Johann Michler
Biography
Johann Michler is head of the Laboratory of Mechanics of Materials and Nanostructures at Empa. He received his diploma in Materials Science at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany in 1995 and a PhD degree in Materials Science at EPFL in 2000. He is lecturer at EPFL since 2005. His current research interest focuses on thin film deposition technologies and scale dependent mechanical properties of materials. He is the author or co-author of more than 400 publications, organized several international conferences, and is founder of three start-ups.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Materials Science and Engineering
PhD Students
Birocco Martina, Bojarski Samuel Felix, Foucher Corentin, Hamulka Kamila Elzbieta, Jansen Hendrik Constantin, Kroeker Philipp Konrad Clewie,Past EPFL PhD Students
Niederberger Christoph , Radice Simona , Wehrs Juri Aljoscha , Zhang Dongfeng ,Courses
Thin film fabrication technologies
The students will learn about the essential chemical, thermodynamic and physical mechanisms governing thin film growth, about the most important process techniques and their typical features, including process-microstructure-film properties relationships.
Materials selection
Propose suitable materials, design, and production routes depending on different performance criteria using a computer based software approach. The course is based on Prof. Mike Ashby's well known "Ashby plots" comparing different material properties (mechanical, thermal, chemical, etc.).
21Intro Scanning electron microscopy techniques
Modern Scanning Electron Microscopes, when combined with Focused Ion Beams (Dual beam FIB-SEM), provide a larger number of multimodal imaging and analysis/characterisation modes at the nano- and micron-scales. The aim of the course is to present the extended analytical possibilities of such device.
Thin film and small scale mechanics
The course focuses on mechanics of solid thin films and small scale structures and on state-of-the-art experimental techniques employed for evaluation and extraction of thin films and small scale structures mechanical properties. Lectures are example intensive, with in depth theoretical analysis.