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Completion of the BMBF joint project GALACTIF
The joint project "GALACTIF - New Electroplating Coating Processes from Ionic Liquids" at the Chair of Materials and Surface Technology was completed in the middle of the year. The aim of the joint research project was to use new technical approaches to create the basis for a cost-effective, environmentally friendly coating technology using ionic liquids.

Networked and international – Doctoral seminar at the Chair of WOT
The doctoral seminar, which takes place once a year at the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering, has been supporting young scientists on their path to a doctorate for several years now. From 13 to 15 July 2020, 16 doctoral students took the opportunity to present the progress of their dissertation topic and then answer questions from their supervisor Prof. Thomas Lampke and the interested audience. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seminar took place under different conditions, but was nevertheless a complete success.

A doctoral defence in the times of Corona
Despite the restrictions on everyday university life associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the WOT succeeded in defending her doctorate in accordance with the rules. On 8 July 2020, Lisa Winter's thesis on "Fatigue strength and medium-voltage sensitivity of the alloy AlMgSi1 after highly plastic deformation and anodic or plasma-electrolytic oxidation" convinced the reviewers present as well as the colleagues, friends and family members connected digitally.

Challenge accepted – Digital teaching at the WOT professorship
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated restrictions on everyday university life also pose new challenges for teaching staff in particular. At the Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering, a consistent focus was placed on switching to digital teaching right at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, so that all teaching formats could and can be made available to students in digital form in the 2020 summer semester.

Chemnitz scientists are researching novel surface treatments for high-entropy alloys
Scientists led by Dr Thomas Lindner have been working on the material class of high-entropy alloys (HEA for short) for several years now. Their latest publication on "Surface hardening of FCC phase high-entropy alloy system by powder-pack boriding" in the journal Surface and Coatings Technology is one of the most downloaded articles in this journal.

Junior research group „HEA-SurfProtect“: Surface protection with high-entropy alloys
On 1 January 2020, the ESF junior research group "HEA-SurfProtect" was launched with significant participation from the WOT professorship. This measure is funded by the European Social Fund and co-financed by tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon state parliament.

Prediction tool for plasma nitriding results
In a joint project between the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (IST) and the Chair of WOT at Chemnitz University of Technology, a forecasting tool for plasma nitriding results has been developed for twelve steel grades to date, which, in addition to a broad database of nitriding results, also offers a software-based prediction trained via an artificial neural network.The IGF project IGF 18741 BG entitled "Prediction tool for plasma nitriding processes for the surface treatment of tools and components" of the German Society for Electroplating and Surface Technology was funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy via the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations "Otto von Guericke" e.V. as part of the programme for the promotion of joint industrial research on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.

Czech grammar schools visit the professorship
A visit makes it easier to decide what to study: 30 pupils from Ústí nad Labem and Liberec visited Chemnitz University of Technology on 28 and 29 November 2019. They also visited the WOT professorship and completed a work placement.

Member of the WOT professorship receives the University Prize of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 2019
On 7 November 2019, Chemnitz University of Technology awarded nine university prizes for the best theses of the year in the individual faculties of Chemnitz University of Technology. This year's prizewinner is also an employee of the professorship.

Materials and industrial applications
The 1st IWW Colloquium was successfully held on 15 November 2019. 100 guests learnt about the latest developments on the topic of "Materials and industrial applications" in exciting presentations.