The 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg is delighted to announce an outstanding honour for one of its early-career researchers: Assistant Professor Dr Dominik Schmid has been awarded the 2026 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize, regarded as Germany’s most prestigious award for researchers in the early stages of their careers. This was announced by the Executive Board of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Bonn.

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Florian Halter and Lars Wietschel represented the Resource Lab at the “CU Ceramic Composites March Meetings 2026” in Bremen. There, Florian Halter presented the findings of the recently published paper “Quantifying environmental impacts of circular economy approaches through life cycle assessments: A case study in materials science on ceramic matrix composites”. [Resource Lab]

In an exciting competition, the Chair of Experimental Physics V secured first place. With strong teamwork, dedication, and skillful play, the team prevailed against its competitors and claimed this year’s championship.

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Following the completion of his doctorate last year, Felix Schilberth, an outstanding young scientist from the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg, is taking the next step in his academic career by moving to Japan. [Experimental Physics V]

Application deadline: 30th of April 2026

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A Japanese–German research consortium aims to harness a special class of magnetic materials for ultrafast, energy-efficient data processing: antiferromagnets. The network is coordinated by Prof. Dr. István Kézsmárki at the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg and brings together five leading research groups from Japan and Germany. [新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg]

Using Trixi.jl we are able to couple multiphysics domains that are arbitrarily refined. [High-Performance Scientific Computing]

Together with visiting professor Prof. Dr. Simron Singh, the Resource Lab of the 新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Augsburg develops solution-oriented approaches in the field of Industrial Ecology. A particular focus is placed on adaptation measures for small island states. Currently, the research group is investigating the resource requirements of the Maldives in the context of future sea-level rise. [Resource Lab]

For students in the 3rd semester of Industrial Engineering, an information event on the seven specializations will take place on February 10 at 5:00 p.m. in room T-1001. Lecturers from the different specializations will present the content and career prospects in their respective fields and will be available to answer questions. [Resource and Chemical Engineering]