Here you will find an overview of the projects we are currently funding. On average, about 150 projects are being funded. Smaller funding projects are sometimes not described individually.
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ongoing projects
Prof. Dr. Frank Pothen, Professor of Economics at the EAH Jena, analyzes the availability of steel scrap as a raw material, among other things to conserve existing resources. His market model incorporates the effect of climate and trade policy.
Engineers with skills in sustainable development are crucial to overcoming future challenges. Eight Thuringian universities are cooperating to anchor sustainability in engineering education.
Dr. Jingyuan Xu is a mechanical engineering scientist in sustainable energy technologies. She holds a PhD from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After stations at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, she moved to KIT in 2021.
In the future, universities should increasingly teach "transformative skills for sustainability" - across disciplines and disciplinespecific. Regular expert meetings and curricular workshops are being promoted to anchor the topic in the curriculum.
The distribution of electrical energy is a challenge of the energy transition. In order to achieve higher utilization of the grid infrastructure, a switch to direct current is being researched in the project. In addition to technical aspects, the stakeholders are also involved.
Vitrimers are being researched as a new class of smart polymer materials that could provide a smart alternative to conventional plastics. The self-healing materials are recyclable and easier processible.