FAME Master Augsburg presentation 2010€¦ · FAME Master Functionalized Advanced Materials and...

FAME MasterFunctionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering

Presentation of

-January 2010

http://www.fame -master.com

Located in the south of Germany,close to Munich (60km)

– the capital of Bavaria

Augsburg – Europe

Augsburg


Population: 260.000 History:- Founded by romans more than 2000 years ago- Important trading place in middle ages (Fugger)- Peace of Augsburg in 1555 (Luther)- 19th century: cotton and woolen mills, machine shops, manufacturers of acetylene gas, paper, chemicals, jewellery, leather.

Industry: Aerospace Industry (Premium Aerotech, MT Aerospace, Eurocopter, SGL Carbon, Osram, MAN, Kuka (Robotics), ...

Augsburg – City

Rudolf Diesel


Close to the alpes (~2 hours by train)

"8th world wonder" – Schloss Neuschwanstein

Augsburg – Country:


University of Augsburg


Augsburg – University

The Campus

Physics

AMU



Institute of Physics

• 22 Professors (Experimental Physics, Theoretical Physics, Chemistry & Material Science)

• 200 employees

• appr. 750 Students in physics andmaterials science


Application Centre for Material and Environmental Resea rch (AMU)

Designed to collaborate with industry



Future Developments

Augsburg – University Fraunhofer Group/

Physics DLR Center

Physics


Two new research centers on the campus of University of A ugsburg

• Fraunhofer Group „Functionally integrated leight weight construction“

• DLR-Center „Production technology for Leight weight construction“


Kohlestofffaserentwicklung

Satellitentank Flugzeugtüre

Vergleich: Kohlestofffaser –menschliches Haar

Research activities


500 nm

1 µm

SEM-Investigation: Morphology of carbon fiber - nanotubes

Research activities


Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (NEMS)

Freely suspended carbon nanotube


•Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD)

•Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)

•Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PECVD)

•Ion Implantation I 2

•Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation & Deposition (PIII &D)

•Spin Coating (SC)

•Self-Assembly Techniques

•Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD)

•Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)

•Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PECVD)

•Ion Implantation I 2

•Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation & Deposition (PIII &D)

•Spin Coating (SC)

•Self-Assembly Techniques

Thin Film Formation at Augsburg University

Research activities


Thin Film Formation at Augsburg University

Research activities

Functionality:

• Anticorrosive

• Reduction of friction

• Wear resistance

• Biocompatibility

• Diffusionbarrier

• Conductive (e.g. on fiber reinforced ceramics)


Oxide Thin Films and Heterostructures

Electronic structure of interfaces

High resolution AFM

Research activities


Research activities

TopographyRoughness

atomic order

Surface characterization(STM,STS,AFM)

Nanoparticles

UHV-STM/AFM

Ultrasoundmicroscope


Analysis of contamination of optical glass

Area probed: surface + several nm depth

Research activities

Surface characterization (XPS)


TEM-Transmission electron microscopy:Cross section of layered system with element distribution

10 nm

Research activities


Applied Research Project :

Corrosion of heat exchanger in waste incinerator plants

samples of 15 Mo 3

ceramic rings

On-line electrochemicalmeasurements

SEM/EDX chemicalanalysis

Waste incinerator plant

Research activities


Industrial customers and partners

Alcatel SEL AG, BIfA GmbH, Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, Böwe Systec AG, Burgmann GmbH & Co. KG, Carl Zeiss AG, Creaton AG, Dow Chemical Deutschland, EnviroTex GmbH,Gemeinschaftskraftwerk Schweinfurt GmbH, Isola AG, Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH, Trans-Textil, Quick Step, MT Aerospace Satellite Products Ltd., Plansee, RLC GmbH, SCOL Med GmbH, Siemens AG, Stadtentwässerungswerke München, TIGRA GmbH, TINOX GmbH, TÜV-Saarland, Wieland-Werke ...


Augsburg – Surfaces and Interfaces

Courses of 3 rd Semester at Augsburg (tentative)

• Oxidation and corrosion

• Thin Films

• High resolution imaging of surfaces and interfaces& Scanning probe techniques

• Solid state spectroscopy

• Interfaces and Spintronics

• Nanostructured materials

• Method courses / Laboratory project work

Year 2 specialization

details


04.10.10 – 15.10.10 German language course 18.10.10 – 12.02.11 Winter Semester Typically written exams end of semester,'Second chance' one week before semester startProject report

University specific rules

Thesis (26 ECTS):

Colloquium (4 ECTS):

Prerequisite: 60 (of 90) ECTS of S1-S3 courses6 Months (+8 weeks exceptionally)Written in English1 retry possible if failed (new topic)Jury = 1 superviser + 1 professor (of FAME consort.)

4-6 weeks after delivery of thesis45-75 min15 min talkbasic knowledge of lectures and thesis

4th Semester: Master Thesis

3rd Semester:


Examples of formerMaster thesis topics:

•Spraypyrolytic Al2O3 und Y2O3 coatings

•Preparation of iron oxide nanoparticles

•Electrical characterization of free-standing carbon nanotubes

•On the mercury transport through metal oxide coatings in fluorescent lamps

•Aligned carbon nanotubes

•Corrosion in car exhaust systems

•TEM-characterization of internal interfaces

•Internal oxidation of metallic alloys•CFRP – metal interfaces

•Coating of FRC (gas permeation, conducting surfaces)

•Diamond based high temperature semiconductors•Electronic properties of metal oxide nanoparticles

•Lighting engineering

Master Thesis

Possible fields of future Master thesis topics:


- 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


Doctoral Thesis

Application to individual professor at university (thesis adviser)

Topic given by thesis adviser

Financial support: usually 0.75 x scientist position

Thesis work can be performed in industry in agreement with thesis adviser


Welcome to Augsburg

Rudolf Diesel

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