Module description

for the degree programme

Master of Science Advanced

Materials and Processes
(Version of examination regulation: 20192)
Table of contents
Basics I (Advanced Processes) (1750)................................................................................ 3
Basics II (Biomaterials and Bioprocessing) (1755).............................................................. 7
Basics III (Computational Materials Science and Process Simulation) (1760)................... 10
Basics IV (Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology) (1770).................................................... 12
Focal Subject Advanced Processes (1800)....................................................................... 15
Focal Subject Biomaterials and Bioprocessing (1805).......................................................19
Focal Subject Computational Materials Science and Process Simulation (1810).............. 23
Focal Subject Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (1815)................................................ 27
Master's thesis (1999)........................................................................................................ 31
Miniproject (1850)............................................................................................................... 32
Scientific skills I (1900).......................................................................................................33
Scientific skills II (1905)......................................................................................................34
Soft Skills (1950)................................................................................................................ 36
Fundamentals
Chemical Reaction Engineering (1701)......................................................................... 38
Chemical Thermodynamics (1715)................................................................................ 40
Electronic Materials (1738).............................................................................................42
Fluid Mechanics (1710).................................................................................................. 44
Interface Engineering and Particle Technology (1705).................................................. 46
Materials and Structure (1730).......................................................................................50
Polymer Materials (1725)............................................................................................... 52
Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Materials (1722)................................................... 54
Additional Qualifications for Business and Industry
Application oriented mini project (1860).........................................................................57
Career Oriented Soft Skills (1960)................................................................................. 58
Elective module with technical or business focus (1505).............................................. 59
Internship in Industry (1996).......................................................................................... 60
 Module name Advanced Processes
1 5 ECTS
1750 Basics I (Advanced Processes)

Vorlesung: Basics in Advanced Processes 1 (2 SWS) 2,5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures Vorlesung: Basics in Advanced Processes 2: Chemical 2,5 ECTS
Analysis and Structure Determination (2 SWS)

apl.Prof.Dr. Marco Haumann

Dr.-Ing. Alexandra Inayat
3 Lecturers Dr. Peter Schulz
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Malte Kaspereit
Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
This module provides students with the fundamentals and examples
of chemical processes along with an overview of analytical techniques
which support modern process development and product design.

Winter semester lecture

course - Basics in Advanced
Processes 1
The course commences with an introduction to chemical processes and
their principal characteristics. An overview of practical and economic
aspects of chemical process design is given. With case studies, the
concepts of unit operations (especially mechanical processes of mixing
and separation and thermal processes of separation including distillation
and gas scrubbing) are introduced. Fundamental topics in heat and
mass transport and chemical conversion are then presented before their
application to chemical reactor design is considered. The lecture course
ends with a series of case studies covering highly relevant chemical
processes including ammonia synthesis, steam cracking and fluid
5 Contents catalytic cracking, silicon production and hydroformylation.

Summer semester lecture

course - Basics in Advanced
Processes 2 (Chemical
Analysis and Structure
Determination)
In this course the following analytical techniques are presented along
with practical examples from industrial processes and the scientific
literature:
• Liquid and gas chromatography
• Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) / headspace analysis (HS-
GC)
• X-ray diffraction
• Gas adsorption/desorption and porosimetry
• Thermal analysis
• Mass spectrometry

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 • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques incl. liquid
state NMR, solid state NMR and magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)
• Particle sizing techniques based on light scattering
• Non-linear optical techniques for interfacial analysis
Students who successfully participate in this module can:
• Identify the key characteristics of chemical processes and their
design considerations
• Classify different unit operations used in chemical processes
• Use concepts from heat and mass transport and chemical
conversion along with unit operations to design elementary
Learning objectives and chemical processes
6
skills • Describe the operation of several key chemical processes
used in industry
• Explain the fundamental operating principles of a range of
analytical techniques and identify their limitations
• Select appropriate analytical techniques to determine the
physical or chemical characteristics of an intermediate or
product of a chemical process
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1;2
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written examination (60 minutes)
10 Method of examination Written examination (60 minutes)
Written examination (120 minutes)
Written examination (50%)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (50%)
Written examination (100%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 30 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 120 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language

Winter semester lecture

course - Basics in Advanced
Processes 1
17 Bibliography

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 • A. Jess, P. Wasserscheid, Chemical Technology. Wiley,
Weinheim, 2013 (First Ed.) / 2020 (Second Ed.). FAU library
holdings: First Edition | Second Edition
• W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith, P. Harriott, Unit operations of
chemical engineering, seventh. ed., McGraw Hill Education,
Boston [etc.], 2005. FAU Library holdings

Summer semester lecture

course - Basics in Advanced
Processes 2 (Chemical
Analysis and Structure
Determination)
• R.J. Anderson, D.J. Bendell, P.W. Groundwater, Organic
Spectroscopic Analysis, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Cambridge, 2004. Full Text
• M.E. Brown, Introduction to thermal analysis: Techniques
and applications, Reprint, Kluwer academic publ, Dordrecht,
London, Boston, 2001. FAU library holdings
• M. Che, J.C. Védrine (Eds.), Characterization of solid materials
and heterogeneous catalysts: From structure to surface
reactivity, Wiley -VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2012. Full Text
• P. Haines, Principles of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry,
Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 2002. Full Text
• E. de Hoffmann, V. Stroobant, Mass spectrometry: Principles
and applications third ed., Wiley; Chichester, 2007.FAU library
holdings
• R. Jenkins, R.L. Snyder, Introduction to X-Ray Powder
Diffractometry, first ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY,
2012. Full Text
• J. Keeler, Understanding NMR spectroscopy, Reprinted, Wiley,
2007. FAU library holding (Online texts and resources from the
same author here)
• S.M. Khopkar, Basic concepts of analytical chemistry, third ed.,
New Academic Science, Tunbridge Wells, 2012. Full Text
• J.M. Miller, Chromatography: Concepts and contrasts,
second ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2009. Full Text
• J.W. Niemantsverdriet, Spectroscopy in Catalysis: An
Introduction, third ed., Wiley, Weinheim, 2007. Full Text
• S. Podzimek, Light scattering, size exclusion chromatography,
and asymmetric flow field flow fractionation powerful tools for
the characterization of polymers, proteins, and nanoparticles,
first ed., Wiley, Hoboken, 2011. Full Text

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 • R. Xu, Particle Characterization: light scattering methods,
first ed., Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, 2000. FAU library
holdings

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 Module name Biomaterials and Bioprocessing
1 5 ECTS
1755 Basics II (Biomaterials and Bioprocessing)

Vorlesung: Biomaterial Interfaces und 1,5 ECTS

Werkstoffoberflächen in der Medizin/Material surfaces in
2 Courses / lectures medicine (2 SWS)

Vorlesung: Basics in Biomaterials and Bioprocessing 1 2,5 ECTS

(2 SWS)

Prof. Dr. Sannakaisa Virtanen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Aldo Boccaccini
3 Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Castiglione
Dr. Julia Will
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Aldo Boccaccini
*Basics in Biomaterials and Bioprocessing 1*:
This course gives a general introduction to Biomaterials and
Bioprocessing.
In the Biomaterials section, the processing, properties and application
of the different material groups (Metals, ceramics, polymers and
composite) used in medical applications are discussed. Different
examples of biomaterials for orthopaedic devices are presented. Basics
of materials for tissue engineering are given with emphasis on porous
(scaffolds (processing, application and properties).
In the Bioprocessing part, fundamental knowledge about biological
macromolecules (polysaccharides, phospholipids, proteins, DNA,
RNA) and biological membranes is given. Building on this, enzyme
kinetics and enzyme immobilization, growth kinetics of cells, as well
as mass balances in batch, fed-batch and continuous fermentation
are presented. Finally, different types of bioreactors (stirred-tank, air-
lift and bubble-columns, wave-bags, roller bottles) are introduced and
exemplary bioprocesses are discussed.
5 Contents

*Basics in Biomaterials and Bioprocessing 2: Biomaterial Interfaces and

Material Surfaces in Medicine:*
This course introduces the basics of chemistry and physics of surfaces
including characterization methods for biomaterial surfaces. Surface
properties which are relevant for protein and cell attachment are
discussed. Fundamentals of protein and protein adsorption on
biomaterials are presented as well as the effect of chemical composition,
topography, hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, stiffness of the
biomaterial and ion release effects from the biomaterial on cell
attachment and success of the implanted material in general. The
lecture also gives surface modification strategies for implants and
scaffolds including biomedical coatings and bioactive surfaces.
The course covers also functionalization strategies for biomaterials.
Protein adsorption mechanisms and the basics of the interaction
between a biomaterial (implant) and tissues (foreign body reaction) are
covered.

