Dr. Caroline Tschirpke

Scientific Interests

  • Production and characterization of zirconia toughened alumina oxide ceramics (ZTA)
  • Wear investigations of ceramics (micro and macro)
  • Powder synthesis
  • Investigation of correlation between sintering conditions and microstructure

Education and Positions

  • 2017 - 2021: Ph.D. Student, Professorship for Mechanics of functional Materials, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • since 2014: research assistant and Ph.D. student, Oxide and Polymer-Ceramic Composites, Fraunhofer IKTS Hermsdorf
  • until 2014: Master of Science in Materials Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena