Fact sheet
- Development of novel metallic materials using thermodynamic and kinetic simulations
- Accelerated materials development through high-throughput screening methods and microscopic analysis
- Correlation of manufacturing processes (additive manufacturing, casting), microstructure, and mechanical properties
- Development and investigation of precious metal-containing alloys
| Since 2025 | Professor of Materials Science at the Department of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences |
| 2008-2025 | fem Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry, Schwäbisch Gmünd. Head of the Department of Metallurgy |
| 1999-2008 | Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. Deputy Head of the Laboratory for Joining and Interface Technology |
| 1999 | Doctorate (Dr. sc. techn.) on high-temperature materials for gas turbines, ETH Zurich |
| 1995 | Engineering Diploma in Physical Metallurgy, University of Stuttgart |