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The ECR network is open to all interested master students, PhD candidates and early postdocs from all chairs and groups represented in the Materials Research Department.

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ECR Members

Anas Akhtar, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: anas[dot]akhtar[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Aiman Al-Eryani, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer
Project/Phd thesis: Intertwined fluctuations and Isotope effects in Long Range Hubbard and Hubbard-Holstein Models from the Functional Renormalization Group
Contact
Email: aiman[dot]al-eryani[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Oleksandr Al-Shboul, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Iurie Curoșu
Project/Phd thesis: Assessment Methods and Classification Models for the Reuse of Reinforced Concrete Components Based on Material and Durability Characteristics
Contact
Email: oleksandr[dot]al-shboul[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sepideh Baghaee Ravari, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: sepideh[dot]baghaeeravari[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sabrina Baha, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Exploring high-entropy alloys for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline electrocatalysis: from compositional screening to strain effects
Contact
Email: sabrina[dot]baha[at]rub[dot]de
Fan Bai, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Tong Li
Project/Phd thesis: Synthesis and characterization of metal oxides for oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
Contact
Email: fan[dot]bai[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Irwin Barengolts, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: irwin[dot]barengolts[at]rub[dot]de
Louis Becker, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Gefügebildungsprozess stickstofflegierter korrosionsbeständiger Stähle und Untersuchung des Diffusionslegierens im pulverbettbasierten Laserstrahl-Schmelzen
Contact
Email: louis[dot]becker[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Aaron Berger, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Physikalische Eigenschaften von Legierungen mit kubisch-flächenzentrierter Kristallstruktur
Contact
Email: berger[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Preeti Bhumla, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti
Project/Phd thesis: Ab initio calculations of electronic excitations and charge dynamics at functional interfaces for thermoelectricity
Contact
Email: preeti[dot]bhumla[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Lukas Brackmann, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Grundlegende werkstofftechnische Untersuchungen zu Werkstoffkonzepten für zyklisch beanspruchte Werkzeuge im maschinellen Tunnelbau“.
Contact
Email: lukas[dot]brackmann[at]rub[dot]de
Ann Cathrin Brix, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: ann[dot]brix[at]rub[dot]de
David Bürger, Dr.-Ing.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Project/Phd thesis: Elementare Verformungsmechanismen und Kriechanisotropie einkristalliner Nickelbasis-Superlegierungen
Contact
Email: david[dot]buerger[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Xiao Chen, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti
Project/Phd thesis: Nonlinear light-matter interaction study in atom scale
Contact
Email: xiao[dot]chen[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Maxim Cherkashin, Dr.-Ing.
Contact
Email: maxim[dot]cherkashin[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Institute website
Paolo Cignoni, Dr.
Contact
Email: paolo[dot]cignoni[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Alaa Diab, M.Sc.
Project/Phd thesis: Development and Optimization of Structure Monitoring and Damage Localization in Elements of Solid Structures using Piezoelectric Transducers and Smart Aggregate
Contact
Email: alaa[dot]diab[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Vanessa Eisleben, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Entwicklung und Optimierung von Titan-Formgedächtnislegierungen
Contact
Email: eisleben[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Babak Farhadi Jahromi, M.Sc.
