Welcome to the Master’s degree program Materials Science and Engineering!
On this page, you will get all the information you need for your first days at our department. Please, read them carefully!
Important links, dates, and downloadas are also collected in the Onboarding Week StudOn group (please, sign up!).
Master’s Welcome and Introductory Meeting
The Master’s welcome and introductory meeting will take place on Monday, October 12th 2026, at noon in lecture hall H14 in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and on Zoom for those of you, who have not yet arrived in Erlangen by then.
During this meeting, you will get all the information you need about the structure and organization of your Master’s program as well as important dates for your first weeks.
Onboarding and Pre-Teaching Week
During the onboarding week, you will visit each of our nine institutes, meet the scientists and learn about the respective research focuses, you will get introductory lectures and an initial lab course. In addition, there will be the preliminary meetings for the core subjects, where you get all the information about the respective courses (mandatory and electives) that you need to take.
IMPORTANT
The general safety briefing taking place on Friday, October 16th at 10:45 am is mandatory! Without attending the safety briefing you allowed to attent the practical courses in our laboratories!
Please note
Only the lectures of the onboarding week are accessible via Zoom. The regular lectures that start on October 19th have to be attended in presence.
Onboarding Lectures and Briefings
It is expected that you participate in the program of the Onboarding Week in presence!
However, in case you cannot participate in the onboarding week due to visa problems or other unforeseen events, we are streaming the lectures live via zoom.
Catch-up lectures
It is expected that you participate in the program of the Onboarding Week in presence. However, if you are unable to participate due to unforeseen circumstances, such as a delayed visa, you can join the catch-up lectures live via Zoom. Please note: It is highly recommended to attend the mandatory safety briefing on October 16th in presence. If you are not in Germany, yet, and have to attend the Zoom meeting instead, please make sure that you join the meeting with your clear name, otherwise you will not be registered as a participant.
The regular lectures of your Master’s program will start directly after the Onboarding Week on October 19th and are offered only in presence.
| Catch-up Lecture | Zoom Link |
| Master’s students welcome & introduction meeting – Study-Service-Center, Monday 12.10., 12:00 – 14:00, H14 (x) | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/67175803084?pwd=nvvzfzpjt8DqJO9i2RDUGapUz738B0.1 |
| General Introduction & Lecture: Bonding, Structure, Imperfection 1 – PD Dr. Neumeier, Tuesday 13.10., 08:30 – 10:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/63239117410?pwd=Q18uRhlAqLjkgwb5xNz2IZotZy27uC.1 |
| General Introduction & Lecture: Bonding, Structure, Imperfection 2 – PD Dr. Neumeier, Tuesday 13.10., 10:30 – 12:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/64664728144?pwd=Br2TyeqrOEfoZBZn1fN3qcJ34ksPDB.1 |
| Semiconductor Materials – Dr. Lüer, Tuesday, 13.10., 12:30 – 14:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/63082172054?pwd=Tbo3Md6m7912x8NtQhfGwPLhq070yX.1 |
| Mechanical Properties – Prof. Höppel, Wednesday, 13.10., 14:30 – 16:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/63126494865?pwd=wIL64bQGO1hEsbDcQmaYjxzOlCyKYX.1 |
| Hardening Mechanisms – Prof. Höppel, Wednesday, 14.10., 08:30 – 10:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/64537877429?pwd=wcb5jaXHr9RUdX3WzKtpQOfCe1d1Q7.1 |
| Ceramics – PD Dr. Fey, Wednesday, 15.04., 13:00 – 14:30 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/67090283414?pwd=VgY9ZdvhdVshcCYy72BWoHPxYpo6UR.1 |
| Phase Diagrams – Dr. Wahlmann, Wednesday, 15.04., 15:00 – 16:30 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/62539337544?pwd=gYlBHe8dSHe3VchxZZcDPWZdqgBbRz.1 |
| Diffusion – Dr. Johannes Will, Thursday 16.04., 08:30 – 10:00 , H14 | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/63522173947?pwd=z48Pb6bl866CFCZuUWPPWwdpTUbNU2.1 |
| How-to Lab course & Information about Practical lab courses at Dep. MSE – Peter Randelzhofer, Thursday 15.10., 14:00 – 16:15 , H14 (x) | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/68166728246?pwd=51dpUghaMlAanEtFsInGLffd8tMz5l.1 |
| Safety briefing for lab courses – Peter Randelzhofer, Friday 16.10., 10:45 – 11:30 , H14 (x) | tbd |
Lecture Briefings
The main purpose of the lecture briefing sessions is to provide an overview of the courses offered by our institutes and to help coordinate suitable dates for your chosen subjects, aiming to minimize scheduling overlaps as much as possible.
The primary goal of the lecture briefing sessions is to give an overview of the courses offered by our institutes and to help coordinate suitable dates for your selected subjects, minimizing scheduling conflicts as much as possible. These sessions also provide an opportunity to gain clarity and orientation regarding the core subjects in your master’s program.
| Date | Lecture Briefing | Zoom Link | Room |
| Thursday, 15.10., 08:30 – 10:00 | WW2 – Materials Science and Engineering for MetalsWW1 – General Materials PropertiesWW3- Glass and Ceramic | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/61404243385?pwd=H8dS6AuxsEPUWRiZtVOuXRhaSX3M2u.1 | Lecture hall H14, Martensstr. 5, Erlangen |
| Thursday, 15.10., 10:30 – 12:00 | WW9 – Materials Science and Engineering for MetalsWW5 – Polymer MaterialsWW7 – Biomaterials | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/61147678888?pwd=ij8bhA5QnELAiOkQubelhv1mC87thM.1 | Lecture hall H14, Martensstr. 5, Erlangen |
| Thursday, 15.10., 12:30 – 13:30 | WW6 – Materials for Electronics and Energy TechnologyWW8 – Materials Simulation | https://fau.zoom-x.de/j/61191157880?pwd=KNtdiigAPaI2mZnPoJftpn7U27vskI.1 | Lecture hall H14, Martensstr. 5, Erlangen |
After the onboarding week, the recorded sessions will be uploaded on StudOn as well so that you can review them anytime.