
Head of the Institute:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Aldo R. Boccaccini
Head of the Institute
room 1.214, phone +49 (0)9131 85-28601 
e-mail aldo.boccaccini@ww.uni-erlangen.de
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Secretary:
Bärbel Wust
room 1.213, phone +49 (0)9131 85-28600 
e-mail baerbel.wust@ww.uni-erlangen.de
Secretary SFB / TRR225:
Anette Goebel
room 1.222, phone +49 (0)9131 85-20221 
e-mail anette.goebel@fau.de
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Academic staff:
Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Frank
room 1.223, phone +49 (0)9131 85-28606 
e-mail gerhard.frank@ww.uni-erlangen.de 
Academic Director
Dr.-Ing. Rainer Detsch
room 01.116 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69611
e-mail rainer.detsch@ww.uni-erlangen.de
Research Lecturer
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Associated Lecturers:
Dr.-Ing. Helga Hornberger
TU-Berlin, Fakultät III Prozesswissenschaften
PD Dr.-Ing. Uli Lohbauer
FAU, Zahnklinik 1
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PostDocs and Senior Research Associates:
Miguel Fuentes Chandia
Post Doc
Dr. Shahin Homaeigohar
Post Doc
Dr. Eduin Ivan González Castillo
Post Doc
Dr. Aldo Leal-Egaña
room 01.121 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69636, email aldo.leal.egana@fau.de
Senior Researcher (Post Doc)
Dr. Liliana Liverani
room 0.212, phone +49 (0)9131 85-28618, e-mail liliana.liverani@fau.de
Senior Research Associate
Dr.-Ing. Sigrid Seuß
e-mail sigrid.seuss@fau.de
Post Doc
Dr. sc. techn. Julia Will 
room 02.023b (Henkestraße 91), phone +49 (0)9131 85-25510, e-mail julia.will@fau.de 
Senior Research Associate
Dr.-Ing. Kai Zheng
room 0.211, phone +49 (0)9131 85-20807 , e-mail kai.zheng@fau.de
Post Doc
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PhD students:
Eyerusalem Adefrs
room 02.023a (Henkestraße 91), phone: +49 (0)9131 85-25525, email eyerusalem.taye@fau.de
PhD student
Muhammad Asim Akhtar
PhD student
Marcela Arango Ospina
room 0.211, phone +49 (0)9131 85-20806, 
PhD student
Vera Bednarzig
room 01.112, phone +49 (0)9131 85-69609, e-mail vera.bednarzig@fau.de
PhD student
Thomas Distler
 room 01.117, phone +49 (0)9131 85-69612, e-mail thomas.distler@fau.de
PhD student
Jonas Hazur
phone +49 9131 85-69608, e-mail jonas.hazur@fau.de
PhD student
Susanne Heid
phone +49 9131 85-69606, e-mail susanne.heid@fau.de
PhD student
Michael Höhlinger
room 2.87 (Martensstraße 7), phone: +49 (0)9131 85-27579, e-mail michael.hoehlinger@fau.de
PhD student
Emine Karakaya
room 01.117 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69612, e-mail emine.karakaya@fau.de
PhD student
Seray Kaya
room 01.111 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69607, e-mail seray.kaya@fau.de
PhD student
Thomas Kreller
room 01.112 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69608, e-mail thomas.kreller@fau.de
PhD student
Fei Lin
e-mail fei.lin@fau.de
PhD student
Valentina Miguez Pacheco M.Sc.
room 02.023a (Henkestraße 91), phone +49 (0)9131 85-25525, email valentina.miguez@fau.de
PhD student
Marfa Carolina Molano Camargo 
room 02.023a (Henkestraße 91), phone +49 (0)9131 85-25525, email marfa.carolina.molano@fau.de
PhD student
Qaisar Nawaz
room 01.122 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69632, e-mail qaisar.nawaz@fau.de
PhD student
Binh Thi Thanh Phan
room 02.023a (Henkestraße 91), phone: +49 (0)9131 85-25525, email binh.tt.phan@fau.de
PhD student
Laura Ramos Rivera
room 01.112 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-696, e-mail laura.ramos@fau.de
PhD student
Usanee Pantulap
PhD student
Florian Ruther
room 01.134 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69637, e-mail florian.ruther@fau.de
PhD student
Katharina Schuhladen
room 0.211, phone +49 (0)9131 85-20807, e-mail katharina.ks.schuhladen@fau.de
PhD student
Abirami Sengottuvelan
room 01.111 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69606, e-mail abirami.sengottuvelan@fau.de
PhD student
Ranjot Singh Virk
room 02.023a (Henkestraße 91), phone: +49 (0)9131 85-25525, email ranjot.singh.virk@fau.de
PhD student
Rocío Tejido Rastrilla
Colorobbia Consulting srl
PhD student
Irem Unalan
room 01.117 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone: +49 (0)9131 85-69612 
PhD student
Lena Vogt
room 01.134 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69637, e-mail lena.vogt@fau.de
PhD student
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Students:
Bechelor Student
Fei-Fan Cai
Master Student
Marie Colras 
Bachelor Student
Klara Cebulla 
Bachelor Student
Patricia Derr 
Bechelor Student
Kristin Engel
Bachelor student
Kilian Höning
Master Student
Zoya Hadzhieva
Master Student
Clara Froidevaux
Bachelor Student
Michael Geske
Bachelor student
Linus Hoetzel
Master Student
Lisa Hoffmann
Bachelor student
Lukas Hofer
 Bachelor Student
Stefanie Klostermeier
Master Student
Kristina Lasch
Bachelor Student
Johan Pfeiffer 
Bachelor Student
Rene Stein
Master Student
Andreas Vierling
Master Student
Vera Vierheilig
Bachelor Student
Kilian Tscharke
Master Student
Melina Grotmann
Bachelor Student
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Technical Staff:
Alina Grünewald 
room 01.216 (Ulrich-Schalk-Straße 3), phone +49 (0)9131 85-69616, e-mail alina.gruenewald@ww.uni-erlangen.de
Dipl.-Ing (FH) Heinz Mahler
room 0.232, phone +49 (0)9131 85-28630, e-mail heinz.mahler@fau.de


