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On Friday, May 9, 2025, around one hundred former graduates of the Chair came together to maintain old relationships and exchange ideas at the 13th alumni reunion. At the same time, the 60th anniversary of the Chair was celebrated. The day began with an “open-lab” event, where participants had the o...

On 06.05.2025, Mr. Daniel Elitzer successfully completed his doctorate with the topic “Effects of different process parameters on microstructure and properties of additively manufactured TiAl6V4 alloys for large-volume aerospace structural components”. A major focus here was on wire and arc additive...

The annual conference of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), which was held this year from March 23 to 27 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas right on the famous Las Vegas Boulevard ("The Strip"), attracted more than 4,000 participants from industry and research, just as in previous ...

On 19.02.2025, Dr. Ing. Sebastian Krauß successfully completed his doctorate with the title: “Deformation mechanisms of laminar materials based on micromechanical and microtribological characterization”. The main focus was on the fatigue behavior of multilayer copper laminates and the lubrication pr...

On February 7, 2025, Mr. Philip Goik successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Microstructurally adapted Al-Mg-Si extrusion profiles for mobility applications with high ductility requirements ". In his research, Mr. Goik investigated the influence of texture formation during the extrusion pro...

The Chair of General Materials Properties warmly congratulates Dr.-Ing. Steffen Neumeier on his successful habilitation and the associated granting of the teaching license. This academic distinction is associated with the award of the title of Private Lecturer. PD Dr. Neumeier has been a respecte...

On June 21, 2024, Mr. Andreas Bezold successfully defended his dissertation titled "Segregation-assisted deformation behavior of CoNi-base superalloys: elementary mechanisms and strengthening effects." This outstanding work was conducted as part of the DFG Priority Program "Compositionally Complex A...

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...