The Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in

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is a research institute in Germany in the field of materials research. It was founded in 1992 by

Hellmut Fischmeister Hellmut Fischmeister (14 May 1927 – 6 November 2019) was an Austrian metallurgist who was a pioneer in powder metallurgy. Education and career Fischmeister studied physics, mathematics, and chemistry at the University of Graz from 1945 to 195 ...

and is a follow-up to the German Academy of Sciences Institute of Solid State Physics and Electron Microscopy. The institute moved into new buildings from 1997 till 1999. It is one of 84 institutes in the

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(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft). The institute has three main departments: # Stuart Parkin #

Joyce Poon Joyce Poon is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and Director of the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, where her research focuses on developing new optical devices for applications in neur ...

# Xinliang Feng Former departments include the following: #The Theory Department, headed by Prof. Eberhard Gross, mainly carries out theoretical research on the electronic, magnetic, optical, and electrical properties of micro- and nanostructured solid-state systems'. #The Experimental Department 1, headed by Prof.

Jürgen Kirschner Jürgen Kirschner (born April 18, 1945) is a German solid state physicist and a director at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics. Kirschner is known for his research in electron spectroscopy, including instrument development and the s ...

, mainly deals with the magnetic properties of dimensionally reduced systems and their dependence on electronic structure, crystalline structure and morphology. #The Experimental Department 2, headed by Prof. Ulrich Gösele, is focussed on the scientific understanding, design and fabrication of new materials for information, communication, engineering as well as bio-technological applications. #The Experimental Department 3, headed by Prof.

Johannes Heydenreich Johannes Heydenreich (June 20, 1930, in Plauen, Vogtland – June 24, 2015, in Halle (Saale)) was a German physicist who researched on the applications of electron microscopy in solid state physics and materials science. Education and career He ...

, is focused on analytical methods using high-resolution electronic microscopy.

PhD program

* The Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, the

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, and the

Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials The Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM (german: Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik) in Freiburg, Germany, is a division of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft The Fraunhofer Society (german: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förde ...

offer a PhD program under the "International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS) of Nanostructures".

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Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

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