International cooperation

As part of the project, a number of international partners from leading global research groups in the fields of materials science and related disciplines—such as applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, and solid-state physics—are closely collaborating on the defined research tasks:

  • Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan), group of Prof. R. Kainuma: characterization of newly developed nanostructured Heusler ferromagnetic and multiferroic alloys
  • Université de Lorraine, Nancy (France), groups of Prof. B. Appolaire (Institut Jean Lamour) and Prof. T. Ben Zineb (Polytech Nancy): theoretical description and numerical modeling of phase transformations and mechanical loading in polycrystalline ferroelastics
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (USA), group of Prof. R. D. James and Prof. B. Jalan: theoretical models of ferroics and multiferroic thin films
  • HZDR – Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany), group of Dr. S. Fähler: magnetic martensites, multicaloric thin films, and theory of multiferroic microstructures
  • KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), group of Prof. M. Kohl: application of magnetic shape memory alloys in unconventional micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
  • University of Antwerp (Belgium), EMAT center and group of Prof. D. Schryvers: electron microscopy for characterization of shape memory alloys
  • Max Planck Institute for Iron Research (MPIE), Düsseldorf (Germany), group of Prof. D. Raabe: deformation mechanics of 3D-printed biodegradable and other advanced alloys
  • Ohio State University, Columbus (USA), group of Prof. H. Fraser: phase transitions in metastable beta-Ti alloys, with a particular focus on alloys used in orthopedics, implant surgery, and aerospace, extended to high-entropy alloys
  • POSTECH – Pohang University of Science and Technology (Korea), Prof. J. S. Kim: phase transitions in HEAs, TWIP and TRIP effects in advanced and biomimetic materials with structural gradients
  • University of Michigan (USA), Prof. A. Bucsek: supercritical ferroic phenomena
  • IMEM CNR Parma (Italy), Prof. F. Albertini: advanced X-ray characterization of ferroics
  • LUT – Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland), Prof. K. Ullakko: ferromagnetic shape memory alloys
  • Chimie ParisTech (France), Prof. F. Prima: high-throughput characterization of martensitic transformation kinetics and TWIP/TRIP effects
  • CSIC – Institute of Ceramics and Glass, Madrid (Spain), Prof. M. I. Osendi: ferroelectric ceramic materials
  • University of Messina (Italy), Prof. L. Torrisi: thin-film ferroics
  • MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Prof. C. Ross: multiferroic systems for electric control of magnetic ordering