The Institute for Applied Materials – Materials Science and Engineering (IAM-WK) is active in the field of research, education, and innovation on structural and functional materials, particularly for mechanical engineering applications. We aim at revealing relationships between processes, structure and properties. The research activities of our seven research groups focus on the fields "Conditions and Properties" (1,2,3), "Materials Development" (3,4,5) and "Processes" (5,6,7). Therefore, we run specialized laboratories and workshops which are also used for education of our students in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. For both programmes, we conduct lectures, tutorials and lab courses as fundamental and advanced courses.
Am Do., 17. Juli 2025, findet erstmals die Veranstaltung „Next Step – Zeit für Ausbildung“ am KIT Campus Süd statt: Schülerinnen und Schüler oder allgemein Interessierte, die sich für eine Berufsausbildung oder ein duales Studium interessieren oder informieren möchten, können an diesem Tag die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten am KIT kennenlernen, entdecken und sich orientieren.
Unter dem Titel "Zwei Materialien – eine Münze" zeigt die mechanische Werkstatt des IAM-WK unter Leitung von Herrn Schäfer an den Ausbildungsberufen Industriemechaniker/-in bzw. Zerspanungsmechaniker/-in Interessierten, wie man etwa auf einer CNC-gesteuerten Fräsmaschine Gravierarbeiten in Metall realisieren kann. Das Ergebnis ist eine Münze als Schlüsselanhänger zum Mitnehmen – verpackt in einem Etui, hergestellt in einem 3D-Drucker.
Interessierte sind herzlich eingeladen, zwischen 16 und 20 Uhr vorbeizukommen – einen Veranstaltungs- und Lageplan finden Sie hier.
On the occasion of this year's KIT Open Day, Dr. Wilfried Liebig was awarded the KIT Department of Mechanical Engineering's Faculty Teaching Award 2025 for his excellent teaching. He was honoured for his exceptionally wide-ranging and practical teaching programme and the innovative and individual design of his courses. His high level of commitment and encouragement of discussion and active exchange, especially on topics related to sustainability, were particularly appreciated.
The photo shows Dr. Liebig receiving the award from KIT Vice President Prof. Alexander Wanner (left). A video highlighting the 2025 Faculty Teaching Award can be found here.
Congratulations!
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Im Rahmen des Tages der offenen Tür am KIT wurde Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Liebig mit dem Lehrpreis der Fakultät Maschinenbau für seine exzellente Lehre ausgezeichnet. Gewürdigt wurde er dabei für sein außergewöhnlich breit gefächertes und praxisnahes Lehrangebot sowie die innovative und individuelle Gestaltung der Lehrveranstaltungen. Besonders geschätzt würden dabei sein hohes Engagement und die Förderung von Diskussion und aktivem Austausch, besonders bei Themen der Nachhaltigkeit.
Das Foto zeigt Herrn Dr. Liebig bei der Preisverleihung durch KIT-Vizepräsident Prof. Dr. Alexander Wanner (li.). Das Video zur Vorstellung des Fakultätslehrpreises 2025 finden Sie hier.
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At the end of May 2025, the head of IAM-WK's administration, Mr. Thomas Börsig, retired. The institute, represented by the spokesperson of its directorate board, Prof. Astrid Pundt (on the right), and Prof. Martin Heilmaier (left), thanked Mr. Börsig during the farewell ceremony for more than a decade of outstanding and responsible work in the administration of our institute – wishing him all the best for the next chapter of his life after almost forty years of service to (today's) KIT.
Dr.-Ing. Alexander Kauffmann was appointed W3 Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Institute for Materials, Ruhr University Bochum in May 2025. After completing his doctorate summa cum laude at TU Dresden in 2014, Dr. Kauffmann joined the IAM-WK, where he has been head of the Physical Metallurgy since 2018, demonstrating not only his great commitment but also his in-depth expertise. He quickly established a successful research group by acquiring a number of publicly funded projects. Last year, the German Society for Materials Science (DGM) awarded him the prestigious Masing Memorial Prize.
We would like to thank Dr. Kauffmann for his many years of valuable service to the institute and wish him all the best in his new position!
On the occasion of KIT's Open Day event on May 17, 2025, we presented our "Workout for Materials" to the public. In our hands-on workshop, we increased the mechanical strength of steels and aluminium alloys, the materials were mechanically tested in our testing labs following heat treatments under the guidance of our materials scientists. Under our guidance, interested visitors examined the microstructural changes of the materials using the microscopes in our metallography lab and learned how metals and alloys gain or lose strength.
After all, as with people, the right training methods lead to success for materials.
Contact
You can contact us via mail to iam-wk-administration∂iam.kit.edu.
Campus South
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Werkstoffkunde (IAM–WK)
Campus Süd
Gebäude 10.91 und 10.96
Engelbert-Arnold-Straße 4
76131 Karlsruhe
Campus North
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Werkstoffkunde (IAM–WK)
Campus Nord
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
Gebäude 695
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
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Public Relations
Please contact Dr. Alexander Kauffmann or Nina Meng.