Biographical Sketch – Carolin Fink
- Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany), Mechanical Engineering/Business Administration, Diploma, 2009
- Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany), Mechanical Engineering/Welding Engineering, Dr.-Ing. (Sven Juettner, Manuela Zinke), 2016
- The Ohio State University (USA), Welding Engineering, Postdoctorate (John C. Lippold, Boian Alexandrov), 2015-2016
Appointments
- 01/2017-present, Assistant Professor, Welding Engineering Faculty, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University (USA)
- 08/2015-12/2016, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University (USA)
- 04/2010-06/2015, Graduate Research Associate, Institute of Materials and Joining Technology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany)
Synergistic Activities
- Co-developed an engineering outreach program WE Can Do It: Welding Engineering (WE) For High School Females, which seeks to engage young women in the field of Welding Engineering through an 8 week laboratory internship to increase their confidence in their STEM abilities, in order to prepare them for continued education or a career in the STEM fields, Support pending, 2018
- Serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Welding Society (AWS) Student Chapter, 2018-present
- Engages in engineering outreach activities for female high school students at COSI, Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio, 2017
- Reviewer for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Materials Characterization and Materials Science and Technology Journals, 2017-present
- Member of the STEAM Factory, Columbus, Ohio, a diverse and inclusive grass-roots network of OSU faculty, postdocs and staff that facilitates creative and interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation and dissemination of research, 2015-present
- Serves as Editorial Board Member, Principal Reviewer and Reviewer for Welding in the World Journal, 2013-present
- Serves as Observer and (Vice-)Delegate in Commission II and IX of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), 2011-present
Awards
- Warren F. Savage Memorial Award, American Welding Society (AWS), 2021
- Charles Ellison MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching, The Ohio State University, 2021
- International Institute of Welding (IIW) Henry Granjon Prize, Category B: Materials Behaviour and Weldability, 2016
- ThyssenKrupp Graduate Scholarship Award, 2006-2009
Student Awards
- American Welding Society (AWS) FABTECH Student Poster Award 2018, 2nd Place, Mike Stotts, Undergraduate Research Distinction, 2018
- DVS Best Paper Award, Markus Sudy, M.S. Student, German Welding Society (DVS), 2014
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
- Sven Juettner, Manuela Zinke, Graduate advisors, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany)
- John C. Lippold, Boian Alexandrov, Postdoctoral advisors, The Ohio State University (USA)
Publications
- See the Publications link