General information
Welcome to the Chair of Materials Science and Engineering!
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We are hiring!
Are you looking for an exciting job in the field of materials engineering? Apply now as a student assistant at the chair of Materials Science and Engineering at the University Duisburg-Essen and gain practical experience in metallography and microscopy while supporting our scientists in exciting experiments!
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MSE Congress 2024
Together with Steffen Brinckmann, Sylvie Descartes and Christian Greiner, we are organizing a session on tribology at Germany's largest materials science conference! You are very welcome to participate. Symposium C11: "Understanding mechanisms of friction and wear across scales and disciplines"
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Sustainable metallurgy
Our three-year doctoral program, in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute and the Ruhr University Bochum, focuses on the development of carbon-free and sustainable metallurgy. The interdisciplinary projects bring together experts from materials science, physics, chemistry and engineering.