Curriculum Vitae

since 07.2019	Head of the group Hybrid and Lightweight Composites at the Institute for Applied Materials - Materials Science and Engineering
since 10.2016	Head of the Technology Corridor at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Pfinztal (part-time)
08.2016 - 06.2019	Postdoc at the Institute of Vehicle System Technology - Lightweight Technology
11.2011 - 06.2016	Scientific head of the group Fibre-reinforced Composites at the Institute of Polymer Composites at Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology
01.2009 - 04.2015	Dissertation at Hamburg-Harburg University of Technology:Analysis of the influence of voids on the mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced polymers
10.2002 - 12.2008	Mechanical Engineering (lightweight design and polymer technology) at Technische Universität Dresden and University of Stuttgart

Publications are summarised on ORCiD and Scopus.

Research fields

Interaction of process, structure and properties of composite materials or material composites
Multi-scale approach to characterise the material properties of polymers, fibre-reinforced composites and (hybrid) materials
Effects of Defects (process and operational)
Material properties under environmental conditions
Material sustainability and recycling

Publications

Can Different Parameter Sets Lead to Equivalent Optima between Geometric Accuracy and Mechanical Properties in Arburg Plastic Freeforming?
Eisele, L.; Heuer, A.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Liebig, W. V.
2023. Polymers, 15 (6), 1516. doi:10.3390/polym15061516

Fatigue behavior of continuous-discontinuous sheet molding compounds under application related loading conditions
Bartkowiak, M.; Kizak, M.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 838–844, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Structural health monitoring in additive manufactured structures by total electrical resistance measurements as
Liebig, W.; Muth, M.; Seitz, M.; Wittemann, F.; Weiss, P.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1110–1117, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Tensile properties of deep drawn in-situ polymerized fiber-metal-laminates
Werner, H. O.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1282–1289, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Comparison of influence of hydrothermal aging on the mechanical properties glass and carbon long fiber-reinforced polyamide 6
Scheuring, B. M.; Leo, H.; Liebig, W.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. ECCM20 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol 1-6), Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 1071–1078, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Application of a Tensor Interpolation Method on the Determination of Fiber Orientation Tensors From Computed Tomography Images
Blarr, J.; Kresin, N.; Krauß, C.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.
2022. Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability. Vol.: 1-6. Ed.: A. Vassilopoulos, 482–489. doi:10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0

Modeling and parameter identification for predicting the Mullins Effect of rubbers used in constrained-layer damping applications
Jackstadt, A.; Frölich, F.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2021, March 16. 91st Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM 2021), Kassel, Germany, March 15–19, 2021

Investigation into the influence of the Mullins effect on the dynamic behavior of hybrid laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Frölich, F.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022, July 7. 11th European Solid Mechanics Conference (2022), Galway, Ireland, July 4–8, 2022

Development of an Injection Molding Process for Long Glass Fiber-Reinforced Phenolic Resins
Maertens, R.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Elsner, P.
2022. Polymers, 14 (14), 2890. doi:10.3390/polym14142890

Modal damping behavior of plane and 3D curved constrained layer damping CFRP-elastomer-metal laminates
Sessner, V.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2020. Composites Part C: Open Access, 2, Article no: 100037. doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2020.100037

Investigation of the friction behavior between dry/infiltrated glass fiber fabric and metal sheet during deep drawing of fiber metal laminates
Kruse, M.; Werner, H. O.; Chen, H.; Mennecart, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Ben Khalifa, N.
2022. Production Engineering, 17 (1), 37–46. doi:10.1007/s11740-022-01141-y

Fatigue behavior of hybrid continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced sheet molding compound composites under application-related loading conditions
Bartkowiak, M.; Kizak, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Composites Part C: Open Access, 8, Art.-Nr.: 100265. doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2022.100265

Effects of hybridization on the tension–tension fatigue behavior of continuous-discontinuous fiber-reinforced sheet molding compound composites
Bartkowiak, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Montesano, J.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. International Journal of Fatigue, 161, Article no: 106879. doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.106879

Hybrid material additive manufacturing: interlocking interfaces for fused filament fabrication on laser powder bed fusion substrates
Englert, L.; Heuer, A.; Engelskirchen, M. K.; Frölich, F.; Dietrich, S.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.; Schulze, V.
2022. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 17 (3), 508–527. doi:10.1080/17452759.2022.2048228

