2025

EFRE/SAB
(SMWA)
Innovation for Integrated Safety and Sustainability
Collaboration partners: Fraunhofer FKIE & IKTS
Project number: 100734103
DFG Additive manufacturing of titanium aluminide high-temperature alloys by means of wire-based laser-assisted direct energy deposition
Collaboration partner: Günter-Köhler-Institut für Fügetechnik und Werkstoffprüfung
Project number: 553318092
DLR-IGF (BMWE) Microwave plasma processing and laser-based additive manufacturing for circular-economy component production from end-of-use PV silicon Collaboration partners: Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e.V. & Universität Duisburg-Essen
Project number: 01IF24505N
EFRE/SAB
(SMWA)
AI-assisted software for controlled metal 3D printing
Project number: 100770342
DLR-IGF (BMWE) Development and implementation of innovative aluminium-based filler materials for inductive wafer bonding of microsystems
Collaboration partner: TU Chemnitz
Project number: 01IF22324N
VDI/VDE-ZIM (BMWK) Development of innovative wire-based welding filler materials and implementation in the laser cladding process for special cast iron alloys
Collaboration partners: TU Chemnitz & Industry
Project number: 16KN104820

2024

EFRE/JTF Regional material cycles for metal-based additive manufacturing in Lusatia
Collaboration partner: Fraunhofer IWU
Project number: 100704631
BMBF Machine learning for enhanced additive manufacturing (associated partner)
Collaboration partner: IPMS Kyiv
Project number: 100634533
DFG-GRK /
RTG 2868
D³ - Data-driven design of resilient metamaterials
Collaboration partners: TU Dresden, TU BA Freiberg & TU Chemnitz (Leibniz IFW: associated partner)
Project number: 493401063
BAFA Materials, design and process solutions for viable and sustainable toolmaking using additive manufacturing in Lusatia
Collaboration partner: Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz
Project number: 46SKD194A

2023

Leibniz Society Adaptive Laser Additive Manufacturing of Novel Steels for Customized Tooling and Bearing Applications
Collaboration partners: Industry
Project number: T128/2022

2022

AiF-IGF
(BMWK)
Process for Circular Utilization of Silicon through Gas-Phase Synthesis
Collaboration partners: Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e.V. & Universität Duisburg-Essen
Project number: 01IF22324N
SAB
(SMWK)
Battery Thermal Management System Based on High Power Density Digital Microfluidic Magnetocaloric Cooling (Cool Batman),
Collaboration partners: University of Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute, Departament de Física de la Matèria Condensada & Universitat de Barcelona
Project number: 100632843

2021

AiF-IGF
(BMWi)
Development of Highly Wear-Resistant Cast Steels for Tooling Applications in Construction and Building Material Machinery (StaGuBau)
Collaboration partners: TU Dresden & TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Project number: 21664 BR/2
PtJ
(BMWi)
Performance maximization in magnetocaloric PIT wires for magnetic cooling (MaxMagPIT)
Project number: 03THWSN011
AiF-ZIM
(BMWi)
Development of wire-based welding filler for manual laser cladding (PowderCore)
Collaboration partners: TU Chemnitz & Industry
Project number: KK5259201SU1

2020

DFG Microstructure formation in selective laser melting of titanium alloys and influence on the machinability
Collaboration partner: G. W. Leibniz Universität Hannover
Project number: 432764611
DFG Integrated development and qualification of high-strength aluminum alloys using laser powder bed fusion
Project number: 437911652

Selected earlier Projects

DFG Flash-annealed metastable alloys with novel microstructures and surface topographies
Project number: 401689894 (2018-2022)
DFG /
SPP2006
Strength and deformation of precious high entropy alloys
Project number: 388173053 (2017-2024)
DFG Development of biodegradable iron-based alloys of the system Fe-Mn-C-(B, S) for the application as implant material
Project number: 277470500 (2015-2020)