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 *Basics in Biomaterials and Bioprocessing 1:*
The students

• acquire basic knowledge on the processing, microstructure

and properties of a wide range of biomaterials, e.g. materials
for biomedical applications
• appreciate the specific properties required for successful
biomedical applications of materials and understand
biocompatibility concepts

• apply their knowledge in order to select biomaterials for

specific biomedical applications, e.g. bone implants, stents,
wound healing materials, tissue scaffolds
• acquire fundamental knowledge about biological
Learning objectives and
6 macromolecules, membranes and cells and are able to
skills
mathematically describe their behaviour
• can select a suitable method for the immobilization of a given
protein as well as a suitable reactor and process mode for a
given biotechnological process.
*Biomaterial Interfaces and Material Surfaces in Medicine*:
The students
-acquire basic knowledge on different aspects of biomaterial interfaces,
in particular about the interaction between different biomaterials
(polymers, metals, ceramics and composites) with the biological
environment.

• can apply their knowledge in order to judge the success of the

different biomaterials
• know and can explain methods of surface characterization
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1;2
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written examination (60 minutes)
10 Method of examination Written examination (120 minutes)
Written examination (60 minutes)
Written examination (50%)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (100%)
Written examination (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 60 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 90 h
15 Module duration 2 semester

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 Teaching and
16 english
examination language
*Basics in Biomaterials and Bioprocessing 1:*
• Biomaterials Science, 2nd ed., B. D Ratner et al. (eds.),
Elsevier, 2004.
• Biomaterials Fabrication and Processing, P.K.Chu, X. Liu
(eds.), CRR Press, 2008
• Tissue Engineering using Ceramics and Polymers, A. R.
Boccaccini, J. E. Gough (Eds.), Woodhead Publ. Ltd., 2007
• Molecular Biology of the Cell, B. Alberts et al., 6th edition,
Norton & Company, 2014
• K. Buchholz, V. Kasche, U. Bornscheuer: Biocatalysts and
Enzyme Technology, VCH, 2005
17 Bibliography
• Pauline M. Doran, Bioprocess Engineering Principles, Second
Edition, Academic Press, 2013

*Biomaterial Interfaces and Material Surfaces in Medicine*:

• Biomaterials Science, 2nd ed., B. D Ratner et al. (eds.),

Elsevier, 2004.
• Surface Modification of Biomaterials: Methods analysis and
applications, R. Williams (ed.), Woodhead Publishing, 2010

Further recommended reading will be announced in the lectures

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 Computational Materials Science and Process
Module name Simulation (CMSPS)
1 5 ECTS
1760 Basics III (Computational Materials Science and
Process Simulation)

Vorlesung: Basics in Computational Materials Science 2,5 ECTS

and Process Simulation 1 (2 SWS)
2 Courses / lectures
Vorlesung: Basics in Computational Materials Science 2,5 ECTS
and Process Simulation 2 (2 SWS)

Prof. Dr. Michael Engel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Bück
3 Lecturers
Dr. Frank Wendler
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Michael Engel
This module provides the students with an overview on the simulation
methods and computational techniques used in materials science and
engineering as well as chemical and bioengineering.
Basics in Computational Materials Science and Process Simulation 1:
The lecture Basics in Computational Materials Science and Process
Simulation 1 introduces the Hard- and Software environment for
scientific computing as well as the basic concepts of particle based
modelling and simulation in materials science and process technology.
The lectures provide an overview of different techniques, methods, and
applications thereof from the atomic scale via the mesoscale to the
microscale:
electronic structure calculations
atomistic simulations
molecular modelling
discrete element method
5 Contents population balance in particle technology
Basics in Computational Materials Science and Process Simulation 2:
The lecture Basics in Computational Materials Science and Process
Simulation 2 provides an introduction to numerical methods to
solve typical engineering problems. Emphasis is placed on practical
application of these methods to processes involving thermodynamics,
fluid mechanics and materials deformation. In particular, it addresses:
programming with MATLAB
solution of nonlinear equations
numerical differentiation and integration
numerical solution of differential equations
numerical solution of transport problems: the Finite-Difference Method
introduction to the Finite Element Method
simulation of transport phenomena using FEM packages (ABAQUS)
modelling of deformation processes: Elasticity and Plasticity
numerical simulation of deformation phenomena with FEM
Students who successfully participate in this module can
Learning objectives and
6 demonstrate knowledge of scientific computing environments and can
skills
apply shell commands

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 explain basic techniques and methods of numerical modelling of
particulate systems on various scales from atoms to molecules to
granular matter as well as continuum simulation methods
describe limitations and strengths of common simulation algorithms and
data structures
describe interatomic and intermolecular interactions and their
computational implementation
apply numerical methods to solve nonlinear differential equations
apply finite elements to represent continuous fields and set up finite
element models for deformation and transport processes
apply standard programs to solve engineering problems in fluid
dynamics and mechanics of materials
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1;2
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written examination (60 minutes)
10 Method of examination Written examination (120 minutes)
Written examination (60 minutes)
Written examination (50%)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (100%)
Written examination (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 60 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 90 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Scientific Computing with MATLAB and Octave (4th Edition,
Springer), A. Quarteroni, F. Saleri and P. Gervasio
17 Bibliography • The Finite Element Method (World Scientific), Z. Chen
• Further recommended reading will be announced in the
lectures.

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 Module name Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
1 5 ECTS
1770 Basics IV (Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Vorlesung: Basics in Nanomaterials and 2,5 ECTS

Nanotechnology 1 - Mechanical and Optical Properties
2 Courses / lectures (2 SWS)

Vorlesung mit Übung: Basics in Nanomaterials and 2,5 ECTS

Nanotechnology 2 - Nano Characterization (2 SWS)

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel

Prof. Dr. Peter Felfer
3 Lecturers Michael Höhlinger
Prof. Dr. Erdmann Spiecker
Prof. Dr. Patrik Schmuki
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Peter Felfer
*Basics in Namomaterials and Nanotechnology 1 -Mechanical and
Optical Properties:*
Lectures Prof. Felfer: General introduction to Nanotechnology:
properties of Nanomaterials (magnetic, mechanical . . . ):
production of nanomaterials: Sol-Gel technique, severe plastic
deformation
mechanical properties of materials and size-effects in mechanics
characterization of Nanomaterials, Transmission Electron Microscopy,
Focused Ion Beam, Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Atom Probe
Microscopy
Lectures Prof. Vogel:
general introduction of nanoparticulate systems and their applications
introduction to size-dependent physical properties of dielectric,
metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles: light scattering, plasmonic
properties, size-dependent emission properties and magnetism
collective effects and properties of nanoparticle thin films: structural
5 Contents color and tailored emission properties
*Basics in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology 2 - Nano
Characterization:*
Part 1:
Basics of electron microscopy
Electron matter interaction
Electron diffraction
Imaging (BF, DF, HR(S)TEM)
Examples
Part 2:
surface analysis
AFM/STM
XPS/UPS
Tof-SIMS/LEIS
XRD and diffraction methods
SFG and optical methods
Examples

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 Students who successfully participate in this module can
describe fabrication methods to produce nanomaterials
understand fundamental structure-function relationships of
nanostructured materials
understand the concept behind fibre reinforced composite materials and
identify the influence of the individual components in such materials
identify the potential of polymer composites in applications
identify established, new and upcoming applications of nanoparticles
explain the physical origin and applicability of nanoscale effects
including quantum confinement, surface plasmon resonance and
Learning objectives and superparamagnetism
6
skills differentiate between single particle effects and collective effects (e.g.
photonic bandgaps)
identify suitable characterisation techniques for determining the
electronic, magnetic and optical properties of nanoparticles
decide which combination of surface analytical tools to use for specific
scientific questions
demonstrate knowledge about the working principles of surface analysis
techniques
describe limitations and strengths of common surface analysis
techniques
generate nanostructures of different dimensions
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1;2
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written examination (120 minutes)
10 Method of examination Written examination (60 minutes)
Written examination (60 minutes)
Written examination (100%)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (50%)
Written examination (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 60 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 90 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• S.N. Magonov, M.-H. Whangbo, Surface Analysis with STM
and AFM
17 Bibliography • G.I. Goldstein, D.E. Newbury, et al., Scanning electron
microscopy and X-ray microanalysis
• D. Briggs, M.P. Seah, Practical Surface Analysis

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 • Vickerman, J.C., Briggs, D.,ToF-SIMS : Surface Analysis by
Mass Spectrometry.
• B.E. Warren, X-ray Diffraction
• Nanoscale Science and Technology, R. Kelsall, I Hamley, M.
Georghegan, Wiley 2005
• Faserverbund-KunststoffeG. W. Ehrenstein, Carl Hanser
Verlag (2006), ISBN 3-446-22716-4
• Faserverbundbauweise (4 Bände)M. Flemming, G. Ziegmann,
S. Roth, Springer Verlag (1999), ISBN 3-540-58645-6
• Handbuch Verbundwerkstoffe M. Neizel, U. Breuer, Carl
Hanser Verlag (2004), ISBN 3-446-22041-0
• Analysis and performance of fiber composites B. D.
Agarwal, L. J. Broutman, John Wilwy & Sons (1990), ISBN
0-471-51152-8
• An introduction to composite materialsD. Hull, Cambridge
University Press (1981), ISBN 0-521-23991-5
• Dimensionieren mit FaserverbundwerkstoffenW. Michaeli, D.
Huybrechts, M. Wegener, Carl Hanser Verlag (1995), ISBN
3-446-17659-4
• Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces, H.J. Butt, Wiley-VCH
• Further recommended reading will be announced in the
lectures.

