September 24-26 in Grasellenbach

The FLAIR Retreat 2025 will be held from Wednesday, Sept 24, to Friday, Sept 26, 2025, at Ringhotel Siegfriedbrunnen in Grasellenbach. The program will start on Wednesday at 10 am. Presentations are scheduled until Thursday evening. Friday morning is reserved for an in-person exchange-seminar for the Juniors, while PIs will use Friday for a strategy meeting.

Mehr Licht in das Design von Keramiken bringen – industry event in German language

An der TU Darmstadt trafen sich Materialwissenschaftler:innen und Industrievertreter:innen, um über einen neuen Ansatz zur Erforschung der Eigenschaften von Elektrokeramiken zu diskutieren. Ein besseres Verständnis der Materialien auf atomarer Ebene soll bessere Werkstoffe für Sensoren, Batterien oder Brennstoffzellen bringen.

Collaborative research networks from TU Darmstadt organize a joint gender equality event

How did the three outstanding women scientists – Marie Curie, Lise Meitner and Hedy Lamarr – lived their life in a male-dominated world at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century? How did they deal with open rejection and doubts and how did they stand up to them? How did they manage to assert themselves and be successful?

Exchange event in German language

Der Sonderforschungsbereich Fermi Level Engineering Applied to Oxide Electroceramics (SFB 1548 − FLAIR) veranstaltet ein Zukunftsforum zum Austausch über die Forschung an oxidischen Elektrokeramiken. Die Veranstaltung erfolgt in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft (DKG), der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM), der Österreichischen Keramischen Gesellschaft (AuCERS) und Materials Valley.

Electroceramics XIX Conference in Vilnius, August 19-22, 2024

From August 19 to 22, 2024, the Electroceramics XIX Conference was held at Vilnius University in Lithuania. Organized by the European Ceramic Society, the event attracted researchers from around the globe to present and discuss the latest advancements in electroceramic materials. With over 80 oral presentations and more than 40 poster presentations, the conference served as a central hub for academic exchange and collaboration.

A Single Model for the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metal Exsolution from Perovskite Oxides

A new study performed at RWTH Aachen and published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society highlights the essential role of the Fermi level for the solubility of dopants and its role in material processing.

FLAIRistas talk at the 24th International Conference on Solid State Ionics in London

As many as six members of CRC FLAIR gave talks at this year's solid state ionics conference, which took place July 15-19, 2024, in London.

October 9–11 in Schmerlenbach (Hösbach) near Aschaffenburg

Update: Program & Details

The second Summer School of the CRC FLAIR will take place in Graz, University of Technology, Austria, from September 14th to September 20th, 2024. Our local team members will host this event.

FLAIR-PI at SSI 2024

Prof. Dr. Roger De Souza will give a plenary lecture at the Solid State Ionics conference 2024 in London on July 15.