Metal Physics @ ETH Zurich

Congratulations to Štefan Stanko, who just graduated @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en with his doctoral thesis on “Correlative studies of rapidly solidified materials combining calorimetry and structural analysis.” Great work on metastable phase formations and transitions!

Congratulations to Andrea Rich, who just graduated @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en with her doctoral thesis on “Gaining insights into the in vivo performance of resorbable Mg implants: design and evaluation of custom measurement systems.” Great work and pioneering results!

Congratulations to Tatiana Akhmetshina, who just graduated @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en with her doctoral thesis on “The design, mechanical properties and nanoscale degradation characteristics of ultra-lean bioresorbable Mg–Ca alloys.” A great milestone in biomaterials!

Celestial orange burst that “captures a frozen moment in time, where the collapse of the familiar gives rise to the unknown.” Heartiest congratulations to Štefan Stanko for winning the MaP Best Image Prize at the Materials & Processes Graduate Symposium 2024! @ETH_Materials (1/2)

Also our heartiest congratulations to Andrea Rich for winning the Geistlich Regeneration Poster Prize for her work on “In-vivo sensors to characterize magnesium and titanium implants” at this year’s MaP Graduate Symposium! @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en, doctoral-school.ethz.ch/events/grad-sy… (2/2)

In doi.org/10.1002/adfm.2…, we present a new method of correlative 3D ptychographic X-ray computed tomography and analytical electron microscopy to quantitatively image magnesium biodegradation and mimic related in-situ conditions. @AdvSciNews, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en, @psich_en

Congratulations to Viktor Wessely, who just graduated @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en with his doctoral thesis on “Advancing aluminum alloys through tailored multiphase precipitation: a mechanistic understanding at the nanoscale.” A great work on high-strength Al alloys!

Announcing a few recently published papers: In our @JPhysChem work, we study potential beam damage in materials by combining in situ fast calorimetry with synchrotron X-ray diffraction at doi.org/10.1021/acs.jp…; @ACSPublications, @ETH_en, @ETH_Materials, @unileoben (1/4)

In doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat…, we study the effects of laser-beam shaping on copper-steel interfaces in multi-material additive manufacturing, via an inspiring Swiss-wide collaboration between @eth_dmavt of @ETH_en, @ETH_Materials, @psich_en, and @EPFL_en (2/4)

Our work in doi.org/10.1016/j.matd… involves numerical modeling of metallic glass crystallization kinetics induced by additive manufacturing, which is a further great collaboration between Roland Logé’s group @EPFL_en and our metal physics laboratory @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en (3/4)

And in doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.…, we improve the corrosion resistance and mechanical integrity of bioresorbable Mg implants via graphene–calcium carbonate coating, a great collaboration between @MonashUni, @CSIRO, @ChariteBerlin and @ETH_Materials; @JMA_IMS, @KeAiPublishing (4/4)

Another turbulent and special year will end very soon. LMPT wishes you a happy New Year 2024, with lots of joy, good health, progress to peace, and great personal and professional achievements! @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en

Heartiest congratulations to Andrea Rich for being awarded the Best Presentation Prize for her talk on amorphous Mg-fiber reinforced bone cement at the recent Bioceramics 2023 conference in Solothurn, Switzerland! See details at bioceramics33.org; @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en

Celebrations afterwards in the famous pub. Congratulations again, Alexander, for your excellent doctoral thesis!

Congratulations to Alexander Firlus, who just graduated @MetalPhysics, @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en with his doctoral thesis on “The atomic-scale origins of the Invar effect in Fe-based bulk metallic glasses.” An impressive work in the area of disordered magnetic materials. Well done!

In a recent @Acta_Materialia work, we suggest pathways to overcome the "475 °C embrittlement" in Fe-Cr alloys, which are of high importance towards the development of structural materials for future fusion reactors. See doi.org/10.1016/j.acta…; @ETH_Materials, @LNM_eth, @ETH_en

In @MaterialsToday, we unravel the origin of the Invar effect in Fe-based bulk metallic glasses: it occurs universally and is solely controlled by the magnetic interactions within the disordered Fe network. See doi.org/10.1016/j.mtna…; @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en, @esrfsynchrotron

With the end of the summer approaching, it is our great pleasure to list the various honors and awards that members of our @MetalPhysics Laboratory @ETH_Materials @ETH_en have recently received. (1/6)

Heartiest congratulations go to Tatiana Akhmetshina for being awarded a Poster Prize (first place) at the 15th Biometal Conference on August 21-27 in Cetraro, Italy! See details at biodegradablemetals.org; @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en (2/6)

Tatiana also presented her poster in a short oral talk at the 15th Biometal conference, and impressed the committee so much that she was additionally bestowed with an Oral Presentation Award. Our heartiest congratulations! @ETH_Materials, @ETH_en, biodegradablemetals.org (3/6)