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How do heat-resistant steels behave in H2/CH4 combustion atmospheres?
Prof Lampke and the team from the WOT professorship are investigating this question together with Prof Krause and his team from the Chair of Gas and Thermal Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF) in the AiF-IGF project HYMES. On 26 March 2025, both research units met for an initial internal kick-off meeting. The main aim of the project is to generate reliable data for the safe and efficient utilisation of H2 in thermal process plants.

InnoMat IWW e.V. also provides a Germany Scholarship for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology in 2024/2025
For the third time, InnoMat IWW e.V. is supporting young scientists and engineers at Chemnitz University of Technology with the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship. The scholarship benefits outstanding students on degree programmes in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology.

Cooperation with the BMW Group at the Leipzig plant gives students an insight into production
Students were given a comprehensive tour of the BMW plant in Leipzig as part of the "Corrosion and Wear" course

New rotating bending testing machine expands testing methods under cyclic stress
On 11 December 2024, the newly procured 4-point rotating bending test system Power ROTABEND (100 Nm) from SincoTec Test Systems GmbH was put into operation at the WOT. This expansion of the machine park allows the testing of cyclic load capacity under rotating bending, as is relevant for the use of rotating shafts, for example.

Successful promotion at WOT
On 05.12.24, Mr Bernd Schilder, M.Sc., defended his dissertation topic "Development of a low-oxygen coating process for the production of thermally sprayed, heavy-duty cylinder liners" in front of a large, interested audience as an external doctoral candidate of Prof. Lampke. He was awarded the grade "very good" for his overall performance.

DediGrad Collaborative Research Centre approved
In November 2024, the German Research Foundation (DFG) approved the establishment of the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio (SFB/TRR 402) entitled "Intelligent production technologies for lightweight plastic structures with load-dedicated 3D grading of the reinforcement architecture - DediGrad". The Chemnitz University of Technology is the spokesperson under the leadership of Prof Dr Lothar Kroll. The research team is made up of 27 researchers from TU Chemnitz, TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, TU Vienna and Fraunhofer IWU, who will be researching this highly relevant topic over 45 months in the first project phase with a total funding amount of 16.4 million euros.

An afternoon dedicated to the IWW
The afternoon of 7 November 2024 in Erfenschlag at Chemnitz University of Technology was all about the IWW. The association "Innovative Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering" (InnoMat IWW e.V.) invited members to its annual general meeting in the METEOR project house.

WOT employee Dr.-Ing. habil. Thomas Grund receives TUC awards
On 14 November 2024, Chemnitz University of Technology honoured the outstanding achievements of its members and associates in the areas of study, teaching, research and transfer as well as social commitment. Dr habil. Thomas Grund receives both a teaching and a research award.

Honorary doctorate for Dr Klaus Nassenstein
On 6 November 2024, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology awarded an honorary doctorate to Dr Klaus Nassenstein at the suggestion of the IWW.

Research group „FUNDAM³ENT“ welcomes high-calibre visitor
On 5 November 2024, the first doctoral seminar of the DFG Research Unit 5380 "FUNDAM³ENT" took place at the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (IWW) at Chemnitz University of Technology. It was a half-day hybrid event in which the doctoral students of the research group were either on site or connected online.