People

Please note our new address: Institut für Solarphysik Georges-Köhler-Allee 401a D-79110 Freiburg

	Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Hiermaier Inhaber der Professur Tel. 0761 203-96786 stefan.hiermaier@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	Eva Mayer Sekretärin Tel. 0761 203-96786 eva.mayer@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	AkaRat Dr. Georg Ganzenmüller group leader Materials Characterisation Tel. 0761 203-96784 georg.ganzenmueller@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Kilchert group leader Sustainability Assessment Tel. 0761 203-54248 sebastian.kilchert@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	Dr. Frank Fischer PostDoc Computertomography Tel. 0761 203-96785 frank.fischer@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	M.Sc. Sankalp Patil Researcher Additive Design Optimization sankalp.patil@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	Dr. Giuseppe Bua PostDoc High Rate Material Characterization giuseppe.bua@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	M.Sc. Lokesh Metta Researcher Computertomography and 3D Imaging lokesh.metta@inatech.uni-freiburg.de

Guest scientists

	Prof. Mohammad A. Gharaibeh Visiting Researcher 09/2026 - 12/2026, investigation of sintered silver for die bonding
	Prof. José Manuel Rodríguez Sereno Visiting Researcher 09/2026 - 02/2027, X-Ray studies on fibre-reinforced composites

Past members of the group

	Maria Zamiralova Sekretärin
	Dr. Mariem Nouira PostDoc Ductile Fracture
	M.Sc. Ruiyang Deng Researcher Sustainability Assessment
	Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Stilz PhD Title: Second-gradient elasticity and isogeometric analysis for three-dimensional pantographic metamaterials https://doi.org/10.6094/UNIFR/266127
	Dr.-Ing. Puneeth Jakkula PhD Title: Novel experimental split-Hopkinson techniques for characterising strain rate effects and thermomechanical behaviour https://doi.org/10.6094/UNIFR/271743
	Dipl.-Ing. David Plappert Researcher Computertomography david.plappert@inatech.uni-freiburg.de
	Dr.-Ing. Florian Gutmann PhD Title: Advancements in Miniaturizing Structures Accurately Using Standard LPBF: A Study on Non-Assembly Pin Joints https://doi.org/10.6094/UNIFR/269816
	Dr.-Ing. Antonina Trippel PhD Title: Achieving efficiency and accuracy through kinematic integrity: a novel approach to metamaterial modelling https://doi.org/10.6094/UNIFR/255670
	Dr.-Ing. Luis Sandoval Murillo PhD Title: From thermal randomness to ordered structures : the effect of mechanical gradients on the thermodynamics of phase separation during extrusion processes https://doi.org/10.6094/UNIFR/194035