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 Module name Schwerpunkt Advanced Processes
1 15 ECTS
1800 Focal Subject Advanced Processes

Vorlesung: Process Technologies (2 SWS) 5 ECTS

Vorlesung: Adsorption: Fundamentals and Applications 5 ECTS

(2 SWS, WiSe 2023)

Vorlesung mit Übung: Advanced Semiconductor 3 ECTS

Technologies - Processing (including Lab Work Organic
2 Courses / lectures Electronics Processing) (2 SWS)

Übung: Process Technologies Exercises (1 SWS) -

Vorlesung: Catalysis (2 SWS) 3,5 ECTS

Vorlesung: Chemical technologies for energy transition 1,5 ECTS

(1 SWS)

Dr.-Ing. Detlef Freitag

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Malte Kaspereit
Prof. Dr. Martin Hartmann
Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes
3 Lecturers
PD Dr.rer.nat. Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf
Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec
Prof. Dr. Tanja Franken
apl.Prof.Dr. Marco Haumann
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Tanja Franken
Sustainable Technologies:
1.Definition of sustainability and measures
2.Current and future Energy mix
3.Exhaust Gas Catalysis
4.Sustainable Feedstocks
5.Biorefinery
6.CO2 as C1 Source
7.Chemical Energy Storage
8.H2 Production & Fuel Cells
9.Batteries
10.Solar Cells
Process Technologies:
5 Contents The course "Process Technologies gives an overview on important
processes in the chemical process industries. The processes are treated
in a holistic approach and the interaction of individual process steps and
their feedback to the overall process are discussed in more detail. In
particular, the relationship between the physical/chemical basics of the
processes, process development and process design will be discussed.
The presented processes are selected based on their importance in
the fields of raw materials, intermediates and consumer products of
the chemical process industries. In the sense of process engineering,
apart from the reaction steps, the separation operations are also part of
the considerations. The evaluation of the methods with regard to their
cost-effectiveness and sustainability complete the description of the
processes. In detail, the following aspects will be treated:

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 • Raw materials (crude oil, fuels, natural gas, technical gases)
• Organic base chemicals (syngas, alkanes, alkenes, aromatics)
• Organic intermediates (C1-C4 alcohols, cyclic alcohols, ether,
epoxides, organic acids)
• Renewable raw materials
• Organic end products (surfactants, pigments, polymers)
• Inorganic base chemicals and intermediates (sulfuric acid,
ammonia, sodium hydroxide)
• Inorganic end products (fertilizers, ceramics, glass)
• Process development (technologies, economic evaluation)
Thin films:
- overview on passive materials in organic electronics (substrates,
dielectrics, packaging and encapsulation materials)
- dielectric properties, barrier properties, optical properties
- major thin film fabrication processes (gas phase and solution based)
- printing (gravure, ink-jet, doctor blading) techniques and conditions
- composition of inks, thin film homogeneity and thickness control
- deposition of patterned features
- molecular self-assembly (molecular scale fabrication, applications).
The Catalysis lecture covers
• Homogeneous catalysis
• Fluid/fluid biphasic catalysis
• Hatta number and enhancement
• Advanced solvents for catalyst immobilization
• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Deriving reaction rate approaches for surface catalyzed
reactions
• Reactors to determine kinetics of reaction and mass transfer
• Mass transfer coefficient correlations
• Mass transfer influences on selectivity
• Mass transfer in fluidized beds
• Models to describe residence time distributions
• Catalyst characterization
• Chemical energy storage
Adsorption: Fundamentals and Applications
1. Introduction and terminology
2. Gas adsorptions basics and adsorbent materials

3. Physisorption mechanisms
4. Surface area determination
5. Porosity and pore structure analysis of nanoporous materials

5.1 Micropore analysis

5.2Mesopore analysis
5.3 Macropore analysis : adsorption and liquid intrusion methods
5.4. Characterization of hierarchically structured porous materials
6. High pressure adsorption

7. Surface chemistry effects on adsorption

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 8. Adsorption and characterization in the liquid phase

8. Adsorption of mixtures

9. Adsorption applications in gas storage and separation

Students who successfully participate in this module can

define different types of chemical reaction and reactor

differentiate between steady-state and transient reactor operation
evaluate the differences between idea and real reactors
assess aspects of safety of chemical reactors
define challenges and solutions for multiphase reactors
describe the importance of thin film technologies to modern
(opto)electronic devices
define principal gas and solution-based thin film fabrication
technologies, especially printing techniques
evaluate the composition of printing inks and characteristics and quality
of printed layers
Learning objectives and
6 explain how thin films can be patterned
skills
understand the role of emerging thin film technologies such as
molecular self-assembly
Students who successfully participate in this module can
explain the material, technological and developmental aspects of
chemical processes
understand the fundamentals of both homogeneous and heterogeneous
catalysis
analyze and evaluate the general mechanisms in catalysis
describe and critically asses the interplay between mass transport and
chemical reaction
apply immobilization techniques for homogeneous catalysts
transfer their knowledge about chemical reactors regarding influences
on catalytic processes
7 Prerequisites basics in physical chemistry
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written or oral
Written or oral (120 minutes)
10 Method of examination
Written or oral
Written or oral
Written or oral (50%)
Written or oral (50%)
11 Grading procedure
Written or oral (50%)
Written or oral (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester

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 13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 150 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 300 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Module name Schwerpunkt Biomaterials and Bioprocessing
1 15 ECTS
1805 Focal Subject Biomaterials and Bioprocessing

Vorlesung: Polymer Materials for Medical Applications 3 ECTS

(2 SWS)

Vorlesung: Application of Cell Technology (2 SWS) 3 ECTS

Vorlesung: Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering (2 SWS) 2,5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
Vorlesung mit Übung: Biomimetic synthesis of materials 1,5 ECTS
(2 SWS, WiSe 2023)

Vorlesung: Immobilisation of cells and characterisation 3 ECTS

of membranes (2 SWS)

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Kaschta

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Aldo Boccaccini
3 Lecturers
Dr.-Ing. Rainer Detsch
PD Dr. Stephan Wolf
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Aldo Boccaccini
• Immobilisation system
• High density cell culture bioreactors
• Microcarriers - advantages and disadvantages
• Surface binding (adhesion)
• Matrix properties
• DLVO Theory
• Modified surfaces
• Flocculation and Coagulation
• Van der Waals Forces and electrostatic forces
• Principle of polymer flocculation
• Flocculation with yeast cells
• Flocculation breakage
• Floc strength
• Breakage models
• Antibody binding
5 Contents • ELISA
• Tumor therapy
• Magnetic associated cell sorting (MACS)
• Entrapment methods
• Hollow fiber reactor
• Encapsulation
• Encapsulation technology
• Droplet formation
• Membrane characterization
• Categories of membranes for Life Science application
• Membrane materials
• Membrane based processes
• Applications in the biopharmaceutical industry and in medicine/
medtech
Biomimetic Synthesis of Materials (Prof. Wolf):

