Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Award year: 2000
Category: Award / Honour
Type: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Awarding organization: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Peter Greil’s work focuses on manufacturing ceramics and ceramic composites. He uses a synthesis method to manufacture these materials that enables polymers and metals and their oxides to be joined to form composites. He often draws inspiration from nature and its construction methods for new ‘biomimetic’ materials. In addition, he conducts research into coatings that provide protection against corrosion.