Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWSCurriculum Vitae
| Name, first name: | Leyens, Christoph Prof. Dr.-Ing. |
| Date and place of birth: | 5.11.1967 in Oldenburg, Germany |
| Family status: | Married, 3 children |
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| 2005 | Habilitation RWTH Aachen, Germany |
| 1997 | PhD RWTH Aachen, Germany |
| 1988–1993 | Diploma, RWTH Aachen, Germany |
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| since 2018 | Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute of Materials and Beam Technology (press release) |
| since 2016 | Director, Fraunhofer Institute of Materials and Beam Technology (press release) |
| since 2009 | Full Professor, Technische Universität Dresden |
| 2004–2009 | Full Professor, Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus |
| 1997–2004 | Researcher, group leader, acting director, German Aerospace Center, Cologne |
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| Over 250 publications, cited more than 3500 times (H-index of > 40) | |
| Published in high rank journals – Oxidation of Metals, Materials Science and Engineering, Corrosion Science, Acta Materialica, Advanced Materials | |
| Over 150 invited lectures at home and abroad | |
| 16 books and book contributions | |
| 11 patents | |
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| Light weight metallic and intermetallic materials, high temperature materials, functional materials microstructure-property relationships, oxidation and high temperature corrosion and protection against it, surface science and technology, coating and thin film development, additive manufacturing | |
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| Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Delft University of Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Linkoping University | |
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| currently 37 doctoral students, thereof 11 external Industrial PhD projects | |
| Over 10 years of teaching experience in various fields of materials science and technology | |
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| since 11 / 2016 | Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Materials and Beam Technology IWS, Dresden |
| 2009–2016 | Department Head “Thermal Coating and Additive Manufacturing”, Fraunhofer IWS, Dresden (2009-2016) |
| since 11 / 2011 | Director of the Institute of Materials Science, Technische Universität Dresden |
| 2009–2015 | Deputy Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden |
| 2007–2009 | Vice President for Research, Development and Innovation at BTU Cottbus |
| 2005–2014 | CEO of Research Center for Light-Weight Materials “Panta Rhei gGmbH“, Cottbus |
| 2005–2012 | Associate Director of the Institute of Materials Research, German Aerospace Center, Cologne |
| 2003–2004 | Acting Director of the Institute of Materials Research, German Aerospace Center |
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| Presidium member of National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) (press release) (since 2022) | |
| Member of Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Lasertechnik e.V. (press release) (since 2020) | |
| Spokesman of the acatech working group Materials Science and Technology (since 2015) | |
| Member of The Association of German Engineers (VDI), The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM) | |
| Board member of Confederation Materials Science and Engineering (BV MatWerk) | |
| Member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) (2009-present) | |
| Board member of the Technology Foundation Brandenburg, Potsdam (2009-2010) | |
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| 2019 | Adjunct Professor of University of Waterloo, Ontario, Kanada (press release) |
| 2019 | Adjunct Professor of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia (press release) |
| 2016 | Visiting SIMTech Fellow, Singapur |
| 2008–2009 | Science Ambassador of the State of Brandenburg, Germany |
| 2009 | Lee Hsun Lecture Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China |
| 1998 | Adolf-Martens-Award of Adolf-Martens-Fonds e.V., Berlin |
| 1997 | Science Award of German Aerospace Center |
| 1997 | Borchers Medal of RWTH Aachen |
| 1994 | DGM Young Researchers Award of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V. |
| 1994 | Otto-Junker-Award of Otto Junker Foundation, Simmerath |
| 1994 | Springorum Medal of RWTH Aachen |
| 1990–1993 | Scholarship of Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn |