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Research and development in materials science combine experimental and theoretical approaches to create innovative materials. The goal is to improve existing materials and develop novel solutions for technical applications.

Committees

Expert Committee

Additive manufacturing

Committee members: 294

Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vasily Ploshikhin

University of Bremen

Vice Chair

Dr. Kai Schimanski

Airbus Operations GmbH
Expert Committee

Aluminum

Committee members: 174

Chair

Dr. Blanka Lenczowski

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Vice Chair

Dr.-Ing. Carmen Schäfer

Alupress AG
Expert Committee

Bioinspired and interactive materials

Committee members: 98

Chair

Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel

University of Bayreuth

Chair

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fery

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)
Expert Committee

Biomaterials

Committee members: 219

Chair

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Klaus D. Jandt

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Vice Chair

Dipl.-Ing. Norman Stark

Straub Medical AG
Expert Committee

Cellular Materials

Committee members: 79

Chair

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Tobias Fey

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Expert Committee

Circular Materials

Committee members: 92

Chair

Dr. Alexander Roald Michael Gramlich

RWTH Aachen University

Chair

Prof. Dr. Gesa Beck

SRH Berlin University Applied Science
Expert Committee

Continuous Casting

Committee members: 161

Chair

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Rüdiger Böhmer

Universität Hildesheim
Expert Committee

Extrusion

Committee members: 162

Chair

Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Sören Müller

TU Berlin
Expert Committee

Hybrid Materials and Structures

Committee members: 130

Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim M. Hausmann

Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH

Vice Chair

Dr.-Ing. Daniel Hülsbusch

Vanderlande Industries
Expert Committee

Intermetallic Phases

Committee members: 118

Chair

Prof. Dr. Florian Pyczak

Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH

Vice Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manja Krüger

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Expert Committee

Materialography

Committee members: 406

Chair

Dipl.-Ing. Michael Engstler

Saarland University

Vice Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Neidel

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Expert Committee

Materials Modelling, Simulation and Data

Committee members: 414

Chair

Prof. Dr. Stefan Sandfeld

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Vice Chair

Prof. Dr. Alexander Hartmaier

Ruhr University Bochum
Expert Committee

Mechanical surface treatments

Committee members: 116

Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Hoffmeister

University of Applied Sciences
Expert Committee

Polymermaterials

Committee members: 68

Chair

Dipl.-Ing. Hansgeorg Haupt

Technical University of Darmstadt
Expert Committee

Textures

Committee members: 146

Chair

Prof. Dr. Werner Skrotzki

TU Dresden
Expert Committee

Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Materials Constitution

Committee members: 51

Chair

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Stephanie Lippmann

Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Expert Committee

Titanium

Committee members: 126

Chair

Carsten Siemers

TU Braunschweig

Vice Chair

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Leyens

TU Dresden

Events

2026

2027

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