Allgemein

Recently, University President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger awarded Dr.-Ing. Heinz Werner Höppel with the appointment certificate as an “außerplanmäßiger Professor” (extracurricular professor) at FAU. The entire Institute I is delighted about this "promotion" of the long-standing institute employee, ...

On the occasion of this year's 60th birthday of our Head of Institute I, Prof. Mathias Göken, we would like to reflect on his outstanding achievements and tireless dedication to the advancement of science and education. Prof. Göken obtained his diploma in Physics from the University of Münster in...

Tarakeshwar Lakshimpathy has successfully defended his dissertation! On January 29, 2024, he presented his work titled "Ab initio and Atomistic Modeling of Cracks and Comparison to Continuum Theories." After completing his doctoral studies, Tarakeshwar is now embarking on a new chapter of his car...

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Marius Kohlhepp successfully defended his dissertation on November 28, 2023, titled "Development of a High-Performance Aluminum Die Casting Alloy for High-Strength Structural Components." Mr. Kohlhepp has engaged extensively with this topic in collaboration with t...

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...

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...