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 The course "Biomimetic Materials and Processing" introduces the
fundamental principles of design and processing which give rise to
the key features exhibited by biological materials. Processes and
concepts of growth, form, and development are discussed, with a
special focus on evolutionary optimization strategies. Basic biochemical
and microbiological aspects in respect to self-assembly, stimuli-
response and adaptation of functional biomaterials are covered.
Fundamental processes of biomineralization is discussed along
with the key properties and functions which biominerals exhibit. The
translation of these concepts to bio-inspired materials and processes for
manufacturing biomimetic functional materials are presented along with
the challenges and limits of such a biomimetic approach. The course is
completed leading through smart materials and application prospects of
biomimetic materials.
Application of cell technology (Dr. Detsch):
This course introduces the basics of biochemistry, cells and cell culture
technique. Based on this knowledge, the students will learn how cells
interact with biomaterials and how material parameters are influencing
protein adsorption, cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Also
techniques to study these interactions are discussed in this course.
With regards to biomedical engineering, characteristics of cell lines,
primary and stem cells are further focal points. To understand the
different approaches of tissue engineering, materials, growth factors
and bioreactors will be discussed. Based on different hard and soft
tissue examples, angiogenesis and tissue regeneration will be focused.
Moreover, concepts of biofabrication will be introduced.
Cells, Membranes and Tissue Engineering:
The students achieve extensive knowledge in the field of cell cultivation
including cell immobilization, cell interaction and membrane interactions.
Furthermore, the students analyze typical situations of application of
membrane technology in the life sciences and to propose possible
solutions based on understanding of both process and material aspects.
Biomimetic Materials:
The students
• elaborate differences between bionic and biomimetic sciences
• discuss the limits of biomimetic approaches
• identify and elaborate on the basic design principles in
Learning objectives and
6 biological materials
skills
• give an account on the structure, processing, and function
of various classic examples of biological functional materials
with a special regard to biological ceramic materials, i.e.
biominerals
• adapt design concepts used in natural systems to synthesis for
the development of new functional materials.
Application of Cell Technology:
This course introduces the basics of biochemistry, cells and cell culture
technique. Based on this knowledge, the students will learn how cells
interact with biomaterials and how material parameters are influencing
protein adsorption, cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Also

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 techniques to study these interactions are discussed in this course.
With regards to biomedical engineering, characteristics of cell lines,
primary and stem cells are further focal points. To understand the
different approaches of tissue engineering, materials, growth factors
and bioreactors will be discussed. Based on different hard and soft
tissue examples, angiogenesis and tissue regeneration will be focused.
Furthermore, students will learn basics about additive manufacturing,
hydrogels and cellprinting. This leads to the field of biofabrication.
Polymers in Medical Application:
The students understand which factors from the polymer structure
(chemical as well as molecular), determine the use of certain polymers
in a selected medical application. The students can apply their
knowledge to choose a polymer for a given medical application.
Additionally, ways of modifying polymers for certain applications are
discussed (e.g. reinforcement, surface modification) together with its
theoretical background. The students can analyse structure property
relationships being relevant for medical applications of polymers.
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written or oral
10 Method of examination Written or oral
Written or oral
Written or oral (50%)
11 Grading procedure Written or oral (50%)
Written or oral (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 120 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 330 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Immobilised cells and enzymes. J. Woodward. IRL Press Ltd.
Oxford; ISBN 0-947946-21-7
• Membranes for Life Sciences Wiley-VCH (Ed. K.-V.
Peinemann, S. Pereira-Nunes)

17 Bibliography Biomimetic Materials:

• E Bäuerlein, Biomineralization, Wiley-VCH (2004)

• TX Fan, SK Chow, D Zhang, Biomorphic mineralization: From
biology to materials, Progress in Materials Science 54 (2009)
542 - 659

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 • P Gomez-Romero, C Sanchez Functional Hybrid Materials,
Wiley-VCH (2004)

Application of Cell Technology:

• Di Silvio (ed.): Cellular Response to Biomaterials; Cambridge

u.a., 2009
• KC Dee, DA Puleo and R Bizios: Tissue-Biomaterial-
Interaction; Wiley-Liss New Jersey, ISBN 0-471-25394-4
• B. D. Ratner et al. (eds.): Biomaterials Science, 2nd Ed.,
Elsevier, 2004.
• Detsch R, Will J, Hum J, Roether JA, Boccaccini AR.
Biomaterials. In 2018. p. 91105. Available from: http://
link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-74854-2_6
• Ovsianikov, Aleksandr, Yoo, James, Mironov, Vladimir
(Eds.)3D Printing and Biofabrication, ISBN 978-3-319-45445-0

Polymers in Medical Applications:

• Wintermantel E.; Ha, S.W.; Medizintechnik - Life Science

Engineering, Springer, 5th. ed. 2009
• Mahapatro A. (ed.); Polymers for biomedical applications 2nd
ed. Oxford, 2005

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 Schwerpunkt Computational Materials Science and
Module name Process Simulation
1 15 ECTS
1810 Focal Subject Computational Materials Science and
Process Simulation

Vorlesung: Multi-scale Simulation Methods (Lecture and 2,5 ECTS

Tutorial) (2 SWS)

Vorlesung: Modellbildung in der Partikeltechnik / 4,5 ECTS

Numerical Methods in Particle Technology (2 SWS)

Praktikum: Pre-course on Linux and Python (Block -

Lecture) (1 SWS, WiSe 2023)
2 Courses / lectures
Vorlesung: Numerische Methoden der -
Thermofluiddynamik (2 SWS)

Übung: Numerische Methoden der Thermofluiddynamik 5 ECTS

(1 SWS)

Vorlesung mit Übung: Numerical Methods in Materials -

Science: Atomistic Modelling ( SWS)

PD Dr. Paolo Moretti

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Peukert
Prof. Dr. Michael Engel
3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch
Sandra Schindler
Suharto Saha
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Michael Engel
The elective focal subject module "Computational Materials Science and
Process Simulation: Discrete Methods provides the students with an in-
depth understanding of state-of-the-art discrete simulation methods in
the fields of materials science and engineering as well as chemical and
bioengineering and their synergies.
Pre-course on Linux and Matlab:
Introduction to fundamental computational material science tools.
Overview of the topics will be covered:
• Linux
• Linux Bash shell, scripting
• Gnuplot
5 Contents
• MATLAB
Numerical Methods in Materials Science - Atomistic Methods:
The lecture Numerical Methods in Materials Science - Atomistic
Methods covers all aspects of atomistic simulations, including
• advanced methods for the generation of atomistic samples
• atomic interaction potentials
• molecular dynamic integration algorithms for different
Thermodynamic ensembles (NVE,NVT,NPT)
• energy minimization algorithms and structure optimization
• introduction to Density Functional Theory
• determination of defect properties

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 • advanced analysis and visualization methods
• modelling thermally activated events: transition state theory,
nudged elastic band calculations, Monte Carlo and (adaptive)
kinetic Monte Carlo methods
The theoretical concepts are put into practice in a series of hands-on
exercises and simulation projects.
Numerical Methods in Particle Technology:
The lecture Numerical Methods in Particle Technology provides an
overview on modern numerical simulation methods in the field of
particle technology. After a repetition of the principle basics of particle
technology the following methods and topics are addressed:
• single particles in fluids
• hybrid models for adhesion and sintering
The elective focal subject module "Computational Materials Science and
Process Simulation: Continuum and Multiscale Methods provides the
students with an in-depth understanding of state-of-the-art continuum-
scale simulation methods in the fields of materials science and
engineering as well as chemical and bioengineering and their synergies.
Numerical Fluid Dynamics:
The lecture Numerical Fluid Dynamics covers
• governing equations and models in fluid mechanics
• steady problems: the Finite-Difference Method
• steady problems: the Finite-Volume Method
• unsteady problems: methods of time integration
• advection-diffusion problems
• solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
• grids and their properties
• boundary conditions
The theory taught in the lectures is extended and applied to several
transport problems in the corresponding exercise class:
• discretization of the Blasius similarity equations
• parabolization and discretization of the boundary layer
equations
• finite-Difference discretization of heat-transfer problems
• approximation of boundary conditions
• finite-Volume discretization of heat-transfer problems
• discretization and time-stepping of the Navier-Stokes
equations
• projections methods: the SIMPLE and PISO Methods
Multiscale Simulation Method I:
The "Multiscale Simulation Method I" lecture provides a broad overview
of simulation methods operating on length scales from the atomistic to
the continuum scale. Simulation methods introduced include Molecular
Dynamics, equilibrium and kinetic Monte Carlo simulation, mesoscopic
methods such as e.g. Dislocation Dynamics and the Phase Field
method, and continuum-level modeling of materials behavior in Finite
Element simulations. The introduction of methods operating on different
scales is complemented by a discussion of multiscale approaches,
i.e. the linking of models operating on different scales. For most of the

