International Guest Program
Every year through an international guest programm we will invite internationally recognized researchers in the field of energy materials and systems to FAU for research visits and to give a colloquium on various research topics related to the IRTG.
Molecular ceramics and composites as novel materials for energy storage and harvesting
Prof. Julian Walker, NTNU, Norway (Jul 22)
As part of the 2025 Summer School:
Challenges and Opportunities of Post-Lithium Batteries
Dr. Andy Fiedler, Moll Batterien, Germany (Jul 28)
Photoferroelectricity
Prof. Dr. Brahim Dkhil, Lab. Structures Propriétés et Modélisation des Solides, France (Jul 28)
Photoinduced Strain in Ferroelectric-based Devices
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sylvia Matzen, Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies, France (Jul 28)
Photodielectrics
Prof. Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi, University of Nagoya, Japan (Jul 29)
Band Gap Engineering of Photoferroelectrics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yang Bai, University of Oulu, Finland (Jul 29)
Using the Photostrictive Effect: Thin-Film Devices and Nano-sized Domain Structures
Dr. Bohdan Kundys, Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), France (Jul 29)
Piezotronics and Piezo-Phototronics Materials
Prof. Wenzhuo Wu, Purdue University, USA (Jul 29)
Advanced Diffraction Techniques for Coupled Materials
Dr. Manuel Hinterstein, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany (Jul 30)
Photo-electro-mechanical device development
Prof. Chris Bowen, University of Bath, UK (Jul 30)
Optically controlled domain switching in ferroelectrics for photonic memory devices
Prof. Joe Briscoe, University of London, UK (Jul 30)
Industrial Energy Conversion Technologies
Dr. Gunnar Picht, Bosch Stuttgart, Germany (Jul 30)
Opportunities and challenges in ferroelastic energy harvesting
M. Sc. Andreas Warkentin, University of Kassel, Germany (Mar 14)
Lead-free ferroic materials for sensing and energy storage applications
Dr. Shaoxiong Xie, Kyushu University, Japan (May 28)
Small yet bright?! Microwave-assisted synthesis of lanthanide-based nanoparticles
Prof. Dr. Eva Hemmer, University of Ottawa, Canada (Jul 30th)
Evolving domain microstructures in ferroelectric ceramics – simulations vs. experiments
Prof. Dr. Dennis Kochmann, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Oct 22)
Colloidal QDs Superlattices Towards Optoelectronics Metamaterials
Prof. Dr. Maria Antonietta Loi, University of Groningen, Netherlands (Nov 28)
Development of Functional Dielectric Materials with Abundant Elements
Prof. Dr. Hiroki Taniguchi, Nagoya University, Japan (Dec 5)
Enhanced Electromechanical Properties by Dislocation Imprint in Ferroelectrics
Prof. Dr. Bai-Xiang Xu, TU Darmstadt (Nov 30)
Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Lead-Free Piezoelectric [1-x]Ba(Zr,Ti)O3-[x](Ba,Ca)TiO3 Through In Situ Total Scattering, Neutron Diffraction, and EXAFS
Prof. Dr. Michelle Dolgos, University of Calgary, Canada (Nov 23)
Recent investigation on piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics photovoltaics, and ferrimagnetic-ferroelastic composites
Prof. Dr. B. Sundarakannan, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (Oct 4)
The azobenzene switch – from fundamentals to materials applications
Prof. Dr. Hermann Wegner, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen (May 11)
Guiding research in discovery of high temperature ferroelectrics
Prof. Dr. Alp Sehirlioglu, Case Western Reserve University, U. S. (May 19)
Dislocation-tuned functionality in ceramics
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rödel, TU Darmstadt (Jul 18)
Understanding Complexities in Electro-Magneto-Mechanically Coupled Materials with Applications for Photo-responsive Materials
Prof. Dr. William Oates, Florida State University, U.S. (Jul 20)
Machine-learning Based Processing-Microstructure-Property Relationships for Ceramics – Challenges and Opportunities
Prof. Dr. Raj Bordia, Clemson University, USA (Aug 3)
Jan Schultheiss, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (Mar 17)
Photoferroelectrics for self-sustainable microelectronics
Dr. Yang Bai, University of Oulu, Finland (Apr 13)
Cold Sintering of Functional Materials
Prof. Dr. Clive Randall, Materials Research Institute of Penn State University, USA (May 5)
Topology control of silica glass for ultralow optical scattering loss
Dr. Madoka Ono, Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES) at Hokkaido University, Japan (Jul 4)
Nanoelectronic Phenomena in Low-Dimensional Ferroelectrics
Prof. Dr. Alexei Gruverman, University of Nebraska, USA (Jul 21)
New concepts for cooling: Origins of the inverse electrocaloric effect
Prof. Dr. Anna Grühnebohm, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (Oct 20)
Accelerated Development of MAX Phase Ceramics for Advanced Nuclear Systems
Prof. Dr. Konstantina Lambrinou, University of Huddersfield, UK (Oct 30)
Shape memory and Superelastic porous ceramics
Prof. Dr. Katherine Faber, Caltech, USA (Feb 11)
Lead-free ferroelectric and antiferroelectric niobate ceramics
Prof. Dr. Jing-Feng Li, Toyota Research Center Tsinghua University, China (Apr 22)
Processing Challenges with Alkali-Niobate Based Piezoelectric Ceramics
Prof. Dr. Barbara Malic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia (May 6)
Prof. Dr. Manos M. Tentzeris, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (Sep 9)
WPT: from µW/cm2 harvesting to kW capacitive vehicle powering
Prof. Dr. Zoya Popovic, University of Colorado, USA (Oct 7)
Dr. Alper Erturk, Georgia Tech, USA (Nov 11)
Finite Element Simulations on Actuation Properties of Composites of Leadfree Piezoceramics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc Kamlah, KIT, Germany (Dec 9)
How are the Electromechanical Properties of Ferroelectrics Interrelated
Prof. Andrew Bell, School of Chemical and Processing Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (May 19)
Prof. Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA (Jun 2)
Pyroelectric Materials and IR sensing
Prof. Roger Whatmore, Imperial College London, UK (Jun 16)
Pyroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting
Dr. Brendan Hanrahan, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA (Jun 30)
What can I learn about ferroelectrics with Raman spectroscopy
Dr. Marco Deluca, Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Austria (Jul 14)
Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics
Prof. Dr. Paolo Colombo, University of Padova, Italy (Jul 28)
Why relaxor-PT single crystals possess giant piezoelectricity?
Prof. Dr. Shujun Zhang, University of Wollongong, Australia (Aug 25)
Lead-free piezoceramics and what more?
Prof. Dr. Wook Jo, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Sep 8)
The adsorbates on Ferroelectric Surfaces: those long-ignored neighbors
Dr. Neus Domingo, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Spain (Sep 22)
Magneto-optical properties of Perovskite nanocrystals
Prof. Dr. Efrat Lifshitz, Israel Institute of Technology (Sep 29)
Quantifying domain wall contributions to properties using X-rays
Prof. Dr. Jacob Jones, North Carolina State University, USA (Oct 6)
Prof. Dr. Juan Morante, Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya, Spain (Oct 13)
Calculating macroscopic response from diffraction: Coexisting phases
Dr. Manuel Hinterstein, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany (Oct 20)
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rödel, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (Nov 17)
Ferroelectricity in Perovskite Solar Cells
Alexander Colsmann, Karlsruhe Light Technology Institute, Germany (Dec 1)
Piezoelectric and Dielectric Composites
Ahmad Safari, Glenn Howatt Electroceramics Laboratories, USA (Dec 15)