Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Norbert Huber

Institut für Werkstoffmechanik

Phone: Tel.: +49 (0)4152 87-2500

Professor Norbert Huber is the head of the Institute of Materials Research in Geesthacht and responsible for the devision "Materials Mechanics". Professor Huber gives lectures at the Technical University Hamburg. Here you can find more information about his scientific career and his publications.

Scientific Career
Qualification
Activities
Stipendien und Förderungen

year(s)	position
since 2020	Board member of the Center for Integrated Multi-scale Materials Systems (CIMMS)
since 2015	Director Center of Advanced Materials (ZHM)
since 2012	Vice-speaker Collaborative Research Center SFB 986 “Tailor-made Multi-scale Materials Systems M3“
since 2010	Head of Helmholtz-Large capital investment and Research platform „Light-weight Materials Assessment, Computing and Engineering Centre (ACE)“
2009 - 2012	Co-coordinator of Cluster of Excellence "Integrated Materials Systems - IMS"
2009 - 2020	Spokesman of the Helmholtz Research Programme "Advanced Engineering Materials"
2006 - 2020	Spokesman of the Core Topics "Mechanic and Joining of Light-weight Materials " within Helmholtz Research Programme "Advanced Engineering Materials"
since 2006	Director Institute of Materials Research, Materials Mechanics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon-Research Centre and University Professor for Modelling and Simulation of Materials at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
2001 - 2006	Head of Department Materials Mechanics 1, Institute for Materials Research II, Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe. Working area: “Deformation and damage mechanisms; numerical simulation and reliability assessment of micro materials and micro systems“
2000 - 2006	Private lecturer (teaching position and official supervision of doctoral students) at the Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Lectures: „Introduction to materials theory“, „Selection and reliability of ceramic materials“
1997 - 2000	Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Materials Research II (IMF II), Post Doc. Research on nanoindentation, identification of material properties, and application of neural networks for solving inverse problems
1996 - 1997	Institute for Reliability and Failure in Mechanical Engineering (IZSM), Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Post Doc. Investigation of the applicability of neural networks on problems in fracture mechanics and materials mechanics
1993 - 1996	Graduate student, Institut for Materials Research II, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

year(s)/b]	[b]qualification
2010 - 2011	Helmholtz Management Academy, Qualification in General Management, Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen
2000	Habilitation and private lecturer at Universität Karlsruhe in the area of materials mechanics. Title of habilitation thesis: “Application of neural networks on nonlinear problems in mechanics”. Venia Legendi for „Mechanics of materials“
1996	Graduation with „summa cum laude“ at Universität Karlsruhe. Thesis: „On the determination of mechanical properties using indentation“
1993	Diploma (Dipl.-Ing), with distinction
1988 - 1993	Mechanical Engineering at Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

year(s)	activity
2020	Co-organizer MSE Conference, Symposium M04: Data-driven Modeling and Optimization of the Materials Properties-Structure-Process Chain, September 22 - 25, 2020 (virtual conference)
2019-2021	Member of Editorial Board and Associate Editor “MRS Advances”
2019-2020	Guest-Editor Frontiers in Materials, Research Topic “Data Mining and Machine Learning in Materials Science”
since 2012	Project leader SFB 986 “Maßgeschneiderte Multiskalige Materialsysteme M3“, Project B4
2011-2014	Member of the Think-Tank of the Helmholtz-Association
since 2011	Editorial Board Member „Journal of Materials Research and Technology“
2011 - 2012	Guest-Editor of „Engineering Fracture Mechanics“, Special Issue „Crack growth in brittle materials“
since 2009	Co-Coordinator of the Cluster of Excellence "Integrated Materials Systems - IMS"
since 2008	Member of the Editorial Board of CMC "Computers, Materials and Continua", Tech Science Press
since 2008	Board-Member of VDI-Fachbeirat FA102 Computational Materials Engineering
2008	Co-Organizer of the Congress Materials Science and Engineering, 1.-4. Sept. 2008, Nürnberg, Germany. Co-Organizer of the DGM International Symposium on Friction, Wear and Wear Protection, 9.-11. Apr. 2008, Aachen, Germany
2003 - 2008	Project leader in the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 499 „Design, Production, and Quality Assurance of Molded Microcomponents made of Metallic and Ceramic Materials“; TP D4: „Wear Simulation“
2006	Consultant at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. Technology transfer project: „Commercialisation of neural network based identification software for nanoindentation experiments“
2005 - 2006	Host for Humboldt fellow (Dr. Yanping Cao). Topic: „Viscoplastic deformation behavior of polymers under indentation tests“
2005	Host for Marie-Curie fellow (Dr. Sophie Eve). Topic: „Reliability of Metal Coated Polymers in Micro-optics“
2004	Organizer of the Symposium „Nanoindentation/Nanotribology“, MRS Fall Meeting 2004, Boston, USA.
2001 - 2005	Project leader in the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 483 „High-performance sliding and friction systems based on advanced ceramics“; TP C3: „Failure probability calculation of ceramic components in sliding contacts“