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 tutorials Python will be used as programming language. This course is
accompanied by exercises where the students will have the opportunity
to numerically implement one-scale models in a hands-on manner. This
will be complemented by examples of information passing between
different scales and the construction of simple multiscale models.
Students who successfully participate in this module can
• describe and critically assess the most frequently used
simulation algorithms in fluid dynamics and mechanics of
materials
• create samples and simulation setups for various continuum
simulation methods
• apply state-of-the-art programs for numerical simulations at the
continuum scale
• analyze and evaluate the simulation results of aforementioned
methods
Learning objectives and
6 • plan multiscale modeling approaches for specific engineering
skills
problems
At the end of the pre-course on Linux and Matlab, the students should
be able to
1. Use the computer pools at FAU and work with Linux Operation
system
2. Use the bash and shell scripts for fundamental data processing
3. Plot and analyse data by using Gnuplot
4. Use Matlab to solve simple problem such as matrix operation, writing
scripts and functions.
• work in a team to solve engineering problems using computers
Recommendation: Basic knowledge of the PYTHON programming
language (according to the course Scientific Programming with
PYTHON). The students knowledge will be assessed with short
(voluntary) tests at the beginning of the lectures. In case the test is not
7 Prerequisites passed, choosing the focal subject "Computational Materials Science
and Process Simulation is discouraged.
Attending the pre-course on Linux and Matlab (Block Lecture) offerend
prior to lectures of the winter term is mandatory. (first offered WS 2018).
Operational IDM account required
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written or oral
10 Method of examination
Written or oral
Written or oral (50%)
11 Grading procedure
Written or oral (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 150 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 300 h

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 15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• J.H. Ferziger, M. Peric, Computational Methods for Fluid
Dynamics, Spinger, 2008
• R.J. Leveque, Finite Difference Methods for Ordinary and
Partial Differential Equations, SIAM, 2007
17 Bibliography
• R. LeSar, Introduction to Computational Materials Science:
Fundamentals to Applications

Further literature will be announced in the lectures.

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 Module name Schwerpunkt Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
1 15 ECTS
1815 Focal Subject Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Vorlesung: Self-assembly at surface (2 SWS, SoSe 3 ECTS

2024)

Vorlesung mit Übung: Nanotechnologie disperser 5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures Systeme (3 SWS)

Vorlesung: Mechanical Properties and Structures of 2,5 ECTS

Advanced Materials (2 SWS)

Vorlesung: Nanopolymers (1 SWS, WiSe 2023) 2,5 ECTS

Dr. Monica Distaso

Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
3 Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Mathias Göken
Dr.-Ing. Steffen Neumeier
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Mathias Göken
Nanotechnology of Disperse Systems:
This lecture begins with a revision of basic topics in the theory
of nucleation, growth and electrostatic stabilization of particulate
materials. Following this the challenges and solutions to the problem
of metal, oxide, semiconductor and polymer particle synthesis
will be discussed. The second half of the course will concern the
characterization, properties and application of disperse systems. In
addition to understanding the measurement of particle and agglomerate
size and shape, the factors affecting the electronic, magnetic, optical
and catalytic properties will be covered.
Particles are often applied as part of a hierarchical system e.g. in
a device, functional coating, drug delivery system. The use of self-
assembly and printing/patterning techniques to achieve these goals
will be presented with reference to work carried out within the Erlangen
Cluster of Excellence "Engineering of Advanced Materials - Hierarchical
Structure Formation for Functional Devices". For the associated
5 Contents "Exercises" participants of the course will be required to explore
the literature and give a 10 minute presentation regarding recent
developments in a specific aspect of disperse systems or nanoparticle
research.
Self-Assembly on Surfaces:
The lecture introduces with fundamentals of physisorption,
chemisorption, growing modes, chemistry of surface binding via different
motifs, analytical method for surface characterization, and nano-phase-
separation.
We will discuss weak intermolecular and surface interactions (van-der-
Waals und dipoles), the mobility of nano-objects on surfaces and their
use in 2D and 3D assembly.
Medium interaction motifs (H-bonding, other non-covalent motifs) as
driving forces.
Main task will be the techniques and processes for self-terminating
growth, 2D-superstructures according to the substrate and the
chemistry.

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 Strong interaction motifs (Coulomb, covalent) will be discussed in terms
of stability, the possibility of exchange reactions on surfaces. Finally we
will discuss methods to achieve hierarchical structure formation (layer-
by-layer, complex layers structures, gradients, patterned structures
and self-assembly on complex inner structures. We will conclude with
classification and examples of self-assembled systems of 2. - 5. order.
Mechanical Properties and Structures of Advanced Materials:
The mechanical properties play an important role for all kinds of
application of advanced and nanostructured materials. Therefore, in
this lecture the different aspects of mechanical properties (i.e. strength,
fracture, fatigue, creep) with an emphasis on effects at the nanoscale
including the properties of thin films will be discussed. The mechanical
properties are closely related with the crystallographic structure and also
the microstructure. New advanced materials as bulk metallic glasses
and quasicrystals show an interesting mechanical behavior which will be
discussed also including other advanced nanomaterials. The lecture will
cover the following topics
• mechanical properties of engineering materials
• plasticity and hardening in metals / Strengthening mechanisms
• fundamentals of fatigue
• measuring mechanical properties at the micro- and
nanoscale / Nanoindentation
• size effects - thin films and small volumes / Testing at small
scales
• deformation and structure of structurally complex materials
• quasicrystals
• bulk Metallic Glasses
• mechanical properties of other advanced materials (e.g.
Advanced steels, Metallic nanomaterials)
Preparation principles and production processes of advanced materials:
• inorganic-technical principles of synthesis and preparation
methods of porous materials
• aspects of synthesis and technical processes for the
production of zeolite materials
• description of hydrothermal crystallization
• crystallization techniques and technical processes
• characterization of porous solids
• manufacturing of amorphous silica gels and porous glasses
• classical high-alumina and high silica zeolites
• aluminophosphates (AlPOs) - new materials with interesting
pore structures and applications
• mesoporous materials - products with pore sizes in new
dimensions
• layered Materials - basis for 3-D network materials
• specialties - designing material properties by special
crystallization techniques and new materials (MOFs:
COFs,. . . )
• supported crystallization
• post synthesis methods - tuning of properties

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 • forming - an important part of the process before the
application of the product
Nanopolymers:
• basic Introduction to Polymeric Nanocomposites
• different kinds of nanofiller
• production of Nanocomposites - Dispersing methods and
machines
• characterization of Nanocomposites - Morphological and
mechanical
• fatigue crack growth behavior of nanocomposites and
nanostructured polymers
• innovative applications for nanoparticle filled polymer
Nanotechnology and Disperse Systems:
students review key themes of nanoparticle research and application as
well as the underlying fundamentals
Self-Assembly on Surfaces:
• students will develop a key competence in structure-property-
relations of self-assembly
• students gain knowledge in surface analytic, surface chemistry
and processes
• students determine fundamental applications of the self-
assembly process and resulting materials
Mechanical properties and structure of advanced materials:
The students
assess the effects of crystal structure and microstructure on the
deformation behavior of materials on different length scales, from
the atomic scale of the crystal lattice over the constraining effects in
microscale devices to bulk deformation
apply experimental techniques involved, with a guide as to how
mechanical properties can be measured at the micro- and nanoscale
Learning objectives and
6 and on the role of size effects
skills
Preparation principles and production processes of advanced materials:
The students:
• realize the importance of porous system in general
• explain the formation principles of porous materials
• explain the construction principles of porous materials
• correlate properties and application potentials
• understand compare the design options
• summarise the resulting technical processes
Nanopolymers:
The students:
• examine the world of polymer nanocomposites, reviewing
different types of nanofillers and their relevant characteristics
• discuss different dispersion technologies in terms of operating
principle and specialties with a key focus on parameters
influencing the dispersion and which dispersion technology fits
best for a special polymernanofiller combination
• explore important methods to characterize the nanocomposite
morphology e.g. TEM, WAXS, NMR, μ-CT.

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 • critically evaluate different test methods and applications of
nanocomposites (in the last section of the lecture dealing with
the property improvement realized by using nanocomposites in
produced components)
• decide if nanocomposites are suitable for a given application
and which challenges have to be solved before using
nanocomposites
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written or oral
10 Method of examination
Written or oral
Written or oral (50%)
11 Grading procedure
Written or oral (50%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 180 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 270 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
- Everett, D.H. Basic Principles of Colloid Science, Cambridge, Royal
Society of Chemistry 2007

- Vollath, Dieter, Nanoparticles, nanocomposites, nanomaterials.

