October 2026–present
: Professor of Design Engineering at Ulm University of Technology.
November 2025–September 2026
: Head of Machine Analytics and Simulation at Schneider GmbH & Co. KG.
August 2022–October 2025
: Manager of Development, Machine Analytics and Simulation at Schneider GmbH & Co. KG.
December 2019–July 2022
: Manager of Mechanical Design (UPC/HSC) at Schneider GmbH & Co. KG.
09/2018–07/2022
Deputy Head of Design at Schneider GmbH & Co. KG.
10/2013–08/2018
Research Assistant at the Institute for Applied Dynamics, Technical University of Darmstadt.
May 2021
PhD (Dr.-Ing.) (summa cum laude), Technical University of Darmstadt, thesis title: “Numerical Analyses and Experimental Investigations of Air Foil Journal Bearings”.
10/2011–09/2013
Technical University of Darmstadt, Master’s degree in “Mechanical and Process Engineering”, Master of Science.
10/2008–09/2011
DHBW Mannheim in cooperation with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Bachelor’s degree in “Mechanical Engineering”, Bachelor of Engineering.
M. Mahner (2021): Numerical Analyzes and Experimental Investigations of Air Foil Journal Bearings, PhD thesis, Technical University of Darmstadt, DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00018592.
M. Mahner, M. Bauer, and B. Schweizer, Numerical Analyzes and Experimental Investigations on the Fully-Coupled Thermo-Elasto-Gasdynamic Behavior of Air Foil Journal Bearings, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 149 (2021): 107221.
M. Rieken, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, Thermal Optimization of Air Foil Thrust Bearings Using Different Foil Materials, Journal of Turbomachinery 142.10 (2020): 101003.
M. Rieken, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, Thermal Optimization of Air Foil Thrust Bearings Using Different Foil Materials, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019. V07BT34A031, ASME.
P. Zeise, M. Mahner, M. Bauer, M. Rieken, and B. Schweizer, A Reduced Model for Air Foil Journal Bearings for Time-Efficient Run-Up Simulations, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019, V07BT34A004, ASME.
M. Mahner, M. Bauer, A. Lehn, B. Schweizer, An experimental investigation on the influence of an assembly preload on the hysteresis, the drag torque, the lift-off speed and the thermal behavior of three-pad air foil journal bearings, Tribology International, 2019, vol. 137: pp. 113-126.
A. Lehn, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, Characterization of static air foil thrust bearing performance: an elasto-gasdynamic analysis for aligned, distorted and misaligned operating conditions. Arch Appl Mech (2018) 88:705–728.
A. Lehn, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, A thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic model for air foil thrust bearings including self-induced convective cooling of the rotor disk and thermal runaway, Tribology International, 2018, 119: p. 281-298.
M. Mahner, P. Li, A. Lehn, B. Schweizer, Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Preload Effects in Air Foil Journal Bearings, ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, March 2018, 140(3): 032505.
M. Mahner, P. Li, A. Lehn and B. Schweizer, Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Preload Effects in Air Foil Journal Bearings, ASME Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Volume 7A (2017): Structures and Dynamics.
A. Lehn, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, A Contribution to the Thermal Modeling of Bump Type Air Foil Bearings: Analysis of the Thermal Resistance of Bump Foils, Journal of Tribology, 2017, 139(6): pp. 061702-061702-10.
I. Chatzisavvas, A. Boyaci, A. Lehn, M. Mahner, B. Schweizer and P. Koutsovasilis, On the influence of thrust bearings on the nonlinear rotor vibrations of turbochargers, ASME Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, Vol. 8 (2016): Microturbines, Turbochargers and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines.
A. Lehn, M. Mahner, and B. Schweizer, Elasto-gasdynamic modeling of air foil thrust bearings with a two-dimensional shell model for top and bump foil, Tribology International, 2016, 100: pp. 48-59.
M. Mahner, P. Li, A. Lehn and B. Schweizer, Elastogasdynamic Model for Air Foil Journal Bearings: Hysteresis Prediction Including Preloading Effects, STLE 71st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
M. Mahner, A. Lehn, and B. Schweizer, Thermogas- and thermohydrodynamic simulation of thrust and slider bearings: Convergence and efficiency of different reduction approaches, Tribology International, 2016, 93: pp. 539-554.
M. Mahner, A. Lehn, and B. Schweizer, Reduction Approaches for Thermogasdynamic Lubrication Problems. Proc. Appl. Math. Mech., 2015. 15: pp. 405-406.
O. Alber and M. Mahner (2014), Description of sub- and superharmonic motion in rotor-stator contact using Fourier series, ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik 94(11): 945-950.