Ivan Genov

Working on solutions for interdisciplinary research projects

I was occupied with synthesis and analysis of new composites as anode materials in all-solid-state Fluoride-Ion-Batteries in the Research group "Material design by synthesis" lead by Prof. O. Clemens at the TU Darmstadt. I am greatly thankful for the lab experience I could gather, as well as the comradery in the research group and the incredible mentoring on Prof. Clemens' side.

In addition to the work regarding my Master’s, I joined the MPA/IfW - Institute at TU Darmstadt to work as a research lab supervisor on the topic of Materials analysis, in particular topography and microstructure analysis of steel and aluminium alloys via Light microscope and SEM. The experience of being responsible for the analysis equipment, the conduction of experiments and teaching the students, helped me further develop and strengthen my self-confidence as a team leader.

In 2013 I did a three month internship at Gramm Technik GmbH. My responsibilities were partial coating of motor pistons with iron, partial chemical nickel coating of parts for the automotive industry, test series and experiments on existing electrolytes, optimisation and further development of existing electrolytes. To see how different departments of a production company correlate and work together to solve problems and please their customers, and my involvement in the process was fascinating for me.

Functional Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Characterization Methods in Mat. Sc. I+II, Ceramic Mat. : Synthesis and Properties, Chemical Sensors, Electrochemistry in Energy Applications: Convertor Devices, Storage Devices, Polymer Processing

Materials Science: Structure and Mechanical Properties, Physical Properties, Crystallography, Polymers, Surface Technology, Ceramics, Metals and Semiconductors, Sensor technologies, Manufacturing; Inorg., Org., Ph., Pol. Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Electrical Engineering; Java; Iconomics