Mr. M. Sc. Benjamin Bauer successfully passed his doctoral examination with his dissertation on the topic "Lifetime forecast for additively manufactured plastic components using fracture mechanics concepts" on May 29, 2020. The doctoral committee, consisting of the experts Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Gunter Kullmer and Mr. Prof Dr.-Ing.Volker Schöppner, as well as Prof. Dr.-Ing.Gerson Meschut (chairman) and Dr.-Ing.Peter Hoyer congratulated the new Dr.-Ing!