The annual two-day doctoral seminar took place in Soest in August 2024. After the presentations by the LWT doctoral students, they were given a guided tour of the old town of the Hanseatic city of Soest. In the evening, they enjoyed a barbecue and rounded off the day in the conference venue's garden.
In August, the Institute for Materials undertook an excursion to thyssenkrupp steel in Duisburg. As part of the “Steel in Transition” plant tour, insights into the steel production of today and tomorrow were provided and the impressive plant site was visited. The excursion concluded with a joint lunch, which the Institute's employees also used as an opportunity to get to know each other better and exchange ideas outside of everyday university life.
Since 1976, Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Montanuniversität Leoben have alternately organized the Gefüge & Bruch conference. From February 26 - 28, 2025, the 13th Microstructure & Fracture Conference will take place in Leoben, Austria. Renowned German, Austrian and Swiss researchers from the fields of materials science and engineering, failure analysis and fracture mechanics have been invited to speak. They will provide exciting insights into their research work, as well as valuable advice for practitioners and an outlook on expected development trends. In addition, an extensive poster exhibition will present current research results from young scientists (submission deadline for poster exhibition: 08.12.2024). Further information can be found on the website.
Researchers at the Chair of Materials Technology have contributed to significant advances in meteoritics and planetary science. This multidisciplinary collaboration with researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Sydney, Oxford, and California has resulted in the publication of a study of chondrule sizes in CM carbonaceous chondrites.
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.
