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Preface<br />

The year 2006 of the Department of <strong>Material</strong>s- and Geo-Sciences was characterized by a<br />

stabilisation of the Geo-Sciences and a shift of severe structural changes to the Institute of<br />

<strong>Material</strong>s Science. In addition, our Dean Prof. Heinz von Seggern resigned due to health<br />

problems on March 31 and was succeeded by Prof. W. Jaegermann. We all would like to<br />

thank Prof. v. Seggern for his efforts. Finally, the target agreement was signed mid of<br />

2006; however some different opinions on the future of the departments were still not<br />

settled at this time. The development of students’ and graduate numbers for <strong>Material</strong>s- and<br />

Geo-Science are shown in Fig. 1.<br />

Fig. 1 Number of graduates (diplomas and doctorates) in <strong>Material</strong>s- and Geo-Sciences at<br />

Darmstadt University of Technology over the last 7 years<br />

After the appointment of Prof. Hans-Joachim Kleebe in January 2006 as head of the<br />

Geomaterials Group following Prof. Wolfgang Müller, all chairs of the Institute of Geo-<br />

Science are now assigned. The new crew has defined new directions in research and<br />

education at the TU Darmstadt. More information about the achievements of the year 2006<br />

are given below.<br />

In <strong>Material</strong>s Science the reoccupation of professorships substituting the first fo<strong>und</strong>ing<br />

generation after retirement or appointment to other institutions is still a major challenge.<br />

Hartmut Fuess who was the first professor of the newly fo<strong>und</strong>ed Department of <strong>Material</strong>s<br />

Science in 1989 was retired in Oct. 2006. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Fuess was head of the<br />

Structural Research Division and succeeded to built-up a nationally and internationally<br />

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