On June 30 and July 1, 2025, four students took part in the Materials Science Summer School at the Institute for Materials and ICAMS at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. They had the opportunity to carry out experiments and simulations independently and to explore and get to know aluminum in a completely new and exciting way. This gave them their first insights into the study of materials science and allowed them to talk to enthusiastic researchers.
On this year’s Science Day, the LWT and the Institute for Materials Applications in Mechanical Engineering (IWM) at RWTH Aachen University came together in Bochum for an inspiring day of knowledge exchange. The event focused on interdisciplinary collaboration and featured a varied program of engaging presentations and a thought-provoking workshop.
In a recent publication in Materials Today Communications, we present a novel heat treatment concept. As part of a DFG transfer project with Quintus Technologies, thermochemical nitriding in a hot isostatic press (HIP) with integrated gas quenching (URQ®) was successfully realised for the first time. The process was realised in a HIP system equipped with a graphite furnace, the only system worldwide to combine a graphite furnace and the URQ® technology.
On the 5th of June, the Materials Research Department Early Career Researchers network offered this year's edition of the ECR day. The event featured a morning filled with Lab visits at various chairs from the MRD, including one of the LWT facilities lead by our team member Olavo Haase. In the afternoon, hands on tutorials were held in ICAMS. Those involved practical exercises on micro-mechanical modeling and exploring how large language models (LLMs) can be used to retrieve information and predict material properties.
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES
A virtual tour through the different laboratories and rooms of our chair as well as the associated halls and the equipment located there can be found here.
FUTURE-ORIENTED RESEARCH
The research focus of our chair lies in the new and further development of metallic materials with the inclusion of the relevant processes.
SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE
Our concept is characterized by innovative research under the responsibility for sustainable development and responsible use of energy and resources.
INNOVATIVE COOPERATION
The LWT is staffed by a diverse team of PostDocs, PhD students and student employees, supported by technical and administrative staff.
