Michael Wurmshuber

Dr. mont. Michael Wurmshuber

Group Leader Nanomechanics

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Chair of General Materials Properties

Room 3.19
Martensstraße 5
Erlangen

Phone number: +49 9131 85-27473
Email: michael.wurmshuber@fau.de

Academic Education

02/2017	Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, Thesis title: “Automated Image Processing for Residual Stress Measurements of Thin Films using MATLAB” (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Kiener)
03/2018	Diplomingenieur (Dipl.-Ing.) in Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, Thesis title: “Towards radiation-tolerant materials: Evaluation of radiation effects in interface-rich, nanostructured Cu-Fe-Ag” (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Kiener)
10/2022	Doctoral degree (Dr. mont.) in Materials Science, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, Thesis title: “Enhanced mechanical performance of nanostructured metals through systematically modified interfaces” (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Kiener)

Professional Career

08/2017 – 12/2017	Visiting student researcher, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California Berkeley, USA
05/2018 – 10/2022	PhD researcher, Department Materials Science (Chair of Materials Physics), Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
11/2022 – 05/2023	Postdoctoral researcher, Department Materials Science (Chair of Materials Physics), Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
seit 07/2023	Group leader Nanomechanics (Akademischer Rat), Department for Materials Science and Engineering, Institute WWI: General Materials Properties, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Honours and Awards

2012	TÜV Austria Wissenschaftspreis
2017	Marshall Plan Scolarship

Research Interests

Ex- and in-situ micro- and nanomechanical testing
Fracture mechanics in small dimensions
Nanostructured metals and composites
Biological materials, biomechanics and biomimetic materials
Artificial intelligence in nanomechanics
Materials in extreme environments
Nuclear materials and refractory metals
Radiation effects and radiation tolerant materials

2024

Pereira RM., Lohbauer U., Schulbert C., Göken M., Wurmshuber M., Campos TBM., Thim GP., Mieller B., Belli R.:
Instantiations of Multiscale Kinship in Pressing‐Defect Distributions in Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconias by Powder Partitioning
In: Advanced Engineering Materials (2024)
ISSN: 1438-1656
DOI: 10.1002/adem.202400139
Prado L., Hayek S., Mazare AV., Erceg I., Sarau G., Christiansen S., Kamaleev M., Wurmshuber M., Lohbauer U., Goldmann W., Virtanen S., Tesler A.:
Aerophilic Surfaces for Sustained Corrosion Protection of Metals Underwater
In: Advanced Functional Materials (2024), Article No.: 2407444
ISSN: 1616-301X
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202407444
Schmuck K., Burtscher M., Alfreider M., Wurmshuber M., Kiener D.:
Micro-Mechanical Fracture Investigations on Grain Size Tailored Tungsten-Copper Nanocomposites
In: JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (2024)
ISSN: 1047-4838
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-023-06348-7
Wilmers J., Wurmshuber M., Gescher C., Graupp CM., Kiener D., Bargmann S.:
Unraveling the orientation-dependent mechanics of dental enamel in the red-necked wallaby
In: Acta Biomaterialia (2024)
ISSN: 1742-7061
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.07.004

2023

Kiener D., Wurmshuber M., Alfreider M., Schaffar GJ., Maier-Kiener V.:
Recent advances in nanomechanical and in situ testing techniques: Towards extreme conditions
In: Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science 27 (2023), Article No.: 101108
ISSN: 1359-0286
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2023.101108
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359028623000530
Seligmann B., Alfreider M., Wurmshuber M., Kiener D.:
Novel Approach for Assessing Cyclic Thermomechanical Behavior of Multilayered Structures
In: Advanced Engineering Materials 25 (2023), Article No.: 2201209
ISSN: 1438-1656
DOI: 10.1002/adem.202201209
Wurmshuber M., Alfreider M., Wurster S., Burtscher M., Pippan R., Kiener D.:
Small-scale fracture mechanical investigations on grain boundary doped ultrafine-grained tungsten
In: Acta Materialia 250 (2023), Article No.: 118878
ISSN: 1359-6454
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118878
Wurmshuber M., Doppermann S., Wurster S., Jakob S., Balooch M., Alfreider M., Schmuck K., Bodlos R., Romaner L., Hosemann P., Clemens H., Maier-Kiener V., Kiener D.:
Enhancing mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained tungsten for fusion applications
In: International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials 111 (2023), Article No.: 106125
ISSN: 0263-4368
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106125
Wurmshuber M., Wilmers J., Kim J., Oh SH., Kiener D.:
Lower hardness than strength: the auxetic composite microstructure of limpet tooth
In: Acta Biomaterialia 166 (2023), p. 447-453
ISSN: 1742-7061
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.035
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706123002350?via=ihub

