Department MS

On 12 November 2025, Professor Aldo R. Boccaccini (WW7) was conferred the Honorary Doctorate degree by Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín (TNUAD) in Slovakia. The conferral ceremony took place in Trenčín in the presence of the University Rector, Prof. Jozef Habánik, members of the TNUAD Scienti...

According to the latest Shanhai Ranking 2025, materials science at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg is once again among the very best. FAU ranks among the top 150 universities in a total of 13 subjects, including Nanoscience & Nanotechnology and Materials Science and Engineering. Materials science per...

Suddenly and completely unexpectedly for all of us, Susanne Michler passed away on November 5, 2025. Susanne was closely connected to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (WW) for almost her entire life: 40 years ago, she and a friend attended a taster course at the department and...

This year's WW soccer tournament took place on July 31. Seven teams from the departments came together and competed in a sporting and fair competition, fortunately without any major injuries. The games were exciting, with the semifinals and finals being decided by narrow penalty shootouts. ...

Professor Aldo R. Boccaccini, Head of the Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials) at FAU, has been honored with the prestigious George Winter Award from the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB). The award ceremony took place during the 34th Annual Conference of the ESB in Turin, where Professo...