Congratulations to Daniel Platzer for achieving outstanding results in the FAU Faculty of Engineering’s student teaching evaluations for the summer semester 2025!
His exercise course “Grenzflächen in der Verfahrenstechnik” received first place (Rank 1 / 33) in the evaluation category ÜP5. This exce...
What do butterfly wings, lotus leaves, and pitcher plants have in common? Their surfaces are masterpieces of natural design — and this year’s Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften gave visitors at the Institute of Interfaces and Particle Technology the chance to explore how researchers study and replicate ...
We are delighted to share that Prof. Nicolas Vogel received top rankings in the FAU Faculty of Engineering’s student teaching evaluations for his courses in the summer semester 2025.
His lectures “Grenzflächen in der Verfahrenstechnik” and “Polymer Science and Processing” were each awarded first pl...
We’re proud to announce that our research was featured in the “Sendung mit der Maus”, one of Germany’s most beloved kids TV programs — and not just in any episode! Our contribution was selected for the special episode #DeineSendung and part of the special broadcast for the Day of German Unity on Oct...
Last weekend, our outreach project was part of the lively Schlossgartenfest – and we brought our interactive photobooth with us!
Visitors could snap colorful science selfies and dive into the fascinating world of color. From curious kids to enthusiastic adults, it was wonderful to see so many faces...
Dr. rer. nat. habil. Jochen Schmidt has successfully completed his habilitation in the field of particle technology. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Kai Willner, congratulated him on receiving his habilitation certificate. Mr. Schmidt revealed his motivation for his habilitation an...
Since 1 April 2025, the Institute of Particle Technology (DE: Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächenverfahrenstechnik, LFG) has been renamed to the Institute of Interfaces and Particle Technology (DE: Lehrstuhl für Interfaces and Partikeltechnologie, IPT). A new institute logo and web-domain name...
Researchers from the LFG have teamed up with the renowned magazine GEO to co-author an article on structural colors in animals. The piece, published on GEO.de, explores the fascinating mechanisms behind the vibrant and shimmering colors found in nature.
Unlike pigment-based colors, structural color...
From March 6 to 7, 2025, the annual meeting of the DECHEMA/VDI working groups on Gas Cleaning, Mechanical Liquid Separation, and Interface-Determined Systems and Processes was held at DECHEMA House in Frankfurt am Main. Bringing together a wide range of participants—from major companies and innovati...
Just a few days into 2025, LFG professor Robin Klupp Taylor found himself trading a Bavarian winter holiday for a lecture hall at Kyoto University in Japan. While colleagues back home savoured their final post-Christmas relaxation, on January 6, Prof. Klupp Taylor was already engaging graduate stude...
