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18AUG 2025
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Prof. A. R. Boccaccini to receive the Larry L. Hench Lifetime Achievement Award
We are delighted to share that Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Head of the Institute of Biomaterials (WW7), will be receiving the Larry L. Hench Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bioceramics Division of the The American Ceramic Society this year. The Award for innovation is given annually to deserving individual(s) in recognition of lifetime dedication, vision, […]
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05AUG 2025
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Successful habilitation: Dr. rer. nat. habil. Frank Wendler
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 habilitation and his plans for the future in a short interview. He is expected […]
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05AUG 2025
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FAU startup wins 10,000 euros in Science4Life competition
“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 technique. During the business plan phases of the Science4Life Venture Cup 2025, Rudolf Borchardt, Dr. Timo Fromm, […]“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 technique. During the business plan phases of the Science4Life Venture Cup 2025, Rudolf Borchardt, Dr. Timo Fromm, […]
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01AUG 2025
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WW Summer Party 2025 – a retrospective
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 Prof. Dr. Kai Willner, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, who […]
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02JUL 2025
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New Research Training Group at the Department of Materials Science
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 transition. Their performance depends not only on their overall composition, but […]
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03JUN 2025
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Hannah Kissel (PhD student, WW7) wins Best Poster Award at BioMAT conference in Weimar
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 of the German Society for Materials Science (DGM) and was […]
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