In this first application round, interested persons can apply for the following research topics:

• Impact of manufacturing inaccuracies on performance and lifetime of additively created TPMS heat exchangers (PhD Topic P1)
• Powder degradation in the PBF-LB/M production of aerospace components: Analysis of relevant influencing factors and development of recycling strategies for sustainable powder utilization (PhD Topic P2)
• Continuum-mechanical modelling in physics-informed neural networks for data-driven process optimisation of additively manufactured components  (PhD Topic P3)
• A robust approach for structural health monitoring of components for electrified aviation (PhD Topic P4)
• Design process for electrical machines with additively manufactured hollow conductor winding in aircraft engines (PhD Topic P5)
• Analysis, comparison and implementation of fault detection methods for electric machines (PhD topic P6)
• Acoustic signature of additively manufactured electric motor components for structure-integrated condition monitoring (PhD Topic P7)
• Integrated process chain for additive manufacturing of foamed structures with graded properties (PhD Topic P8)
• Development of a process control method for additively manufactured lightweight components for electrified aviation (PhD Topic P9)