Weinheim, Wiley-VCH, 2013

- Nogi, Kiyoshi, Naito, Makio, and Yokoyama, Toyokazu. Nanoparticle

Technology Handbook , Amsterdam, Elsevier 2012
17 Bibliography

- Pelton, Matthew, and Bryant, Garnett W. Introduction to Metal-

Nanoparticle Plasmonics. Somerset, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2013

- Gubin, Sergei. Magnetic Nanoparticles. Weinheim, Wiley-VCH, 2009

• Script Self-assembly, and included literature

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 Masterarbeit (M.Sc. Advanced Materials and
Module name
1 Processes 20192) 30 ECTS
1999
Master's thesis

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum no Integration in curriculum available!
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Written (6 Monate)
10 Method of examination
Oral (30 minutes)
Written (90%)
11 Grading procedure
Oral (10%)
12 Module frequency no Module frequency information available!
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Module name Miniprojekt
1 10 ECTS
1850 Miniproject

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 3;2
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
10 Method of examination Seminar achievement
11 Grading procedure Seminar achievement (100%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Module name Wissenschaftsskills I
1 2,5 ECTS
1900 Scientific skills I

Praktikum: Lab Course Material Science for MAP (2 2,5 ECTS

SWS)
2 Courses / lectures
Praktikum: Lab Course Fundamentals in Chemical and 2,5 ECTS
Bioengineering for MAP (2 SWS)

Sebastian Hagen
3 Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
In the mandatory safety instruction, the students learn to identify
potential hazards and work safely in a laboratory environment. In the lab
5 Contents courses, the students apply the knowledge gained in the modules M1-
M4 to perform experiments and analyse and summarize their results in a
written report.
Students who successfully participate in this module can
identify potential hazards in laboratory environments
safely work with laboratory equipment
Learning objectives and apply theoretical concepts from materials science and engineering as
6
skills well as chemical and bioengineering to experimental settings
analyse and discuss experimental data
compose structured lab reports
solve experimental challenges as a team
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
10 Method of examination Practical achievement
11 Grading procedure Practical achievement (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 30 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 45 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography Safety instructions

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 Module name Wissenschaftsskills II
1 2,5 ECTS
1905 Scientific skills II

Seminar: Scientific Skills II: Literature Review AND Soft 2,5 ECTS
2 Courses / lectures
skills: Scientific Poster Presentation (2 SWS)

3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor

---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
In a series of lectures, the students learn the basic principles of scientific
writing as well as effective scientific communication with posters. They
5 Contents then put these concepts into practice by writing a review paper one the
current state-of-the-art on a subject related to one of the MAP focal
topics
Students who successfully participate in this module can
• apply the conventions and vocabulary of scientific writing
• apply search methods to find relevant literature using
databases
Learning objectives and
6 • obtain and organize literature
skills
• analyse, categorize, compare, review and rate research
papers
• summarize and interpret key findings of research papers
• compose a structured literature review
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
10 Method of examination Seminar achievement
11 Grading procedure Seminar achievement (100%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 30 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 45 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• R. A. Day, N. Day, Scientific English: A guide for scientists and
other professionals, Greenwood, Santa Barbara Calif. 2011.
(Full Text)
• A. Gilpin, P. Patchet-Golubev, A Guide to Writing in the
Sciences, University of Toronto Press, Toronto 2000. (Full
17 Bibliography Text)
• H. Glasman-Deal, Science research writing: For non-native
speakers of English / by Hilary Glasman-Deal, World Scientific,
Singapore, London 2010. (Full Text)
• B. Gustavii, How to write et illustrate a scientific paper,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008. (Full Text)

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 • S. B. Heard, The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write
More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career,
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 2016. (Full Text)
• J. K. Peat, Scientific writing: Easy when you know how, BMJ
Books, London 2002. (Full Text)
• M. M. Shoja, A. Arynchyna, M. Loukas, A. D'Antoni,
S. M. Buerger, A guide to the scientific career: Virtues,
communication, research and academic writing / edited
by Mohammadali M. Shoja [and others], Wiley Blackwell,
Chichester 2020.(Full Text)
• T. Skern, Writing Scientific English: A Workbook, UTB GmbH,
Stuttgart 2011. (Full Text)

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 Module name Soft skills
1 5 ECTS
1950 Soft Skills

Seminar: Soft Skills: Career Development I, Part 2 (5 2,5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
SWS)

3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel

---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
MAP soft skills courses strengthen, amongst others, the interpersonal,
communication, economic and management skills of our students.
5 Contents Field trips provide the opportunity to make contact and gain direct
insights into the daily business of organizations operating in the fields of
research and industry.
Students who successfully participate in this module
communicate effectively, using various means of communication
can present complex, subject-specific content clearly and present
arguments effectively
• improve their own methods of presenting arguments through
critical reflection
Learning objectives and • give fellow students constructive feedback
6
skills • can define goals for personal development, reflect upon
personal strengths and weaknesses and plan personal
development
• elaborate competitive job applications and successfully
prepare for job interviews
• strengthen their understanding of business and/or policy
environments, organizational structures and working practices
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Pflichtmodul Master of Science Advanced Materials and Processes
9 Module compatibility
20192
Seminar achievement
10 Method of examination
Seminar achievement
Seminar achievement (0%)
11 Grading procedure
Seminar achievement (0%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 60 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 90 h
15 Module duration 2 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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Fundamentals

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 Module name
1 Chemical Reaction Engineering 5 ECTS
1701

2 Courses / lectures Vorlesung: Chemical Reaction Engineering (2 SWS) 5 ECTS

3 Lecturers apl.Prof.Dr. Marco Haumann

---------------------------
4 Module coordinator apl.Prof.Dr. Marco Haumann
fundamental parameters
micro-kinetics
heterogeneous catalysis - reaction processes on surfaces
macro-kinetics - inner and outer mass transfer:
5 Contents
macro Kinetics - non isothermal conditions
types of chemical reactors
reactor modelling mass and heat
reactors - stable operation points
Students who participate in this course will become familiar with basic
concepts of chemical reaction engineering.
Students who successfully participate in this module can
describe complex reactions by kinetic rate expressions
analyze reactions on solid surfaces of heterogeneous catalysts
Learning objectives and describe and quantify the interplay between reaction kinetics and mass
6
skills transport
describe and quantify mass and heat balances in catalyst particles
classify chemical reactors based on reacting phases or mode of
operation
balance mass and heat flows in ideal reactors
find stable and safe operation points for reactors
To succeed in this course students will need to apply earlier acquired
knowledge from e.g. physical chemistry, mathematics. A solid
background in mathematics is required, since differential equations and
integrals form the basis for the description of the chemical processes
7 Prerequisites and their kinetics.
Understanding of kinetics to describe the time dependent concentration
changes in chemical reactions should be familiar from physical
chemistry classes. Basic knowledge in thermodynamics and general
chemistry is beneficial.
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 30 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 120 h
15 Module duration 1 semester

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 Teaching and
16 english
examination language
Jess and P. Wasserscheid, Chemical Technology, Wiley-VHC,
Weinheim.
17 Bibliography

O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering. John Wiley.

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 Module name
1 Chemical Thermodynamics 5 ECTS
1715

2 Courses / lectures Vorlesung: Chemical Thermodynamics (CT) (2 SWS) 5 ECTS

3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes

---------------------------
Dr. Liudmila Mokrushina
4 Module coordinator
Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes
Thermodynamic description of multiphase mixtures containing one, two
or more substances:
• vapor-liquid equilibria
• gas-liquid equilibria
• liquid-liquid equilibria
5 Contents
• reaction equilibria under consideration of phase equilibria
• modelling and prediction of fluid phase equilibria based on
activity and fugacity
• equations of state
• activity coeffitient/gE models
The students who successfully participate in this module can
• understand the driving forces and thermodynamic limitations of
processes containing mixed phases
• understand the phase change and phase equilibria from
Learning objectives and an intermolecular and energetic viewpoint as a key to
6
skills understanding thermal separation processes
• understand the thermodynamics behind equilibria of two and
more phases as well as the equilibria of chemical reactions
• learn how to calculate these equilibria based on pure
substance properties, without equilibrium data
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 30 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 120 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Gmehling, J.; Kolbe, B.; Kleiber, M.; Rarev, J. Chemical
Thermodynamics for Process Simulation
17 Bibliography
• Smith, J. M.; Van Ness, H. C.; Abbott, M. Introduction to
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

