Boleininger Max

Max Boleininger is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the use of atomistic simulations to predict microstructural evolution of metals subjected to irradiation, with a particular emphasis on defect-driven dynamics such as swelling and irradiation creep. Boleininger joined the University of Oxford as a Visiting Fellow in 2025. Prior to this, he worked at the UK Atomic Energy Authority as a EUROfusion fellow, where he developed predictive models of materials behaviour in a fusion reactor. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London, obtained through the Centre of Doctoral Training in Theory and Simulation of Materials.

Max Boleininger is a researcher specializing in radiation damage, multiscale modelling, dislocations, elasticity theory, and molecular dynamics. His work focuses on simulating microstructural changes in irradiated materials, such as tungsten and zirconium, under high-dose conditions. He investigates the interaction of dislocations, diffusion processes, and irradiation-induced defects, with applications in fusion and fission materials. His research includes atomistic-to-continuum models, stochastic discrete dislocation dynamics, and the simulation of TEM imaging in irradiated metals. Boleininger's studies address the mechanical behavior of materials under intense irradiation, including creep mechanisms and the effects of nuclear excitations on reactor materials.