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12.09.2025 Events of the Professorship
Excursion to the VW engine plant in Chemnitz
The team from the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology visited the VW engine plant in Chemnitz on 5 September 2025. After a friendly welcome and an informative presentation on the history and key data of the Chemnitz site by the assistant to the plant management, Florian Herrberger, the tour of the production and assembly areas followed.
The team from the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology visited the VW engine plant in Chemnitz on 5 September 2025. After a friendly welcome and an informative presentation on the history and key data of the Chemnitz site by the assistant to the plant management, Florian Herrberger, the tour of the production and assembly areas followed.
19.08.2025 Events of the Professorship
Invitation to the Summer School ‘Modelling & Simulation in Materials and Surface Engineering’
For the second time, a summer school on simulation in materials and surface technology will take place from 29 September to 2 October 2025 at the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology. The four-day workshop is aimed at master's students at Chemnitz University of Technology, particularly those studying 'Advanced Functional Materials' and 'Advanced Manufacturing', in order to address the specific needs of teaching.
For the second time, a summer school on simulation in materials and surface technology will take place from 29 September to 2 October 2025 at the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology. The four-day workshop is aimed at master's students at Chemnitz University of Technology, particularly those studying 'Advanced Functional Materials' and 'Advanced Manufacturing', in order to address the specific needs of teaching.
13.08.2025 Projects of the professorship
WOT launches new EU project „HYDRO-NiCE“
In order to achieve Europe's climate targets, society needs clean energy sources with lower CO2 emissions. Hydrogen plays a key role in this - it can power fuel cells, replace fossil fuels in heavy industry and provide clean fuels for transport. But most hydrogen today is "grey" and is produced in a way that generates CO2. A new project addresses the "green alternative" - splitting water with renewable energy.
In order to achieve Europe's climate targets, society needs clean energy sources with lower CO2 emissions. Hydrogen plays a key role in this - it can power fuel cells, replace fossil fuels in heavy industry and provide clean fuels for transport. But most hydrogen today is "grey" and is produced in a way that generates CO2. A new project addresses the "green alternative" - splitting water with renewable energy.
16.07.2025 Personnel of the professorship
The WOT bids farewell to „Visiting Research Fellow“ Luca Bortolotti
From 9 June to 9 July 2025, Mr Luca Bortolotti from the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) visited the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering as part of a sponsored guest researcher stay. During this time, he worked on partial results in a joint project that aims to establish high-entropy alloys (HEA) as filler materials for thermal spraying.
From 9 June to 9 July 2025, Mr Luca Bortolotti from the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) visited the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering as part of a sponsored guest researcher stay. During this time, he worked on partial results in a joint project that aims to establish high-entropy alloys (HEA) as filler materials for thermal spraying.
15.07.2025 Projects of the professorship
Energy and material savings through simulation-based process chain optimisation
In the "Simulation-based property design along the combined primary and forming technology process chain -SiPro" project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the researchers addressed the question of how production-related resource expenditure and CO2 emissions in metal processing can be minimised through optimally designed process chains. In the now completed joint project, this question was examined in detail for successive and combined primary and forming processes.
In the "Simulation-based property design along the combined primary and forming technology process chain -SiPro" project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the researchers addressed the question of how production-related resource expenditure and CO2 emissions in metal processing can be minimised through optimally designed process chains. In the now completed joint project, this question was examined in detail for successive and combined primary and forming processes.
27.06.2025 Events of the Professorship
WOT doctoral seminar 2025 – Or the question: How do you become a Dr.-Ing.
The 14 internal and external doctoral students met with their supervisor, Prof Thomas Lampke, and other experts in their field of research to discuss the current status of their doctoral project at the annual doctoral seminar held at the Chair of WOT from 23 to 25 June 2025. The scientific spectrum of presentations ranged from galvanic and thermal surface technology to bio-based coatings, the mechanical behaviour of high-performance materials and sustainability concepts in materials and surface technology.
The 14 internal and external doctoral students met with their supervisor, Prof Thomas Lampke, and other experts in their field of research to discuss the current status of their doctoral project at the annual doctoral seminar held at the Chair of WOT from 23 to 25 June 2025. The scientific spectrum of presentations ranged from galvanic and thermal surface technology to bio-based coatings, the mechanical behaviour of high-performance materials and sustainability concepts in materials and surface technology.
27.06.2025 Events organised by the PRofessur
Student excursion and research seminar "Digital Material Production" at Fraunhofer HTL
This year the research seminar regarding "Digital Material Production" was held on Friday June 6, 2025 at Fraunhofer Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL in Bayreuth. 14 students availed the opportunity to gain the insights regarding production of complex ceramics via digitalisation methods.
This year the research seminar regarding "Digital Material Production" was held on Friday June 6, 2025 at Fraunhofer Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL in Bayreuth. 14 students availed the opportunity to gain the insights regarding production of complex ceramics via digitalisation methods.
27.06.2025 Personnel of the professorship
Successful doctorate at the professorship in the field of electrochemistry
On 20 June, Mr Dominik Richter-Höhlich defended his dissertation topic "Thermodynamic assessment of complex formation for the prediction of electrolyte properties" in front of an interested audience.
On 20 June, Mr Dominik Richter-Höhlich defended his dissertation topic "Thermodynamic assessment of complex formation for the prediction of electrolyte properties" in front of an interested audience.
24.04.2025 Events of the Professorship
WOT represented at this year's GAMM meeting in Poznan
The Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering (WOT) was represented at this year's GAMM conference in Poznan from 7 to 11 April 2025 with a contribution on the simulation of electrodeposits. In an interdisciplinary exchange between mathematicians and engineers with over 730 participants, the professorship was able to contribute its interdisciplinary expertise.
The Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering (WOT) was represented at this year's GAMM conference in Poznan from 7 to 11 April 2025 with a contribution on the simulation of electrodeposits. In an interdisciplinary exchange between mathematicians and engineers with over 730 participants, the professorship was able to contribute its interdisciplinary expertise.
16.04.2025 Events of the Professorship
Future vision for human-centred, intelligent manufacturing 2035 at the FutureSAX Innovation Forum „Mensch – Maschine – Mittelstand“ presented
Around 110 stakeholders from science and industry discussed how Industry 5.0 can make Saxony's SMEs fit for the future at the futureSAX innovation forum "Mensch - Maschine - Mittelstand" on 27 March 2025. After the welcome and opening of the event by the hosts from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the initiators of FutureSAX, Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch explained in her keynote speech how industrial manufacturing is changing.
Around 110 stakeholders from science and industry discussed how Industry 5.0 can make Saxony's SMEs fit for the future at the futureSAX innovation forum "Mensch - Maschine - Mittelstand" on 27 March 2025. After the welcome and opening of the event by the hosts from Mittweida University of Applied Sciences and the initiators of FutureSAX, Dr habil. Franziska Bocklisch explained in her keynote speech how industrial manufacturing is changing.
