TU Graz fills endowed professorship for aerospace research

TU Graz, BMVIT, voestalpine, and other industry partners establish Austria's first endowed chair for aerospace research, occupied by Brazilian materials scientist Sergio Amancio. Pictures available for download at the end of the message. With an average annual growth of over three percent globally, the aerospace sector is taking off. In order to take advantage of this potential, an BMVIT endowed chair has been established at the Graz University of Technology in cooperation with industry partners voestalpine, Fuchshofer Präzisionstechnik, TCM International, and Diamond Aircraft Industries. Since March this year, this position has been officially held by Brazilian-born materials scientist Sergio Amancio. The aim of this cooperation between science and business is to establish an international competence center for the development of pioneering materials and production technologies in the aerospace sector. voestalpine is the largest industrial partner and, with its high-performance materials and special forgings used in extremely high-load-bearing structural, engine, and undercarriage parts, is one of the world's major suppliers to the aviation industry.