We are delighted to congratulate our graduate, DI Lukas Höcher, on his outstanding achievement! At the H2 Convention in Linz, he received the award for excellent master’s theses in the field of hydrogen research presented by WIVA P&G. In his master’s thesis, Lukas investigated the influence of material and hydrogen injection location on the efficiency [...]
On Wednesday, November 12nd, a delegation from Anhui University visited the Technical University of Leoben to strengthen cooperation in teaching and research. The visit was hosted by Professor Susanne Michelic, Head of the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy. The delegation also met with Rector Peter Moser for talks. During the visit, TU Leoben and AHUT signed a Memorandum [...]
The 7th European Steel Technology and Application Days (ESTAD 2025) took place from 7th to 9th of October 2025 in Verona, Italy. ESTAD brought together experts and researchers from academia and industry to discuss the latest research findings and innovations in the fields of Ironmaking, (Hydrogen-based) Steelmaking, Continuous Casting, Rolling, Steel Applications, and Digital [...]
Vom 22. September bis 2. Oktober hatten 11 Masterstudierende der Eisen- und Stahlmetallurgie die Möglichkeit, führende Unternehmen der Stahlproduktion, des Industrieanlagenbaus und der stahlverarbeitenden Industrie in Österreich und Italien aus nächster Nähe zu erleben. Begleitet wurden sie von Prof. Susanne Michelic, Prof. Christian Bernhard, Dr. Kathrin Thiele und Dr. Julian Cejka. Die Exkursion begann [...]
From august 21st until august 23rd 2025 Prof. Susanne Michelic and two PhD students, Nikolaus Preisser and Bernhard Sammer, of the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy visited the International Conference on Secondary Refining & Inclusion Control (SRIC) in Xi’an, China. The conference served as a platform to discuss the latest developments, challenges, and innovations in [...]
Die MetalDays 2025 waren ein voller Erfolg. Zahlreiche ausgewählte Schüler*innen und Studieninteressierte aus ganz Österreich nutzten die Gelegenheit, um sich intensiv mit dem Studium „Metallurgie & Metallkreisläufe“ an der Montanuniversität Leoben auseinanderzusetzen. Im Rahmen des dreitägigen Programms erhielten die Teilnehmenden fundierte Einblicke in aktuelle Forschungsthemen, insbesondere in den Bereichen Nachhaltigkeit, Ressourcenschonung und Recycling [...]
We would like to congratulate our students on passing their Master's degree defense ALL THE BEST AND "Glück Auf!"
At the 2025 ASMET Forum, held in celebration of the organisation’s 100th anniversary, the spotlight once again shone on emerging talent in metallurgy and materials science. Three outstanding theses were recognised this year, and the awardees were honoured during a ceremonial presentation. Dr. Harald Holzgruber personally presented the trophies to the recipients. Warm congratulations to: [...]
The Peter Tunner Medal, which was donated by the ASMET Executive Board to mark the 30th year of its existence, was also awarded as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of ASMET. This medal is awarded to outstanding personalities who, in the spirit of Peter Tunner, have particularly promoted the iron and steel [...]
The Technical University of Leoben is delighted to announce the establishment of the new international master's program “Metallurgical Engineering”, starting in the winter semester 2025/26. Details on the program and the admission procedure can be found under: https://www.unileoben.ac.at/en/studying/graduate-studies/processes/metallurgical-engineering/ Admission is open until June 15th, 2025. For questions: master.me@unileoben.ac.at.
