Contact
Office Hours
By appointment only
Abitur
May 2011 in Bad Neustadt, Rhön-Gymnasium (Germany)
Academic Degrees
2016: B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
2018: M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
2022: Doctoral thesis defense, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Academic Career
2018-2022: Doctoral Researcher within SFB 1313, Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Since 2022: Postdoctoral Researcher within SFB 1313, Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, University of Stuttgart (Germany) / Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Publications
(Journal-) Articles
- Krach, D., Weinhardt, F., Wang, M., Schneider, M., Class, H., & Steeb, H. (2025). A novel geometry-informed drag term formulation for pseudo-3D Stokes simulations with varying apertures. Advances in Water Resources, 195, 104860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2024.104860
- Kohlhaas, R., Hommel, J., Weinhardt, F., Class, H., Oladyshkin, S., & Flemisch, B. (n.d.). Numerical Investigation of Preferential Flow Paths in Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation Supported by Bayesian Model Analysis. Transport in Porous Media.
- Lee, D., Weinhardt, F., Hommel, J., Piotrowski, J., Class, H., & Steeb, H. (2023). Machine learning assists in increasing the time resolution of X-ray computed tomography applied to mineral precipitation in porous media. Scientific Reports, 13, 10529. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37523-0
- Weinhardt, F., Deng, J., Hommel, J., Vahid Dastjerdi, S., Gerlach, R., Steeb, H., & Class, H. (2022). Spatiotemporal Distribution of Precipitates and Mineral Phase Transition During Biomineralization Affect Porosity–Permeability Relationships. Transport in Porous Media, 143, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-022-01782-8
- Hommel, J., Gehring, L., Weinhardt, F., Ruf, M., & Steeb, H. (2022). Effects of Enzymatically Induced Carbonate Precipitation on Capillary Pressure-Saturation Relations. Minerals, 12, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12101186
- von Wolff, L., Weinhardt, F., Class, H., Hommel, J., & Rohde, C. (2021). Investigation of Crystal Growth in Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation by Micro-Fluidic Experimental Methods and Comparison with Mathematical Modeling. Transport in Porous Media, 137, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01560-y
- Koch, T., Gläser, D., Weishaupt, K., Ackermann, S., Beck, M., Becker, B., Burbulla, S., Class, H., Coltman, E., Emmert, S., Fetzer, T., Grüninger, C., Heck, K., Hommel, J., Kurz, T., Lipp, M., Mohammadi, F., Scherrer, S., Schneider, M., et al. (2021). DuMux 3 – an open-source simulator for solving flow and transport problems in porous media with a focus on model coupling. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2020.02.012
- Wagner, A., Eggenweiler, E., Weinhardt, F., Trivedi, Z., Krach, D., Lohrmann, C., Jain, K., Karadimitriou, N., Bringedal, C., Voland, P., Holm, C., Class, H., Steeb, H., & Rybak, I. (2021). Permeability Estimation of Regular Porous Structures: A Benchmark for Comparison of Methods. Transport in Porous Media, 138, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-021-01586-2
- Weinhardt, F., Class, H., Dastjerdi, S. V., Karadimitriou, N., Lee, D., & Steeb, H. (2021). Experimental Methods and Imaging for Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation in a microfluidic cell. Water Resources Research, 57, e2020WR029361. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1029/2020WR029361
- Koch, T., Gläser, D., Weishaupt, K., Ackermann, S., Beck, M., Becker, B., Burbulla, S., Class, H., Coltman, E., Fetzer, T., Flemisch, B., Grüninger, C., Heck, K., Hommel, J., Kurz, T., Lipp, M., Mohammadi, F., Schneider, M., Seitz, G., et al. (2018). DuMuX 3.0.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2479595
Datasets
- Krach, D., Weinhardt, F., Wang, M., Schneider, M., Class, H., & Steeb, H. (2024). Results for pseudo-3D Stokes simulations with a geometry-informed drag term formulation for porous media with varying apertures [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-4347
- Lee, D., Weinhardt, F., Hommel, J., Class, H., & Steeb, H. (2023). Time resolved micro-XRCT dataset of Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) in sintered glass bead columns [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-2227
- Weinhardt, F., Deng, J., Steeb, H., & Class, H. (2022). Optical Microscopy and log data of Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) in microfluidic cells (Quasi-2D-structure) [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-1799
- Hommel, J., & Weinhardt, F. (2022). Enzymatically induced carbonate precipitation and its effect on capillary pressure-saturation relations of porous media - microfluidics samples [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-2791
- Weinhardt, F., Class, H., Vahid Dastjerdi, S., Karadimitriou, N., Lee, D., & Steeb, H. (2021). Optical Microscopy and pressure measurements of Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) in a microfluidic cell [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-818
- Vahid Dastjerdi, S., Steeb, H., Ruf, M., Lee, D., Weinhardt, F., Karadimitriou, N., & Class, H. (2021). micro-XRCT dataset of Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) in a microfluidic cell [DaRUS]. https://doi.org/10.18419/darus-866
Theses
- Weinhardt, F. (2018). Experimental and numerical investigation of enzymatically induced calcite precipitation in porous media [Masterthesis].
- Weinhardt, F. (2016). Algorithmus zur Zeitschrittweitenanpassung für das linear elastische Modell [Bachelorarbeit].
PhDs
- Weinhardt, F. (2022). Porosity and permeability alterations in processes of biomineralization in porous media - microfluidic investigations and their interpretation (Dissertation No. 297, Eigenverlag des Instituts für Wasser- und Umweltsystemmodellierung der Universität Stuttgart). https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-12822
Talks
2023
- F. Weinhardt, D. Krach, J. Hommel, H. Class, and H. Steeb, “Microfluidic and numerical investigation of anisotropic permeability alteration during biomineralization in porous media,” Interpore 2023: 15th Annual International Conference on Porous Media, May 22 - 25, 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland. May 2023. [Online]. Available: https://interpore.org/
2022
- F. Weinhardt et al., “Pore-scale mechanisms affecting permeability in biomineralization - Microfluidic investigations,” CMWR 2022: XXIV International Conference: Computational Methods in Water Resources, June 19-23, 2022, Gdańsk, Poland. Jun. 2022. [Online]. Available: https://cmwrconference.org/
2021
- F. Weinhardt, L. von Wolff, J. Hommel, C. Rohde, and H. Class, “Investigation of crystal growth in Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation by microfluidic experiments and mathematical modelling,” CrysPoM VII : 7th International Workshop on Crystallization in Porous Media, 07.09.21 - 09.06.21 Pau/online. Jun. 2021. [Online]. Available: https://cryspom7.sciencesconf.org/
- F. Weinhardt, H. Class, S. Vahid Dastjerdi, R. Gerlach, N. Karadimitriou, and H. Steeb, “Experimental Methods and Imaging for Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation in micro-fluidic devices,” Interpore German Chapter 01.02.2021-02.02.2021, Stuttgart/online. Feb. 2021.
2020
- F. Weinhardt, H. Class, S. Vahid Dastjerdi, R. Gerlach, N. Karadimitriou, and H. Steeb, “Experimental Methods and Imaging for Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation in micro-fluidic devices,” Interpore 12th Annual Meeting and Jubilee 2020, 30.08.2020 - 04.09.2020, Qingdao/online. Sep. 2020.
Posters
2021
- F. Weinhardt et al., “The evolution of preferential flow paths during Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation and its effect on the permeability,” Interpore 13th Annual Meeting (31.05.2021-04.06.2021), online. Jun. 2021.
Supervised student assignements
- Biofilm-Visualisierung in mikrofluidischen Zellen. (2022). (Bachelorarbeit).
- Experimental Investigation on the Impact of Induced Calcite Precipitation on Two-Phase Flow. (2021). (Bachalorarbeit).
- Experimentelle Untersuchung von mikrobiologisch induzierter Kalkausfällung in mikrofluidischen Zellen. (2021). (Bachalorarbeit).
- Experimental and numerical investigation of tracer transport in porous media on the pore scale. (2019). (Masterarbeit).
Current research projects
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SFB 1313, C04: Pore-scale and REV-scale approaches to biological and chemical pore-space alteration in porous media
Duration: 01/2018 - 12/2025
Department: LH2
Leader: Holger Class
Funding: DFG
- SFB1313, B05: Hydromechanics of fractures and fracture networks: A combined numerical multi-scale and experimental investigation
Duration: 01/2018 - 12/2025 Department: Intitut für Mechanik, LS2 Leader: Holger Steeb Funding: DFG