Chair holder
© Christian Hüller
Professor
NameMr Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christoph Leyens
Institusdirektor, Professor für Werkstofftechnik
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| Scientific curriculum vitae | |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Diploma in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering from the RWTH Aachen |
| 1997 | Doctorate of Engineering from the RWTH Aachen |
| 1997 - 2001 | Scientist at the Institute for Material Research, DLR |
| 1998 - 1999 | Guest scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA |
| 1999 | Guest scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 2002 - 2003 | Head of „Light weight metal-composite materials“, Institute for Materials Research, DLR |
| 2003 - 2004 | Acting Institute Director, Institute for Material Research, DLR |
| 2004 - 2009 | University Professor at the BTU Cottbus |
| 2005 | Habilitation at the RWTH Aachen in the area of "Materials for air and space transportation" |
| 2005 - 2014 | Member of the board of directors of the research centre for light weight materials Panta Rhei gGmbH, Cottbus |
| 2005 - 2012 | Associate director, Institute for Materials Research, DLR |
| 2007 - 2009 | Vice president for research, development and innovation, BTU Cottbus |
| since 2009 | University Professor at the TU Dresden |
| since 2009 | Department head Thermal Surface Technology / Additive Manufacturing and Printing, Fraunhofer IWS Dresden |
| since 2009 | Ordinary member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) |
| since 2010 | Director of the Institute of Materials Science |
| 2009 - 2015 | Vice Dean Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Dresden |
| since 2018 | Institute Director of the Fraunhofer IWS Dresden |
| Awards | |
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| 1992 - 1993 | Stipendiary of the German National Academic Foundation, Bonn |
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1994 |
Springorum-Medal of the RWTH Aachen |
| 1994 | Otto-Junker-Prize of the Otto Junker foundation, Simmerath |
| 1994 | DGM-young academic prize of the Germany Society for Material Science (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V.) |
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1997 |
Borchers-Badge of the RWTH Aachen |
| 1997 | Scientific prize of the German Aerospace Centre (Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) |
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1998 |
Adolf-Martens-Prize of the Adolf-Martens-Endowment e.V., Berlin |
| 2009 | Lee Shun Lecture Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 2016 | Visiting SIMTech Fellow, Singapur |