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Prof. Dr. Andreas Menzel Picture of Prof. Dr. Andreas Menzel
 
Institut für Theoretische Physik II - Soft Matter
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Building 25.32
Room O2.50
Universitätsstraße 1
D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
 
phone: +49-211-81-12056
e-mail: menzel <at> thphy.uni-duesseldorf.de

Now at


      Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
      Department Theory of Soft Matter / Biophysics

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Research

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DFG priority programs

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Teaching SS2020

Teaching WS2019/2020

Teaching SS2019

Teaching WS2018/2019

Teaching SS2018

Teaching WS2017/2018

Teaching SS2017

Teaching WS2016/2017

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Teaching WS2015/2016

Teaching SS2014

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Curriculum Vitae

08/2020– Professor at the Institute of Physics at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
05/2019–07/2020 "Akademischer Oberrat a. Z." associated with the chair of Professor H. Löwen at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
11/2014 Habilitation in Theoretical Physics
05/2013–05/2019 "Akademischer Rat a. Z." associated with the chair of Professor H. Löwen at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
10/2011–05/2013 Research associate in the group of Professor H. Löwen at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf; repeated stays in the group of Professor T. Ohta at Kyoto University
05/2011–09/2011Research associate in the group of Professor H. Pleiner and Professor K. Kremer at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz
11/2009–04/2011DFG research fellow in the group of Professor N. Goldenfeld at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
02/2009PhD in Physics
Nonlinear macroscopic description of liquid crystalline elastomers in external fields
Advisor: Professor H. R. Brand
03/2008–07/2008JSPS research fellow in the group of Professor T. Ohta at Kyoto University
01/2006–10/2009Research associate in the group of Professor H. R. Brand at the University of Bayreuth
10/2000–11/2005Diploma course of Physics at the University of Bayreuth

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Publications

  1. Towards a soft magnetoelastic twist actuator  [link]
    L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Research 2, 023383 (2020)
     
  2. Dynamics of a microswimmer–microplatelet composite  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Fluids 32, 021902 (2020)
     
  3. Frequency-dependent higher-order Stokes singularities near a planar elastic boundary: implications for the hydrodynamics of an active microswimmer near an elastic interface  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, C. Kurzthaler, C. Hoell, A. Zöttl, M. Mirzakhanloo, M.-R. Alam, A. M. Menzel, H. Löwen, and S. Gekle
    Phys. Rev. E 100, 032610 (2019)
     
  4. Magnetostriction in magnetic gels and elastomers as a function of the internal structure and particle distribution  [link]
    L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 151, 114906 (2019)
     
  5. Multi-species dynamical density functional theory for microswimmers: derivation, orientational ordering, trapping potentials, and shear cells  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 151, 064902 (2019)
     
  6. Theory of active particle penetration through a planar elastic membrane  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, B. Liebchen, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    New J. Phys. 21, 083014 (2019)
     
  7. Creeping motion of a solid particle inside a spherical elastic cavity: II. Asymmetric motion  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, A. M. Menzel, and A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider
    Eur. Phys. J. E 42, 89 (2019)
     
  8. Classical density functional theory for a two-dimensional isotropic ferrogel model with labeled particles  [link]
    S. Goh, R. Wittmann, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 100, 012605 (2019)
     
  9. Displacement field around a rigid sphere in a compressible elastic environment, corresponding higher-order Faxén relations, as well as higher-order displaceability and rotateability matrices  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 99, 053002 (2019)
     
  10. Membrane penetration and trapping of an active particle  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, S. Goh, B. Liebchen, C. Hoell, A. J. T. M. Mathijssen, F. Guzmán-Lastra, C. Scholz, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 150, 064906 (2019)
     
  11. Mesoscopic characterization of magnetoelastic hybrid materials: magnetic gels and elastomers, their particle-scale description, and scale-bridging links  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Arch. Appl. Mech. 89, 17 (2019)
    (Review)
     
  12. Memory-based mediated interactions between rigid particulate inclusions in viscoelastic environments  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 99, 012601 (2019)
     
  13. Particle-scale statistical theory for hydrodynamically induced polar ordering in microswimmer suspensions  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 149, 144902 (2018)
     
