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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 December 6, 2024, Mr. Maher Ghanem successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Cu/Fe nanolayer composites processed by Accumulative Roll-Bonding”. He therefore mainly dealt with the nanomechanical properties of multi-rolled copper-iron laminates. Since May 2023, he has been working as a p...

From 28 July to 2 August 2024, the 16th International Conference on Creep and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures (CREEP 2024) took place in Bangalore in southern India, which was organized under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Praveen Kumar at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), who ha...

On 06.09.24, Mr. Jan Josten successfully defended his dissertation titled “APT Analysis of Nano-Objects: Simulation-informed Field Emitter Design and Fabrication Methods”. As part of his doctorate, Mr. Josten dealt intensively with atom probe tomography, field ion microscopy and the construction ...

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...

Dr. Ashton Egan, who completed his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University and the Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis (CEMAS), has been awarded a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship. His research areas include nickel and cobalt-based superalloys, electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), local phase t...

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...