News 2017 and older

2017
Sosman Award 2017 presented to Michael J. Hoffmann (October 2017)	Prof. Michael J. Hoffmann (IAM-KWT) was presented with the Robert B. Sosman Award in Pittsburgh during Material Science & Technology 2017. The award is the highest honor given by the Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society, in recognition of outstanding achievements in basic science. More
Martin Dienwiebel Visiting Professor at IROAST (01.08.2017)	The International Research Organization for Advanced Science & Technology (IROAST) at Kumamoto University in Japan has appointed Professor Martin Dienwiebel (IAM-CMS) as a visiting professor.
Award of the Faculty Teaching Prize 2017	Apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kay André Weidenmann (IAM-WK) and Dr. rer. nat. Joachim Binder (IAM-KWT) were awarded the Fritz Weidenhammer Prize of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering during the KIT Annual Celebration for their outstanding work in teaching, especially the lecture "Materials Process Technology". Further information on the annual celebration
New method for the detection of boundary layer states	Prof. Volker Schulze (IAM-WK) coordinates the DFG priority program "Surface Conditioning in Machining Processes". The aim is to research a new machining method to improve the reliability and lifetime of components. Further information
Winner of the study award of the company Dörrenberg Edelstahl (02.03.2017)	Anna-Maria Jung won the first place of the Studienaward of the company Dörrenberg Edelstahl. The mechanical engineering student convinced with the written elaboration of her bachelor thesis prepared at the IAM-WK and her presentation entitled "Investigations on the influence of external stresses on the tempering behavior of martensitic 42CrMo4".
Peter Gumbsch Chairman of the Scientific Commission of the German Council of Science and Humanities. (01.02.2017)	Peter Gumbsch (IAM-CMS) took over the chairmanship of the Scientific Commission of the Science Council. This advises the German federal government and the governments of the German states on issues of content and structural development of universities, science, and research. Link to KIT press release
New Emmy Noether Junior Research Group	The junior research group funded with 1.4 million € develops nanostructured thin films by electric current pulses under the leadership of Dr. Karsten Woll (IAM-WBM). Read more

2016
Britta Nestler receives the Leibniz Prize	Prof. Dr. Britta Nestler (IAM-CMS) was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her contribution to computational materials research. The prize, endowed with 2.5 million €, is the most important research award in Germany. Link KIT Press Release
New X-ray Microscope at the MZE in Operation	A new large-scale device has been put into operation at the KIT Materials Science Center (MZE). With the Zeiss Xradia 520 Versa, the participating institutes IAM-ET, IAM-KWT, and MVM-VM now have a high-resolution X-ray microscope of the latest generation at their disposal for the non-destructive analysis of porous materials.
Opening of the Materials Science Center	The Materials Science Center (MZE) brings together 150 researchers from chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical engineering, and process engineering under one roof. The scientists focus on materials for energy systems. The ceremonial handover of the new building took place on November 23, 2016 with Science Minister Theresia Bauer. KIT Press Release
Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship 2016	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Karlsruhe University Society (KUG) award the Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship 2016 to J. Menno Harms. more
Materials sciences ahead of the rest of Germany	In the NTU ranking, KIT ranks first among German universities in the subjects of natural sciences (53rd worldwide) and engineering sciences (80th worldwide), respectively. The subject Materials Science ranks first in Germany and 62nd worldwide. more
Science Slam wins for Anastasia August	Mathematician Dr. Anastasia August (IAM-CMS) won the 7th Wiesbaden "Science Slam". With her presentation "Storing heat like a bear" she already won the "Women in Science Slam" in Cologne in 2015 and the 1st prize at the "Climate Special Science Slam" in Erlangen. To the videos on youtube and the University of Erlangen
Heisenberg Professorship for Martin Dienwiebel	The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports the research of Prof. Dr. Martin Dienwiebel (IAM-CMS) with the Heisenberg Professorship for Applied Nanotribology. more
Poster award for Mr. Simone Pupeschi	Mr. Simone Pupeschi (IAM-KWT) received one of the three PhD poster awards at SOFT 2016 (29th Symposium on Fusion Technology, Prague) for his poster "Effective thermal conductivity of advanced ceramic breeder pebble beds".
Sparkassen Environmental Prize 2015	For his dissertation "Synthesis and characterization of lithium metal fluorides as positive electrode materials for lithium ion batteries", Dr.-Ing. Georg Lieser (IAM-KWT) receives the Sparkassen-Umwelt-Preis 2015 at the annual conference of the KIT Center Climate and Environment on July 25, 2016. more
Höfler PhD Award for Kathrin Krannich.	Dr.-Ing. Kathrin Krannich (IAM-AWP) was awarded the "Dr.-Ing-Willy-Höfler-Doktorandenpreis 2015" for the best dissertation of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering with manufacturing, measurement or control engineering objectives. The award ceremony took place at the KIT Mechanical Engineering Day by the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jörg Bauer. The prize is endowed with 4,000 €.
Thomas Hupfer receives poster prize	The 1st prize at the poster competition of the 12th International Symposium on Systems with Fast Ionic Transport (ISSFIT-12, Kaunas, Lithuania) was awarded to Mr. Thomas Hupfer (IAM-KWT) for the poster "Li+ diffusion in LATP solid ionic conductors studied by neutron diffraction".
ITK Student Award for Leonie Tatzel	During the IAM-ET Institute Seminar at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Leonie Tatzel, Master student of the Electrical Engineering and Information Technology program, was awarded the ITK Student Award.
Christian Friedrich Schönbein Award for Sebastian Dierickx	The Christian Friedrich Schönbein Medal in silver was awarded to M. Sc. Sebastian Dierickx (IAM-ET) during the "European SOFC & SOE Forum 2016" in Lucerne. His scientific contribution "Electrochemical Analysis of Sulfur Poisoning in Ni/8YSZ Cermet Anodes" was awarded.
Nature Materials: World's smallest truss	Metamaterials for the Construction of Microscopic 3D Trusses (Developed at IAM-WBM) Achieve Higher Specific Strength The picture of the world's smallest truss became picture of the month April of the daily newspaper Badische Neueste Nachrichten (BNN) more
Professor Peter Gumbsch new member of NAE	The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) of the USA accepted Peter Gumbsch as a new member. The professor of materials mechanics is honored with the election for his innovative research on multiscale material modeling. more
Katrin Schulz selected for funding in Wrangell habilitation program	Dr. Katrin Schulz (IAM-CMS) was selected for the Margarete von Wrangell habilitation program. Through this program, the state of Baden-Württemberg supports outstanding female researchers on their way to a professorship. The engineer and materials scientist works on the modeling of plastic deformations in metallic materials on the microscale. more

2015
www.icm12.com	Karlsruhe, May 10-14, 2015 icm12.com-site is closed since February, 26th - if you need access to the files (book of abstracts, program) please click here: ICM 12
Ellen Ivers-Tiffée appointed Fellow of the University of Tokyo (December 2015)	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ellen Ivers-Tiffée (IAM-ET) has been appointed Fellow of the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in recognition of her scientific achievements in the field of functional ceramics of high-temperature fuel cells (SOFC) and lithium-ion batteries and in view of her long-standing fruitful collaboration with the School of Engineering in research and scientific education.