Marc Seefeldt

Marc Seefeldt is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, affiliated with the Department of Materials Science at KU Leuven. He is a member of the Leuven Institute for Additive Manufacturing (Leuven.AM) and holds leadership roles in academic governance, including membership in the Faculty Council of Engineering Sciences and the Departmental Council for Materials Science.

• Focuses on materials behavior under extreme conditions, including fatigue crack initiation in nuclear environments (lead-bismuth eutectic), additive manufacturing of titanium alloys, and microstructural simulation frameworks.
• Key projects include TITREX (tailored thermal expansion in titanium alloys), PROCSIMA (additive manufacturing simulation), and Multi-SCOPE (multi-scale characterization).

His research integrates experimental techniques (synchrotron X-ray diffraction, hybrid bonding analysis) with computational modeling (phase-field, crystal plasticity). He supervises students on topics spanning liquid metal embrittlement, Cu bulge-out mechanisms, and texture evolution in titanium. Teaching responsibilities include courses in continuum modeling, physical foundations of materials engineering, and project-based materials education.