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Prof. Dr. Bettina Detmann
University of Duisburg-Essen
Campus Essen
Geotechnical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
45117 Essen
Email: bettina.detmann(at)uni-due.de
Research interests
Applications of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics in geosciences, especially- multi-component systems with mass exchange (adsorption) and diffusion,
- acoustic and surface waves in poroelastic media,
- modeling and numerical analysis of wave propagation in partially saturated soils
- transport of pollutants in soils
- numerical investigation of the propagation of sound and vibrations
- mathematical investigation of the capillary pressure in soils including hysteresis
- chemical reactions in porous media
- infiltration and capillary rise in soils
Research projects
2005-2009: DFG project "Modeling and numerical analysis of wave propagation in partially saturated soils"2009-2013: Joint DFG project of TU Berlin
and TU Hamburg-Harburg
"Propagation of sound and vibrations due to bankside shipping traffic" 
2012-2015: Einstein Junior Fellow at TU Berlin
funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin
Project: "Hysteresis effects and wave propagation in partially saturated porous media"
2014-2020:
managed by the University of Stavanger
"Low-Frequency Hydrocarbon Indication in Reflection Seismic Data"
Publications
Curriculum vitae
Contributions to conferences and seminars
Picture Collection
Courses
Member of the International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics
(ISIMM),
of the International Association of Applied Mathematics
and Mechanics (GAMM),
of the European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH),
of the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore),
| of the Familienkundliche Vereinigung f r das Klever Land e.V. |
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| and of theSegelclub Rheingau e.V. |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-9152
Bettina Detmann, 16.06.2025