Michael A. Ackers
Department Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design
Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing
Main Focus
Master's thesis about:
Recommissioning and optimization of a metal powder atomization system (EIGA) and investigation of its suitability to produce powders for additive manufacturing processes.
Curriculum Vitae
12/ 2013 - 04/2016 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Pohl, Chair of material testing, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany > Material testing and support in the organization of symposia and lectures.
08/ 2011 - 10/2015 Bachelor's degree, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany > Bachelor thesis about: Comparison of the determination of retained austenite in case-hardened gear wheels by the methods Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)
09/ 2014 - 11/2014 National Scientific and Technical Research Council, in Rosario (Santa Fe), Argentina > PROMOS-scholarship, Experimental and computational work on an aluminum alloy and a high-manganese steel