Frank Muecklich

Dr.-Ing. Frank Muecklich has been Head of the Institute for Functional Materials at Saarland University in Saarbruecken since 1995 as well as the Founding Director of the Material Engineering Center Saarland (MECS) since 2009. He is the official Spokesperson for the German Academy of Science and Engineering, acatech, for Materials Science and Engineering since 2022. Frank Mücklich is also Editor of the monthly international journal "Practical Metallography - Preparation, Imaging and Analysis of Microstructures" (De Gruyter Publisher). He has served as President of the German Society for Materials (DGM) and is a Fellow of the American Society for Materials (ASM). His main research areas are: (1) New surface functionalizations by Direct Laser Interference Patterning and (2) Micro-, nano- and atomic-scale microstructural research, including the use of tomographic methods and artificial intelligence. He published more than 500 peer reviewed publications, guided more than 60 young scientists to PhD. For his scientific work he has received more than 20 national and international awards, including some highest awards for his lifetime achievements like the Henry-Clifton-Sorby Award from ASM and the Emil-Heyn-Medal from the DGM.