Modeling Grain Growth with the Monte Carlo Method

Dana Zöllner

Dr. Dana Zöllner received her PhD in materials physics in 2006 from the University of Magdeburg in Germany. Subsequently, she took over various positions as researcher, lecturer, and science manager leading to her habilitation in 2015. In the same year she was appointed the Dorothea Erxleben Guest Professorship at Magdeburg University followed by the Dresden Research Fellowship at Dresden University, Germany, in 2016. In September 2020 she returned to Magdeburg as scientific coordinator of the local Graduate Academy. Dr. Zöllner’s main research focus is microstructural evolution of polycrystalline materials during deformation, recrystallization, and grain growth. As a special feature of her research, she couples experimental measurements, analytic theories, and computer simulations for a wide variety of materials: From nanocrystalline metals to biomineralized materials such as mollusk shells. Dr. Zöllner has published more than 50 scientific papers including review articles, mostly as first, last or even sole author, and presented nearly 100 lectures at international conferences and institutes.