Professor Kainer is Director of Institute for Materials Research at the GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht and Professor at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg. His main research focuses on metal matrix composites and magnesium alloys, with a special focus on applications in the automobile industry. He cooperates in research projects with major European and American car manufactures as well as with research institutes in Asia, America and Europe. He was also Chairman of the three International Magnesium Conferences in Germany, organised by the DGM, and he gave invited lectures at many international conferences, including the TMS Annual Meetings in the US.

"... surveys the latest results and developments in the use of metal matrix composites for these industries."Materials Today

• Fundamentals of MMCsParticles, fibers, and short fibers for MMC reinforcementPreforms for reinforcements of light metalsAluminum-matrix compositesProduction of composites by thermal coating processingCutting of Al-MMCsMechanical behaviour and fatigue of metal matrix compositesInterfaces in metal matrix compositesMetal matrix composites by powder metallurgySpray compacting - an alternative process for MMC-Al alloys

Professor Kainer is Director of Institute for Materials Research at the GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht and Professor at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg. His main research focuses on metal matrix composites and magnesium alloys, with a special focus on applications in the automobile industry. He cooperates in research projects with major European and American car manufactures as well as with research institutes in Asia, America and Europe. He was also Chairman of the three International Magnesium Conferences in Germany, organised by the DGM, and he gave invited lectures at many international conferences, including the TMS Annual Meetings in the US.

"... surveys the latest results and developments in the use of metal matrix composites for these industries."Materials Today

• Fundamentals of MMCsParticles, fibers, and short fibers for MMC reinforcementPreforms for reinforcements of light metalsAluminum-matrix compositesProduction of composites by thermal coating processingCutting of Al-MMCsMechanical behaviour and fatigue of metal matrix compositesInterfaces in metal matrix compositesMetal matrix composites by powder metallurgySpray compacting - an alternative process for MMC-Al alloys