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Bernd Markert is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on various subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers multiple key topics such as Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Model Reduction and Neural Networks, Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design, Numerical Methods in Engineering, Glass Properties and Applications, Elasticity and Material Modeling, and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies.

Markert has published extensively, with frequent appearances in several notable venues. These include:

  • PAMM
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Computational Materials Science
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • Effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured components: a critical review (2020), published in Materials Research Express
  • Estimation of Gait Mechanics Based on Simulated and Measured IMU Data Using an Artificial Neural Network (2020), published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of silica aerogel nanocomposites reinforced by glass fibers, graphene sheets and carbon nanotubes: A comparison study on mechanical properties (2020), published in Composites Part B Engineering
  • A Comparison of Three Neural Network Approaches for Estimating Joint Angles and Moments from Inertial Measurement Units (2021), published in Sensors
  • Artificial neural networks in structural dynamics: A new modular radial basis function approach vs. convolutional and feedforward topologies (2020), published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Markert's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Franz Bamer
  • Marcus Stoffel
  • Yousef Heider
  • Songyun Ma
  • Sandeep P. Patil

The wide range of publication venues and co-authorships alongside the diversity of topics and subfields indicate a multidisciplinary approach combining computational methods, materials characterization, and engineering design. Their contributions frequently address challenges in structural health monitoring, numerical modeling, and material behavior under various conditions.

Best Publications

  • Plants as biomonitors : indicators for heavy metals in the terrestrial environment

    Bernd Markert

  • Effects of endocrine disruptors on prosobranch snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the laboratory. Part I: Bisphenol A and octylphenol as xeno-estrogens.

    Jörg Oehlmann;Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann;Michaela Tillmann;Bernd Markert

  • Bioindicators and biomonitors: principles, concepts and applications.

    B. A. Markert;A. M. Breure;H. G. Zechmeister

  • Presence and significance of naturally occurring chemical elements of the periodic system in the plant organism and consequences for future investigations on inorganic environmental chemistry in ecosystems

    B. Markert

  • Chapter 1 Definitions, strategies and principles for bioindication/biomonitoring of the environment

    Bernd A. Markert;Anton M. Breure;Harald G. Zechmeister

  • Tributyltin (TBT) effects on Ocinebrina aciculata (Gastropoda: Muricidae): imposex development, sterilization, sex change and population decline

    J. Oehlmann;P. Fioroni;E. Stroben;B. Markert

  • Establishing of ‘Reference Plant’ for inorganic characterization of different plant species by chemical fingerprinting

    Bernd Markert

  • Distribution of platinum group elements and other traffic related elements among different plants along some highways in Germany

    Rumiana Djingova;Petya Kovacheva;Gerhard Wagner;Bernd Markert

  • Definitions and principles for bioindication and biomonitoring of trace metals in the environment.

    Bernd Markert

  • Sample preparation (cleaning, drying, homogenization) for trace element analysis in plant matrices

    B. Markert

  • Ecotoxicology : ecological fundamentals, chemical exposure, and biological effects

    Gerrit Schüürmann;B. A. Markert

  • The use of bioindicators for monitoring the heavy-metal status of the environment

    B. Markert;O. Wappelhorst;V. Weckert;U. Herpin

  • Lanthanide concentrations in freshwater plants and molluscs, related to those in surface water, pore water and sediment. A case study in The Netherlands.

    Lennart Weltje;Heike Heidenreich;Wangzhao Zhu;Hubert Th. Wolterbeek

  • The German heavy metal survey by means of mosses

    B. Markert;U. Herpin;U. Siewers;J. Berlekamp

  • The distribution of heavy metals in a transect of the three states the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, determined with the aid of moss monitoring

    U. Herpin;J. Berlekamp;B. Markert;B. Wolterbeek

  • An extended biphasic model for charged hydrated tissues with application to the intervertebral disc.

    W. Ehlers;N. Karajan;B. Markert

  • Environmental sampling for trace analysis.

    Bernd Markert

  • Effects of endocrine disruptors on prosobranch snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the laboratory. Part II: Triphenyltin as a xeno-androgen.

    Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann;Michaela Tillmann;Bernd Markert;Jörg Oehlmann

  • A comparison of heavy metal deposition in selected Eastern European countries using the moss monitoring method, with special emphasis on the ‘Black Triangle’

    B. Markert;U. Herpin;J. Berlekamp;J. Oehlmann

  • A GIS technology based potential eco-risk assessment of metals in urban soils in Beijing, China

    Meie Wang;Yanying Bai;Weiping Chen;Bernd Markert

  • On the determination of platinum group elements in environmental materials by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and microwave digestion

    Rumyana Djingova;Heike Heidenreich;Petya Kovacheva;Bernd Markert

  • Trace elements : their distribution and effects in the environment

    B. A. Markert;K. Friese

  • Identification of heavy metal pollutants using multivariate analysis and effects of land uses on their accumulation in urban soils in Beijing, China

    Meie Wang;Bernd Markert;Weiping Chen;Chi Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Oehlmann
Jörg Oehlmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Harald G. Zechmeister
Harald G. Zechmeister University of Vienna
Anton M. Breure
Anton M. Breure Radboud University
Weiping Chen
Weiping Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stefan Turek
Stefan Turek TU Dortmund University
Jan Awrejcewicz
Jan Awrejcewicz Lodz University of Technology
Jorge Eduardo Marcovecchio
Jorge Eduardo Marcovecchio National Technological University
Carlos Clemente Cerri
Carlos Clemente Cerri Universidade de São Paulo
Alexander Lux
Alexander Lux Comenius University
Zhiyun Ouyang
Zhiyun Ouyang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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