Here you will find an overview of the projects we are currently funding. On average, about 240 projects are being funded. Smaller funding projects are sometimes not described individually.
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ongoing projects
Dr. Isabell Wochner conducts research in the field of predictive simulations, machine learning and biomechanics. She holds a doctorate in biomechanics and biorobotics from the University of Stuttgart. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg.
Prof. Dr. Florian Heigwer, Professor of Synthetic Biotechnology at the Bingen University of Technology, is investigating how genes and signaling pathways regulate the resistance of organisms to environmental influences.
The Federal President's Prize for Technology and Innovation is one of the most important science awards in Germany. It honors outstanding technical, engineering and scientific achievements that lead to application-ready products.
Together with the city and university of Jena, Carl Zeiss AG and the Ernst Abbe Foundation, the Carl Zeiss Foundation established the German Optical Museum Foundation. The director of the museum holds a CZS endowed professorship for the history of physics.
The Carl Zeiss Foundation supports 150 German scholarships at a total of 20 universities in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, thus creating scope for young scientists in STEM subjects.
To enable the building sector to react more flexibly to fluctuating electricity generation from renewable sources, Prof. Dr. Jasmin Dell'Anna at Bingen University of Applied Sciences is researching technical solutions for controlling system technology in buildings and districts.
In a circular economy, organic halogen compounds such as Teflon are to be converted electrochemically into new materials and thus recycled. By using surplus electricity, the flexible process could help stabilize the power grid.
Scholarships for young scientists to participate in an international network meeting, where they meet top-class award winners from their field. The focus is on interdisciplinary exchange and mutual inspiration.
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.