Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Köster

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Faculty Engineering Sciences

Chair in Process Engineering/Surface technology

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Köster

Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften

+49 3727 581532

koester@hs-mittweida.de

5-313A

Visitor address

Technikumplatz 17a

09648 Mittweida

5-313A

Postal address

Mittweida University

Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften

Technikumplatz 17

09648 Mittweida

Teaching

Fundamentals of Manufacturing Technology
Fundamentals of Surface Engineering
Coating Techniques
Plastics Technology

Corrosion and wear protection
Electroplating
Surface treatment

Surface Engineering
Fundamentals of Manufacturing Technology
Plastics Technology

Career

2006 to the present

Chair of Process Engineering/Surface Engineering; Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (FH)

1998–2006

Work experience: AMI Doduco (electroplating) and Andus Elektronik GmbH (printed circuit board technology)

1994–1998

Research Fellow, Max Planck Society

2006

Appointment

Chair of Process Engineering/Surface Engineering; Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (FH)

1998

PhD

PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Heidelberg

1994

Conclusion

Degree: Diploma in Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover

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Untersuchungen AG-Projekt

Term: 2026/09/01 – 2027/02/28
Financed by: Dr.-Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG
Project managers: Frank Köster

Meta3D - Ressourceneffiziente metallisch beschichtete 3D-gedruckte Formeinsätze aus Kunststoff für den Spritzguss

Term: 2024/09/01 – 2026/08/31
Financed by: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
Funding code: KK5169417EB4
Project managers: Frank Köster

Energieeffiziente Synthese neuer lridiumverbindungen zur Entwicklung innovativer lridiumelektrolyte zur galvanischen Abscheidung

Term: 2024/05/01 – 2026/09/30
Financed by: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz
Funding code: KK5169415RH3
Project managers: Frank Köster

Kunststoffmetallisierung mittels laserinduzierter Aktivierung und computergestützter Prozessmodellierung (KAP) TP1

Term: 2024/01/01 – 2026/12/31
Financed by: Europäischer Sozialfonds (ESF)
Funding code: 100693884
Project managers: Frank Köster

Development of a Cost-effective anode for PEM water electrolysis (DC-PEM) 3

Term: 2023/07/01 – 2026/10/31
Financed by: Europäische Union
Funding code: 100687668
Project managers: Frank Köster

N. Omar, F. Köster, F. Hahn, A. Bund

Residual stress of annealed electroless and electrodeposited nickel phosphorous layers incorporated with amorphous boron particles

Appeared in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Engineering, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40712-025-00250-7

J. Huang, J. Näther, F. Köster, T. Lampke

Electrodeposition and Performance of Bright Nickel–Rhenium Coatings Obtained from Watts-Type Electrolytes

Appeared in: Russian Journal of Electrochemistry 59 (2023), P. 419 – 429

DOI: 10.1134/s102319352305004x

A. Bund, F. Hahn, F. Köster, N. Omar

Hardness and tribological behaviour of annealed electroless nickel phosphorus composite layers with incorporated boron particles

Appeared in: Surface and Coatings Technology, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.130261

W. Wu, Y. Zhou, G. He, J. Näther, Y. Liu, F. Köster, T. Lampke

The influence of Re content on microstructure, grain size, microhardness and abrasion resistance of electrodeposited Ni–Re alloy coatings

Appeared in: Wear 512-513 (2023), P. 204551

DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2022.204551

W. Wu, J. Näther, F. Köster, T. Lampke

Sodium hexabromoiridate(III) for the electroplating of Ir–Ni and Ir–Re–Ni alloy coatings

Appeared in: Thin Solid Films 755 (2022), P. 139323

DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2022.139323

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Köster

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s in Maker Science

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