Teaching
You can have a look at all lectures and courses which are given at the IME in the current semester in RWTHonline. Access is only given for matriculated students of RWTH Aachen or employers of the university. Here you find a direct link to the courses.
The so‑called “speed dating” organized by the department to provide orientation regarding the specialization tracks in the Master’s program will also be held online this year.
The full, unabridged presentation of the IME can be accessed at the following link: (Video)
HiWi Jobs
At IME there is also the possibility of performing practical jobs as student assistant (HiWi) with a work scope of about 5 to 8 hours per week. If you don’t find offers on this page, you may register in our interest list.
Please direct all applications to the email contact below. Hiring is decided according to the institute’s demand.
Requirements
- Student of Metallurgy and Material sciences or other material related engineering field
- Third semester and up
- Strong interest in practical jobs in the areas of pyro- and hydrometallurgy
- Good knowledge of the German language
- Very good knowledge of the MS Office suite
What we offer
- Challenging duties in a dynamic and international team
- Practical experience through active involvement in current research topics of the industry
- Contacts to renowned companies for future practical trainings
Description
Student worker
Topic
HiWi‘s gesucht !
Background
You don’t want to just sit over books during your studies and are looking for a job experience where you can work 5-8 hours a week in your field of study?
The IME offers you:
- Challenging tasks in an international team;
- practical work, which experimentally deepens what you have learned in theory;
- a broad spectrum of pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and applied electrochemistry and contacts for future internships.
Duration
6 months
Start
Immediately
Job definition
What you should bring with you are:
- Good knowledge of MS Office applications,
- no fear of liquid, hot metal,
- no fear of acids and bases,
- Fun and interest in practical work.
Interested? Then send an application to Dorothea Kenn (dkenn@ime-aachen.de), or Zixi Gao (zgao@ime-aachen.de). Application documents include motivation, curriculum vitae and transcript of grades.
Contact
M.Sc. Zixi Gao
Open Thesis Topics
IME offers students of engineering, materials science and chemistry with a background in process technology many topics for theses or student research projects such as bachelor, project, minor or master theses, as well as seminars. Below you will find a selection of current work topics for which the corresponding scientific staff can be contacted. You are also welcome to express your own ideas for supervised work and to initiate them in consultation with the scientific staff. We will find an interesting and exciting topic for everyone.
- Development of self-learning optimization algorithms for pyrometallurgical process development using the case study of electronic scrap recycling
- Recycling of NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries: Validation of IME Reference Process
- Study of Fluorine Volatilization and Its Impact on Lithium Recovery in the Pyrolysis of LIB Black Mass
- Calibration set-up for the quantitative analysis through Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
- Design of slag systems of fayalitic by-products as an oxide raw material for solar heat absorber and storage media
- Literature Review on the Production of Titanium Powder for Additive Manufacturing from Scrap Using the HDH Process
- A literature study on the state of the art of pyrometallurgical battery recycling
- Direct Gold Recovery from Computer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
- Design of Fayalitic slags as an oxidic raw material for solar heat absorbers and storage media
Mock Exams
Here you can download old tests or have a look at the results of new tests. Please ask for the necessary passwords in the lectures.
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