Dr. Frank Wendler from the Chair of Materials Simulation (WW8) has successfully completed his habilitation. The future Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Marc Stamminger, congratulated him on receiving his habilitation certificate.
Mr. Wendler revealed his motivation for his habilitat...
“CiX” develops new technology for sustainable water purification
The team from CiX won second place in Germany’s largest national business plan competition. CiX is a start-up supported by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) that has invented an innovative water purification t...
On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Department of Materials Science held its annual summer party.
In addition, a special anniversary was celebrated: The Department of Materials Science is turning 60 this year.
Department spokesperson Prof. Dr. Mathias Göken gave the opening remarks, followed by P...
DFG funding for more efficient development of functional materials
Correlative microscopy as a key to better materials for the energy transition
From solar cells and batteries to electrolyzers for green hydrogen — functional materials are at the heart of many technologies driving the energy t...
Many congratulations to Ms Hannah Kissel, PhD student at the Institute of Biomaterials (WW7) under supervision of Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, on receiving Best Poster Award at the 8th European Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas (BioMAT 2025),
The symposium was organised under the auspices ...
In this year’s QS subject ranking, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) achieved a place in a total of 20 subjects. The position of FAU’s Faculty of Engineering is particularly pleasing, having achieved outstanding results in four of its subject areas.
Among the top 200 worldwide...
FAU alumna Katja Wadlinger is a co-founder of AMPERIAL, a startup Energie Campus Nürnberg. She develops window films that protect buildings from solar heat and, depending on the location, solar exposure, building type, and climate, can save up to 25% of its energy consumption. At FAU, Katja Wadlinge...
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Head, Institute of Biomaterials, WW7) has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Riga Technical University (RTU), Latvia. The award was conferred at the ceremony of the Grand Opening of the new building of the Baltic Biomaterials Center of Excellence (BBCE) in Riga, Latvia...
