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This year, the German Association of Crystal Growth (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallzüchtung und Kristallwachstum, DGKK) honors IKZ postdoctoral researcher Dr. Ta-Shun Chou with the Young Scientist Award for his excellent research on the development of a growth process for β-Gallium oxide films...

From 18 to 21 March 2024, a group of students from the MAP program embarked on a laboratory trip to the chair for Process Biotechnology at the University Bayreuth. This laboratory trip is a cornerstone for MAP students pursuing the Focal Subject “Biomaterials and Bioprocesses”. By combining theoreti...

The sun is one of the most important sources for renewable energy, solar energy is a central component of the energy transition. The most efficient solar module in the world at the current time has been developed by a researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in close col...

My name is Beatrice Maquilan, and I’m a first year graduate student at FAU, taking Advanced Materials and Processing (MAP). I’m also an Equal Opportunities Fellowship holder at the Collaborative Research Center 1452 “Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces” (CRC 1452). On top of my academic work, I try to ex...

It is further proof of FAU’s excellence when it comes to research: Two scientists have been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel aims to functionalize matter in such a way that it can give information about past environmental stimuli. Prof. Dr....

Our visit to the Erlangen Christmas market together was simply magical! The MAP Office team met up with the students in the evening in front of the music stage on Schlossplatz in the city center of Erlangen. The students from the newest MAP batch attended particularly numerous, which we were very pl...

Prof. Dr. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials) at FAU, MAP Focal Subject Head for "Biomaterials and Bioprocessing", has been elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE...

International students at FAU who have made a lasting impression whilst studying in Germany thanks to their outstanding academic achievements and commitment to social or intercultural projects are awarded the Hans-Wilhelm and Helga Schüßler prize and the prize from the German Academic Exchange Servi...

It is rare for two prestigious rankings to be published in such quick succession. What both have in common is that they show how well the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is ranked internationally in terms of research. In the THE-Subject Ranking, which was published on 29 Octo...

Not one, but two researchers at FAU have been awarded a Synergy Grant, one of the most prestigious grants awarded by the European Research Council. Chemist Prof. Dr. Karl Mayrhofer has received funding for his work on electrocatalysis, and physicist Prof. Dr. Kristian Franze for investigating the me...