From junior professorship to professorship: Following a positive evaluation of her work, Sindy Fuhrmann was appointed to a regular professorship in the WISNA Tenure Track Programme at TU Bergakademie Freiberg on 1 July. Since March 2020, the TUBAF alumna has been conducting research at the Institute of Glass and Glass Technology into how glass can be produced, processed and reused in a resource-saving manner.
Other scientific focuses of the engineer are in the areas of additive manufacturing and the structural characterisation of amorphous materials (glass), particularly under extreme pressures. At the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Professor Sindy Fuhrmann is investigating structural changes in glasses and melts under pressures of up to 120 gigapascals and high temperatures using modern X-ray and Raman spectroscopy ("ECXXOR"). The working group proposes innovative recycling methods for glass fibres in fibre composites or water glass from production residues with the , which is part of the Recomine network. In the ESF QualiGlas junior research group, two doctoral students at her professorship are investigating how new melting technologies are changing the quality of glass.
As Dean of Studies, Professor Sindy Fuhrmann is involved in the Ceramics, Glass and Building Materials Technology degree programme and in student marketing at the faculty.
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