Project/Phd thesis: Force Field Development for Metal-Organic Frameworks
Contact
Email: babak[dot]farhadi-jahromi[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Joshua Fernandes, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Accelerated Atomic-scale Investigation of the Stability of HEM (High Entropy Materials) Electrocatalysts
Contact
Email: joshua[dot]fernandes[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Jill Fortmann, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: VO2-Based Thin Film Shape Memory Nanoactuators
Contact
Email: jill[dot]fortmann[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Kun Gao, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti
Contact
Email: kun[dot]gao[at]edu[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sophia Garthe, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Development of a powder metallurgical process route for the additive manufacturing of High-Nitrogen Martensitic Stainless Steels
Contact
Email: garthe[at]wtech[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Maximilian Gerwin, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: maximilian[dot]gerwin[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Thi Truc Giao Vu, M.Sc
Contact
Email: thi[dot]vu-h6d[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Jean-Pierre Glauber, B.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Anjana Devi
Contact
Email: jean-pierre[dot]glauber[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Olavo Haase, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Hydrogen Embrittlement of Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steels
Contact
Email: haase[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Saiqa Hafeez, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ulf-Peter Apfel
Project/Phd thesis: Synthesis, Characterization and Electrochemical Analysis of Electrocatalysts in Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Electrolysis
Contact
Email: saiqa[dot]hafeez[at]umsicht[dot]fraunhofer[dot]de
Isabel Hahn, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Energieeffizienz durch Standzeiterhöhung von Lagern unter tribokorrosiven Betriebsbedingungen
Contact
Email: hahn[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Biao He, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Tong Li
Project/Phd thesis: Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Spinel Nanoparticles during Oxygen Evolution Reaction using Atom Probe Tomography
Contact
Email: biao[dot]he[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Lisa Hecker, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Grundlagen und Mechanismen der thermochemischen HIP-Wärmebehandlung chemisch komplexer Legierungen
Contact
Email: hecker[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Lan-Tien Hsu, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Anna Grünebohm
Project/Phd thesis: Scale-bridging optimization and functional responses of ferroelectric composites
Contact
Email: lan-tien[dot]hsu[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Institute website
Guojing Huang, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Brink
Project/Phd thesis: Investigation of thermoelectric properties of functional materials by atomistic simulations
Contact
Email: g[dot]huang[at]mpie[dot]de
Maria Huber, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Innovative process strategies to produce nitrogen-alloyed high-performance steels
Contact
Email: maria[dot]huber[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Eslam Ibrahim, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz
Contact
Email: eslam[dot]saadibrahim[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Julia Jagosz, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Hoffmann
Contact
Email: julia[dot]jagosz[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Fares Jalled, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: jalledfars[at]gmail[dot]com
Jonathan Jenderny, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: jenderny[at]aept[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sphumelele Nomnotho Jiyane, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: sphumelele[dot]jiyane[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Annika Just, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: annika[dot]just[at]rub[dot]de
Pálma Klára Katona, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Exploring phase stability in multinary intermetallic nanoparticles and films by comparative sputtering in ionic liquids and on solid substrates
Contact
Email: palma[dot]katona[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sandra Kernebeck, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Degradationsmechanismen von Elektrodenwerkstoffen für die Al-Elektrolyse
Contact
Email: sandra[dot]kernebeck[at]edu[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Ahmadreza Riyahi Khorasgani, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: ahmadreza[dot]riyahikhorasgani[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Regina Kopecz, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: regina[dot]kopecz[at]rub[dot]de
Lisa Kreuzer, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: lisa[dot]kreuzer[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Marvin Krüner, B.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Dr.-Ing. Claudia Bock
Project/Phd thesis: 2D Electronics
Contact
Email: marvin[dot]kruener[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Rohan Kumar, M.Sc
Phd candidate with: Dr. Thomas Hammerschmidt
Project/Phd thesis: Atomistic simulations of H trapping at grain boundaries in ferritic alloys
Contact
Email: rohan[dot]kumar[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Jung Soo Lee, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dehm
Project/Phd thesis: Study on B2 Fe-Al alloys with varying Al contents prepared by the diffusion couple technique
Contact
Email: js[dot]lee[at]mpie[dot]de
Florian Lourens, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Investigation of phase formation and phase constitution in the systems Li-Al-Mg-O and Li-Al-Mn-O with special focus on spinel solid solutions
Contact
Email: florian[dot]lourens[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Mahkam Madadi, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: PD Dr. habil. Rebecca Janisch
Project/Phd thesis: Grain Boundaries in Ferritic Alloys
Contact
Email: mahkam[dot]madadi[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Keyur Maniya, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz
Project/Phd thesis: Atomistic simulations of phase transitions in ternary copper alloys
Contact
Email: keyur[dot]maniya[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Stefan Mueller, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: stefan[dot]mueller-f99[at]rub[dot]de
Astrid Mueller, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: astrid[dot]mueller[at]rub[dot]de
Khuzaifa Yahuza Muhammad, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ulf-Peter Apfel
Project/Phd thesis: Catalyst synthesis and electrode structuring towards enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in Anion Exchange Membrane water electrolysis
Contact
Email: khuzaifa[dot]muhammad[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Stefan Müller, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Einfluss einer druckunterstützten Wärmebehandlung auf die Mikrostruktur und die mechanischen Eigenschaften eines PM-Werkzeugstahls
Contact
Email: mueller[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Marie Münchhalfen, Dr.
