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"The question is not what the future will bring. The question is what we make of the future," said Henry Ford. Because of the climate crisis and energy transition, the joint responsibility of our MatWerk community at the European and global levels will also play an important role this year. With FEMS EUROMAT 2023 in Frankfurt/Main, the largest European materials congress, we are creating a space to meet and discuss future topics in materials science and materials engineering. Read the encouraging words and thoughts of Prof. Dr. Ehrenfried Zschech, Chair of FEMS EUROMAT 2023, in the January editorial. ...more

Prof. Dr. Ehrenfried Zschech, Chair der FEMS EUROMAT 2023

Materials Science and Technology in Europe

FEMS EUROMAT 2023: Call for contributions

Take the opportunity to submit your contribution to FEMS EUROMAT 2023. For five days, the national and international materials science community will meet online and in Frankfurt am Main. The eight thematic areas and plenary speakers promise an exceptional conference experience. You can still submit your contribution for posters and talks as well as benefit from the early bird discount for the on-site or online ticket until 31 January 2023.

Call for abstracts until 31 January 2023

7^thEuropean Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas

BioMAT 2023: At the interface with the life sciences

Materials at the interface with biological systems are of enormous societal and economic importance. The 7^th European Symposium on Biomaterials and Related Areas invites you as a hybrid conference online and in Weimar. Structure and Properties of Biomaterials, Biological Response to Biomaterials and Biomaterials Applications - Do you want to submit your contribution to one of the three thematic areas of BioMat 2023? All information about keydates & deadlines, the preliminary conference program and early bird tickets can be found online.

Registration to BioMAT 2023

2^nd Int. School and Conference on Disorder in Materials Science

DisoMAT 2023: All about clutter

Learning to understand and use disorder in materials holds enormous potential for science and the development of innovative technologies. At the hybrid conference 2^ndInternational School and Conference on Disorder in Materials Science, subject matter experts will present the latest developments in the field of disordered materials in optics and photonics in Plankenstetten (Bavaria) and online. Internationally renowned plenary speakers, poster session and discussion panels will make DisoMAT 2023 a networking platform. All information about ticket prices and plenary speakers can be found online.

Registration to DisoMAT 2023

5^th International Conference on Light Materials

LightMAT 2023: For the summer solstice in Norway

Aluminum, magnesium, titanium - The three most important light metals, their combinations, processing and eco-efficiency are the main topics of LightMat 2023. The hybrid conference takes place on site in Trondheim, Norway, and online. Meet with subject matter experts from academia and industry for three days of professional and personal networking. Experience Norwegian traditions on the summer solstice? You do not want to miss this extraordinary event. All information on how to participate is online.

Registration to LightMAT 2023

DGM-Tag 2023

Save the Date: 08 September 2023 // Frankfurt am Main

Small talk over coffee during the break, handshakes face to face, lively technical exchange on-site. We are looking forward to welcoming you again to this year's hybrid organized association meeting, the DGM-Tag 2023, in person as well as virtually. The DGM-Tag 2023 directly follows the FEMS EUROMAT 2023. Requirements for a society like the DGM, board elections and award ceremonies will also accompany this year's meeting in our DGM family. More information will follow soon via the DGM-Tag 2023 homepage.

Registration to DGM-Tag 2023

2. Steel Innovation und 79. HärtereiKongress

Save the Date: 24 to 26 October 2023 // Koelnmesse

From 24 to 26 October 2023, the 2^nd Steel Innovation (SI) will be held together with the 79^th Hardening Congress at Koelnmesse. The congress is organized by the Joint Committee on Steel Materials Technology of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wärmebehandlung und Werkstofftechnik e.V. (AWT) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM). The trade show conference brings together current research on metallography, materials testing, digitization and simulation of steel as a material. Presentations for both events can be submitted in German and English until 15 March 2023. Also online is the booth booking for HK SI 2023.

Submission of contributions until 15 March 2023

24. Symposium Verbundwerkstoffe und Werkstoffverbunde

Save the Date: 22 to 24 May 2024 // Freiburg

Freiburg is the cradle of polymer science, a green city and an excellent location for science. Consequently, the 24^th Symposium Verbund 2024 with the focus on "Circularity and value-preserving processes" will be hosted for the first time in Breisgau. Eleven cross-sectional topics represent the latest technologies and solutions in the field of composites and material composites. The professional exchange and discussion will be supported by lectures and poster pitches. A first overview of the topics and the program advisory board of the symposium can be found online.

