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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 Colloquium on Fatigue Mechanisms has been taking place at different locations for many years. This year, MSE I had the honour of welcoming around 40 participants from various European universities. On 10 & 11 April, almost 20 presentations took place, which led to lively discussions on the t...

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...