PD Dr. Georg Mauer

Education and positions

1980 - 1986 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen

1986 - 1989 Scientific Assistant and PhD, RWTH Aachen, WZL

1989 - 1992 Chief Engineer, RWTH Aachen, WZL

1992 - 2005 Management, MVT GmbH, Viersen

2005 - 2008 Scientist, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-1

since 2008 Head of Thermal Coating Technology Team, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-1

since 2014 Lectureship at TU Dortmund University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2018 Habilitation at TU Dortmund University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2024 Appointment as a Honorary Professor at TU Dortmund University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Activities in the scientific community, honors, awards

1986 Springorum Denkmünze, RWTH Aachen

1990 Borchers-Plakette, RWTH Aachen

1992 Otto-Kienzle-Gedenkmünze, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik

since 2007 Member of American Society of Materials International (ASM) and Thermal Spray Society (TSS)

2012 Best Paper Award International Thermal Spray Conference 2012

since 2013 Member of the Editorial Committee and Associate Editor of Journal of Thermal Spray Technology

since 2013 Member of the DGM-Regionalforum Rhine-Ruhr of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. (DGM)

since 2014 Lectureship at the TU Dortmund University, Chair of Materials Technology

2013 Best Paper Award Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 22

2014 Honorable Mention Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 23

2015 Best Paper Award Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 24

since 2015 Member of the Material’s Chain project, University Alliance Ruhr

since 2017 DVS representative in the Organizing Committee of the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC)

since 2018 Member of the Cold Spray Club, MINES ParisTech

2019 Honorable Mention Journal Thermal Spray Technology Vol. 28

2022 Best Paper Award International Thermal Spray Conference 2022

since 2022 Member of the Board of Directors of the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS)

since 2023 Board Liaison of the TSS Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Committee

since 2024 Member of the ASM International Nomination Committee

periodically Referee for DFG, reviewer for numerous journals

· h-index (Google Scholar): 41 (Dec. 2024)

· more than 150 publications, 656 citations in 2023

· within the top 2% of the scientists worldwide as reported by the 2021 and 2022 edition of the Stanford University list of the World Top 2% of scientists