Electromechanical Properties of Crystals
22–26 February 2027 at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), organized by DGK Working Group “Crystal Physics” and RUB.
For doctoral candidates and master’s students in crystallography, mineralogy, chemistry, physics, materials science and related fields.
Course focus
- Reference systems & crystal symmetry
- Tensorial properties
- Pyroelectric and dielectric effects
- Thermal expansion
- Piezoelectricity and elasticity
- Structure–property relationships
Prerequisites: basic crystallography, including reference systems, coordinate
transformations and symmetry properties.
Optional exam: 4 ECTS credits. No course fee; travel and accommodation
are arranged individually.
Registration by 8 January 2027
Lecturers: PD Dr. Eiken Haussühl (Goethe University Frankfurt); Prof. Dr. J. Schreuer
(Ruhr University Bochum); Dr. Marie Münchhalfen (Ruhr University Bochum)
Contact: PD Dr. Eiken Haussühl · haussuehl@kristall.uni-frankfurt.de