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 • Prausnitz, J. M.; Lichtenthaler, R.N.; de Azevedo, E.G.
Molecular Thermodynamics of Fluid-Phase Equilibria
• Any other book on Chemical Thermodynamics

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 Module name
1 Electronic Materials 5 ECTS
1738

Vorlesung: Electronic Materials (VL und Seminar) (3 5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
SWS)

3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec

---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec
• semiconductor materials, elementary, binary, ternary and
quaternary semiconductors, crystal structures
• formation of band structures, direct and indirect
semiconductors, bandgap, effective mass of carriers
• carrier statistics, Ohms low, Fermi-distribution, density of
states, carrier densities
• intrinsic and extrinsic (doped) semiconductors, mechanisms
of doping and limitations, carrier concentration and position of
Fermi energy versus temperature, temperature dependence of
carrier density and conductivity, degenerate semiconductors
• epitaxy of semiconductors, quantum wells and quantum dots,
characterization of epitaxial layers
• patterning of semiconductors, lithography, etching and material
5 Contents
deposition
• carrier transport, Drude model, scattering processes, thermal
and drift velocity, mobility, conductivity
• principles, processing and application of ohmic contacts
(Peltier), Shottky contacts
• diffusion, band structure in electric field
• pn-junction, doping concentration, carrier densities, depletion
region, electric field and potential
• biased pn-junction, carrier transport and current-voltage
characteristic
• photovoltaics, kinds of solar cells, their limits and materials
demands
• organic semiconductors and their applications
The lecture enables the students to understand the basic physical
properties of semiconductors. The fundamentals of semiconductor
devices are introduced based on a discussion of the pn-junction diode.
The lecture also covers technological aspects such as growth and
Learning objectives and
6 processing of semiconductors.
skills
The seminar enables the student to amplify their knowledge about the
topics of the lectures, especially on materials demands for electronic
devices, first of all for solar cells. Every student should prepare at least
one talk to the selected topic.
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)

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 11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 45 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 105 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Simon M. Sze, "Semiconductor Devices: Physics and
Technology", John Wiley & Sons
• S.O. Kasap, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices (Mc
17 Bibliography
Graw Hill, 3rd Edition)
• W. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering (esp. chapter
12, Wiley, 2nd Edition)

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 Module name
1 Fluid Mechanics 5 ECTS
1710

Übung: Fluid Mechanics - Übung (2 SWS) -

2 Courses / lectures
Vorlesung: Fluid Mechanics (2 SWS) 3 ECTS

Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch

3 Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch
motivation, history organization of the lecture
introduction, continuum, pressure, surface tension
scalars, vectors and tensors
fluid statics and buoyancy
governing equations: Integral analysis of fluid flow
5 Contents
governing equations: Differential analysis of fluid flow
special forms of governing equations
similitude, dimensional analysis, and modeling
solutions of basic internal and external flows
applied examples of the course material
The Students will learn the mathematical fundamentals of integral and
differential modeling fluid flows
can classify different types of fluid flow phenomena and derive the
Learning objectives and necessary non-dimensional parameters
6
skills can simplify and utilize mathematical models for the solution of different
types of flows
have the chance to see the direct application of the content in the
research and development work conducted at LSTM-Erlangen
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 60 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 90 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Munson, Yound and Okiishi: Fundamentals of Fluid
Mechanics. John Willey and Sons
17 Bibliography • Fox and McDonald: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. John
Willey and Sons
• White: Fluid Mechanics. McGraw Hill

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 • Durst: Grundlagen der Strömungsmechanik: Eine Einführung
in die Theorie der Strömung von Fluiden. Springer

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 Module name
1 Interface Engineering and Particle Technology 5 ECTS
1705

Vorlesung mit Übung: Interface Engineering and 3 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
Particle Technology (3 SWS)

Lukas Römling
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Peukert
3 Lecturers Julia Seifert
Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
Dr. Jochen Schmidt
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Robin Klupp Taylor
This module provides students with an overview of the following key
concepts and practical aspects of the fields of interfacial engineering
and particle technology:
• Molecular interactions: Adsorption and adhesion
• Particle nucleation and growth
• Particle stabilization
• Particle size and shape.
5 Contents
• Particles in motion
• Particle size distributions
• Unit operations: separations, mixing, comminution
• Packed and fluidized beds
The associated exercises and homework cover all topics and allow
students to develop their understanding independently with follow-up
support from the course tutors.
On completion of the lecture course students will be able to:
• understand the relevance of interfaces in the natural and
artificial world.
• master the fundamentals of interfaces and apply them to
the specific case of wetting, particle nucleation, growth and
stabilization
• analyse interfacial-dependent processes in their connection
with engineering challenges and develop solutions.
• define the societal relevance of particle technology
• give examples of unit operations of particle technology
• differentiate between the various approaches for defining
Learning objectives and
6 particle size and shape
skills
• analyze the motion of particles according to physical and
engineering principles
• analyze particle size distributions, distinguish between
accepted norms for their presentation, and apply them for the
analysis of separation equipment
• describe the structure of packings and bulk materials and the
perfusion of those
• describe the fundamentals of the processes of separation,
mixing, comminution and fluidization
• apply their acquired knowledge and skills in the additional
exercises and tutorials in order to solve independently

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 problems from interfacial and mechanical processes
engineering
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 45 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 105 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
Unless stated, online texts are only available within the FAU network (or
remotely via VPN)

Interface Engineering
• Adamson, A.W. and Gast, A.P. (1997) Physical chemistry of
surfaces, 6th edn, Wiley, New York, Chichester. FAU library
holdings
• Berti, D. and Palazzo, G. (2014) Colloidal foundations of
nanoscience, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Full Text
• Butt, H.-J.B., Graf, K., Kappl, M. (2003) Physics and
chemistry of interfaces, Wiley-VCH; Chichester : John Wiley,
Weinheim. Full Text
17 Bibliography • Cosgrove, T. (2005) Colloid science: Principles, methods and
applications / edited by Terence Cosgrove, Blackwell Pub,
Oxford, Ames, Iowa. Full Text
• Everett, D.H. (2007) Basic principles of colloid science, Royal
Society of Chemistry, London. Full Text
• Israelachvili, J.N. (2012) Intermolecular and surface forces, 3rd
edn, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, Amsterdam. Full
Text
• Kontogeorgis, G.M. and Kiil, S. (2016) Introduction to applied
colloid and surface chemistry, Wiley, Chichester, UK. Full Text
• Lyklema, J. (2005) Fundamentals of interface and colloid
science. Elsevier/Academic Press, Amsterdam, London. Full
Text
• Mersmann, A. (2001) Crystallization Technology Handbook,
CRC Press, Boca Raton FAU library holdings

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 • Stokes, R.J. and Evans, D.F. (1997) Fundamentals of
interfacial engineering, Wiley-VCH, New York, Chichester. FAU
library holdings
• Tadros, T.F. (2012) Dispersion of powders in liquids and
stabilization of suspensions, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim,
Germany. Full Text
• Tadros, T.F. (2015) Interfacial phenomena and colloid stability,
De Gruyter, Berlin. Full Text
• Tadros, T.F. (2018) Formulation science and technology, De
Gruyter, Berlin. Full Text
•
º Volume 1 - Basic Theory of Interfacial Phenomena and
Colloid Stability Full Text
º Volume 2 - Basic Principles of Dispersions Full Text
º Volume 3 - Industrial Applications I - Pharmaceuticals,
Cosmetics and Personal Care Full Text
º Volume 4 - Industrial Applications II - Agrochemicals,
Paints, Coatings and Food Systems Full Text

Particle Technology
Peukert, W.: Lecture Script - available as copy-protected online
viewable document or in printed form, obtainable for free on showing
your FAU ID card at CopyArenA, Karlsbader Str. 13 (N.B. some chapters
are not covered in the IEPT module)

German Books

• Bohnet, M. (2012) Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik, John

Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. Full text
• Löffler, F. and Raasch, J. (1992) Grundlagen der
mechanischen Verfahrenstechnik, Vieweg, Braunschweig,
Wiesbaden. FAU library holdings
• Müller, W. (2014) Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und Ihre
Gesetzmässigkeiten, 2nd edn, De Gruyter Oldenbourg.Full
text
• Rumpf, H. (1975) Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik, 3rd edn,
Carl Hanser Verlag, S.l. FAU library holdings
• Schubert, H. (2008) Handbuch der mechanischen
Verfahrenstechnik, 1st edn, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Full text
• Schulze, D. (2014) Pulver und Schüttgüter: Fließeigenschaften
und Handhabung, 3rd edn, Springer Vieweg, Berlin. Full text
• Stiess, M. (2009) Mechanische verfahrenstechnik -
Partikeltechnologie 1, 3rd edn, Springer, Berlin. Full text
• Zogg, M. (1993) Einführung in die mechanische
Verfahrenstechnik, 3rd edn, B.G. Teubner, Stuttgart. Full text
(free)
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 English Books

