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Mrs. Carolin Zenk (née Puscholt) has sucessfully accomplished the defense of her dissertation titled "Dislocations and Interfaces in Lamellar TiAl - In Situ Deformation Experiments in the Transmission Electron Microscope and Atom Probe Tomography" on October 24, 2023. The Institute MSEI extends c...

The 49th Retreat Symposium of the MSEI was held again this year from October 4-6, 2023, at the picturesque Sattelbogener Hof in the charming Upper Palatinate. The annual symposium, which features excellent English-language presentations by PhD students and contributions by external experts, has the ...

On October 9, 2023, Mr. Andreas Förner successfully defended his dissertation titled "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Electron Beam-Melted NiAl-(Cr,Mo) and Nb-Si-Cr In-Situ Composite Materials." Following the successful defense and a thorough “real”examination, a celebration was held at ...

On July 1st, Dr. Michael Wurmshuber started a new position as leader of the Nanomechanics research group at Institute I. Dr. Wurmshuber graduated his PhD in Materials Science at Montanuniversität Leoben in October 2022 under supervision of Prof. Daniel Kiener. His thesis explored the improvement pot...

Mrs. Yvonne Thompson successfully defended her dissertation entitled "Additive Manufacturing by Metal Fused Filament Fabrication" on 19/06/2013. At the "real" post-examination, Mrs. Thompson's time at the Chair was reviewed and appropriately acknowledged. After the successful graduation, the cele...

The 15th World Conference on Titanium was held in Edinburgh from June 12th to 16th, 2023. This conference, which takes place every four years, covers all areas related to titanium and titanium alloys. Participants from both the scientific and industrial sectors had excellent opportunities to exchang...

From March 19-23, 2023, the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition was held in San Diego, California. Numerous participants from science and industry from metals, materials and minerals fields met for a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary exchange. The Institute I was represented with a total of nine co...