David Rudlstorfer, M.Sc.
Contact
- Room: MW1211
- Email: david.rudlstorfer@tum.de
- Phone: +49 (0) 89 289 15265
- Fax: +49 (0) 89 289 15301
Research Interests
- Geometrically exact finite element formulations for slender beams
- Potential-based molecular interactions of biological fibers
- In silico modeling of collagen fibers
- Biomechanics
- 4C - A Comprehensive Multiphysics Simulation Framework
- BeamMe - A general purpose 3D beam finite element input generator
Articles in Peer-Reviewed International Journals
- Grill, MJ., Biehler, J., Wichmann, KR., Richter, J., Rixner, M., Rudlstorfer, D., Brei, M., Rehfeldt, JL., Hofer, JA., Bügel, J., Pischke, N., Wall, WA., Müller, KW. (2026). In silico high-resolution whole lung model to predict the locally delivered dose of inhaled drugs. Commun Med 6, 188 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01459-z
International Conference Contributions with Abstract
- Rudlstorfer, D.*, Grill, MJ., Steinbrecher, I., Meier, C., Wall, WA., Advancements in Modeling of Short-Ranged Potential-Based Interactions between Geometrically Exact Finite Beam Elements, 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) and 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), Munich, 19th-24th July 2026
- Steinbrecher, I*., Rudlstorfer, D., Popp, A., BeamMe: A general purpose 3D beam finite element input generator, 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) and 10th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), Munich, 19th-24th July 2026
Teaching
- High Performance Computing for Engineers (SS 26)
- Finite Elemente (WS 25/26)
- Numerische Festkörpermechanik (WS 25/26)
Supervised Student Theses and Projects
- In Silico Modeling and Simulation of Intermolecular Cross-Links in Collagen Microfibrils, Term Thesis, 2025
- Simplified Rendering of Simulation Results in Blender with a Docker Container, Visualization Lab, 2025
- Modelling of the glenohumeral ligaments in a continuum mechanical model of the human shoulder (primary supervisor Laura Engelhardt), Bachelor Thesis, 2025
- Obscura: Simplified Rendering pipeline for Blender using a Docker container, Visualization Lab, 2026
Education
- since 2024 Research Associate at the Institute for Computational Mechanics (Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mechanik), Technische Universität München, Germany
- 2023 Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität München, Germany
- 2021 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität München, Germany