Alexander Kauffmann’s research focuses on fundamental mechanisms of microstructure formation and changes, as well as the material behavior of novel metallic and intermetallic alloys for extreme application conditions. He investigates material classes such as high-entropy alloys and refractory metal-based alloys. Application conditions include cryogenic temperatures, very high temperatures, and oxidizing atmospheres. The materials are designed based on model assumptions and thermodynamic calculations, and are manufactured, processed, and extensively examined at the chair or with partners. The theoretical description of microstructure formation and changes, as well as their correlation with the properties of the produced materials, is conducted in a scale-bridging manner with our national and international cooperation partners.
since 05.2025
Chair for Materials Science and Engineering (LWW), Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
07.2016 - 04.2025
Research group leader, Physical Metallurgy (PhM), Institute for Applied Materials – Materials Science and Engineering (IAM-WK), Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
08.2014 - 04.2025
Postdoc, Physical Metallurgy (PhM), Institute for Applied Materials – Materials Science and Engineering (IAM-WK), Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
09.2007 - 07.2014
Research Associate, Metal Physics, Institute for Metallic Materials (IMW), Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden)
12.2009 - 05.2014
Doctoral thesis "Gefügeverfeinerung durch mechanische Zwillingsbildung in Kupfer und Kupfermischkristalllegierungen"
Faculty for Mechanical Science and Engineering, Dresden University of Technology (TUD)
10.2004 - 11.2009
Studies in Materials Science and Engineering, Dresden University of Technology
Diploma thesis: "Eisenpniktidsupraleiter in gepulsten Magnetfeldern bis μ0H = 50 T"
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