Prof. Dr. Ing. Axel Schumacher
Leader of the chair
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Faculty for Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering
Chair for Optimization of Mechanical Structures
Campus Grifflenberg
Gaußstr. 20
42119 Wuppertal
Room W/12/030
Phone: +49 (0) 202-439-2386
Fax: +49 (0) 202-439-5189
Email: schumacher{At}uni-wuppertal.de
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Office hours
During lecture time:
thursdays 4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m in room W.12.106 and
by appointment.
During lecture-free time:
by appointment.
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Curriculum Vitae
In 1980-1983 Education as Machine Fitter at Deutsche Bahn
In 1983-1987 Basic studies of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Duisburg
In 1987-1990 Main studies of Mechanical Engineering at Aachen RWTH
In 1990-1998 Research Assistant at the Institute of Structural Mechanics & Control, University of Siegen,
in that time: Dissertation (1995): Topology optimization of structures using hole positioning criteria
In 1999-2002 Project Engineer and Project Leader for Optimization at Adam Opel AG (General Motors),
in that time: Teaching positions at the University of Siegen and the Technical University of Darmstadt
In 2003-2012 Professor at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive & Aircraft Engineering,
in that time: The first edition of the book "Optimierung mechanischer Strukturen" (2005)
Since 2013 Professor at the University of Wuppertal
Main Research
Lightweight design
Crash simulation
Structural optimization (shape optimization, topology optimization)