Zeitraum	Stipendien und Förderungen
2000 - 2001	Gastwissenschaftler an der Stanford University, Division of Computational Mechanics, USA auf Einladung von Prof. H. Gao und Prof. W.D. Nix, finanziert durch das Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. Aufgabengebiet: „Neuronale Netze gestützte Identifikationsverfahren zur Ermittlung des Spannungs-Dehnungsverhaltens dünner Schichten mit Berkovich-Prüfkörpern“
2000	Aufnahme in das Programm des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe zur Förderung exzellenten wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses, verbunden mit einer festen Anstellung und einer Fortbildungsreihe in Personalführung und Management
1993 - 1996	Doktorandenstipendium des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe
1993	Dr.-Ing. Goerg Preis für die beste Studienleistung der Diplom-Schlussprüfungen 1993

Selected Publications

Compete list available under Researcher ID: I-4004-2013 (WOK) or Author ID: 700484725 (Scopus) here

2020

Huber, N.; Kalidindi, S.R.; Klusemann, B.; Cyron, C.J. Editorial: Machine Learning and Data Mining in Materials Science. Frontiers in Materials 2020, 7, doi:10.3389/fmats.2020.00051.

Odermatt, A.; Richert, C.; Huber, N. Prediction of elastic-plastic deformation of nanoporous metals by FEM beam modeling: A bottom-up approach from ligaments to real microstructures. Materials Science and Engineering A 2020, 791, doi:10.1016/j.msea.2020.139700.

2019

2011-2018

Fomin, F.; Horstmann, M.; Huber, N.; Kashaev, N. Probabilistic fatigue-life assessment model for laser-welded Ti-6Al-4V butt joints in the high-cycle fatigue regime. International Journal of Fatigue 2018, 116, 22–35, doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.06.012.

Huber, N. Connections between topology and macroscopic mechanical properties of three-dimensional open-pore materials. Frontiers in Materials 2018, 5, doi:10.3389/fmats.2018.00069.

Lu, J.; Huber, N.; Kashaev, N. Improving the fatigue performance of airframe structures by combining geometrical modifications and laser heating. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures 2018, 41, 1183–1195, doi:10.1111/ffe.12762.

Richert, C.; Huber, N. Skeletonization, geometrical analysis, and finite element modeling of nanoporous gold based on 3D tomography data. Metals 2018, 8, doi:10.3390/met8040282.

Chupakhin, S.; Kashaev, N.; Klusemann, B.; Huber, N. Artificial neural network for correction of effects of plasticity in equibiaxial residual stress profiles measured by hole drilling. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 2017, 52, 137–151, doi:10.1177/0309324717696400.

Jiao, J.; Huber, N. Deformation mechanisms in nanoporous metals: Effect of ligament shape and disorder. Computational Materials Science 2017, 127, 194–203, doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.10.035.

