Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department Material Science, Erlangen, Germany, EU
Carolin Körner received her diploma as a theoretical physicist in 1991 from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). After her change to the Technical Faculty and the Materials Science Department she received her PhD in 1997 from FAU for a theoretical work on the interaction of short pulse lasers with metals (Group of Prof. H.W. Bergmann). In 1997 she started as the leader of a new group “Lightweight materials” at the chair of Prof. R.F Singer and received the Georg Sachs award for her outstanding research on metal foams. After maternal leave in 2000 she received her Dr. Habilitus in 2007 for her work on Injection foam molding of light metals which she was honored with the Finkelnburg Award. In 2011 she declined two offers for an appointment as full professor at the University of Kassel and Cottbus. In November 2011, she has been appointed Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology for Metals at FAU. In 2015 she was appointed Scientific head of the Group “Additive Manufacturing” at the NMF GmbH, a research company of the Bavarian state. Since 2016 she is also head of the Group “Additive Manufacturing” at the Central Institute of “New Processes and Materials” of FAU in Fürth. In 2015 she declined an offer as full professor for Additive Manufacturing at RWTH Aachen. The PI’s research group numbers over 20 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.
Key research interests
The Körner group's research is characterized by a distinct commitment to interdisciplinarity combining material science, physics and modeling and simulation including high performance computing. The group has two main research fields: casting technology (investment casting, pressure die casting) and additive manufacturing (mainly electron beam based AM but also laser based AM). The research focus is on the research and development of innovative processes and alloys in the field of lightweight and high-performance materials. Thereby modeling and simulation is the basis for gaining profound process understanding and the development of new materials (new alloys, metamaterials such as auxetics or phononic band-gap materials).
Education
2008 Habilitation in Materials Science, FAU (Prof. Dr. Robert F. Singer)
1997 Doctorate in Materials Science (summa cum laude), FAU, Germany (Prof. Dr. Hans W. Bergmann)
1991 Diploma in Theoretical Physics, FAU, Germany
Positions
Since 2011 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Chair of Materials Science and Technology for Metals, Germany
1997 – 2011 Group Leader “Lightweight Materials”, Institute of Materials Science, Erlangen
1993 – 1997 Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Materials Science, Erlangen, Germany
Fellowships and awards
2021 ERC Advanced Grant
2018 Teaching Award of the Technical Faculty of FAU
2008 Finkelnburg Award for the best Habilitation
2000 Georg-Sachs Award of German Society for Materials Science
1991 Strong interaction physics post gradute programme
Institutional responsibilities
Since 2018 Expert Member of the Bavarian-State Committee on Additive Manufacturing
Since 2018 Co-coordinator and location speaker of the transregional collaborative research center CRC-TR 103 “From atom to turbine blade – scientific foundations for a new generation of monocrystalline superalloys”
Since 2016 Co-coordinator of the Institute for Advanced Materials and Processes (ZMP) involving close interaction with Chemical Engineers and Chemists
2012 – 2018 Coordinator of Research Area E “Lightweight Materials” of the Cluster of Excellence EXC 315 “Engineering of Advanced Materials
2014 – 2018 Member of the executive board of German Society for Materials Science
2014 – 2018 Co-coordinator and location speaker of the transregional collaborative research center CRC-TR 39 “PT-PIESA”
Commissions of trust
Since 2020 Member of the DFG Wissenschaftliche Geräte und Informationstechnik (WGI) board
Since 2019 Member of the Advisory Board of BAM (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing)
Since 2018 Expert Member of the Bavarian-State Committee on Additive Manufacturing
Since 2017 Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of MAPP: EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub in Manufacture using Advanced Powders and Processes UK
Since 2017 Member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the Competence Centre on Additive Manufacturing – Metal (CAM2) in Sweden
2014 – 2018 Member of the executive board of German Society for Materials Science
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