Gottfried Suppan, Ph.D.

Gottfried A. Suppan obtained a B.Sc. and a M. Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Regensburg, Germany (2005-2011), finishing his studies with the best possible grade (“sehrgut”). In 2015 he received his doctorate degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in physical chemistry, awarded with “Magna Cum Laude”. He focused his work on the development of  novel methods to obtain stronger rare-earth magnets by electroplating of rare-earth elements from non-aqueous electrolytes. During his research, he assumed responsibility for laboratory and project work and has acquired considerable expertise as a consultant/partner (Continental AG, Regensburg, Germany, 2010-2011 and Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany, 2011-2015) and in projects financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (2011-2014).

Currently, he is a Research Professor at Yachay Tech University, Ecuador.

Summary of Interests

His research interests cover various topics in applied electrochemistry such as rare earth metal recycling,, energy storage and energy conversion and magnetic (nano) materials.

Current Research projects

Electroplating of heavy rare earth elements, diffusion processes in rare-earth magnets.

Selected Publications

• “Electroplating Dysprosium from Ionic Liquid-Based Solutions. A Promising Electrochemical Step to Produce Stronger High Performance Nd(Dy)-Fe-B Sintered Magnets” G. Suppan, M. Ruehrig, A. Kanitz, H. J. Gores, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162 (8), D382 – D388 (2015).
• “A Fast Micro-Kelvin Resolution Thermometer Based on NTC Thermistors“ , F. E. Wudy, D. J. Moosbauer, M. Multerer, G. Schmeer, H.-G. Schweiger, C. Stock, P. F. Hauner, G. A. Suppan, and H. J. Gores, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data (2011), 56 (12), 4823-4828.