Completed master thesis
Axel Pettersson has successfully presented his master’s thesis Deposition and characterisation of TiVN-thin films. Axel will continue to work in the Nanostructure materials division during the summer on design, manufacture, and installation of components to an arc deposition system.
Congratulations Dr Florian Bock!
On 19th April, Florian Bock, LiU, successfully defended his PhD thesis Combining ab-initio and machine learning techniques for theoretical simulations of hard nitrides at extreme conditions. Dr. Martin Friák, Czech Academy of Sciences was the opponent.
Finding the next generation of engineers
The 22nd March was the yearly Introduce a Girl to Engineering (IGE) day. RISE, Swerim, and LiU arranged a day in Kista where 14 high school students got to know more about engineering and materials science.
Students to Open House
On 8th March, 60 students in science and technology from Oscarsgymnasiet, Oskarhamn, visited Open House at Linköping University to learn more about university studies. We arranged a lunch where the high school students got to meet and listen to university students writing their master’s theses and students being active in student societies.