Wilhelm Steinmann - Curriculum Vitae - Institut für Textiltechnik

Wilhelm Steinmann - Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
Name
Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Phys. Wilhelm Steinmann
Adress at RWTH
Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of
RWTH Aachen University
Otto-Blumenthal-Straße 1
52074 Aachen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 241 80 234 81
Date and place of birth
March 25, 1985 in Aachen, Germany
Nationality
German
University Education
02/2010 – 07/2014
RWTH Aachen University
Doctorate in mechanical engineering (summa cum laude)
04/2005 – 12/2009
RWTH Aachen University
Subject: Physics with specialization on solid state physics
Degree: diploma, (summa cum laude)
Professional Career
Since 05/2014
Senior head of reinforcement fiber department,
Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University
03/2012 – 04/2014
Head of research group materials technology,
Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University
02/2010 – 02/2012
Member of scientific staff,
Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University
04/2009 – 01/2010
Student research assistant,
Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University
08/2006 – 03/2009
Student research assistant,
Institut für Bergwerks- und Hüttenmaschinenkunde (IBH)
of RWTH Aachen University
08/2005 – 07/2006
Student assistant for IT support and network security,
T-Systems GEI GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Scholarships and decorations
06/2011
„Spingorum-Denkmünze“ of RWTH Aachen University for diploma
04/2010
„Schöneborn“-price of physics department of RWTH Aachen University
02/2007 – 11/2009
Scholarship of the „Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes e.V.“
Publications
Peer-reviewed papers in international journals:
Steinmann, W.; Walter, S.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.; Roth, G.; Schubnell, M.:
Structure, properties, and phase transitions of melt-spun poly(vinylidene fluoride) fibers
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 120 (2011),1, pp. 21-35
Steinmann, W.; Walter, S.; Gries, T.; Seide, G.; Roth, G.:
Modification of the mechanical properties of polyamide 6 multifilaments in high-speed melt spinning
with nano silicates
Textile Research Journal 82 (2012), 18, pp. 1846-1858
Steinmann, W.; Vad, T.; Weise, B.; Wulfhorst, J.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.; Heidelmann, M.; Weirich, T.:
Extrusion of CNT-modified polymers with low viscosity - Influence of crystallization and CNT orientation
on the electrical properties
Journal of Polymers and Polymer Composites 21 (2013), 8, pp. 473-482
Glauß, B.; Steinmann, W.; Walter, S.; Beckers, M.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.; Roth, G.:
Spinnability and characteristics of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based bicomponent fibers with a
carbon nanotube (CNT) modified polypropylene core for piezoelectric applications
Materials 6 (2013), 7, pp. 2642-2661
Vad, T.; Wulfhorst, J.; Pan, T.-T.; Steinmann, W.; Dabringhaus, S.; Beckers, M.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.; Sager,
W.F.C.; Heidelmann, M.; Weirich, T.E.:
Orientation of well-dispersed multiwalled carbon nanotubes in melt-spun polymer fibers and ist
impact on the formation of semicrystalline polymer structure : a combined wide-angle X-ray
scattering and electron tomography study
Macromolecules 46 (2013), 14, pp. 5604-5613
Walter, S.; Steinmann, W.; Schütte, J.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.; Roth, G.; Wierach, P.; Sinapius, M.:
Characterisation of piezoelectric PVDF monofilaments
Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials 26 (2011), 3, pp. 140-145
Book chapters:
Steinmann, W.; Walter, S.; Beckers, M.; Seide, G.; Gries, T.:
Thermal analysis of phase transitions and crystallization in polymeric fibers
In: Elkordy, Amal Ali (Ed.): Applications of Calorimetry in a Wide Context. Chapter 12. - Rieka, Croatia:
InTech Europe, 2013, pp. 277-306
12 additional publications in journals, 71 presentations and posters at international conferences
Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Phys. Wilhelm Steinmann
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