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FAME+ Master
Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering Presentation of
- February 2019
FAME+ Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FAME+ Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FAME+ Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering Presentation of - February 2019 Augsburg Europe Located in the south of Germany, close to Munich (60km) the capital of Bavaria Augsburg City Population: 290.000
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Population: 290.000 (2016) History:
- Founded by romans more than 2000 years ago
- Important trading place in middle ages (Fugger)
- Peace of Augsburg in 1555 (Luther)
- 19th century: textile industry, machine shops,
manufacturers of acetylene gas, paper, chemicals, jewellery, leather. Industry: Aerospace Industry (Premium Aerotech, MT Aerospace, Airbus Helicopter, Liebherr Aerospace), SGL Carbon, Osram, MAN, Kuka (Robotics), ...
Augsburg – City
Rudolf Diesel
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Fraunhofer Group/ Physics DLR Center Technology Center
Augsburg – University
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Augsburg – University
The Campus
Physics AMU
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Institute of Physics
25 Professors (Experimental Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemistry & Material Science) 250 employees
- appr. 800 Students in physics and
materials science
Institute for Materials Resource Management
Cooperation of economics, resource strategy, material science for a resource efficient society
Augsburg – University
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Research Topics
- Amorphous Solids
- Biomaterials
- Carbon fibers
- Composite Materials
- Corrosion
- Diamond Materials
- High Performance Alloys
- IR Spectroscopy
- Multiferroics
- Nanoporous Materials
- Organic Semiconductors
- Polymers, Carbon fiber precursors
- Semiconductor Nanostructures
- Surface acoustic waves
- Thermoelectrics, magnetic materials
- Thin Films, Ion Techniques
Augsburg – University
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Future Developments – Innovation park Fraunhofer Group/ Physics DLR Center Technology Center
Augsburg – University
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Future Developments – Innovation park Fraunhofer Group/ Physics DLR Center Technology Center
Augsburg – University
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Three new research centers on the campus of University of Augsburg
- Fraunhofer Group IGCV „Casting, Composites and Production Technology“
- DLR-Center „Production technology for Light weight construction“
- DLR-Center „Test and Simulation of Gas Turbines“
Augsburg – University
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Augsburg – Surfaces and Interfaces Year 2 specialization
Courses of 3rd Semester at Augsburg (tentative) (3-4 out of the list)
- Oxidation and Corrosion
- Porous Functional Materials
- Biophysics and Biomaterials
- Nanostructures / Nanophysics
- Fiber Reinforced Composites: Processing and Materials Properties
- Mechanical Engineering: Contruction with carbon fibre composites
- Non-destructive Testing
- Superconductivity
- Solid State Spectroscopy with Synchrotron Radiation and Neutrons
- Physics of Thin Films
- Electronics for Physicists and Materials Scientists
- Applied Magnetic Materials and Methods
- Method courses
- Laboratory project work
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Augsburg – Surfaces and Interfaces Year 2 specialization
Courses of 3rd Semester at Augsburg (tentative) (3-4 out of the list)
- Oxidation and Corrosion
- Dielectric and Optical Materials
- Magnetism
- Porous Functional Materials
- Advanced Solid State Materials
- Novel Methods in Solid State NMR Spectroscopy
- Biophysics and Biomaterials
- Nanostructures / Nanophysics
- Fiber Reinforced Composites: Processing and Materials Properties
- Mechanical Engineering: Contruction with carbon fibre composites
- Superconductivity
- Solid State Spectroscopy with Synchrotron Radiation and Neutrons
- Physics of Thin Films
- Applied Magnetic Materials and Methods
- Laboratory project work
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Important dates:
Winter Term: 01.10. 2019 – 31.3.2020 Lectures: 14.10.2019 – 7.02.2020 (Semester break: 10.2.2019 – 17.4.2019) Summer Term: 01.4.2020 – 30.9.2020 Lectures: 20.4.2020 – 24.7.2020
University specific rules
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15.10.2018 – 9.02.2019 Courses Typically written exams end of semester, sometimes project reports 'Second chance' one week before next semester starts EACH EXAM MUST BE PASSED
University specific rules
Thesis (26 ECTS): Colloquium (4 ECTS): Prerequisite: 60 (of 90) ECTS of S1-S3 courses 6 Months (+8 weeks exceptionally) Written in English 1 retry possible if failed (new topic) Jury = 1 supervisor + 1 professor (of FAME consort.) 4-6 weeks after delivery of thesis 45-75 min 20-30 min presentation basic knowledge of lectures and thesis
4th Semester: Master Thesis – (normally in Augsburg!) 3rd Semester:
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Examples of former Master thesis topics:
Master Thesis
- Improvement in flowability of Thermo-chemical storage material by
usingNanostructured additives
- Pitting Corrosion of Friction Stir welding of Aluminum Alloys
- Bonding Mechanisms of Thermal Spray Al Coatings on Cast Iron Substrates
- Bewertung der Prozessparameter des einstufigen Faserdirektablageprozesses
mit duroplastischer Matrix
- Festkörper-NMR-Untersuchungen zur Struktur von Borophosphatgläsern
- Synthesis and Characterization of Quaternary Transition Metal Carbides Sc
3-xTxTC4 (T = Ca, Ti; T = Fe, Co, Ni)
- Design of Laboratory scale test facility for cross flow micro- and ultra-filtration
membranes
- Experimental determination of charge density in thermoelectric materials
- ...
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- Jobs opportunities
- High demand for natural scientists and engineers in German industry
- Ph.D. possibilities exist for excellent graduates of the master program
- financial support: university contracts for Ph.D. students
Career perspectives and conclusion
- Possibility of appointment as lab assistant or tutor
- Payment for industry projects
- DAAD grants
Financial support
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