  14. Dynamics of a simple model microswimmer in an anisotropic fluid: implications for alignment behavior and active transport in a nematic liquid crystal  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 094102 (2018)
     
  15. Binary pusher–puller mixtures of active microswimmers and their collective behavior  [link]
    G. Pessot, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Mol. Phys. 116, 3401 (2018)
     
  16. Reversible magnetomechanical collapse: virtual touching and detachment of rigid inclusions in a soft elastic matrix  [link]
    M. Puljiz, S. Huang, K. A. Kalina, J. Nowak, S. Odenbach, M. Kästner, G. K. Auernhammer, and A. M. Menzel
    Soft Matter 14, 6809 (2018)
    Inside front cover [link] Soft Matter issue 33, 2018 [link]
     
  17. Hydrodynamic coupling and rotational mobilities near planar elastic membranes  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, S. Gekle, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 149, 014901 (2018)
     
  18. State diagram of a three-sphere microswimmer in a channel  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, A. J. T. M. Mathijssen, C. Hoell, S. Goh, J. Bławzdziewicz, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 254004 (2018)
     
  19. Dynamics in a one-dimensional ferrogel model: relaxation, pairing, shock-wave propagation  [link]
    S. Goh, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 15037 (2018)
     
  20. Tunable dynamic moduli of magnetic elastomers: from characterization by x-ray micro-computed tomography to mesoscopic modeling  [link]
    G. Pessot, M. Schümann, T. Gundermann, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 125101 (2018)
     
  21. Dynamical density functional theory for circle swimmers  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    New J. Phys. 19, 125004 (2017)
     
  22. A density functional approach to ferrogels  [link]
    P. Cremer, M. Heinen, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 275102 (2017)
     
  23. Forces and torques on rigid inclusions in an elastic environment: resulting matrix-mediated interactions, displacements, and rotations  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 95, 053002 (2017)
     
  24. Force-induced elastic matrix-mediated interactions in the presence of a rigid wall  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Soft Matter 13, 3373 (2017)
     
  25. Statistical analysis of magnetically soft particles in magnetorheological elastomers  [link]
    T. Gundermann, P. Cremer, H. Löwen, A. M. Menzel, and S. Odenbach
    Smart Mater. Struct. 26, 045012 (2017)
     
  26. Forces on rigid inclusions in elastic media and resulting matrix-mediated interactions  [link]
    M. Puljiz, S. Huang, G. K. Auernhammer, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238003 (2016)
    (Editors' Suggestion)
     
  27. Superelastic stress-strain behavior in ferrogels with different types of magneto-elastic coupling  [link]
    P. Cremer, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 26670 (2016)
     
  28. Dynamic elastic moduli in magnetic gels: normal modes and linear response  [link]
    G. Pessot, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 145, 104904 (2016)
     
  29. Hydrodynamic description of elastic or viscoelastic composite materials: relative strains as macroscopic variables  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 94, 023003 (2016)
     
  30. On the way of classifying new states of active matter  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    New J. Phys. 18, 071001 (2016)
    (Invited Perspective)
     
  31. Thermophoretically induced large-scale deformations around microscopic heat centers  [link]
    M. Puljiz, M. Orlishausen, W. Köhler, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 144, 184903 (2016)
     
  32. Dynamics of a linear magnetic "microswimmer molecule"  [link]
    S. Babel, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Europhys. Lett. 113, 58003 (2016)
     
  33. Getting drowned in a swirl: Deformable bead-spring model microswimmers in external flow fields  [link]
    N. Küchler, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 93, 022610 (2016)
     
  34. Dynamical density functional theory for microswimmers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, A. Saha, C. Hoell, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 144, 024115 (2016)
     
  35. Buckling of paramagnetic chains in soft gels  [link]
    S. Huang, G. Pessot, P. Cremer, R. Weeber, C. Holm, J. Nowak, S. Odenbach, A. M. Menzel, and G. K. Auernhammer
    Soft Matter 12, 228 (2016)
     
  36. Velocity and displacement statistics in a stochastic model of nonlinear friction showing bounded particle speed  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 92, 052302 (2015)
     
  37. Tailoring superelasticity of soft magnetic materials  [link]
    P. Cremer, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 171903 (2015)
     
