The Materials Science Summer School took place for the second time on 1 and 2 July. Pupils from grade 10 onwards were able to try out experimental and simulative methods.
The offer for prospective students is created by the Interdisciplinary Centre For Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) and the Institute for Materials (IW). The summer school is to take place again next year and inspire more students to take an interest in materials research.
On 11 June 2024, the annual Early Career Researcher Day took place, organized by the Materials Research Department of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. This day offers doctoral students from various disciplines of materials science a platform to share and expand their knowledge through lectures and presentations. The Chair of Materials Technology was represented with a number of contributions. Among the topics covered were the additive manufacturing of CrMn steels and the formation mechanism of nitrogen bainite in an FeCrN system. This event not only promotes scientific exchange, but also strengthens interdisciplinary cooperation and innovation in materials research at RUB.
The Materials Research Department of the Ruhr-University Bochum held on June 12 the MRD Science Slam, a competition of short presentations. Olavo Haase, PhD student at LWT, presented a slam entitled "High Strength, Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistant, Additively Manufactured Ni-free, Cr-Mn-N Austenitic Stainless Steels". The evening was filled with creative presentations focused on scientific comunication to the general public.
The Calphad conference was held in Mannheim, Germany, from May 27 to 31. Santiago Benito, group leader at LWT, was represented with a contribution on "Calphad-based description of microstructure inhomogeneities". Over five days, 81 plenary talks covered topics ranging from the thermodynamic assessment of new material systems to applications in the field of materials design.
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.