OVERVIEW Phase Field Method Introduction Effect of Zener pinning and thermal grooving on grain growth Grain growth in anisotropic systems Calculation and Optimization of Phase Diagrams Calculation of phase diagrams for lead-free solder alloys based on Bi-In-Sn-Zn Al-Fe-Ni-Ti system Previous Projects In-situ Obervation Of Microstructure Evolution With Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) Ex-situ pO2-measurements of non-ferrous slacs MOKE (Magneto Optical Kerr Effect) - measurements of soft magnetic materials