FRANK MUECKLICH
Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Saarland University
AFFILIATION:
Saarland University, Campus, Building D33, D-66123 Saarbrücken,
mail: muecke@matsci.uni-sb.de
phone: +49 681 / 302-70500, fax: -70502,
mobile +49 172 68 444 13
BORN: 08/17/1959, Dresden, Germany
FAMILY STATUS: married to Ute Muecklich (consultant),
children: Marc (1990), Sina (1992), Anna (1993)
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
since 2009 Founding Director, Material Engineering Center Saarland (MECS),
Research Center of the Steinbeis Foundation, Saarbruecken, Germany
since 1995 Head, Institute for Functional Materials at Saarland University,
Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, Saarbruecken, Germany
since 2008 Founder and Chairman, European School of Materials (EUSMAT),
Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
since 2014 Editor, Practical Metallography - Preparation, Imaging and Analysis of Microstructures,
Hanser Publisher, Munich, Germany
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1991–1995 Max-Planck group leader “Materials Characterization and Microstructure Design”, MPI for
Metals Research (Prof. G. Petzow), Stuttgart
1990–1991 MPost D ax Planck Institute oc at Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgar for Metals Researcht (Prof. G. Petzow, Prof. A. Seeger),
Stuttgart
1988–1990 Head of the Lab “Microscopic Microstructure Characterization”,
Department Physical Metallurgy, Freiberg Mining Academy, Freiberg
1985-1987 Graduation and Freiberg University of Doctorate (Dr. Mining and Technology (Freiberg Mining Academy) -Ing.): “X-ray Diffraction on point defects in GaAs single
crystals”, Department Physical Metallurgy, Freiberg Mining Academy, Freiberg
1980–1985 Degree (Dipl.-Ing.): Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science & Engineering,
Department Physical Metallurgy, Freiberg Mining Academy, Freiberg
Freiberg Mining Academy
FIELDS OF WORK AND MAIN SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
3D microstructure research in the micro, nano and atomic scale to understand quantitative
correlations between microstructural features and processing as well as properties
New theoretical and experimental methods for image analysis, visualization and classification.
Microstructure design by Laser interference structuring and functionalization using Direct Laser
Interference Patterning (DLIP).
Advanced microstructure morphologies for high performing functional metallic materials.
PUBLICATIONS - total number: >400
>280 peer reviewed, >100 non peer reviewed, 11 patents, 12 book chapters, 1 textbook
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TEXTBOOK: J. Ohser and F. Mücklich „Statistical Analysis of Micro Structures in Materials Science“
John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, 2000, 381 pages, 303 Refs., 115 Figs., 52 Tabs., 64 Program codes
AWARDS and HONORS
Full member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech),
Henry Clifton Sorby Award 2016 for the lifetime achievement in microstructure research, IMS in
the American Society for Materials, ASM International (USA)
Berthold Leibinger Innovation Award 2016, best innovation in applied Laser technology (2nd
award), Berthold Leibinger Foundation, Germany, shared with coworkers: A. Lasagni, C. Gachot,
A. Rosenkranz, M. Hans, K. Trinh,
German Copper Prize 2013, best industrial copper innovation of the year,
German Copper Institute, Düsseldorf, shared with coworkers: D. Britz and C. Selzner
Löhn-Prize 2012, for the most innovative transfer project of a Steinbeis Institute, SteinbeisFoundation, Germany, shared with coworkers: D. Britz, C. Selzner
Fellow Member of the Honor Society for Materials Science and Engineering (ASMu, USA, 2010)
Werner Köster Prize 2010, for “Quantitative 3D Characterization of Graphite Morphologies in
Cast Iron” German Materials Society, DGM, shared with coworker: A. Velichko
Honda Initiation Grant 2010, Honda R&D Europe, innovative scientific idea with high potential for
automotive industry, Honda Foundation, Japan, shared with coworker: C. Gachot
Morton Antler Memorial Lecture 2009, honored at the International World Conference on
Electrical Contacts ICEC Vancouver, IEEE (USA)
Roland Mitsche Prize 2008, awarded for lifetime achievements in the field of microscopic
microstructure research, German Materials Society, DGM (Germany) and Austrian Society for
Metallurgy and Materials ASMET (Austria),
Werner Köster Prize 2007, for “Laser Interference Metallurgy – using as a tool for micro/nano
Structuring”, German Materials Society, DGM, shared with coworkers: C. Daniel, A. Lasagni
