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Institute Director; Fusion Program Spokesperson

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Christoph Kirchlechner

  • 2026
  • Attendee

Christoph Kirchlechner heads the Institute for Applied Materials – Mechanics of Materials and Interfaces at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is program spokesperson for KIT-FUSION. A materials scientist trained at the University of Leoben, his research addresses plasticity, fatigue and fracture at the micron scale.