Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mirko Schaper

Werkstoffkunde

Head of Institute

Contact and Affiliations

Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.110
Head of Institute - Professor
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.110
Office Address:
Mersinweg 7
33100 Paderborn
Room:
Y2.110
Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 285
Member - External
Key research area Sustainable Materials, Processes and Products
Member - Professor

About Mirko Schaper

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2017: Dean of the faculty of mechanical engineering, Paderborn University

Since 2013: Professor of Materials Science, Paderborn University

2014 - 2017: Senator of Paderborn University

2006 - 2013: Chief Engineer (Chair of Materials Science) Leibniz University Hannover

2010: Habilitation "Microstructural evolution during the deformation of various high-strength and ultra-high-strength sheet steel materials", Leibniz University Hannover

1999 - 2005: Doctorate under supervision of Heinz Haferkamp, "Use of the magnet molding process forcasting magnesium and its alloys", Leibniz University Hannover

1990 - 1998: Studies in Mechanical Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Publications

Latest Publications

Effect of Compression Rate and Pore Size Distribution on the Compression Behavior of Additively Manufactured Bio-inspired Fe3Si Microporous Material

S. Pramanik, D. Mileaege, A. Andreiev, K.-P. Hoyer, M. Schaper, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (2025).


Mechanical properties and joinability of the near-eutectic aluminium casting alloy AlSi12

M. Neuser, P.K. Holtkamp, K.-P. Hoyer, F. Kappe, S. Yildiz, M. Bobbert, G. Meschut, M. Schaper, The Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Part L (2025).


Precipitation Hardening in the Magnesium–Zinc–Calcium Alloy System

M.P.K. Braun, O. Grydin, K.-P. Hoyer, M. Schaper, in: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025.



Process chain of a twin-roll cast aluminium-copper-lithium alloy

S. Mallow, J. Broer, B. Milkereit, O. Grydin, K.-P. Hoyer, K.-U. Garthe, D. Milaege, V. Boyko, M. Schaper, O. Kessler, Production Engineering (2024).


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Teaching


Current Courses

  • Werkstoffseminar
  • Werkstoffkunde der Metalle (?bung)
  • Werkstoffkunde der Metalle
  • Werkstoffkunde 1 (?bung)
  • Werkstoffkunde 1
  • Technische Aspekte von Rissbildung und Bruch (?bung)
  • Technische Aspekte von Rissbildung und Bruch
  • Praktikum Maschinenbau Metalle
  • Multifunktionale Materialien (?bung)
  • Multifunktionale Materialien
  • Modern Steels and Steel Making (Exercises)
  • Modern Steels and Steel Making
  • Metallische Werkstoffe für den Fahrzeugbau (?bung)
  • Metallische Werkstoffe für den Fahrzeugbau
  • Fundamental concepts of materials science
  • Fachlabor Werkstoffkunde
  • Experimentelle Methoden der Werkstoffkunde (?bung)
  • Experimentelle Methoden der Werkstoffkunde
  • Characterization Techniques of Solids
  • Advanced Concepts in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Advanced Analytical Techniques

Scientific Engagement

Since 2013  |  Member of the Executive Board (Direct Manufacturing Research Center)


Since 2013  |  Member of the Executive Board (Institute for Lightweight Design with Hybrid Systems)


Since 2011  |  Honorable Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Kiev, UA


Further Information

Wissenschaftliches Engagement

  • Ehrenmitglied der ?Akademie der Hochschulwissenschaften der Ukraine“
  • Wissenschaftlicher Arbeitskreis der Universit?ts-Professoren der Werkstofftechnik
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V.
  • Deutscher Verband für Materialforschung und -prüfung
  • Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
  • Verein Deutscher Gie?ereifachleute e.V.
  • Advisory Board “Metal Journal” (Ukraine)
  • International Advisory Board “steel research international”