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Plaque of Honor of the Separation Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for Professor Matthias Thommes

Honoring outstanding contributions Prof. Matthias Thommes, Head of Institute of Separation Science and Technology at FAU has been distinguished for his outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of adsorption and the characterization of porous materials by the Separation Division of the American...

Empowerment for Female Early Career Researchers

PhD candidates, PostDocs and Junior Professors who want to give a boost to their scientific career are invited to apply for the 25/27 group. The program period is from July 2025 to January 2027. ARIADNE mentoring provides guidance concerning interdisciplinary topics: career planning, build...

All information about the start of the semester

Welcome to the winter semester 2024/25 We would like to welcome you to the Faculty of Engineering and wish you every success in your studies! At the beginning of your studies, many questions arise that we will be happy to answer. For this purpose, various welcome and first semester introductions...

Research Team Develops AI Data Leak Prevention Guidelines

A research team, including Prof. David Blumenthal from AIBE, has developed guidelines to prevent AI data leaks. These leaks occur when information is improperly transferred between training and test data, leading to unreliable results. Prof. Blumenthal emphasized that while popular ML frame...

ERC Starting Grant for Prof. Dr. Philipp Pelz

Prof. Dr. Philipp Pelz has been awarded the ERC Starting Grant for his work on improving imaging methods in materials science. The aim of his work is to optimize the imaging and analysis methods of electron microscopy in order to learn more about the structure of materials on the atomic scale. The E...

WomenInScience@TF – Join us on September 12, 2024

Is academic and entrepreneurial success possible without a personal network? – Find out how important well-functioning networks are for your career! Take part in the interactive lecture, panel discussion and meet women with experience in science and industry. All female students and scientists of...

Honorary doctorate for Professor Ken-ichi Kakimoto

On July 11, 2024, the Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Dr. Ken-ichi Kakimoto from the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech). This award recognizes his outstanding scientific achievements and long-standi...

AvH Fellow meets Federal President Steinmeier

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Annual Meeting 2024 took place under the motto #AvHBridgeBuilders and was a celebration of encounters that enabled the Foundation's sponsorship recipients to get to know and meet other researchers - and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier - in person. ...

DFG extends International Research Training Group 2495

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended the International Research Training Group 2495 “Energy Conversion Systems: from Materials to Components”. The Research Training Group was established at FAU in 2019. The objective of this research training group is to research electro-mechanical (...

New image films of the Faculty of Engineering

Our faculty in action! In seven new image films, each lasting two and a half minutes, the Faculty of Engineering shows the dynamics of its research and teaching that make innovation and collaboration so successful. The films give an insight into the impressive work and commitment of all members...