Jiao, J.; Huber, N. Effect of nodal mass on macroscopic mechanical properties of nanoporous metals. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 2017, 134, 234–243, doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.10.011.

Kashaev, N.; Ventzke, V.; Horstmann, M.; Chupakhin, S.; Riekehr, S.; Falck, R.; Maawad, E.; Staron, P.; Schell, N.; Huber, N. Effects of laser shock peening on the microstructure and fatigue crack propagation behaviour of thin AA2024 specimens. International Journal of Fatigue 2017, 98, 223–233, doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.01.042.

Lührs, L.; Zandersons, B.; Huber, N.; Weissmüller, J. Plastic Poisson's Ratio of Nanoporous Metals: A Macroscopic Signature of Tension-Compression Asymmetry at the Nanoscale. Nano Letters 2017, 17, 6258–6266, doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02950.

Roschning, B.; Huber, N. Scaling laws of nanoporous gold under uniaxial compression: Effects of structural disorder on the solid fraction, elastic Poisson's ratio, Young's modulus and yield strength. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2016, 92, 55–71, doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2016.02.018.

Liu, J.; Staron, P.; Riekehr, S.; Stark, A.; Schell, N.; Huber, N.; Schreyer, A.; Müller, M.; Kashaev, N. In situ study of phase transformations during laser-beam welding of a TiAl alloy for grain refinement and mechanical property optimization. Intermetallics 2015, 62, 27–35, doi:10.1016/j.intermet.2015.03.003.

Huber, N.; Viswanath, R.N.; Mameka, N.; Markmann, J.; Weißmüller, J. Scaling laws of nanoporous metals under uniaxial compression. Acta Materialia 2014, 67, 252–265, doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.12.003.

Kupka, D.; Huber, N.; Lilleodden, E.T. A combined experimental-numerical approach for elasto-plastic fracture of individual grain boundaries. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2014, 64, 455–467, doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2013.12.004.

Larráyoz Izcara, X.; Guirao Blank, A.; Pyczak, F.; Staron, P.; Schumann, S.; Huber, N. Characterization and modeling of the influence of artificial aging on the microstructural evolution of age-hardenable AlSi<inf>10</inf>Mg(Cu) aluminum alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A 2014, 610, 46–53, doi:10.1016/j.msea.2014.04.031.

Liu, J.; Ventzke, V.; Staron, P.; Schell, N.; Kashaev, N.; Huber, N. Effect of post-weld heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of laser beam welded TiAl-based alloy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 2014, 45, 16–28, doi:10.1007/s11661-013-1886-5.

Kashaev, N.; Horstmann, M.; Ventzke, V.; Riekehr, S.; Huber, N. Comparative study of mechanical properties using standard and micro-specimens of base materials Inconel 625, Inconel 718 and Ti-6Al-4 v. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2013, 2, 43–47, doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2013.03.003.

Schnubel, D.; Horstmann, M.; Huber, N. Retardation of fatigue crack growth in aircraft aluminium alloys via laser heating Simulation-based design optimisation. International Journal of Structural Integrity 2013, 4, 429–445, doi:10.1108/IJSI-08-2012-0020.

Steglich, D.; Bohlen, J.; Tian, X.; Riekehr, S.; Kashaev, N.; Bargmann, S.; Letzig, D.; Kainer, K.U.; Huber, N. Crashworthiness of magnesium sheet structures, 2013.

Willumeit, R.; Feyerabend, F.; Huber, N. Magnesium degradation as determined by artificial neural networks. Acta Biomaterialia 2013, 9, 8722–8729, doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2013.02.042

Hilgert, J.; Dos Santos, J.F.; Huber, N. Shear layer modelling for bobbin tool friction stir welding. Science and Technology of Welding and Joining 2012, 17, 454–459, doi:10.1179/1362171812Y.0000000034.

Schnubel, D.; Huber, N. Retardation of fatigue crack growth in aircraft aluminium alloys via laser heating - Numerical prediction of fatigue crack growth. Computational Materials Science 2012, 65, 461–469, doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.07.047.

