Curriculum Vitae
| 1962-1967 |
Diploma, RWTH Aachen and Studies
at University of Hamburg |
| 1968-1972 |
Dr. rer. nat., RWTH Aachen, Nuclear
Materials Technology/Mechanical
Engineering |
| 1968-1969 |
Scientific Assistant, AVR GmbH |
| 1972-1974 |
Post Doc, Institut Reactor
Development, KFA Jülich
Fission Product Transport |
| 1974-1991 |
Section Leader, Institute of Applied
Materials Research |
| 1991-1996 |
Acting Head, Institute for Materials
and Energy Research |
| since 1997 |
Director Institute of Energy Research
(IEF-1: Materials Synthesis and
Processing) |
| since 1997 |
Chair, Materials Synthesis and
Processing, Ruhr-University Bochum |
| 2006-2008 |
Research Director Energy, FZ Jülich |
Research fields
- Materials science and engineering
- Materials synthesis
- Materials and components processing
- Metals,, ceramics, cermets, biomedical implants
- Powder Metallurgy, powder technology
- Powder synthesis, powder conditioning, powder
shaping, sintering
- Coating methods and techniques, thermal
spraying (atmospheric, low pressure, thin film,
HVOF)
- Frequent reviewer of several inter
- Physical vapour deposition (PVD) and chemical
vapour deposition (CVD)
- Wet chemical methods (Sol Gel, Pechini, Co
precipitation, powder spraying)
- Materials and components for energy conversion
system
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) developments
- Gas Turbine Materials, thermal and
environmental barrier coatings (TBC(EBC)
- Fossil Power Plants Materials, gas separation
membranes for CO2 capture and storage (CCS)
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His Topic of Materials' Days 2010:
Materials and Components processing for advanced Energy
Conversion Systems
Abstract:
Energy conversion for electricity generation is steadily improved by use of new or modified materials in combination with
adjusted methods of processing.
The common goals thereby consist of efficiency enhancement, reduction of emission as well as cost reduction.
Concerning future fossil power plants new high-temperature, high pressure materials are developed e.g. new ceramic thermal
barrier coatings are constructed by use of plasma spraying from (nano) suspension precursors allowing enhanced hot gas temperatures.
Looking to the upcoming carbon capture and storage uncertainty an alternative on membrane gas separation technology is being developed
by constructing a graded material assembly from coarse grained substrate to nanosized top layers taking over the gas separation task,
where wet chemical synthesis and deposition methods like Sol-Gel are used.
New direct conversion systems like fuel cells are intensively developed since a couple of years having the potential of high
efficiencies even in small unit sizes. The solid oxide fuel cell which is a multifunctional layer device is being processed by
using newly developed functional materials and a spectrum of high tech coating methods to obtain the desired dimensions with
optimized microstructures and interfaces for enhanced catalytic and charge (ion) transfer.
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