Tenure sucessfully comleted: Following a positive evaluation of her work, Sindy Fuhrmann was appointed to a regular professorship at the WISNA Tenure-Track Program of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg as of July 1. Since March 2020, the alumna of the TUBAF has been researching at the Institute for Glass and Glass Technology how glass can be produced, processed and recycled in a resource-efficient manner.
Further scientific focuses of the engineer include additive manufacturing and the structural characterization 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 up to 120 gigapascals and high temperatures using modern X-ray and Raman spectroscopy ("ECXXOR"). The research group, which is affiliated with the Recomine network, proposes innovative recycling methods for glass fibers in composite materials or water glass from production residues in the VeharstGlas research project. In the ESF Early-Stage Researcher Group QualiGlas, two doctoral students at her professorship are investigating how new melting technologies affect glass quality.
As a study dean, Professor Sindy Fuhrmann is committed to the study program Ceramic, Glass and Building Materials Technology.