2022

Oh SH., Kim JK., Liu Y., Wurmshuber M., Peng XL., Seo J., Jeong J., Wang Z., Wilmers J., Soyarslan C., Kim J., Kittiwirayanon B., Jeong J., Kim HJ., Huh YH., Kiener D., Bargmann S., Gao H.:
Limpet teeth microstructure unites auxeticity with extreme strength and high stiffness
In: Science Advances 8 (2022), Article No.: eadd4644
ISSN: 2375-2548
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add4644
Wurmshuber M., Balooch M., Huang X., Hosemann P., Kiener D.:
Helium-induced swelling and mechanical property degradation in ultrafine-grained W and W-Cu nanocomposites for fusion applications
In: Scripta Materialia 213 (2022), Article No.: 114641
ISSN: 1359-6462
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114641
Wurmshuber M., Burtscher M., Doppermann S., Bodlos R., Scheiber D., Romaner L., Kiener D.:
Mechanical performance of doped W–Cu nanocomposites
In: Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 857 (2022), Article No.: 144102
ISSN: 0921-5093
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2022.144102
Wurmshuber M., Jakob S., Doppermann S., Wurster S., Bodlos R., Romaner L., Maier-Kiener V., Kiener D.:
Tuning mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained tungsten by manipulating grain boundary chemistry
In: Acta Materialia 232 (2022), Article No.: 117939
ISSN: 1359-6454
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117939

2021

Burtscher M., Zhao M., Kappacher J., Leitner A., Wurmshuber M., Pfeifenberger M., Maier-Kiener V., Kiener D.:
High-temperature nanoindentation of an advanced nano-crystalline W/Cu composite
In: Nanomaterials 11 (2021), Article No.: 2951
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano11112951
Gsellmann M., Klünsner T., Mitterer C., Krobath M., Wurmshuber M., Leitner H., Ecker W., Marsoner S., Maier-Kiener V., Kiener D., Ressel G.:
Strength ranking for interfaces between a TiN hard coating and microstructural constituents of high speed steel determined by micromechanical testing
In: Materials & Design 204 (2021), Article No.: 109690
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109690
Wurmshuber M., Frazer D., Balooch M., Issa I., Bachmaier A., Hosemann P., Kiener D.:
The effect of grain size on bubble formation and evolution in helium-irradiated Cu-Fe-Ag
In: Materials Characterization 171 (2021), Article No.: 110822
ISSN: 1044-5803
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110822
Zhao M., Schlueter K., Wurmshuber M., Reitgruber M., Kiener D.:
Open-cell tungsten nanofoams: Scaling behavior and structural disorder dependence of Young's modulus and flow strength
In: Materials & Design 197 (2021), Article No.: 109187
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109187

2020

Zhao M., Issa I., Pfeifenberger M., Wurmshuber M., Kiener D.:
Tailoring ultra-strong nanocrystalline tungsten nanofoams by reverse phase dissolution
In: Acta Materialia 182 (2020), p. 215-225
ISSN: 1359-6454
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.10.030

2019

Wurmshuber M., Doppermann S., Wurster S., Kiener D.:
Ultrafine-grained Tungsten by High-Pressure Torsion - Bulk precursor versus powder processing route
40th Riso International Symposium on Materials Science: Metal Microstructures in 2D, 3D and 4D
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/580/1/012051

2018

Wurmshuber M., Frazer D., Bachmaier A., Wang Y., Hosemann P., Kiener D.:
Impact of interfaces on the radiation response and underlying defect recovery mechanisms in nanostructured Cu-Fe-Ag
In: Materials & Design 160 (2018), p. 1148-1157
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.11.007

Fracture mechanics in small dimensions: Nanoscale phenomena and the limits of fracture mechanical testing
Nano-biomechanics: Micro- and nanoscale investigation of hierarchical biomaterials, such as bone, teeth and other hard tissue
Machine learning and AI in nanomechanics
Materials in harsh environments: Nanomechanical testing as tool for characterization of radiation effects and hydrogen embrittlement
Enhancing ductility and toughness of nanostructured metals
Bulge testing of thin films and hard coatings