Abstract submission is open online at https://www.dpg-tagung.de/r25/submission.html?language=en from 1 October 2024 until 1 December 2024. Abstracts can be assigned to the MM related topics or to the topical sessions.  

The Metal and Material Physics Division (MM) program adresses the following MM related topics:

• Development of computational methods
• Data driven material science: big data and workflows
• Materials for storage and conversion of energy (Experiment and Theory)
• Hydrogen in materials (Experiment and Theory)
• Functional materials: performance, reliability and degradation (Experiment and Theory)                             
• Phase transformations (Experiment and Theory)
• Interface controlled properties , nanomaterials, and microstructure design (Experiment and Theory)
• Liquid and amorphous materials (Experiment and Theory)
• Mechanical properties and alloy design: e.g. light-weight, high-temperature, multicomponent materials (Experiment and Theory)
• Transport in materials: diffusion, conduction of charge or heat (Experiment and Theory)
• Structurally and chemically complex alloys
• Additive Manufactoring: microstructure development

invited main speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Roger de Souza (RWTH Aachen)
• Prof. Dr. Laure Bourgeois (Monash University, Australia)
• Dr. Petra Sonnweber Ribic (Bosch)
• Prof. Dr. Christina Scheu (MPIN, Düsseldorf)
• Dr. David Rodney (CNRS Lyon, France)
• Dr. Xufei Fang (KIT, Karlsruhe)

Topical Session: Defects of defects

Internal interfaces (grain or phase boundaries) are common defects of crystalline solids. Recent progress in experimentation and modelling on the atomic scale substantiated characteristic contributions of various defects of the interfaces like disconnections, steps, lags or phase junctions. Those defects often determine segregation, migration, precipitation or even diffusional properties of the interfaces and the way how these interfaces affect the macroscopic properties. The topical session brings together both experimental as well as theoretical developments with respect to these “defects of defects” to discuss their importance for materials design and novel technological advances.

Organizers:

• Prof. Dr. Christian Liebscher (RU Bochum)
• Prof. Dr. Rebecca Janisch (RU Bochum)
• Prof. Dr. Sergiy Divinski (Universität Münster)
• Prof. Dr. Tilman Hickel (BAM Berlin)

Invited topical speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Marc Legros (CEMES-CNRS Toulouse, France)
• Prof. Dr. Marco Salvalaglio (TU Dresden)
• Prof. Dr. Helena Zapolsky (Université Rouen, France) 
• Prof. Dr. Fadi Abdeljawad (Lehigh University, USA)
• Prof. Dr. Eugen Rabkin (Technion Haifa, Israel)

Topical Session: Thermophysical properties of bulk metallic glasses and bulk metallic glass forming liquids

This topical session aims to deepen the current understanding of the thermodynamics and kinetics of metallic glass-forming liquids and their connection with the glass formation process in terms of physical metallurgy concepts. In recent years, stable multicomponent compositions were discovered, with which it became possible to observe the glass transition and the deeply supercooled liquid before the onset of crystallization and important progress was made to experimentally access the ultra-viscous liquid state. This enabled the study of the thermophysical properties of the supercooled liquid state in terms of changes in structure, viscosity and enthalpy. Novel methodologies and new results will be presented and discussed in this session, including but not limited to studies of chip-calorimetry, modelling and simulation, mechanical relaxation, nanoindentation, electron microscopy, high-energy x-ray diffraction, x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy and quasielastic neutron scattering.

Organizers:

• Prof. Dr. Isabella Gallino (TU Berlin, Berlin)
• Prof. Dr. Robert Maaß (BAM, Berlin)
• Dr. Fan Yang (DLR, Köln)

Invited topical speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wilde (Universität Münster, Münster)
• Prof. Dr. Ralf Busch (Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken)
• Dr. Thomas Voigtman (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Köln)
• Prof. Dr. P. M. Derlet (Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen)
• Dr. Paola Tiberto (National Metrology Institute of Italy (INRIM), Turin, Italy)

Symposium: AI-driven materials design: Recent developments, challenges and perspectives

In a surprisingly short time, AI (artificial intelligence) has demonstrated its transformative potential in materials science by integrating machine learning algorithms and generative models to predict and optimize material properties. High-throughput computational frameworks powered by AI enable rapid screening of vast chemical spaces, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional experimental approaches and providing new physical insights. By leveraging large data sets and sophisticated algorithms, researchers have successfully uncovered hidden patterns and relationships in material behavior, leading to the discovery of novel materials with superior mechanical, electrical, magnetic, or catalytic properties.
The proposed interdivisional symposium will highlight the latest advances and success stories in AI and data-driven materials design, focusing on both machine learning and generative approaches. Leading experts in the field will present the latest methods in AI used to predict material properties, optimize manufacturing processes, and accelerate the discovery of new materials. Key topics will include the development and application of machine learning models, high-throughput computational techniques, and the integration of AI with experimental and theoretical methods, as well as current challenges and future perspectives.

Organizers:

• Prof. Dr. Jörg Neugebauer (MPIN, Düsseldorf)
• Silvana Botti (RU Bochum)
• Luca Giringhelli (FAU Erlangen)

 Invited symposium speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Miguel Marques (RU Bochum)
• Prof. Dr. Hongbin Zhang (TU Darmstadt)
• Prof. Dr. Nongnuch Artrith (Utrecht Univeristy, Niederlande)
• Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz (ICAMS, RU Bochum)