CV
General Information
| Full Name | Lukas Schnelle |
| Languages | English, German (native) |
Education
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from 2024 candidate for PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)
RWTH Aachen University - Research: topological interlocking and crystallographic groups with applications in lightweighting
- Advisor: K.-U. Schröder, A. C. Niemeyer
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2024 M.Sc.
RWTH Aachen University - Title: Topological Interlocking and Three-Dimensional Crystallographic Groups
- Research: Topological interlocking and crystallographic groups with applications in civil engineering
- Advisor: A. C. Niemeyer
- Minor: Computer Science
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2021 B.Sc.
RWTH Aachen University - Title: The Gelfand-Tsetlin Bases, Now and Then
- Advisor: G. Fourier
- Minor: Computer Science
Experience
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from 2024 Research Assistant
RWTH Aachen, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design -
2023 - 2024 Graduate Assistant
RWTH Aachen, Chair of Algebra and Representation Theory - Co-Creation and development of the GAPic package
- Development on the SimplicialSurfaces package
- Maintenance and development of teaching tools
- Giving tutorials
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2021 - 2022 Head of Department, Vice Chairperson
AStA of RWTH Aachen - Department for Education and University Communication (Elected office) - Leading team of 12 volunteers and co-leading five employees - Co-Organizing and attending international conferences - Responsibility for executing financial transactions
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2019 - 2023 Student Assistant
RWTH Aachen, Chair of Algebra and Representation Theory - Maintenance and development of teaching tools
- Technical support for students and members of the chair
- Giving tutorials
Research
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2025 Influence of block arrangement on mechanical performance in topological interlocking assemblies: A study of the versatile block
International Journal of Solids and Structures - With: Tom Goertzen, Domen Macek, Lukas Schnelle, Meike Weiß, Stefanie Reese, Hagen Holthusen, Alice C. Niemeyer
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2024.113102
Open Source Projects
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GAPic
- Co-creator, main-developer
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Simplicial Surfaces
- Rewrote the functionality that generates .html files of polygonal complexes to view them in the browser
- Reworked manual generation from live-generated images to pre-generated ones to reduce initial compile time from >2h to under 3min
Volunteering
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2019 - 2024 Member of the Examination Comitee
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2021 - 2022 DEALiStiC Board Member for the RWTH
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2021 - 2022 Member of the Rektorate Commission on Teaching
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2021 - 2022 Member of the Constitutional Committee
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2021 - 2022 Member of the Faculty Council of Faculty 1
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2020 - 2022 Member of the Teaching Committee of Faculty 1
Professional training
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Difficult conversations with employees and mastering conflicts
- RWTH Aachen
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Leading in hybrid working environments
- RWTH Aachen
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Lateral leadership in projects
- RWTH Aachen
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Understanding addiction and how to respond appropriately as a manager
- RWTH Aachen
- Short Format
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Household and economic management Student bodies
- LAT NRW
Other Interests
- Hobbies: 3D Printing, Houseplants