Max Boleininger

Max Boleininger is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of ME 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 graduated from the Department of Physics, Mainz in 2012 and obtained a PhD from Imperial College in 2017 through the Centre of Doctoral Training in Theory and Simulation of Materials. He joined the UK Atomic Energy Authority as a EUROfusion fellow, where he utilizes high-performance computing simulations, numerical, and analytical techniques to develop predictive models of materials behavior in a fusion reactor. He joined the department in Oxford as a Visiting Fellow in 2025.

Max Boleininger is a researcher specializing in radiation damage, multiscale modelling, dislocations, elasticity theory, and molecular dynamics. His work focuses on simulating microstructural evolution in irradiated materials, such as tungsten and zirconium, under high-dose conditions. He investigates the interaction of dislocations, hydrogen retention, and irradiation-induced creep mechanisms. His research includes the development of multiscale models for fusion and fission materials, integrating atomistic simulations with continuum mechanics. Boleininger also explores the effects of neutron irradiation on nuclear materials, including photon and electron production, and the statistical mechanics of dislocation dynamics. His studies contribute to understanding irradiation-induced deformation and microstructural complexity in nuclear environments.