Complexity in nature, whether in chlorophyll or in living organisms, often results from self-assembly and is considered particularly robust. Compact clusters of elemental particles can be shown to be of practical relevance, and are found in atomic nuclei, nano particles or viruses. An interdisciplin... Continue

Ziyu Liao performed her miniproject in WS 17/18 (November 2017 – March 2018) at the Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON), Department of Otorhinolaryngology, at the Universtätsklinikum Erlangen. SEON works on the development of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) f... Continue

Not one, but two MAP lecturers were awarded the Teaching Award 2018 of the Faculty of Engineering: Prof. Carolin Körner (Chair of Materials Science and Engineering for Metals) and Dr.-Ing. Joachim Kaschta (Institute of Polymer Materials). Congratulations to both of them! We are glad that these lectu... Continue

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Institute of Biomaterials), Prof. Christoph Brabec (Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology) and Prof. Patrik Schmuki (Institute for Surface Science and Corrosion), members of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, have been listed in the pres... Continue

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Institute of Biomaterials, Department WW) has been elected Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology (SGT), based in the United Kingdom. Fellowship recognition is given to individual achievement and is awarded for recognized contributions to the science and ... Continue

Thomas Distler, who graduated from the FAU Elite Master program Advanced Materials and Processes (MAP), received this years' prize for the Best Masters Thesis in Biomaterials, which is awarded annually by the German Society for Biomaterials (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biomaterialien e.V., DGBM). The ... Continue

We welcome our 18 new MAP students from 14 nations and 4 continents. We are excited about this great mix of cultures and academic backgrounds, especially as it is often difficult to get a visa for foreign students. Our newcomers have been hand-picked out of 654 applications. We hope that all of them... Continue

When it comes to innovation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is a world leader. According to the latest ranking from the media concern Reuters, the University is still at the top in Germany, and ranked at an excellent 31st position worldwide. This is a considerable improvemen... Continue

Benedikt Winhard reports on his latest MAP related travel: By participating in the SIMS Europe conference 2018 in Münster, I got great insights into state-of-the-art research involving the application and ongoing development of different techniques in the field of secondary ion mass spectrometry ... Continue

Every five years, our international Master’s programme Advanced Materials and Processes is evaluated by the Elite Network of Bavaria (ENB). Only after a positive assessment by both the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and an independent group of experts, a study program can continue t... Continue