• Allen, T. (ed) (2003) Powder Sampling and Particle Size

Determination, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Full text
• Fayed, M.E. and Otten, L. (1997) Handbook of powder
science & technology, 2nd edn, Chapman & Hall, New York,
London. FAU library holdings
• Higashitani, K., Makino, H., Matsusaka, S. (2019) Powder
technology handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton. Full text
• Kaye, B.H. (1999) Characterization of powders and aerosols,
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Chichester. Full text
• Ortega-Rivas, E. (2012) Unit Operations of Particulate Solids,
CRC Press, Boca Raton. Full text
• Richardson, J.F., Harker, J.H., Backhurst, J.R. (eds)
(2013) Coulson and Richardson's Chemical Engineering.
Volume 2, Particle Technology and Separation Processes:
Solutions to the problems in Chemical engineering,
Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Full text
• Rhodes, M.J. (2008) Introduction to Particle Technology, 2nd
edn, Wiley, Chichester, UK. Full text
• Rumpf, H. (1990) Particle Technology, Chapman and Hall,
London. FAU library holdings
• Seville, J. and Wu, C.-Y. (eds) (2016) Particle Technology and
Engineering, Elsevier. Full text
• Svarovsky, L. (2001) Solid-Liquid Separation, 4th edn,
Elsevier, Burlington. Full text

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 Module name
1 Materials and Structure 5 ECTS
1730

Vorlesung mit Übung: Materials and Structure 3 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
(Werkstoffe und ihre Struktur) (2 SWS)

Prof. Dr. Erdmann Spiecker

3 Lecturers
Dr. Johannes Will
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Erdmann Spiecker
The content of the module gives an overview of different fields of
materials science and engineering.
The following topics are included in the module:
• atomic structure and interatomic bonding
• structure of crystalline solids
• structure determination by X-ray diffraction
• imperfections in solids
5 Contents
• microscopic characterization of crystal defects
• mechanical properties of metals
• dislocations and strengthening mechanisms
• phase diagrams of binary alloys
• phase diagrams of metals: development of microstructure
• kinetics of phase transformations
• structure and properties of ceramics
The course enables the students
• to classify the different types of bonding that occur in materials
• to understand the relationship between bonding, structure and
fundamental materials properties
• to describe crystalline materials with basic concepts of
crystallography
Learning objectives and • to classify crystal defects with respect to their dimensionality
6
skills • to describe the importance of dislocations and interfaces for
the mechanical properties of metals
• to understand the development of microstructure based on
phase diagrams and the kinetics of phase transformation
• to describe basic crystal structures of ceramics
• The course forms the basis for advanced lectures in the field of
materials science.
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
14 Workload in clock hours Contact hours: 30 h

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 Independent study: 120 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
William D. Callister, Jr., "Materials Science and Engineering: An
17 Bibliography
Introduction", John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 7th edition (or later)

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 Module name
1 Polymer Materials 5 ECTS
1725

Vorlesung: Polymer Materials (PM) (2 SWS) 5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
Übung: Polymer Materials - Excercises (1 SWS) -

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel

3 Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Dirk Schubert
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Dirk Schubert
The lecture provides an introduction into Polymer Science and
Engineering and broad overview of the field. The following topics will be
introduced:

• Macromolecules: Definition and special characteristics of

macromolecules; types of polymers and classifications, special
polymer classes
• Polymer synthesis: step and chain growth, living
polymerization, network formation, ionic polymerization
5 Contents
• Polymer thermodynamics: conformation of macromolecules
in dissolved state and melt; thermodynamics of mixing, phase
separation
• Characterization of polymers: Determination of molecular
weight, rheological properties and chemical functionalities
• Polymers in solid state: semicrystalline materials, amorphous
materials, elastomers
• Polymer processing: Introduction in relevant fabrication
processes (extrusion, injection moulding, )
Students who successfully participate in this module:
• Understand fundamental structure-property relations of
macromolecules and polymeric materials
• Are able to deduce and predict macroscopic material
properties from the molecular structure of the polymer
• Develop the ability to modify the macroscopic properties via
Learning objectives and
6 the molecular structure
skills
• Learn fundamental competences for the synthesis,
characterization and processing of macromolecular materials
• Are able to choose a polymeric material for a desired
application
• Receive an overview of current research topics and activities
in the area of polymer sciences.
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester

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 13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 45 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 105 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
R. J. Young, P. A. Lovell, Introduction to Polymers, 3rd Edition. CRC
17 Bibliography
Press 2011

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 Module name
1 Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Materials 5 ECTS
1722

Vorlesung: Thermodynamics and Mechanics of 5 ECTS

2 Courses / lectures
Materials (2 SWS)

3 Lecturers Prof. Dr. Peter Felfer

---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Peter Felfer
Thermodynamics in Materials Science:
Recap of thermodynamic principles and basics
Thermodynamics of solid solutions
Derivation of phase diagrams
Mechanical Properties of Materials:
Continuum mechanical background:
5 Contents
tensors, stress, strain, elastic constants
Continuum mechanical modeling of plasticity
Linear elastic fracture mechanics
Deformation mechanisms and crystal defects
Fatigue
Creep
The lecture enables students to apply the principles of thermodynamics
in the context of materials science. In particular, they students will be
able to derive and explain phase diagrams and their significance for
alloy development. The students will furthermore be able to use the
Learning objectives and
6 framework of continuum mechanics to describe and model elastic and
skills
plastic deformation as well as fracture. Furthermore, students will be
able to explain macroscopic deformation and failure on the basis of
microscopic and atomistic deformation mechanisms and relate the
mechanical properties of materials to their microstructure.
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 1
Grundlagenfächer Master of Science Advanced Materials and
9 Module compatibility
Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Written examination (90 minutes)
11 Grading procedure Written examination (0%)
12 Module frequency only in winter semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: 45 h
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: 105 h
15 Module duration 1 semester
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
• Gaskell: Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials
17 Bibliography • Roesler, Harders, Baeker: Mechanical Behaviour of

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 Engineering Materials

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Additional Qualifications for
Business and Industry

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 Module name Anwendungsorientiertes Miniprojekt
1 10 ECTS
1860 Application oriented mini project

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 3
Zusatzstudien Industry Focus Master of Science Advanced Materials
9 Module compatibility
and Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Practical achievement
11 Grading procedure Practical achievement (100%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Module name Arbeitsumfeldbezogene Soft Skills
1 5 ECTS
1960 Career Oriented Soft Skills

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Zusatzstudien Industry Focus Master of Science Advanced Materials
9 Module compatibility
and Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Seminar achievement
11 Grading procedure Seminar achievement (0%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 german or english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Wahlmodul mit technischer oder wirtschaftlicher
Module name
1 Orientierung 5 ECTS
1505
Elective module with technical or business focus

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 2;3
Zusatzstudien Industry Focus Master of Science Advanced Materials
9 Module compatibility
and Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Variable
11 Grading procedure Variable (100%)
12 Module frequency every semester
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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 Industriepraktikum (M.Sc. Advanced Materials and
Module name
1 Processes 20192) 10 ECTS
1996
Internship in Industry

2 Courses / lectures No courses / lectures available for this module!

No lecturers available since there are no courses /

3 Lecturers
lectures for this module!
---------------------------
4 Module coordinator Prof. Dr. Nicolas Vogel
5 Contents no content description available!
Learning objectives and
6 no learning objectives and skills description available!
skills
7 Prerequisites None
8 Integration in curriculum semester: 3;4
Zusatzstudien Industry Focus Master of Science Advanced Materials
9 Module compatibility
and Processes 20192
10 Method of examination Practical achievement (12 Wochen)
11 Grading procedure Practical achievement (0%)
12 Module frequency Unregelmäßig
13 Resit examinations The exams of this moduls can only be resit once.
Contact hours: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand in Präsenzzeit
hinterlegt)
14 Workload in clock hours
Independent study: ?? h (keine Angaben zum Arbeitsaufwand im
Eigenstudium hinterlegt)
15 Module duration ?? semester (no information for Module duration available)
Teaching and
16 german or english
examination language
17 Bibliography

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