Study of material homogeneity in the long fiber thermoset injection molding process by image texture analysis
Maertens, R.; Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer and Composites Science, 8 (1), 22–32. doi:10.1080/20550340.2022.2033905

Determination of the penetration depth of ceramic blasting particles during composite peening
Seitz, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Wear, 494-495, Art.-Nr.: 204246. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2022.204246

Fused filament fabrication: Comparison of methods for determining the interfacial strength of single welded tracks
Heuer, A.; Huether, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.
2021. Manufacturing Review, 8, 32. doi:10.1051/mfreview/2021031

Analytical modeling and investigation of constrained layer damping in hybrid laminates based on a unified plate formulation
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.
2022. International journal of mechanical sciences, 216 (216), Art.Nr.: 106964. doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106964

Vegetable Oils as Sustainable Inks for Additive Manufacturing: A Comparative Study
Vazquez-Martel, C.; Becker, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Blasco, E.
2021. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9 (49), 16840–16848. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06784

Characterization of the Corrosion Resistance of Composite Peened Aluminum
Flachmann, M. L.; Seitz, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2022. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 31 (5), 3185–3191. doi:10.1007/s11665-021-06440-6

Wide Scale Characterization and Modeling of the Vibration and Damping Behavior of CFRP-Elastomer-Metal Laminates—Comparison and Discussion of Different Test Setups
Sessner, V.; Liebig, W. V.; Jackstadt, A.; Schmid, D.; Ehrig, T.; Holeczek, K.; Gräbner, N.; Kostka, P.; Wagner, U. von; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2021. Applied composite materials, 28 (5), 1715–1746. doi:10.1007/s10443-021-09934-7

Compounding of short fiber reinforced phenolic resin by using specific mechanical energy input as a process control parameter
Maertens, R.; Liebig, W. V.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2021. Journal of Composites Science, 5 (5), 127. doi:10.3390/jcs5050127

The use of the empirical crack orientation tensor to characterize the damage anisotropy
Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2021. Composites communications, 25, Article no: 100613. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.100613

Fiber shortening during injection molding of glass fiber-reinforced phenolic molding compounds: fiber length measurement method development and validation
Maertens, R.; Hees, A.; Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W.; Elsner, P.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2021. Polymer plastics technology and materials, 60 (8), 872–885. doi:10.1080/25740881.2020.1867170

Investigations of the carbon fibre cross-sectional areas and their non-circularities by means of laser diffraction
Huether, J. J.; Liebig, W. V.
2020. IOP conference series / Materials science and engineering, 942 (1), Art.Nr. 012034. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/942/1/012034

Fatigue damage behavior of continuous-discontinuous fiber reinforced sheet molding compounds
Bartkowiak, M.; Liebig, W.; Weidenmann, K. A.
2020. Hybrid 2020 - Materials and Structures : 4th international conference : 28-29 April 2020, web-conference, Germany : proceedings. Ed.: editors: J. Hausmann, 71–77, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)

Microstructure characterization of discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers based on volumetric images: Fiber bundle tracking and weld line investigation
Schöttl, L.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2020. 4th International Conference Hybrid 2020 Materials and Structures, 97–101, DGM

Crack characterization of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites by using micro-computed tomography: Cyclic in-situ testing, crack segmentation and crack volume fraction
Schöttl, L.; Kolb, P.; Liebig, W. V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Inal, K.; Elsner, P.
2020. Composites communications, 21, Art. Nr.: 100384. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.100384

Application of a mixed variational higher order plate theory towards understanding the deformation behavior of hybrid laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2019. Proceedings in applied mathematics and mechanics, 19 (1), e201900048. doi:10.1002/pamm.201900048

Materialmodellierung zur Untersuchung des Schwingungs‐ und Dämpfungsverhaltens von hybriden CFK‐Elastomer‐Metall‐Laminaten
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018, November 16. Sitzung des DGM Fachausschusses Polymerwerkstoffe Themenschwerpunkt Simulation, numerische Methoden und Kennwertermittlung (2018), Kassel, Germany, November 15–16, 2018