Registration to Verbund 2024

EUROMAT, LightMAT, BioMAT, DisoMAT & Co - Would you like to become an exhibitor at one of our national or international DGM events? Contact us at expo@dgm-inventum.de

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PM - Open Access Article January 2023

IJMR - Open Access Article January 2023

DGM-YOUNG TALENT

Register now for the DGM Young Scientists Forum 2023 in Kassel

Networking, making contacts, exchanging experiences - From April 24 to 25 2023, the DGM-Nachwuchsforum will take place at the University of Kassel. Are you studying materials science, in the middle of your engineering studies or planning your professional career as a scientist or computer scientist? Then come to Kassel!

During the two-day on-site event, exciting lectures and workshops on current research topics will be held. Take the opportunity to meet experts from industry and science to build & expand your network. Register now.

New publication DGM Study Guide 2023: What should I study?

The DGM Study Handbook 2023 is a guiding decision-making aid for school leavers and first-year students through the variety of courses offered in the field of materials science and materials engineering.

The content of the seventh new edition has been revised, and updated and the design adapted. The study guide is available both digitally and as a printed copy on request.

Goes into the ear - first podcast episode of the Young DGM published

With the beginning of the year 2023, the interview podcast of the DGM junior staff goes online. Under the title "Are you still looking or do you already have? Materials science and materials engineering up close", scientists from the MatWerk community answer the questions of PhD student Valeria Lemkova and Master's student Manuel Best. The two presenters get to the bottom of their interviewees' biographical and professional (re)paths in an entertaining and unbiased manner.

In the first 20-minute episode "My final Verdict", Valeria interviews Dr. Florian Schäfer, head of the research group for hydrogen effects and cross-material and cross-scale materials at Saarland University.

The link to all podcast episodes of the young DGM can be found at Anchor.

DGM CARREER

Scientific Assistant / Postdoc (f/m/d)
At the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, the position of a Scientific Assistant / Postdoc (f/m/d) pay group 13 TV-L (reference number WiMi-KiPo) is to be offered within the framework of the DFG project "Kirkendall porosity" as of the following possible date, limited until 30 June 2025.

4 Engineers, Materials Scientists, and Physicists (f/m/x)
The department "Metallic and Hybrid Materials" of the Institute of Materials Research, located in Cologne, invites applications for 4 Engineers, Materials Scientists, and Physicists (f/m/x) to be part of a team that develops, implements and uses experimental and computational tools to determine the properties of engineering materials. The project also allows participation in the DLR_Graduate_Program.

2 Postdocs Engineering, Material Sciences or Physics (f/m/x)
The department "Metallic and Hybrid Materials" of the Institute of Materials Research, located in Cologne, invites applications for 4 Engineers, Materials Scientists, Physicists (f/m/x) to be part of a team that develops, implements and uses experimental and computational tools to determine the properties of engineering materials. The project also allows participation in the DLR_Graduate_Program.

On-site helpers for the realization of the EUROMAT congress and the DGM Day 2023
You will support our team in the implementation of the EUROMAT congress (Subject Area Materials Science and Engineering - MatWerk) from 03 to 07 September 2023 and the DGM Day (08.09.2023). You will gain exciting insights into event management and the latest MatWerk topics. Get actively involved in a variety of tasks.

Call for participation in the research marketing appearance of DGM and "Research in Germany" at the TMS Annual Meeting in San Diego in March 2023
Would you like to help make the subject of materials science and materials engineering and the corresponding German research better known abroad? Then join us in promoting Germany as a research location at one of the best-known international conferences in the field and support the work of the DGM in cooperation with the "Research in Germany" initiative on-site.

Doctoral Researcher (DR) Position (m/f/d) to conduct research and training in materials science of Switchable antimicrobial materials
The Chair of Materials Science of the RTG M-M-M invites applications for one Doctoral Researcher (DR) Position (m/f/d) to conduct research and training in materials science of Switchable antimicrobial materials commencing on 15. March 2023. The position is for 4 years full time (100%)