Prof. em. Dr. Ludwig J. Gauckler
Prof. em. Dr. Ludwig J. Gauckler
Emeritierter Professor am Departement Materialwissenschaft
ETH Zurich
Stokarbergstrasse 50
8200 SchaffhausenSchweiz
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Forschungsgebiet
- Fundamentals of colloids and processing of ceramics, composites and foams
- Metal and oxide thin functional films
- Micro solid oxide fuel cell (Onebat)
- Computer assisted assessment of multicomponent metal oxide phase equilibria
- Ceramic processing for new applications
Ludwig Gauckler studierte Physik und Materialwissenschaft an der Universität Stuttgart und doktorierte am Max Planck Institut für Metallforschung in Stuttgart wo er bis 1978 als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Gruppenleiter tätig war. 1976/77 war er Research Associate an der University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA. Von 1979 bis 1988 war er in der zentralen Forschung der Alusuisse/Lonza verantwortlich für Forschung und Entwicklung von Verfahren und neue anorganische Produkte des Konzerns und ab 1988 bis 2012 Professor im Department Materialwissenschaft der ETH Zürich.
Er diente zwei Perioden als Vorsteher des Departements Materialwissenschaft, von 1991‑1993 und von 2008-2010.
Seine Interessen reichen von den Kolloiden und den Verarbeitungsprozesse keramischer Werkstoffe, Verbundwerkstoffen und Schäumen über dünne Schichten und Micro Festoxidbrennstoffzelle (Onebat) und der Computer-gestützte Bewertung Modellierung von Mehrkomponenten-Metalloxid Phasengleichgewichte bis zu neuen Prozesse für die Verarbeitung von keramischen Materialien und Komponenten. Seine Entwicklung vollkeramischer Brücken für die Zahnheilkunde wird heute weltweit angewandt.
Er war Präsident des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats (WBR) der SATW (Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften) von 2001-2014 und dient als Verwaltungsrat in mehreren Firmen und ist Gründer zweier spin-off Firmen.
Ehrungen
| Jahr | Ehrung |
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| 2015 | CAS visiting Professorship Award, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS) |
| 2013 | Distinguished Life Membership of the American Ceramic Society |
| 2011 | Staudinger Durrer Medal, for their services to the Department Materials, ETH Zurich |
| 2011 | The Golden Tricycle Award, ETH Zurich, for family-friendly supervisors |
| 2010 | Plenary lecture at the ICC3, Third International Congress on Ceramics; Osaka, Japan |
| 2008 | Orton Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society |
| 2008 | Wei Lun Professorship, Chinese University Hong Kong |
| 2007 | Richard and Patricia Spriggs Phase Equilibria Award, American Ceramic Society |
| 2006 | Christian Schoenbein Medaille, European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forum |
| 2006 | Elected Member of the Board of the World Academy of Ceramics |
| 2006 | MS&T 09; Sosman Program Lecture, American Ceramic Society, (T. Y. Tien Memorial Session), |
| 1998 | Fellow of the American Ceramic Society |
| 1994 | Elected Member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW) |
| 1994 | Gold ribbon of the National Academy of Science, Technology and Society, USA for the new approach in „Enzyme Catalysis of Ceramic Forming“, Washington, 1994. |
| 1994 | World Academy of Ceramics, Elected Academician |
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Guest Professorships
1995–2005 Guest Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (several months over 10 years)
2001 Guest Professor at the Department of Materials Science, MIT, Boston, USA (3 months)
2007 Guest Professor at the Department of Materials Science, University of Marseille, France (3 months)
2008 Guest Professor at the Chinese University Hong Kong, HK (1 month)
2010 Guest Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, (3 months)
2011 Guest Professor at the University of Melbourne, School of Engineering Chemical and Biomolecular, Melbourne, Australia (3 months)
2011 Guest Professor at the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel (3 months)
2015 CAS visiting Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS)
Industrial Relations:
Prof. Gauckler was, or is, board member of the following companies :
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Boardmember “CeramTec”, Plochingen (G), 1995-2004
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Boardmember „Winterthur Schleiftechnik AG“ 1998-2000
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Founder and owner of “Cerion AG“, Zürich, (CH) 2001-2017
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Boardmember “Awatec, Ltd”; 2007-2011
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Co-founder and co-owner of “Decavis AG”, Zürich, established 2010
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Consultant to high-tech companies and private equity firms, 1988-present
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Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of BASF’s Joint Research Network on Advanced Materials and Systems (JONAS), Ludwigshafen, Germany, since 2011 to present
Services in Scientific Societies:
ETH Zurich, planning commission, 1990-2000
Past President of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW), Switzerland (2001-2004)
Member of the World Academy of Ceramics since 1994
Member of the Board of the World Academy of Ceramics 2006-2008
Member of the American Ceramic Society, (ACS),1977
Member of the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft, (DKG)
Member of the Schweizerische Kristallographische Gesellschaft, (SCS)
Member of the Materials Research Society, (MRS)
Member of the Swiss Physical Society, (SPS)
Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde, (DGM)