A Multi-Layer Finite Shell Element based on the Generalized Unified Formulation for the Analysis of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Elastomer Metal Laminates
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Kärger, L.
2019, May 8. 12th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (2019), Sorrento, Italy, May 8–10, 2019

A Multi-Scale Approach for the Virtual Characterization of Transversely Isotropic Viscoelastic Materials in the Frequency Domain
Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W. V.; Galkin, S.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018, October 9. 8th KMM-VIN Industrial Workshop: Modelling of composite materials and composite coatings (IW8 2018), Freiburg, Germany, October 9–10, 2018

Photoelastic study of stresses in the vicinity of a unique void in a fibre-reinforced model composite under compression
Liebig, W. V.; Leopold, C.; Schulte, K.
2013. Composites science and technology, 84, 72–77. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.04.011

Influence of voids on the compressive failure behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites
Liebig, W. V.; Viets, C.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2015. Composites science and technology, 117, 225–233. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.06.020

New test approach to determine the transverse tensile strength of CFRP with regard to the size effect
Liebig, W. V.; Leopold, C.; Hobbiebrunken, T.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Composites communications, 1, 54–59. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2016.09.003

Morphological influence of carbon nanofillers on the piezoresistive response of carbon nanoparticle/epoxy composites under mechanical load
Meeuw, H.; Viets, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2016. European polymer journal, 85, 198–210. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.10.027

Fracture, failure and compression behaviour of a 3D interconnected carbon aerogel (Aerographite) epoxy composite
Chandrasekaran, S.; Liebig, W. V.; Mecklenburg, M.; Fiedler, B.; Smazna, D.; Adelung, R.; Schulte, K.
2016. Composites science and technology, 122, 50–58. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.11.002

Hierarchical analysis of the degradation of fibre-reinforced polymers under the presence of void imperfections
Liebig, W. V.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London / A, 374 (2071), 20150279. doi:10.1098/rsta.2015.0279

Size effect of graphene nanoparticle modified epoxy matrix
Leopold, C.; Liebig, W. V.; Wittich, H.; Fiedler, B.
2016. Composites science and technology, 134, 217–225. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.08.022

Frequency domain modelling of transversely isotropic viscoelastic fibre-reinforced plastics
Liebig, W. V.; Jackstadt, A.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2019. Composites science and technology, 180, 101–110. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.04.019

Damping Characterization of Hybrid Carbon Fiber Elastomer Metal Laminates using Experimental and Numerical Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Sessner, V.; Jackstadt, A.; Liebig, W.; Kärger, L.; Weidenmann, K.
2019. Journal of composites science, 3 (1), 3. doi:10.3390/jcs3010003

Smart dispersion: Validation of OCT and impedance spectroscopy as solutions for in-situ dispersion analysis of CNP/EP-composites
Meeuw, H.; Körbelin, J.; Bernstorff, D. von; Augustin, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2018. Materialia, 1, 185–197. doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2018.06.002

Numerical and experimental investigations of the damping behaviour of hybrid CFRP-elastomer-metal laminates
Liebig, W. V.; Sessner, V.; Weidenmann, K. A.; Kärger, L.
2018. Composite Structures, 202, 1109–1113. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.051

Comparison of analytical approaches predicting the compressive strength of fibre reinforced polymers
Leopold, C.; Harder, S.; Philipkowski, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2018. Materials, 10 (12), Art. Nr.: 2517. doi:10.3390/ma11122517

Influence of carbon nanoparticle geometry in epoxy matrix on mechanical properties and failure initiation regarding the size effect
Leopold, C.; Augustin, T.; Schwebler, T.; Liebig, W. V.; Wittich, H.; Fiedler, B.
2017. 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017; Xi’an; China; 20 August 2017 through 25 August 2017, ICCM

Compression fracture of CFRP laminates containing stress intensifications
Leopold, C.; Schütt, M.; Liebig, W. V.; Philipkowski, T.; Kürten, J.; Schulte, K.; Fiedler, B.
2017. Materials, 10 (9), Art.Nr.: 1039. doi:10.3390/ma10091039

Influence of carbon nanoparticle modification on the mechanical and electrical properties of epoxy in small volumes
Leopold, C.; Augustin, T.; Schwebler, T.; Lehmann, J.; Liebig, W. V.; Fiedler, B.
2017. Journal of colloid and interface science, 506, 620–632. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.07.085