Contact
Email: marie-muenchhalfen[at]rub[dot]de
Dominik Naglav-Hansen, Dr.
Contact
Email: dominik[dot]naglav-hansen[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Mwanaidi Mauwa Namisi, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Anna Grünebohm
Contact
Email: mwanaidi[dot]namisi[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Dhanunjaya Kumar Nerella, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: dhanunjaya[dot]nerella[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Oliver Malte Neyenhuys, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: oliver[dot]neyenhuys[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Sharan Nurani Ramesh, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: sharan[dot]nuraniramesh[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Jorit Obenlünenschloß, B.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Anjana Devi
Contact
Email: jorit[dot]obenlueneschloss[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Oluwaseyi Oluwabi, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: oluwaseyi[dot]oluwabi[at]rub[dot]de
Çağla Özgür, M.Sc.
Project/Phd thesis: High-Throughput Synthesis and Characterisation of Multicomponent Oxide Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Contact
Email: cagla[dot]oezguer[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Kevinjeorjios Pellumbi, Dr.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ulf-Peter Apfel
Project/Phd thesis: Novel Pentlandite-Composite Electrocatalysts for the CO2 electroreduction
Contact
Email: kevinjeorjios[dot]pellumbi[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Feng Pen, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Alexander Hartmaier
Project/Phd thesis: Numerical and experimental investigation of the microstructure evolution during precision machining
Contact
Email: feng[dot]pan[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Pablo Peña Caño, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz
Project/Phd thesis: Foundational machine learning interatomic potentials for solvation science
Contact
Email: pablo[dot]penacano[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
David Piorunek, Dr.-Ing.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Contact
Email: david[dot]piorunek[at]rub[dot]de
Anton Pletzer, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Dr.-Ing. Claudia Bock
Project/Phd thesis: 2D Materials/Electronics
Contact
Email: anton[dot]pletzer[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Natalia Pukhareva, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: High-thoughput exploration of CCSS thin film systems for the hydrogen evolution reaction
Contact
Email: natalia[dot]pukhareva[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Mingrong Qu, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Tong Li
Contact
Email: mingrong[dot]qu[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Julia Rosenke, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Post-processing of nitrogen-alloyed corrosion-resistant steels and investigation of surface-dominated properties along the PBF-LB/M-process route
Contact
Email: j[dot]rosenke[at]rub[dot]de
Hendric Schaefer, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Charakterisierung der Gefügebildung in pulvermetallurgisch hergestellten B-legierten Werkzeugstählen
Contact
Email: schaehfj[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Jan Schmidt, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Alexander Hartmaier
Project/Phd thesis: Modeling the Relationship between Crystallographic Texture and Plastic Material Behaviour with Machine Learning Methods
Contact
Email: jan[dot]schmidt-p2d[at]rub[dot]de
Felicitas Scholz, Dr.-Ing.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Project/Phd thesis: Metallurgical investigation of mosaicity in single crystal nickel-based superalloys
Contact
Email: felicitas[dot]scholz[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Thais Schroeder Rossi, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschulik
Project/Phd thesis: Topic or Title of Your Investigation: Synthesis and Characterization of AgAu Nanoparticles from Nanoconfinement
Contact
Email: thais[dot]schroederrossi[at]rub[dot]de
Jannik Schuppener, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Bildungskinetik metastabiler Gefügezustände während der energieeffizienten Wärmebehandlung von hochlegierten Kaltarbeitsstählen
Contact
Email: schuppener[at]wtech[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Yucen Shen, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Project/Phd thesis: Shape Memory Polymer - Processing and Actuate Properties with Special Emphasis on Chemical/Mechanica
Contact
Email: yucen[dot]shen[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Institute website
Ronak Shoghi, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Alexander Hartmaier
Project/Phd thesis: Data-Oriented Constitutive Modeling
Contact
Email: ronak[dot]shoghi[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Fabian Siepmann, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: siepmann[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Lennart Sobota, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschulik
Contact
Email: lennart[dot]sobota[at]rub[dot]de
Zhihao Song, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Tong Li
Project/Phd thesis: Interface and interphase design for Lithium metal batteries
Contact
Email: zhihao[dot]song[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Tim Storch, M.Sc.
