Professor Manfred Rühle is one of the world's leading specialists in the study of advanced materials by high-resolution electron microscopy. His most notable achievement was the elucidation of the structure of interfaces between metals and ceramics. He has pioneered the development of quantitative microscopy, directly comparing image simulations with experimental observations so as to refine the detailed atomic structure and bonding of interfaces. He is a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and the Director of the Max Planck Institute fur Metallforschung, Stuttgart.