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External doctoral student honoured for her research topic
Jessica Wittmann, M.Sc. - who is conducting research at Hof University of Applied Sciences and is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology as part of a cooperative doctoral programme - received the special research award from the 2021 Hof University of Applied Sciences funding organisation. This recognition of her achievements is worthy of recognition and underlines the relevance of her doctoral project. Congratulations!"Professor Thomas Lampke is currently supervising 26 doctoral students as head of the WOT professorship. 10 doctoral students are "externals" who are gaining further academic qualifications either from industry or by means of so-called co-operative doctoral procedures. Cooperative doctorates allow academics from a University of Applied Sciences (HAW) to complete a doctorate under the co-supervision of a university professor at their faculty.

Doctoral seminar 2022 – From the idea to the (almost) completed dissertation
The doctoral seminar at the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering has been an integral part of the programme for all young scientists aiming to complete a doctorate at the Chair for several years now. From 11 July 2022 to 13 July 2022, a total of 15 internal and external early career researchers presented their doctoral idea or the current status of their doctoral project. Afterwards, the doctoral candidates were given new starting points and ideas through an intensive discussion with their supervisor Prof Thomas Lampke, experts and interested listeners, which they can now implement in the further course of their doctorate.

Innovative joining technology presented together with industrial partner
On 23 June 2022, IDH Anlagenbau und Montage GmbH and the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology jointly presented their R&D results at the BMWK's SME Innovation Day. Selected projects from the cooperation between companies and research institutions were invited by the project management agency to present their innovative results with regard to new products, processes and services that were developed as part of the ZIM programme and funded by the federal government.

Visiting thermal spray experts
From April to June 2022, Prof Dr Lech Pawłowski and Prof Dr Shrikant Joshi, two proven experts in thermal spraying, were guests at the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering (WOT). The Chemnitz University of Technology's Visiting Scholar Programme, which aims to develop and intensify international research cooperation, paved the way for this. In addition to joint research, guest lectures and the conceptualisation of specialist articles, many scientists and students from the Institute of Materials and Surface Engineering ...

WOT start-up at the futureSAX innovation conference
CMMC GmbH, a start-up spin-off from the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology, successfully presented itself at the innovation conference of futureSAX, the innovation platform of the Free State of Saxony, on 23 June 2022. The State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport of the Free State of Saxony, Martin Dulig, also took the opportunity to find out more about innovative lightweight materials, the patented process and the wide range of customer applications.

Webinar on plasma electrolytic oxidation at Swedish university
Our colleague Frank Simchen will hold a webinar on plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) on 22 June 2022 at 10:00 a.m. as part of a continuing education series at the University of Jönköping. The lecture and discussion are aimed at potential users and researchers. During the event, the basics of the process will be explained and the current state of the art and current research trends will be described. The event will be moderated by Dr Maximilian Sieber.

WOT successes at the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC) 2022
After a two-year interruption, the ITSC took place from 4 to 6 May 20222 as a face-to-face event with around 400 participants in Vienna. The WOT was represented by four people (Maximilian Grimm, Thomas Lampke, Thomas Lindner and Bianca Preuß).

Workshop at the Auerbach Goethe-Gymnasium learning camp
From 30 March to 1 April 2022, around 30 pupils took part in the learning camp at Goethe-Gymnasium Auerbach in Vogtland, Saxony. In one part of the workshop, scientists from the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering supervised experiments on electrochemical and thermal oxide layer formation on titanium substrates under the theme "Highly exciting and hot as fire".

IGF research project "OptiGrain“ successfully completed
The aim of the completed research project IGF - 20.588 BR was the "Optimisation of the carbide grain size in WC-Co(Cr) coatings to increase the wear resistance with simultaneous corrosive stress". The result of the project with the short title "OptiGrain" is the adaptation of the established WC-10Co4Cr coatings to changed requirement profiles compared to the time of their development.

New IGF project "GaGoKom" launched
Since the end of last year, the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology has been working together with Prof Frank Köster's Surface/Electroplating Technology working group at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences to replace cyanide in gold electroplating with alternative complexing agents. The project is supported by 16 industry-related specialist companies on the project committee.