Congratulations to colleague Tobias Karlsson on his Master’s degree!

On Monday, 8 June 2020, our colleage Tobias Karlsson presented and defended his master thesis “Optimization of Cable Harness Routing”. Abstract The problem of routing several cables, which should be grouped into a compound structure, can be a time consuming process when…

Congratulations to Colleague Tim Cardilin on his Doctor of Philosophy degree!

On Thursday, 4 June 2020, our colleague Tim Cardilin presented and defended his thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy “Modeling of combination therapy to support drug discovery in oncology”. Abstract Mathematical models based on ordinary differential equations, with impulses, are…

Congratulations to colleague Adam Bilock on his Master’s degree!

On Wednesday 3 June 2020, our colleague Adam Bilock presented and defended his master thesis “A GPU Polyhedral Discrete Element Method”. Abstract This thesis presents a Discrete Element Method (DEM) to simulate irregular shaped particles by a non-convex polyhedron representation. By using novel…

Disputation – Tim Cardilin 4/6 – “Modeling of Combination Therapy to Support Drug Discovery in Oncology”

Abstract Mathematical models based on ordinary differential equations, with impulses, are used to describe tumor growth after different treatment  combinations, including chemicals as well as radiation. The models are calibrated, using a nonlinear mixed-effects framework, based on time series data of tumor…

Congratulations to colleague Joar Göransson Axås on his Master’s degree!

On Monday, 1 June 2o2o, our colleague Joar Göransson Axås presented and defended his master thesis “Development of a Rigid Body Dynamics Coupling to DEM for Roller Compaction” Abstract This thesis presents a novel compaction simulation method, where a multibody dynamics model…

Congratulations to colleage Simon Ingelsten on his licentiate degree!

On Tuesday 28 April 2020, our colleague Simon Ingelsten presented and defended his licentiate thesis “A Lagrangian-Eulerian simulation framework for viscoelastic fluid flows”. ABSTRACT Viscoelastic fluids appear in various industrial applications, including adhesive application, additive manufacturing, seam sealing and parts assembly with adhesive. These…

Congratulations to colleague Edvin Åblad on his licentiate degree!

On Friday 3 April 2020, our colleague Edvin Åblad presented and defended his licentiate thesis “Mathematical Modelling for Load Balancing and Minimization of Coordination Losses in Multirobot Stations”. Abstract The automotive industry is moving from mass production towards an individualized production, in…

Earn Money with Mathematics, 2 October, 2019

On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, FCC hosted the annual student lunch “Earn money with mathematics” in Chalmers Science Park, room Poseidon. This year, over 70 engineering and mathematics students joined. FCC employs talented students at a 10-20% basis (4-8 hours a week)…

Congratulations to our colleague Anand Hariharan on his Master’s degree!

On Thursday, 12 September 2019, our colleague Anand Hariharan presented and defended his master thesis “Large scale simulation of particle coating using coupled CFD-DEM”. Abstract Spouted fluidized beds are widely used for particle coating because of its excellent mixing rates and favorable…

Congratulations to Colleague Gustav Kettil on his Doctor of Philosophy Degree!

On Monday, 3 June, 2019, our colleague Gustav Kettil presented and defended his thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy “Multiscale methods for simulation of paper making”. Abstract In this work,  multiscale methods for simulation of paper making are developed. The emphasis…