OVERVIEW Phase Field Method Introduction Effect of Zener pinning and thermal grooving on grain growth Grain growth in anisotropic systems Diffusion and coarsening in multi-phase systems and multi-component systems solder joints Calculation and Optimization of Phase Diagrams (CALPHAD) 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