 
 




















 
  
  FunGlass researchers start their research training program in the Institute of Biomaterials(
 FunGlass researchers start their research training program in the Institute of Biomaterials( Our new paper on bioactive glasses in collaboration with colleagues at University of Heidelberg published in Biomaterials Science(
 Our new paper on bioactive glasses in collaboration with colleagues at University of Heidelberg published in Biomaterials Science( European Commission supports new international research centre on bone regeneration(
 European Commission supports new international research centre on bone regeneration( Prof. Boccaccini finalises his term as Spokesperson of the FAU Department of Materials Science and Engineering(
 Prof. Boccaccini finalises his term as Spokesperson of the FAU Department of Materials Science and Engineering( Visit from Thessaloniki(
 Visit from Thessaloniki( Symposium "Bioactive glasses: from the laboratory to the clinic" co-organised by Prof. Boccaccini at ESB 2019(
 Symposium "Bioactive glasses: from the laboratory to the clinic" co-organised by Prof. Boccaccini at ESB 2019( Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini elevated to Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology(
 Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini elevated to Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology( Prof. Boccaccini at EUROMAT 2019 in Stockholm(
 Prof. Boccaccini at EUROMAT 2019 in Stockholm( Prof. Wojciech Swieszkowski visits the Institute of Biomaterials(
 Prof. Wojciech Swieszkowski visits the Institute of Biomaterials( Highlighted research outputs from our collaboration with Toyohashi University of Technology(
 Highlighted research outputs from our collaboration with Toyohashi University of Technology( JECS Trust grant: Visit of Lorenzo Degli Esposti (ISTEC-CNR, Faenza, Italy)(
 JECS Trust grant: Visit of Lorenzo Degli Esposti (ISTEC-CNR, Faenza, Italy)( Pan American Ceramics Congress 2020: *Prof. Boccaccini to co-organise the Bioceramics/Biocomposites symposium(
 Pan American Ceramics Congress 2020: *Prof. Boccaccini to co-organise the Bioceramics/Biocomposites symposium( We welcome our new visiting researchers and guest students in summer 2019(
 We welcome our new visiting researchers and guest students in summer 2019( Prof. Boccaccini: invited speaker at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, UK(
 Prof. Boccaccini: invited speaker at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, UK( Visit from Kazakhstan(
 Visit from Kazakhstan( Prof. Boccaccini at the Conference of the European Society for Biomechanics in Vienna(
 Prof. Boccaccini at the Conference of the European Society for Biomechanics in Vienna( Collaboration with Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia(
 Collaboration with Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia( Prof. Boccaccini attended "Verbundwerkstoffe" Symposium in Kaiserslautern, Germany (
 Prof. Boccaccini attended "Verbundwerkstoffe" Symposium in Kaiserslautern, Germany ( Visit from Australia (
 Visit from Australia ( TRR-225: "From the fundamentals of biofabrication towards functional tissue models": Meeting of Project A01(
 TRR-225: "From the fundamentals of biofabrication towards functional tissue models": Meeting of Project A01( Researchers from Argentina visit the Institute of Biomaterials(
 Researchers from Argentina visit the Institute of Biomaterials( We welcome our international guests, visiting researchers and students, in summer 2019(
 We welcome our international guests, visiting researchers and students, in summer 2019( Visit from Portugal(
 Visit from Portugal( PLOS ONE - Open Biomaterials Research Collection Published(
 PLOS ONE - Open Biomaterials Research Collection Published( Best Poster Award for Prof. Josefina Ballarre at international symposium in Croatia(
 Best Poster Award for Prof. Josefina Ballarre at international symposium in Croatia( Euro Biomat Conference in Weimar(
 Euro Biomat Conference in Weimar(