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15 September 2025 Events of the Professorship
7th ITSHC | Wrocław | 11–12 September 2025
On 11 and 12 September 2025, the 7th International Conference on Thermal Spraying and Cladding (ITSHC) took place in Wrocław. The conference focused on the latest research findings and developments in the fields of thermal spraying, build-up welding and additive manufacturing.
On 11 and 12 September 2025, the 7th International Conference on Thermal Spraying and Cladding (ITSHC) took place in Wrocław. The conference focused on the latest research findings and developments in the fields of thermal spraying, build-up welding and additive manufacturing.
12 September 2025 Events of the Professorship
Field trip to the VW engine plant in Chemnitz
On 5 September 2025, the team from the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering visited the VW engine plant in Chemnitz. Following a warm welcome and an informative presentation on the history and key facts about the Chemnitz site by Florian Herrberger, assistant to the plant manager, the group toured the production and assembly areas.
On 5 September 2025, the team from the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering visited the VW engine plant in Chemnitz. Following a warm welcome and an informative presentation on the history and key facts about the Chemnitz site by Florian Herrberger, assistant to the plant manager, the group toured the production and assembly areas.
7 September 2025 Events organised by InnoMat IWW e.V.
InnoMat IWW e.V. successfully represented at corporate and university runs
The runners from InnoMat IWW e.V. have put in some impressive sporting performances over the past few weeks.
The runners from InnoMat IWW e.V. have put in some impressive sporting performances over the past few weeks.
5 September 2025 Events of the Professorship
Invitation to the Summer School ‘Modelling and 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 August 2025 Projects of the Professorship
WOT launches new EU project “HYDRO-NiCE”
To achieve Europe’s climate targets, society needs clean energy sources that produce fewer 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. However, most hydrogen today is ‘grey’ and is produced in a way that generates CO2. A new project is tackling the ‘green alternative’ – splitting water using renewable energy.
To achieve Europe’s climate targets, society needs clean energy sources that produce fewer 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. However, most hydrogen today is ‘grey’ and is produced in a way that generates CO2. A new project is tackling the ‘green alternative’ – splitting water using renewable energy.
16 July 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 funded visiting scholar programme. During this time, he produced preliminary results in a joint project aimed at establishing high-entropy alloys (HEAs) 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 funded visiting scholar programme. During this time, he produced preliminary results in a joint project aimed at establishing high-entropy alloys (HEAs) as filler materials for thermal spraying.
15 July 2025 Projects of the Professorship
Energy and material savings through simulation-based process chain optimisation
In the project “Simulation-based property design along the combined process chain of primary metal production and forming technology – SiPro”, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the researchers investigated how production-related resource consumption and CO₂ emissions in metal processing can be minimised through optimally designed process chains. In this recently completed collaborative project, this question was examined in detail for sequential and combined processes involving primary forming and secondary forming.
In the project “Simulation-based property design along the combined process chain of primary metal production and forming technology – SiPro”, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), the researchers investigated how production-related resource consumption and CO₂ emissions in metal processing can be minimised through optimally designed process chains. In this recently completed collaborative project, this question was examined in detail for sequential and combined processes involving primary forming and secondary forming.
27 June 2025 Events of the Professorship
WOT PhD Seminar 2025 – Or: How do you become a Dr.-Ing.?
At the annual PhD seminar held from 23 to 25 June 2025 at the WOT Chair, the 14 internal and external PhD students met with their supervisor, Prof. Thomas Lampke, and other experts in their field of research to discuss the current status of their doctoral projects. The academic scope of the presentations ranged from electroplating and thermal surface engineering, through bio-based coatings, to the mechanical behaviour of high-performance materials and sustainability concepts in materials and surface engineering.
At the annual PhD seminar held from 23 to 25 June 2025 at the WOT Chair, the 14 internal and external PhD students met with their supervisor, Prof. Thomas Lampke, and other experts in their field of research to discuss the current status of their doctoral projects. The academic scope of the presentations ranged from electroplating and thermal surface engineering, through bio-based coatings, to the mechanical behaviour of high-performance materials and sustainability concepts in materials and surface engineering.
27 June 2025 Events organised by the Chair
Student field trip and research seminar on “Digital Material Production” at Fraunhofer HTL
This year, the research seminar on ‘Digital Material Production’ took place on Friday 6 June 2025 at the Fraunhofer Centre for High-Temperature Materials and Design (HTL) in Bayreuth. Fourteen students took the opportunity to gain insights into the production of complex ceramics using digitalisation methods.
This year, the research seminar on ‘Digital Material Production’ took place on Friday 6 June 2025 at the Fraunhofer Centre for High-Temperature Materials and Design (HTL) in Bayreuth. Fourteen students took the opportunity to gain insights into the production of complex ceramics using digitalisation methods.
27 June 2025 Personnel of the professorship
Successful PhD at the Chair of Electrochemistry
On 20 June 25, Mr Dominik Richter-Höhlich, Dipl.-Chem., defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Thermodynamic assessment of complex formation for the prediction of electrolyte properties’ before an interested audience.
On 20 June 25, Mr Dominik Richter-Höhlich, Dipl.-Chem., defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Thermodynamic assessment of complex formation for the prediction of electrolyte properties’ before an interested audience.
