Johann Michler

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 PhD Students Samuel Felix Bojarski, Monika Irena Rejek, Federica Sandulli, Kamila Elzbieta Hamulka, Corentin Foucher, Martina Birocco, Hendrik Constantin Jansen, Philipp Konrad Clewie Kroeker Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Sven Nico Stauss, Rodolfo Guglielmi, Christoph Niederberger, Simona Radice, Dongfeng Zhang, Juri Aljoscha Wehrs Courses Advanced Microscopy for Materials MSE-677 This course provides an overview of advanced materials characterization techniques, focusing on modern Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) combined with Focused Ion Beam (FIB) systems (dual-beam), as well as Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atom Probe Tomography (APT). Materials selection MSE-474 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.). Thin film and small scale mechanics MSE-669 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. Thin film fabrication technologies MSE-465 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.