Research

Research is focused on fundamental aspects of novel processing techniques and on microstructure-property correlations of glasses, ceramics, and composites. Major fields of applications include medicine, energy and environment, electronics, and transportation.

Functional Ceramics  – Prof. Dr. Kyle G. Webber

• Lead-free ferroelectrics
• Field-induced structural phase transitions of ferroelectrics
• In-situ structural characterization of electromechanical behavior in functional ceramics
• Temperature-dependent hysteretic properties in ferroelectrics

Biomimetic Materials –  PD Dr. rer. nat. Stephan E. Wolf

Cellular Ceramics and Simulation – PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Fey

• Processing of cellular and biomorphous ceramics
• Microstructure characterisation (esp. Microtomography)
• Microstructure testing (mechanical and thermal properties)
• Generative processing of ceramics including 3D-printing
• Modeling of microstructure testing on µCT-derived models

Additiv Processing  – Prof. Dr. habil. Nahum Travitzky

Glass   –  Prof. Dr. Dominique de Ligny