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The Chair of Design Engineering congratulates Dr. Christopher Sauer on passing his doctoral examination with very good results. In his dissertation, Mr. Sauer addressed the topic of ‘The use of machine learning for data-driven synthesis and analysis of product properties in the context of linked pr...

The Institute of Engineering Design congratulates Ms. Julia Kröner on successfully passing her doctoral examination with the distinction “very good.” In her dissertation, titled “Green Bearings – Service Life Calculation of Dry-Running, PVD-Coated Deep Groove Ball Bearings,” Ms. Kröner impressively...

Madeleine Helmer joined the Dimensional Management research group as a research assistant since the beginning of August. She previously studied Mechanical Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. In her master's thesis at KTmfk, she focused on the development of a modular ca...

Tobias Kirch joined the Digital Engineering research group as a research assistant in mid-July. He previously studied mechanical engineering at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. During his student work at KTmfk, he focused on designing a hybrid AR-based workstation for CAx and its i...

A new interactive touchscreen now welcomes all visitors to our main site in Martensstraße – offering quick and direct access to the latest updates from the chair. Whether it’s news, upcoming events, or newly posted thesis topics – all it takes is a tap. The system was created as part of a Bachelor's...

Moritz Treschau joined the Lightweight Design research group as a research assistant at the beginning of June. Previously, he studied mechanical engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. He also wrote his master's thesis on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINN) in the field...

The Chair of Engineering Design congratulates Mr. Paul Schächtl on successfully passing the doctoral examination for Dr.-Ing. with distinction on 13.05.2025. Mr. Schächtl presented the contents of his dissertation entitled “Tolerance-compliant product and process design of additively manufactured me...

The Chair of Engineering Design congratulates Mr. Sebastian Bickel on successfully passing his doctoral examination for the degree of Dr.-Ing. on May 7, 2025, which he completed with distinction. Mr. Bickel presented the contents of his dissertation titled "Development of a Procedure Model for the A...

The Chair of Design Engineering (KTmfk) welcomes Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katharina Völkel to the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. She takes over the tenure-track professorship for Machine Elements in the Context of E-mobility at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of En...

The Chair of Design Engineering would like to congratulate Mr Benjamin Gerschütz on successfully completing his doctorate in engineering on 21 March 2025. In his dissertation entitled ‘Identification of use cases and integration of data-driven methods in the product development process’, Mr Gerschüt...