Engel / MLZ

Research & Skills

I am a chemist with background in inorganic solid state chemistry. During my PhD, I investigated new ternary intermetallic aluminum compounds with the general composition of M_xAl_yT_z (M = Ca, Sr, Y, Ba, La – Lu, T = Co – Pt), regarding their crystal structure, physical properties and their electronic structure as well as the electron transfer, using various analytical methods like X-Ray diffraction on single crystal and powder samples, ²⁷Al NMR, SEM/EDX and quantum chemical calculations. During my stay at the MLZ, I will research on the additive manufacturing of crack-free aluminum alloys used in aerospace. The 3D printed materials will experience stress test to investigate crack formation, nanostructure changes and durability of these alloys. Besides X-ray diffraction, also neutron scattering will be used to understand the mechanical properties of the materials along their behavior under stress and elevated temperatures.

Applied Methods:

X-ray/Neutron diffraction
SEM/EDX
Small-angle neutron scattering

Curriculum Vitae

05/2025-	Postdoc at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) in the group of Dr. habil. R. Gilles (Advanced Materials) on the BMFTR project “AlaAF”
08/2021 – 04/2025	PhD at Saarland University in the group of PD Dr. O. Janka (Inorganic Solid State Chemistry) with the topic “Studies on the bonding situation and electron transfer in electron-poor intermetallic compounds”
10/2017 – 04/2020	Master’s degree in chemistry at Leipzig University
10/2013 – 09/2017	Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Leipzig University

Dr. Stefan Engel
Technische Universität München
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ)
Advanced Materials Group
Lichtenbergstr. 1
85748 Garching

Phone: +49 (0)89 289-54819
E-Mail: stefan.engel@frm2.tum.de

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