The Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) elects its new members once a year, divided into honorary members, full members, corresponding members in Austria and abroad, and members of the Young Academy. The prerequisite for admission to the ÖAW is that the nominees meet the highest standards in terms of personality, scientific work and reputation in the scientific community and come from different disciplines.
In this year's elections, Christian Mitterer was elected a full member of the mathematical-scientific class of the ÖAW for his pioneering work on the functionalization of surfaces for applications in tribology, microelectronics, energy and medical technology. With his election, the Montanuniversität Leoben is once again represented by an actively working full member of the ÖAW.