Schnubel, D.; Huber, N. The influence of crack face contact on the prediction of fatigue crack propagation in residual stress fields. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 2012, 84, 15–24, doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.12.008.

1998 - 2010

Hegadekatte, V.; Hilgert, J.; Kraft, O.; Huber, N. Multi time scale simulations for wear prediction in micro-gears. Wear 2010, 268, 316–324, doi:10.1016/j.wear.2009.08.017.

Heerens, J.; Mubarok, F.; Huber, N. Influence of specimen preparation, microstructure anisotropy, and residual stresses on stress-strain curves of rolled Al2024 T351 as derived from spherical indentation tests. Journal of Materials Research 2009, 24, 907–917, doi:10.1557/jmr.2009.0116.

Huber, N.; Scheider, I.; Uz, V.; Kocak, M. Applicability of the cohesive model to fracture of light-weight structures: On parameter identification and performance prediction. In . 12th International Conference on Fracture 2009, ICF-12, 2009; pp 5107–5116.

Huber, N.; Heerens, J. On the effect of a general residual stress state on indentation and hardness testing. Acta Materialia 2008, 56, 6205–6213, doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2008.08.029.

Huber, N.; Tyulyukovskiy, E.; Schneider, H.-C.; Rolli, R.; Weick, M. An indentation system for determination of viscoplastic stress-strain behavior of small metal volumes before and after irradiation. Journal of Nuclear Materials 2008, 377, 352–358, doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2008.03.013.

Steiner, L.; Bouvier, V.; Grosse, S.; Huber, N.; Hegadekatte, V.; Treutler, C.P.O. Modeling and Simulation of Unlubricated Oscillating Sliding Wear of DLC-coatings. Friction, Wear and Wear Protection: International Symposium on Friction, Wear and Wear Protection 2008 Aachen, Germany, 2011; pp 256–263.

Tyulyukovskiy, E.; Huber, N. Neural networks for tip correction of spherical indentation curves from bulk metals and thin metal films. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2007, 55, 391–418, doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2006.07.003.

Klötzer, D.; Ullner, C.; Tyulyukovskiy, E.; Huber, N. Identification of viscoplastic material parameters from spherical indentation data: Part II. Experimental validation of the method. Journal of Materials Research 2006, 21, 677–684, doi:10.1557/jmr.2006.0077.

Huber, N.; Nix, W.D.; Gao, H. Identification of elastic-plastic material parameters from pyramidal indentation of thin films. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 2002, 458, 1593–1620, doi:10.1098/rspa.2001.0927.

Huber, N.; Tioulioukovski, E. Smart indentation methods: The application of neural networks. In . 11th IMEKO TC5 Conference on Hardness Measurement 2002 - Joint International Conference on Force, Mass, Torque, Hardness and Civil Engineering Metrology in the Age of Globalization, 2002; pp 41–46.

Huber, N.; Tsakmakis, C. A neural network tool for identifying the material parameters of a finite deformation viscoplasticity model with static recovery. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2001, 191, 353–384, doi:10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00278-X.

Huber, N.; Tsakmakis, C. Finite deformation viscoelasticity laws. Mechanics of Materials 2000, 32, 1–18, doi:10.1016/S0167-6636(99)00045-9.

Huber, N.; Tsagrakis, I.; Tsakmakis, C. Determination of constitutive properties of thin metallic films on substrates by spherical indentation using neural networks. International Journal of Solids and Structures 2000, 37, 6499–6516, doi:10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00270-X.

Huber, N.; Tsakmakis, C. Determination of constitutive properties from spherical indentation data using neural networks. Part I: The case of pure kinematic hardening in plasticity laws. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 1999, 47, 1569–1588, doi:10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00109-4.

Huber, N.; Tsakmakis, C. A finite element analysis of the effect of hardening rules on the indentation test. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME 1998, 120, 143–148, doi:10.1115/1.2807003.