metallurgical investigations (neutron diffraction, TEM, SEM, XRD) – Implemented routines and material models in Matlab – Published and presented research results to project partners and international experts

– Prepared and supervised tutorials, corrected exams – Performed mechanical damping experiments to detect creep damage

– Performed finite-element analysis (Abaqus) of steam turbine rotor welds – Assessed critical crack size and crack propagation as well as creep/fatigue strength – Thoroughly evaluated internal creep/fatigue programs

– Served as apprentice in the area of turning and milling – Completed design exercises with Unigraphics NX4

PhD thesis: „Characterisation and modelling of the microstructural and mechanical evolution of a steam turbine rotor steel”

Focus: Mechanics, Structures and Manufacturing MSc thesis: “Pre-study to microstructurally based evolutionary constitutive models of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels exposed to LCF conditions at elevated temperatures” with distinction, Grade Point Average: 5.92/6

BSc thesis: “Microstructural investigation of welded AISI347 stainless steel and single crystal casted PWA 1483 Ni-base superalloy tested under creep conditions”

Focus: Structural Mechanics Grade Point Average: 5.46/6