Projects and research grants of Prof. E. P. Stephan

• Sound Radiation of Motor Tyres  (research associates: E. Ostermann)
• Efficient algorithms for mathematical models of physical systems (e.g. high-precision geodesy on earth and in space)(QUEST) (1 researcher financed 4 years) (research associates: A. Costea)
• Numerical computation methods for process-oriented structures in metal chipping (Numerische Verfahren für prozessorientierte Strukturen in Zerspanprozessen) (2007-2011), DFG-project  STE 573/7-2, STE 573/7-3 (1 researcher financed, 4 years) within the SPP
  1180 "Prediction and manipulation between structure and process" ("Prognose und Beeinflussung der Wechselwirkungen von Strukturen und Prozessen") (research associates: M. Andres)
• Fluid-Structure interaction (research associates: C. Dominguez)
• Speaker of the DFG-Graduiertenkolleg 615 "Interaction of Modelling, Computation Methods and Software Concepts for Scientific - Technological Problems".
• FE/BE methods for rolling contact problems (research associates: L. Nesemann)
• Numerical methods for nonsmooth interface laws (research associates: L. Nesemann)
• Parabolic and Hyperbolic Obstacle Problems (research associates: L. Banz)
• Boundary Integral Equations for Eddy-Current Problems (research associates: J. Ospino)
• MUSIC (research associates: H. Gimperlein, L. Nesemann, L. Banz)

International Coorperations

• DAAD-Leonhard-Euler-Project (2009/2010). 6 students/PhD-students jointly with Lomonosow State University Moscow / Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.
• DAAD-Teaching and Research Partnership with Fundación Universidad del Norte, Colombia, (2008-2011)
• DAAD-Leonhard-Euler-Project (2005/2006). 3 students/PhD-students jointly with Lomonosow State University Moscow / Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics.
• DAAD-Trilateral Cooperation Germany, Russia, France (2001-2004). Teaching and research partnership with the Technical State University Nizhniy Nowgorod, Lomonosow State University Moscow / Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. Click here for further information.
• Teaching and research partnership with the Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática of the Universidad de Concepción, Chile, DAAD-Project 412/HSPart (1999-2002), DM 113.500. Click here for further information.

Former projects

• Adaptive fem-bem coupling for electromagnetic problems in three dimensions. This includes two finished PhD-theses and a BMBF project.
• FE/BE coupling for time-dependent interface problems in electromagnetics
• Coupling of boundary elements and finite elements for incremental forming methods (Kopplung von Randelementen und Finiten Elementen für Inkrementelle Umformverfahren) (2003-2005), DFG-project STE 573/5-1 (1 researcher financed, 2 years) within the SPP 1146 "Modelling of incremental forming methods" ("Modellierung inkrementeller Umformverfahren").
• Domain decomposition / multilievel methods for BEM / FEM. 
• Boundary element/ finite element methods for metal chipping  (Randelemente- / Finite Elemente-Verfahren bei Zerspanprozessen) (2005-2007), DFG-project STE 573/7-1 (1/2 researcher financed, 2 years) within the SPP 1180 "Prediction and manipulation between structure and process" ("Prognose und Beeinflussung der Wechselwirkungen von Strukturen und Prozessen").
• "3D adaptive Multilevel FEM-BEM Kopplung für ein elektrostatisches Teilproblem der Nasslackierung mit Aussenaufladung", BMBF-Projekt 03STM1HV (2002-2004), EUR 220.000.
• Adaptive controls for the p- and hp-versions of the boundary element method with 2-level decompositions (1999-2002), Ste 573/4-1, He 2884/3-1, DM 160.000. Click here for further information.
• Multilevel methods for boundary integral equations with applications to unilateral non-linear fem-bem coupling systems, German-Research Foundation (1997--2002), Ste 573/3, DM 180.000 Click here for further information.
• Adaptive Coupling of FEM and BEM for elastoplastic materials, German Research Foundation, several Researchers financed (1991--1996). This is part of an interdisciplinary research project with the school of civil engineering at Univ. Hannover. 
• Error Analysis for Boundary Element Methods, German Research Foundation, 2 Researchers financed (1991--1995), Ste 573/1.
• State/Federal Government (GER) grant for the acquisition of hardware/software. DM 250,000 (1990).
• Boundary Element Methods for Integral Equations of the First Kind governing 3-D Problems, National Science Foundation (USA), US$ 123,000 (1987--1989).
• Coupling of Finite Elements and Boundary Elements for Transmission Problems, National Science Foundation (USA), US$ 40,000 (1986--1988).
• Solution Procedures for three--dimensional Crack Problems in Elasticity, Boundary Integral Equations and Boundary Elements, National Science Foundation (USA), US$ 23,000 (1985--1986).