Current projects

1. Setup of „Competence Center Archeometry – Baden-Württemg (CCA-BW)“ [33-7533-26-10/5/1], MWK, 2016-2022: + Exzellenzinitiative Universität Tübingen + Helmut Fischer GmbH, Dr. Tobias Kiemle, www.cca-bw.de
2. Development of an intelligent plastic flow meter using 3D printing for specific product and customer requirements, ZIM Projekt C. Berthold / Meister Strömungstechnik, Dissertation M.Sc. F. Lauxmann

Recently finished projects

1. Inorganic coating materials for power electronics, Bilateral Project with Robert-Bosch AG, Forschungszentrum Renningen, Dissertation M.Sc. S. Käßner
2. Multifunctional Simulation of Complex Biological and Biomimetic Designs and Materials [INST 41/916-1], Transregio-Sonderforschungsbereich TRR 141  Biological Design and integrative structures. Analysis, Simulation and Implementation in Architecture, Project B 03, gemeinsam mit S. Schmauder und W. Ehlers (Uni Stuttgart) und T. Speck (Uni Freiburg): 2014-2018: Dissertation M.Sc. Gerald Buck, www.trr141.de
3. Scaling of Properties of Highly Porous Biological and Biomimetic Constructions [INST 41/908-1], Transregio-Sonderforschungsbereich TRR 141  Biological Design and integrative structures. Analysis, Simulation and Implementation in Architecture, Project B 01, gemeinsam mit S. Schmauder (Uni Stuttgart) und T. Speck (Uni Freiburg): 2014-2018: Dissertation M.Sc. Christoph Lauer, www.trr141.de
4. Plants and animals as source of inspiration for energy dissipation in load bearing systems and facades [INST 41/918-1], Transregio-Sonderforschungsbereich TRR 141  Biological Design and integrative structures. Analysis, Simulation and Implementation in Architecture, Project A02, gemeinsam mit W. Sobeck (Uni Stuttgart) und T. Speck (Uni Freiburg): 2014-2018: Dissertation Dipl.-Min. Katharina Klang, www.trr141.de
5. Syntheses and Evaluation of plant-like inorganic structures for the fluid, Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg "Bioinspired Material Syntheses 2013", Joint project (coordinator: K.G. Nickel) with A. Roth-Nebelsick (State Museum for natural science Stuttgart), 2014-2016, Dr. Melanie Keuper, M.Sc. Manuel Löber
6. Corrosion of ZrO2 by melts and slags, Landes GraföG 2010-2011 => DFG [Ni 299/21-1/2] 2010 – 2014 (Dissertation Dipl.-Min. Y. Hemberger)
7. A micro-contextual investigation of combustion features from Middle Stone Age sites in South Africa,  Kooperationspartner von C.E.Miller, N.J.Conard und P. Goldberg (Uni Tübingen, Inst. f. Naturwiss. Archäologie): 2013-2016
8. Influence of tranformation toughening of Zirconium Dioxide on the tribological behavior under high mechanical load and water lubrication, DFG [Ni 299/24-1] in collaboration with Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik (IWM) Freiburg, 2013 – 2016: (Dissertation Dipl.-Min. T. Kiemle)
9.  Kinetics of the spatial spread of low temperature degradation of zirconia MINT-Programm Baden-Württemberg und Firma VITA Zahnfabrik, 2010 => [Ni 299/23-1] 2011-2014 (Dissertation Dipl.-Min. M. Keuper)
10. time- and location-simultaneous measurements of temperature-dependent structural changes using coupled X-ray diffraction and differential thermal analysis: technical implementation and first applications, MINT-Programm Baden-Württemberg, und Firma Bruker AXS 2010 - 2014 (Dissertation Dipl.-Min. N. Huber)