Project/Phd thesis: On the influence of Sigma phase on thermodynamic, kinetic and mechanical properties of polycrystalline superalloys.
Contact
Email: tim[dot]storch[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Jonathan Streitberger, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunther Eggeler
Project/Phd thesis: Physical, chemical and microstructural properties of precipitation particles in Ni-base superalloys
Contact
Email: jonathan[dot]streitberger[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Valerie Strotkötter, Dr.-Ing.
Contact
Email: valerie[dot]strotkoetter[at]rub[dot]de
Ellen Suhr, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: ellen[dot]suhr[at]rub[dot]de
David Tarlinski, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: tarlinski[at]leat[dot]rub[dot]de
Felix Thelen, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: felix[dot]thelen[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Janine Treppmann, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: High strength austenitic chromium-manganese steels and their precipitation formation during isothermal ageing
Contact
Email: j[dot]treppmann[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de
Michelle Treppmann, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: The materials engineering investigation of unalloyed steels in the construction industry and validation of new testing methods for the reuse of reinforced concrete modules
Contact
Email: m[dot]treppmann[at]wtech[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Murali Uddagiri, M.Sc.
Contact
Email: murali[dot]uddagiri[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Emmanuel Uwayezu, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Atomic-scale investigations on the reduction of Fe-based oxides by hydrogen
Contact
Email: emmanuel[dot]uwayezu[at]edu[dot]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Maximilian van de Loo, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: Combinatorial development of efficient thermoelectric half-Heusler materials
Contact
Email: maximilian[dot]vandeloo[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Aditya Vishwakarma, M.Sc
Phd candidate with: Dr. Thomas Hammerschmidt
Project/Phd thesis: Influence of hydrogen on phase stability and mechanical properties
Contact
Email: aditya[dot]vishwakarma[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Himal Wijekoon, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Anna Grünebohm
Project/Phd thesis: Misfit dislocations in ferroelectric superlattices: Atomistic study
Contact
Email: himal[dot]wijekoon[at]rub[dot]de
Songhuang Ye, M. Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Simulation of the heat balance of the laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
Contact
Email: songhuang[dot]ye[at]rub[dot]de
Rico Zehl, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Project/Phd thesis: B5 within SFB/TR 103
Contact
Email: rico[dot]zehl[at]rub[dot]de
Institute website
Lei Zhang, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Markus Stricker
Project/Phd thesis: Boosting energy material discovery through natural language processing
Contact
Email: lei[dot]zhang-w2i[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Yonghui Zhang, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Tong Li
Project/Phd thesis: Stabilizing electrode/electrolyte interfaces and interphases in aqueous zinc-based batteries
Contact
Email: yonghui[dot]zhang[at]ruhr-uni-bochum[dot]de
Lingquan Zhao, Dr.
Contact
Email: lingquan[dot] zhao[at]web[dot]de
Ulf Ziesing, M.Sc.
Phd candidate with: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Weber
Project/Phd thesis: Additive Fertigung von Werkzeugstählen – Werkstoffentwicklung, Werkstoffverarbeitung und Veränderung der Stoffeigenschaften
Contact
Email: ziesing[at]wtech[dot]rub[dot]de

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