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We offer our annual MAP Poster Session on 22nd January 2025 from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. Part time attendance is possible. MAP students of the third semester present scientific posters showing the results of their miniprojects and other research work. The best poster will be awarded a prize. The exhi...

The German Society for Materials Science (DGM) is a leading organization in the field of materials science and engineering, fostering research, innovation, and collaboration. Each year, the DGM Nachwuchspreis (Young Talent Award) recognizes outstanding achievements by early-career scientists in adva...

My name is Laura Adilova. I have just started my Master’s degree “Advanced Materials and Processes” (MAP) at FAU. My choice of the university was based on FAU’s strong reputation in Engineering and Materials Science, along with its emphasis on interdisciplinary research. The MAP program combines eve...

I was fortunate to participate in the ABBY-NET Summer School on ‘Natural Resource Management and Energy Systems Under Changing Environmental Conditions’ from 10 to 17 August 2024 in Berchtesgaden and Munich. The aim of the school was to bring young scientists and researchers from Bavaria (Germany) a...

We are proud to announce that our MAP Chairs Prof. Nicolas Vogel and Prof. Peter Felfer were awarded as best lecture with their course "Basics in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 1 - Mechanical and Optical Properties"!  This recognition was achieved through the latest evaluation of all courses in th...

Magnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery Nel Schulte is studying in the Elite Master’s program "Advanced Materials and Processes" (MAP) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. In his Master’s thesis at the Section for Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON) under Prof. Dr. m...

On 14 June 2024 a group of MAP students went on an excursion to the Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (HIERN). It was a unique experience for students to explore research and development in the field of renewable energy. The visit commenced with an insightful introduct...

On 16 May 2024, the MAP soft skills seminar “Career booster or catastrophe?” took place! MAP students once again had the privilege to participate in such an interesting soft skills development event with experienced lecturer Stefan Piekny. It was undoubtedly a new and transformative experience for a...

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) belongs to the top 15 percent of universities worldwide according to the latest QS World University Ranking. Compared to the previous year, FAU has moved up five places and is now ranked at place 224 of 1503. Excellent ranking for citations F...

FAU supports its top students as part of the Germany Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium) program. Each semester, scholarships of 3,600 euros for one year are awarded to the most gifted students. The unique feature of this scholarship is that half of the money comes from companies, donors, friends of...