April 2024

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26APR 2024
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New image films of the Faculty of Engineering
Our faculty in action! In seven new image films, each lasting two and a half minutes, the Faculty of Engineering shows the dynamics of its research and teaching that make innovation and collaboration so successful. The films give an insight into the impressive work and commitment of all members of the Faculty of Engineering and […]
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25APR 2024
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Early career researcher at FAU coordinating new DFG priority program
The smartphone in your jacket pocket, LEDs for lighting your home and electronics for your charger, solar panels or your electric vehicle all have one thing in common: they depend on semiconductor materials and their properties. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are researching how to make such devices more powerful, compact and energy efficient. Dr. […]
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22APR 2024
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Dr. Shaoxiong Xie
Humboldt Research Fellow My research areas My research interests lie in the development of novel antiferroelectric materials for energy storage applications. I am also interested in the design and optimization of piezoelectric ceramics for sensing applications. Home University / Research Institute Kyushu University, Japan Host research group I am hosted by Prof. Dr. Kyle G. […]
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22APR 2024
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Top positions in the 2024 QS subject ranking
Like in previous years, Materials Science is listed as the best subject at FAU on the international list, and at place 74, it is among the top 100 in the world. With other subjects from the Faculty of Engineering, FAU have made it into the top 200 in the world: Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and […]
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22APR 2024
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ERC Advanced Grant for Professor Ellen Kuhl
The mechanics of biological tissue are the inspiration behind developing new soft materials using artificial intelligence. That is the aim of the “Discover” project that Prof. Dr. Ellen Kuhl, one of the leading specialists in bioengineering, will launch at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Kuhl has received an Advanced Grant worth 2.5 million euros for her project […]The mechanics of biological tissue are the inspiration behind developing new soft materials using artificial intelligence. That is the aim of the “Discover” project that Prof. Dr. Ellen Kuhl, one of the leading specialists in bioengineering, will launch at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Kuhl has received an Advanced Grant worth 2.5 million euros for her project […]
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18APR 2024
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Dr. Pannan Isa Kyesmen
Georg Forster Research Fellowship My research areas Nanomaterials for energy applications, photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, and solar energy harnessing. Home University / Research Institute Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria. Host research group Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion, Prof. Dr. Patrik Schmuki Research period at the Faculty of Engineering, FAU 01 April 2024 to 31 […]Georg Forster Research Fellowship My research areas Nanomaterials for energy applications, photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, and solar energy harnessing. Home University / Research Institute Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria. Host research group Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion, Prof. Dr. Patrik Schmuki Research period at the Faculty of Engineering, FAU 01 April 2024 to 31 […]
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