My name is Hisham Zidan and I am a mechanical engineer from Egypt. I am currently pursuing my Master’s degree in “Advanced Materials and Processes” (MAP) at FAU, starting in the winter semester 2022/2023. My enthusiasm for materials science and engineering was sparked during my undergraduate coursew...
Unwanted solar heat gain in buildings
Air conditioning systems in residential and office buildings already consume around 10% of the energy consumed worldwide (approx. 2000 TwH).
Most of the unwanted heat enters the buildings as sunlight through windows and glass facades. Energy-efficient renova...
My name is Diana Bekenova and I am from Kazakhstan. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Koc University, Turkey. I am currently a first-semester student of the Elite Master’s Programme “Advanced Materials and Processes” (MAP) at FAU, Germany. I decided to apply for the Collaborat...
MAP lecturer Prof. Dr. Kathrin Castiglione, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering and PD Dr. Philipp Spitzer from the Chair of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy have received the Prize for Excellence in Teaching from the Bavarian Ministry of Science in recognition of their outstanding teaching.
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We participated in the JEBE Business Games at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy from 25 to 27 November 2022.
The European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) is an alliance of nine European universities from Paris, Madrid, Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul,...
The CHE Master’s ranking 2022 indicates that many Master’s students are very happy with their choice of FAU. The survey focused on engineering subjects and psychology. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Psychology did particularly well. For the ranking, 10,000 students were asked ...
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (Head of Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and MAP Focal Subject Head of Biomaterials and Bioprocesses) has been elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) in recognition for his outstanding contributions to science a...
One week after the 71st Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to chemistry in Lindau (June 26th to July 1st 2022), I am still overwhelmed by the experience. Being among about 600 young scientists without tenure, who were invited to join the arguably most brilliant gathering of scientists in the field of ...
Energy Science and Engineering (40), Telecommunication Engineering (64), Metallurgical Engineering (73) and Medical Technology (88) – these are the subjects in which FAU has once again ranked among the top 100 best universities worldwide in the recently published Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic ...
Up to 100 Students, lecturers, researchers, MAP staff and guests gathered to explore and discuss 27 high quality posters from the 2020 batch of students.