  38. Towards a scale-bridging description of ferrogels and magnetic elastomers  [link]
    G. Pessot, R. Weeber, C. Holm, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 27, 325105 (2015)
     
  39. Dynamical mean-field theory and weakly non-linear analysis for the phase separation of active Brownian particles  [link]
    T. Speck, A. M. Menzel, J. Bialké, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 142, 224109 (2015)
     
  40. Focusing by blocking: Repeatedly generating central density peaks in self-propelled particle systems by exploiting diffusive processes  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Europhys. Lett. 110, 38005 (2015)
     
  41. Tuned, driven, and active soft matter  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rep. 554, 1 (2015)
    (Review)
     
  42. Bridging from particle to macroscopic scales in uniaxial magnetic gels  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 141, 194907 (2014)
     
  43. Tunable dynamic response of magnetic gels: impact of structural properties and magnetic fields  [link]
    M. Tarama, P. Cremer, D. Y. Borin, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 90, 042311 (2014)
     
  44. Structural control of elastic moduli in ferrogels and the importance of non-affine deformations  [link]
    G. Pessot, P. Cremer, D. Y. Borin, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 141, 124904 (2014)
     
  45. Magnetomechanical response of bilayered magnetic elastomers  [link]
    E. Allahyarov, A. M. Menzel, L. Zhu, and H. Löwen
    Smart Mater. Struct. 23, 115004 (2014)
     
  46. Deformable microswimmer in a swirl: capturing and scattering dynamics  [link]
    M. Tarama, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 90, 032907 (2014)
     
  47. Effective Cahn-Hilliard equation for the phase separation of active Brownian particles  [link]
    T. Speck, J. Bialké, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 218304 (2014)
     
  48. Active crystals and their stability  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, T. Ohta, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 89, 022301 (2014)
    (Editors' Suggestion)
     
  49. Individual and collective dynamics of self-propelled soft particles  [link]
    M. Tarama, Y. Itino, A. M. Menzel, and T. Ohta
    Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 223, 121 (2014)
     
  50. Unidirectional laning and migrating cluster crystals in confined self-propelled particle systems  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 505103 (2013)
     
  51. Differently shaped hard body colloids in confinement: from passive to active particles  [link]
    H. H. Wensink, H. Löwen, M. Marechal, A. Härtel, R. Wittkowski, U. Zimmermann, A. Kaiser, and A. M. Menzel
    Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 222, 3023 (2013)
    (Review)
     
  52. Dynamics of a deformable active particle under shear flow  [link]
    M. Tarama, A. M. Menzel, B. ten Hagen, R. Wittkowski, T. Ohta, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 139, 104906 (2013)
     
  53. Hardening transition in a one-dimensional model for ferrogels  [link]
    M. A. Annunziata, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 138, 204906 (2013)
     
  54. Traveling and resting crystals in active systems  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 055702 (2013)
     
  55. Soft deformable self-propelled particles  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and T. Ohta
    Europhys. Lett. 99, 58001 (2012)
     
  56. Collective motion of binary self-propelled particle mixtures  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 85, 021912 (2012)
     
  57. Density and concentration field description of nonperiodic structures  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 84, 051505 (2011)
     
  58. Effect of Coulombic friction on spatial displacement statistics  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and N. Goldenfeld
    Phys. Rev. E 84, 011122 (2011)
     
  59. Response of prestretched nematic elastomers to external fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    Eur. Phys. J. E 30, 371 (2009)
     
  60. On the nonlinear stress-strain behavior of nematic elastomers — materials of two coupled preferred directions  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    J. Appl. Phys. 105, 013503 (2009)
     
  61. Instabilities in nematic elastomers in external electric and magnetic fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    Eur. Phys. J. E 26, 235 (2008)
     
  62. Highly ordered patterns of parabolic focal conics in lamellar lyotropic systems  [link]
    C. Wolf and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 5007 (2008)
     
  63. Nonlinear relative rotations in liquid crystalline elastomers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    J. Chem. Phys. 126, 234901 (2007)
     
  64. Cholesteric elastomers in external mechanical and electric fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    Phys. Rev. E 75, 011707 (2007)
     
  65. Rotatoelectricity in cholesteric side-chain liquid single crystal elastomers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    J. Chem. Phys. 125, 194704 (2006)
     

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