• Analytical transmission electron microscopy of amorphous and crystalline matter

Academic Education

1992 – 1996

Ph.D. Physics 1992 –1996, University of Münster, Germany Thesis: Dislocation mechanisms in D03 long-range ordered iron-rich iron-aluminates. Supervisor: Prof. E. Nembach

1986 – 1992

Diploma in Physics, University of Münster, Germany Diploma-thesis: Analytical electron microscopy at precipitate-free zones along grain boundaries in NIMONIC PE 16 Supervisor: Prof. E. Nembach

since 1986

A Levels, Steinfurt

Positions

since 2008

Senior scientist, Institute of Materials Physics, University of Münster

1997 – 2007

Senior scientist, Karlsruhe Research Center (now KIT)

2026

• Voyles, Paul M., Rösner, Harald, and Wilde, Gerhard. “Structure and dynamics in metallic glasses from nanodiffraction.” MRS Bulletin (August 2026), № 51 (2026): 1024–1038. doi: https://doi:10.1557/s43577-026-01140-9.
• Rösner, Harald, Wilde, Gerhard, Bera, Arabinda, and Zaccone, Alessio. “Strains, apparent ‘interfacial energies’ and non-affine displacements obtained from shear bands.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds (25 July 2026), № 1078 (2026): 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.189630.
• Rashidi, Reza, Vaerst, Olivia, Riechers, Birte, Rösner, Harald, Wilde, Gerhard, and Maaß, Robert. “Atomic-scale strain fluctuations as an origin for elastic microstructures in metallic glasses.” Acta Materialia, № 308 (2026): 1–8. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.121982.
• Vaerst, Olivia, Rösner, Harald, Peterlechner, Martin, and Wilde, Gerhard. “Local structure and dynamics of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass during ex situ and in situ annealing.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, № 1051 (2026): 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.186051.

2025

• Kornyushchenko, A., Perekrestov, V., Tomut, M., Rösner, H., Peterlechner, M., and Wilde, G.. “Formation of single-phase crystalline and amorphous high-entropy ZrTiTaMoWNi thin films under near-equilibrium condensation conditions.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, № 1047 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184918.
• Zhang, H., Mohan, Muralikrishna G., Akbari, A., Rösner, H., Tyler, B.J., Divinski, S.V., and Wilde, G.. “Grain- and interphase boundary diffusion in eutectic AlCoCrFeNi2.1 compositionally complex alloy.” Acta Materialia, № 294 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121082.
• Ding, H., Akbari, A., Chen, E., Rösner, H., Frolov, T., Divinski, S., Wilde, G., and Liebscher, C.H.. “Hierarchy of defects in near-Σ5 tilt grain boundaries in copper studied by length-scale bridging electron microscopy.” Acta Materialia, № 287 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.120778.
• Khademorezaian, S., da, Silva Pinto M.W., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., Divinski, S.V., Eusterholz, M., and Wilde, G.. “Investigating the impact of minor alloying on shear transformation zones and strain rate sensitivity in Pd-based bulk metallic glasses via nanoindentation, correlation symmetry analysis and atom probe tomography.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, № 1037 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182099.
• Sankaran, S., Kumar, D., Bibhanshu, N., Bharadwaj, Dash B., Suwas, S., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., Divinski, S., Mayer, J., and Wilde, G.. “Thermal stability of microstructure and texture in an ultra-fine grained (UFG) Al–Mg–Sc–Zr alloy.” Philosophical Magazine (21), № 105 (2025): 1367–1395. doi: 10.1080/14786435.2025.2486591.

2024

• Rösner, Harald, Bera, Arabinda, and Alessio Zaccone, and. “Unveiling the asymmetry in density within the shear bands of metallic glasses.” Physical Review B - Condensed Matter, № 110 (2024): 1–6. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.110.014107.
• Haihong Jiang, Qingmei Gong, Martin Peterlechner, Lydia Daum, Harald Rösner, Gerhard Wilde. “Hardness and microstructural evolution of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys during severe plastic deformation.” Materials Science and Engineering: A, № 908 (2024): 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.146758.
• S. Khademorezaian, M. Tomut, M. Peterlechner, M.W. da Silva Pinto, H. Rösner, S. Divinski, G. Wilde. “Extreme rejuvenation of a bulk metallic glass at the nanoscale by swift heavy ion irradiation.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, № 980 (2024): 1–14. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173571.
• da, Silva Pinto M.W., Daum, L., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G.. “Correlations between shadow glass transition, enthalpy recovery and medium range order in a Pd40Ni40P20 bulk metallic glass.” Acta Materialia, № 275 (2024) 120034. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120034.
• Voigt, H., Neuber, N., Vaerst, O., Demming, M., Busch, R., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G.. “Differences in structure and dynamics of ternary Pd–Ni-based bulk metallic glasses containing sulfur or phosphorous.” Acta Materialia, № 264 (2024) 119574. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119574.
• Taheriniya, S., Sonkusare, R., Boll, T., Divinski, S.V., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G.. “Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation.” Acta Materialia, № 281 (2024) 120421. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120421.
• Gong, Q., Peterlechner, M., Jiang, H., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G.. “Medium-range structural order in amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change material.” Applied Physics Letters (8), № 124 (2024) 081901. doi: 10.1063/5.0190359.
• Gubicza, J., El-Tahawy, M., Huang, Y., Patra, A.K., Rösner, H., Wilde, G., and Vadlamani, S.S.. “Nanostructuring and Hardness Evolution in a Medium-Mn Steel Processed by High-Pressure Torsion Technique.” Advanced Engineering Materials (20), № 26 (2024) 2400920. doi: 10.1002/adem.202400920.