Collaboration
Domestic Collaborations
Global Collaboration
Inter-University Research Collaboration
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Volker Weihnacht
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Technology Field Manager PVD and Nanotechnology
Specialities
Functionalized Surfaces: Hard, low-friction, electrically conductive, reflective coatings
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Stefan Makowski
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Group Manager Coating Characterization
Specialities
Tribology & Wear: Friction and wear testing, low-friction tribosystems, superlubricity, vacuum tribology
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Frank Kaulfuß
Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Group Manager Carbon Coatings
Specialities
Basics of ta-C coating fabrication Conditions for producing ta-C coatings ta-C coating formation
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Thawhid Khan
University of Sheffield, Lecturer of Sustainable Transport
Specialities
Tribology and tribochemistry of advanced materials and lubricants
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Justyna Kulczyk-Malecka
Manchester Metropolitan University, Senior Lecture
Specialities
Advanced materials for energy applications
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Peter Kelly
Manchester Metropolitan University, Professor
Specialities
Thin Film Deposition: HiPIMS, functional films, nanocomposite coatings
Industry-academia collaboration
Hirata Laboratory has actively promoted collaborative research with numerous companies to date.
If you are interested in joint research in these fields, we look forward to hearing from you.
