Peter J. Uggowitzer (born 24 November 1950 in Klagenfurt in Austria) is an Austrian-Swiss metallurgist and materials scientist.
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| Born | 24 November 1950 Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Citizenship | Austrian-Swiss |
| Alma mater | Montanuniversität Leoben |
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| Institutions | Montanuniversität Leoben, ETH Zurich |
Academic life
editUggowitzer studied materials science at the Montanuniversität Leoben until 1976, and earned his doctorate there in 1981 in the field of dual-phase steels. Subsequently, he transferred to ETH Zurich, where he earned his habilitation in 1993 and became a professor in 1996.[1]
His scientific work includes Ni-free austenitic steels, which have found wide application in medicine and watch industries. He has also published significant works on the aging behavior of Al-Mg-Si alloys and on magnesium alloys.[2][3]
In 2019, Uggowitzer and co-authors discovered that the phenomenon of ageing of aluminium alloys does not occur at the atomic scale.[4] In late 2020, Uggowitzer and co-authors initiated the research field of radiation-resistant aluminium alloys for future space exploration.[5]
Uggowitzer is married and the father of three adult children.
Awards
edit- 1987: Masing Memorial Prize of the German Society for Materials Science (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde)
- 2014: Tammann Commemorative Medal of the German Society for Materials Science (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde)
References
edit- ^ "Prof. Dr. Peter J. Uggowitzer on the occasion of his 65th birthday". International Journal of Materials Research. 106 (11): 1209–1210. 2015-11-10. Bibcode:2015IJMR..106.1209.. doi:10.3139/146.610035. ISSN 1862-5282.
- ^ Pogatscher, S.; Antrekowitsch, H.; Leitner, H.; Ebner, T.; Uggowitzer, P. J. (2011-05-01). "Mechanisms controlling the artificial aging of Al–Mg–Si Alloys". Acta Materialia. 59 (9): 3352–3363. Bibcode:2011AcMat..59.3352P. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2011.02.010. ISSN 1359-6454.
- ^ Kleiner, S; Uggowitzer, P. J (2004-08-15). "Mechanical anisotropy of extruded Mg–6% Al–1% Zn alloy". Materials Science and Engineering: A. 379 (1): 258–263. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2004.02.020. ISSN 0921-5093.
- ^ Dumitraschkewitz, Phillip; Uggowitzer, Peter J.; Gerstl, Stephan S. A.; Löffler, Jörg F.; Pogatscher, Stefan (2019-10-18). "Size-dependent diffusion controls natural aging in aluminium alloys". Nature Communications. 10 (1): 4746. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.4746D. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12762-w. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 6800430. PMID 31628320.
- ^ Tunes, Matheus A.; Stemper, Lukas; Greaves, Graeme; Uggowitzer, Peter J.; Pogatscher, Stefan (2020). "Prototypic Lightweight Alloy Design for Stellar-Radiation Environments". Advanced Science. 7 (22): 2002397. doi:10.1002/advs.202002397. ISSN 2198-3844. PMC 7675061. PMID 33240778.