Here you will find an overview of the projects we are currently funding. On average, about 250 projects are being funded. Smaller funding projects are sometimes not described individually.
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ongoing projects
Sodium-ion batteries are considered a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The carbon electrodes they contain can be obtained from wood waste. Their natural fluctuations are to be eliminated using a new digestion process.
Dr. Johanna Schröder conducts research into the development of materials and components for sustainable energy solutions. She studied chemistry at the University of Bremen. After completing her PhD at the University of Bern, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Dr. Kai Melde conducts research into the formation of complex sound fields and their interaction with particles and cells. He studied mechatronics at TU Dresden and worked at the Palo Alto Research Center in California. Most recently, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg.
People of the same chronological age often differ greatly in biological age. The aim of the project is to better understand the causes of biological ageing and to be able to measure them as accurately as possible using biomarkers.
In the project, the energy supply of electromobility is considered holistically across all areas (distribution network, charging station, battery). The overall system is tested and optimized using a digital twin and in the laboratory.
At the Ilmenau School of Green Electronics (ISGE), young scientists are working on green microelectronics in an interdisciplinary manner. This is not only sustainable and climate-neutral in operation, but also along the entire value chain and in the entire material cycle.
With the funding of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, open rooms and workshops are being set up at the TU Ilmenau - so-called FabLabs. This is where people interested in setting up a business can produce and test their prototypes.
Prof. Dr. Ebru Ercan Herbst heads the “3D-iPSC-BBB” project at Reutlingen University. The aim is to develop a model for investigating the human blood-brain barrier based on artificially produced pluripotent stem cells.
The "Industrial Ecology for Engineering at Esslingen University" (I E³) project is developing a new modular teaching concept to promote sustainability skills for engineering students.
The MTI brings together academic members from STEM subjects at the University of Koblenz and Koblenz University of Applied Sciences as well as regional doctors and therapists. The aim of the institute is to improve the transfer of knowledge from IT and engineering research to clinical practice.