Gerhard Welsch
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Develops new processing methods and designs for energy storage and optimized materials
Research Interests
Design, synthesis and new processing methods to advance the state of the art and the performance of <br>- energy storage and power-providing materials<br>- lighter, stronger and mor corrosion-resistant materials for improved infrastructure, transport, civilian, biomedical and defense-related applications <br>Structural and functional materials for low and high temperatures<br>Elastic & plastic deformation, strength, performance under fatigue and creep conditions <br>Functional materials for high energy density and power - must be reliable and safely usable<br>New development in lighweight materials: <br>-through cell-composite design<br>-through selectirvely doped multi-layer design
Teaching Interests
Chemical and physical metallurgy<br>Defect-controlled properties of metals and ceramics - the role of designed structure and microstructure<br>Thermal-mechanical and conversion processing through guided phase-transformation(s)