Scientific Advisory Board - Erich Schmid Institute
Scientific Advisory Board - Erich Schmid Institute
Scientific Advisory Board - Erich Schmid Institute
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ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE<br />
<strong>Scientific</strong> Organization<br />
the basic research activities of the eSi are concentrated in five interlinked research areas:<br />
Deformation, Fatigue, and Fracture: experiments and modeling activities to enhance the<br />
fundamental understanding of deformation phenomena and the mechanisms of damage<br />
evolution.<br />
Micro- and Nano-Mechanics: development and implementation of miniaturized mechanical<br />
tests and discrete dislocation modeling to understand deformation at small length scales.<br />
Micro- and Nano-Structure Characterization: development and application of advanced<br />
electron microscopy and synchrotron methods for microstructural characterization.<br />
Novel Bulk Nano-Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation: Synthesis of massive nanomaterials<br />
and composites and their experimental investigation.<br />
Complex Materials: development of design criteria by investigating and understanding<br />
microstructure – property relations of advanced engineering materials, biological materials,<br />
composites, and thin film structures.<br />
each research area is subdivided into different topics, which have their own specific focus and<br />
research activities, and which are led by topic leaders (see schematic). As can be seen from<br />
the schematic our topic leaders are often involved in several of the five central research areas,<br />
stimulating a high degree of interaction and interdisciplinary research activities by combining<br />
different expertise.<br />
<strong>Scientific</strong> RepoRt 2012 page 7
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