Advanced Materials and Structures Laboratory
Comprehensive solutions for the simulation-based development of lightweight structures
The Advanced Materials and Structures Lab (AMSL) was established in December 2024. The AMSL aims to develop composite materials and material assemblies with improved properties, multifunctionality, innovative processability and high versatility. Our research covers a broad spectrum, ranging from the fundamental development of new materials – such as structurally load-bearing energy storage materials or nanoparticle-reinforced plastics – through FEM-based design tools, to application-oriented research for potential industrial sectors such as transport, aerospace, energy and the environment, construction, medical technology and electrical engineering.
Team
- B.Eng. Livia M. Doß
- M.Sc. Davood Peyrow Hedayati (Group Leader)
- Dipl.-Ing. Peter Jakob
- M.Eng. Gregor Jesse
- Dr.-Ing. Dmytro Rassokhin
- M.Eng. Rafael Schelkow
Facilities
- State-of-the-art CAE equipment featuring various finite element programmes (including Ansys Workbench, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, COMSOL Multiphysics, in-house developments) and other software tools (including MATLAB, Simulink, Granta, NuMAD, CLT tools)
- CAD programmes (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA) and slicer software (PrusaSlicer)
- Testing technology for validating simulation results
- Quality assurance and materials diagnostics (in particular SEM and in-situ µCT)
- Sample preparation
Services
Materials Development & Manufacturing
- Development of nano- and fibre-reinforced polymers, resins and coatings
- Manufacture and functionalisation of composite and multifunctional materials
- Material processing under controlled conditions
Materials Testing & Characterisation
- Mechanical materials testing: tensile, compressive, flexural, notched impact and impact
- Non-destructive testing: CT/µCT and ultrasonics
- Optical and scanning electron microscopy
- Thermal analysis (TGA)
- Electrochemical analyses (EIS, CV)
- Climatic and environmental testing
- High-speed and dynamic analyses
- Damage and failure analysis
Simulation & Optimisation
- FEM and multiphysics simulation
- Material modelling and parameter identification
- Component design and optimisation
- Experimental model validation
Application-oriented Research
- Multifunctional materials
- Lightweight construction and composite materials
- Structural energy storage
- Additive manufacturing (SLA, FLM, FGF)
- Contract research and development
Project Management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Böhm
Chair of Composite Lightweight Engineering
Telephone: +49 (0)341 3076 4177
Email: robert(dot)boehm.1(at)htwk-leipzig.de
Group Leadership
M.Sc. Davood Peyrow Hedayati
Research Assistant
Telephone: +49 (0)341 3076 4210
Email: davood(dot)peyrow_hedayati(at)htwk-leipzig.de
Nieper-Bau site
HTWK Leipzig
Faculty of Engineering, Nieper Building
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 134
D-04277 Leipzig
