Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wilde

Current affiliations

  • Professorship of Materials Physics (Prof. Wilde)
  • Münster Nanofabrication Facility (MNF)
  • Center for Soft Nanoscience

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Materialphysik
  • Nanostrukturierte und Nanokristalline Materialien
  • Metallische Gläser
  • Thermodynamik und Kinetik von Phasenumwandlungen
  • Diffusion in Festkörpern
  • Plastizität feinkristalliner Materialien
  • Oberflächen-Nanostrukturen

Academic Education

1997PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Materials Science with Prof. H. J. Fecht, TU Berlin
1993 - 1994Research Associate within the Euro-Russian Space mission EUROMIR
1993University Degree (Diplom) in Physics, University of Cologne and German Research Center (DLR)

Work Experience

since 2007Scientific Member of the Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Münster
since 2006Professor and Director of the Institute of Materials Physics, WWU
2004 - 2006Permanente Gruppenleiterposition im Rahmen des „Exzellenzprogramms für wissenschaftlich-technische Führungskräfte“ des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe
2004 - 2006Leiter einer zusätzlichen, externen Arbeitsgruppe an der Universität des Saarlandes, welche aus dem Impuls- und Vernetzungsfonds des Präsidenten der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft gefördert wurde
2002 - 2006Gastdozent an der Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken im Fachbereich Physik
2001 - 2006Group Leader within the Emmy-Noether Fellowship Programme of DFG, Research Center Karlsruhe and Saarland University
2004 - 2005Lehrstuhlvertreter an der Universität des Saarlandes im Fachbereich „Experimentalphysik“
1999 - 2000Senior Researcher with Prof. H. Gleiter, Nanostructured Materials Group, Research Center karlsruhe
1997 - 1999Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with Prof. J. H. Perepezko, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Materials Science, USA

Functions and Memberships

since 2010Lifetime membership of TMS (offered by TMS)
since 2010Member of the Editorial Board of Scientia Nanotechnology
2010Elected member of the international Advisory Board of the ISRS-2010 Symposium, IIT Madras, India
2010Elected member of the national Advisory Board of the RQ-13 Conference, Dresden
2001 - 2006Gründungsmitglied des DFG-Forschungszentrums „Center for Functional Nanostructures, CFN“, Technische Universität Karlsruhe

Publications

Voigt, Hendrik; Neuber, Nico; Vaerst, Olivia; Demming, Maximilian; Busch, Ralf; Peterlechner, Martin; Rösner, Harald; Wilde, Gerhard (2024)
In: Acta Materialia, 264
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Javed, Atif; Makvandi, Ardavan; Demelash, Feleke; Adhitama, Egy; Heidrich, Bastian; Peterlechner, Martin; Wilde, Gerhard; Winter, Martin; Börner, Markus (2024)
In: Batteries & Supercaps, Early View
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Akhil Varri, Shabnam Taheriniya, Frank Brückerhoff-Plückelmann, Ivonne Bente, Nikolaos Farmakidis, Daniel Bernhardt, Harald Rösner, Maximilian Kruth, Achim Nadzeyka, Torsten Richter, Christopher David Wright, Harish Bhaskaran, Gerhard Wilde, and Wolfram H. P. Pernice (2024)
In: Advanced Functional Materials, 36(8)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
C. Aaron Rigoni, Evgeniy Boltynjuk, Hendrik Voigt, Harald Rösner, Bonnie Tyler, Horst Hahn, Sergiy V. Divinski, Gerhard Wilde (2024)
In: Acta Materialia, 265
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Qingmei Gong; Martin Peterlechner; Haihong Jiang; Harald Rösner; Gerhard Wilde (2024)
In: Applied Physics Letters, 124
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/03/2022 - 28/02/2025
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 22/07/2018 - 28/07/2018
Funded by: Sino-German Center for Research Promotion
Type of project: Scientific Event
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Talks

Highly Regular AAO – From Micro- to Atomic-Structure
Ostendorp S, Winkler N, Peterlechner M, Leuthold J, Wilde G (02/12/2013)
MRS Fall Meeting 2013, Boston, USA
Type of talk: scientific talk
Anodic-Aluminum-Oxide based surface nano-structuring
Ostendorp S, Wilde G (23/10/2013)
Kolloquium, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Niederlande
Type of talk: scientific talk
Realizing advanced surface nano-structuring by utilizing porous anodic alumina membranes: breaking the limits
Ostendorp S, Lei Y, Wilde G (22/09/2011)
37th International Conference on Micro and Nano Engineering, BCC Berlin, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
Surface nano-structuring utilizing porous anodic alumina membranes; to the limits and beyond
Ostendorp S, Lei Y, Wilde G (16/03/2011)
DPG Frühjahrstagung 2011, Dresden, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
UTAM based Surface Nano-Structuring for Functional Surfaces
Ostendorp S, Lei Y, Heckel C, Wilde G (25/03/2010)
DPG Frühjahrstagung 2010, Regensburg, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk

Prizes

Elected member of the board of directors and PI of the “Herbert Gleiter Institute” at Nanjing, China
Awarded by: “Herbert Gleiter Institute” at Nanjing, China und Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
Award given to: Wilde, Gerhard
Date of awarding: 01/01/2016
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Elected member of the International NanoSPD steering committee
Awarded by: International NanoSPD steering committee
Award given to: Wilde, Gerhard
Date of awarding: 01/01/2014
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Award of a Shanghai Qian Ren (Thousand Talents) Program
Awarded by: Shanghai Region und City of Shanghai
Award given to: Wilde, Gerhard
Date of awarding: 01/01/2014
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Honorary Professor
Awarded by: North-Eastern University, Shenyang, China
Award given to: Wilde, Gerhard
Date of awarding: 01/01/2013
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
“Outstanding reviewer of the year” – Award of Scripta Materialia
Awarded by: Scripta Materialia
Award given to: Wilde, Gerhard
Date of awarding: 01/01/2012
Type of distinction: Best reviewer award (conference or journal)
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Doctorates

Highly ordered Aluminium Oxide Membranes as a Nano-structuring template for novel materials and their possible applications
Candidate: Gabski, Mirko | Supervisors: Wilde, Gerhard
Period of time: until 23/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Impact of micro-alloying on diffusion and thermodynamic parameters of metallic glasses
Candidate: Hubek, René | Supervisors: Wilde, Gerhard; Divinskyi, Sergii
Period of time: until 23/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Shear Bands and affected Zones in Nanolaminates and bulk metallic glasses investigated by Fluctuation Electron Microscopy
Candidate: Abdollahzadeh Davani, Farnaz | Supervisors: Wilde, Gerhard
Period of time: until 23/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Atomic Transport in High Entropy Alloys: Diffusion Kinetics in Equiatomic Single and Bi-crystals and in Pseudo-Binary Couples
Candidate: Gaertner, Daniel | Supervisors: Wilde, Gerhard; Divinskyi, Sergii
Period of time: until 23/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Korngrenzdiffusion und Mikrostrukturstablilität in stark plastisch deformiertem Nickel unter dem Einfluss variierter Deformationspfade
Candidate: Trubel, Simon | Supervisors: Wilde, Gerhard; Divinskiy, Sergii
Period of time: until 23/10/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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