Fields of research

Theory of polymers & computer simulation of:

Scientific background

Education as high school teacher Maths & Physics (1993-1999) in Regensburg
Diploma in Physics (2000-2001) in Regensburg
Ph. D. in Physics (2001-2004) in Regensburg
Research fellow with Prof. Göritz (2004-2005) in Regensburg
Post-doc (2005-2007) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with Michael Rubinstein
Since 09/2007 research fellow at the Leibniz Institute with Jens-Uwe Sommer

W. Michalke, M. Lang, S. Kreitmeier, D. Göritz “Simulations on the number of entanglements of a polymer network using knot theory”, Phys. Rev E 64, 012801 (2001).
M. Lang, D. Göritz, S. Kreitmeier, “The Length of Subchains and Chain-Ends of Cross-Linked Polymer Networks”, Macromolecules, 36, 4646 (2003).
M. Lang, D. Göritz, S. Kreitmeier, “Intra-Molecular Reactions in End-Linked Polymer Networks and Linear (Co)Polymerizations”, Macromolecules 38, 2515 (2005).
M. Kapnistos, M. Lang, D. Vlassopoulos, W. Pyckhout-Hintzen, D. Richter, D. Cho, T. Chang, J. Roovers, M. Rubinstein, “Unexpected power-law stress relaxation of entangled ring polymers”, Nature Materials 7, 997 (2008).