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Research Focus

  • Reliability of microcomponents
  • Size effects
  • Scaling laws in materials










  • About Dr. Christoph Eberl

    Office Address:

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     Institute for Materials Research II
     Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
     Hermann–von–Helmholtz–Platz 1
      D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
     Tel.: +49 (0) 7247 82 2252   Fax.: +49 (0) 7247 82 2347
     Email Dr. Eberl

    WORK EXPERIENCE
    05/2007–Present   Independent Group Leader, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
    Visiting Scientist at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    01/2005–04/2007  Postdoctoral Fellow at the Whiting School of Engineering,
    The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    05/2004–01/2005  Sci. Associate at the Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart
    Project: ‘Center of Competence for Casting and Thixoforging CCT’
    05/2001–04/2004  Sci. Associate of the University of Stuttgart and the Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart
    Project: ‘Microstructural stability of Surface Acoustic Wave Frequency Filter test devices’ in cooperation with EPCOS AG

    EDUCATION
    05/2001–12/2004  PhD in Materials Science, final grade: A “with distinction” University of Stuttgart and Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research Dissertation: Fatigue of thin Al films at ultra-high frequencies This project was performed in collaboration with industry (EPCOS AG)
    10/1995–03/2001 ‘Diplom Ingenieur’ of Materials Science (equiv. to Master’s Degree)
    University of Stuttgart, Final grade: A.

    AWARDS AND STIPENDS
    08/2007 Best Poster Award, Thermal Barrier Coating Conference 2007, Irsee, Germany
    04/2007 Outstanding Reviewer for Scripta Materialia
    11/2006–04/2007 Stipend from the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart
    06/2006 Otto Hahn Medal for young scientists in the Max Planck Society

    ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION
    Vice Chair of the Young Investigator Network (YIN) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Organization of KIT booth and reception at the MRS Fall Meeting 2008
    Representing YIN and KIT at the GAIN conference in Boston 2008
    Reviewer for: Science (AAAS), Scripta Materialia (Elsevier), Surface and Coatings Technology (Elsevier), Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (Sage), MRS Conference Proceedings

    The research of the group at the izbs and IMFII focuses on the relationship of mechanical properties and reliability of materials and their underlying microstructure on the micro- and nanoscale. Of special interest are micro molded components, coating, MEMS and thin film materials as well as bulk nanocrystalline and nanoporous metals.