Alfried Krupp Prize 1997, annual prize for Germany’s most promising younger University
Professor (first Materials Scientist), Alfried Krupp Foundation,
Georg Masing Memorial Prize 1995, annual prize for the most promising junior materials
scientist, German Materials Society, DGM
Student Excellence Award of TU Freiberg Mining Academy, for the best student of the year 1982,
1983, 1984, 1985
SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION of DISSERTATIONS
>40 supervised and successfully completed doctoral dissertations
Out of them: 5 full professorships: Germany (Dresden), Austria (Vienna), USA (Tennessee), China
(Dalian), Chile (Santiago d.C.) and further leading positions in national and international
companies
LEADERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
Since 2017
since 2016
2015-2016
2006-2015
since 2010
Board of Directors, International Metallographic Society in the American Society of Materials
(ASM International)
Selection Board for Fellows of the Foundation of German Business sdw (Responsible Professor
for Universities in Southwest Germany – Trier, Saarbruecken, Kaiserslautern), Berlin
“Fachkollegiat” of the German Science Foundation (DFG)
Selection Board of the Alexander v. Humboldt Foundation (Feodor Lynen Program)
EU-Coordinator of the European Graduate School DocMASE (Erasmus Mundus Doctorate)
“Advanced Materials Science and Engineering”, Saarbrücken-Linköping-Barcelona-NancyLulea
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since 2005 EU-Coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master Program AMASE (Advanced Materials
Science and Engineering) Saarbrücken-Lulea-Barcelona-Nancy
2008-2013 Supervisory Board of the German Society for Materials, DGM, Germany
2006–2008 Chairman of the Advisory Board of the German Society for Materials, DGM, Germany
2002-2006 Member of the Advisory Board of the German Society for Materials, DGM, Germany
2006-2008 Visiting Professor at Dalian University, Dalian, China (several visits)
since 2006 Appointment “Foreign Advisor for the Korean Society for Metallography”, KSM, Korea
1998-2002 Chairman of the Expert Committee on Metallography, DGM, Germany
since 1995 Reviewer mainly for German Science Foundation, Humboldt-Foundation, VolkswagenFoundation, Swiss National Science Foundation, Science Fond Austria, Ministries of Science
and Technology for the Federal Government of Germany and for EU
LEADERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (only conference chair activities shown)
Conference Chair: MSE2018- Germany’s most comprehensive international conference on
Materials Science and Engineering, Darmstadt, September 2018
Conference Chair: EUROMAT 2013, Sevilla, Spain (largest conference in Materials Science and
Engineering in Europe, 2500 participants, 54 symposia, organized by fems (EU)
Conference Chair: MSE2008 – Germany’s most comprehensive international conference on
Materials Science and Engineering) Nuremberg, Germany, 1200 participants, 23 symposia,
organized by DGM
Conference Chair: INTERNATIONAL 3D MICROSTRUCTURE MEETING 2011
Saarbrücken, organized by Saarland University and Fraunhofer Society, Germany
Conference Chair: GERMAN COPPER CONFERENCE 2010
Saarbrücken, organized together with the German Copper Institute, Düsseldorf
Conference Chair: EUROMET2000 – 3
rd European Congress on Metallography
Saarbrücken, organized by DGM, Germany
Conference Chair: GAFOS 1999 – German-American Frontiers of Science
Potsdam, Germany, organized by NAS (USA) and Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
EDITORIAL BOARDS AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Editor of “Practical Metallography – Preparation, Imaging and Analysis of Microstructures”
Carl Hanser Publ., www.practical-metallography.com , (editor in chief since 1998)
Editorial Boards: Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis (MMA, Springer and ASM),
International Journal of Materials Research (IJMR, Hanser), Materials Science and Technology
(MST, Maney),
Reviewer for scientific journals: for many appropriate journals, most frequently for: Scientific Reports
(Nature), Adv. Mat., Adv.Eng.Mat., Intermet., Acta Mat., IJMR, MMA, Wear, Appl. Surface Science,
phys.stat.sol., Materials (MDPI) and others
NON SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Since 2015 Board member, Commercial Council of the Saarland State Bank (Saarländische Landesbank)
Since 2010 Advisory Board member, Saarland Venture Capital Society (SWG - Saarländische
Wagniskapital Gesellschaft)
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HONOURARY ACTIVITY Since 2015: Board and Managing Director of the University Society of Saarland
(Universitätsgesellschaft des Saarlandes)