Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering are involved in various DFG individual projects as well as several large-scale research proposals, research training groups and DFG research groups. Several completed and ongoing FP7-, H2020- and Marie Skłodowska-Curie projects can also be listed. Individual activities are listed below as examples.

DFG-Projects

Collaborative Research Centers / Transregios

Listing of the Collaborative Research Centers / Transregios

Acronyms

Title Maturities since
SFB 1411 Product design of disperse systems

2020

SFB/TRR 270 Hysteresis design of magnetic materials for efficient energy conversion 2020
SFB/ TRR 247 Heterogeneous oxidation catalysis in the liquid phase - materials and mechanisms in thermal, electro- and photocatalysis 2018
SFB/TRR 196 Mobile Material Characterization and Localization by Electromagnetic Sensing 2017
SFB 627 Environment models for mobile contextual systems 2003-2011
SFB 491 Magnetic heterolayers: Spin structure and spin transport 2000-2011
SFB 445 Nano-particles from the gas phase: formation, structure, properties 1999-2010
SFB 410 II-VI semiconductors: growth mechanisms, low-dimensional structures and interfaces 1995-2006
SFB 291 Elastic handling systems for heavy loads in complex operating areas 1996-2001
FKO 427 Media and cultural communication 1999-2008

Research groups

Listing of the research groups
Acronyms Title Maturities since
FOR 2974 Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders (ACSID) 2020
FOR 2687 Cyclic fluctuations in highly optimised petrol engines: experiment and simulation of a multiscale effect chain 2019
FOR 2363 Evaluation of building design variants in early design phases on the basis of adaptive detailing strategies 2016
FOR 2284 Model-based scalable gas phase synthesis of complex nanoparticles 2015
FOR 2242 Academic learning and study success in the entry phase of STEM degree programmes 2014-2019
FOR 1993 Multifunctional material and energy conversion 2013
FOR 1616 Dynamics and interaction of semiconductor nanowires for optoelectronics 2012
FOR 1509 Ferroic functional materials - multi-scale modelling and experimental characterisation 2012-2020
FOR 797 Analysis and computation of microstructure in finite plasticity 2007-2019

Research Training Groups

Listing of the Research Training Groups
Acronyms Title Maturities since
GRK 2803 Scalable 2D Material Architectures (2D-MATURE) Synthesis and Processing, Characterisation and Functionality, Implementation and Demonstration 2022
GRK 2610 Innovative interfaces to the retina for optimised artificial vision - InnoRetVision 2021
GRK 2535 Knowledge- and data-based personalisation of medicine at the point of car 2021
GRK 2167 User-Centred Social Media 2015-2020
GRK 1240 Nanotronics - Photovoltaics and optoelectronics from nanoparticles 2006-2010
GRK 647 Mathematical and engineering methods for secure data transmission and information transfer 2000-2006

Research infrastructures

Listing of the research infrastructures
Title Listed since
Additive manufacturing plant for ceramic applications 2020
Additive manufacturing plant for powder bed-based melting of metals 2019
High-precision radiolocation measuring system 2017-2019
On-Wafer Netzwork Analyser 2017
Wafer-Bonder 2017
3D vector magnet with confocal microscopy unit 2016
Massively parallel high-performance computer with fast networking 2015
Extremely broadband radio measurement system 2014
Scanning probe microscope 2013
Multifunctional measuring system 2008-2012
Atomic Force Microscope AFM 2011
High-resolution scanning electron microscope 2010
Sloshing test facility 2010
Test facility for the adsorption of highly toxic components in the trace range 2010
NFDI4Health - National Research Data Infrastructure for Personal Health Data 2020
Multidimensional inner motor laser diagnostics 2009
X-ray diffractometer with area detector 2008
System for measuring gas temperatures 2008
Energy cable measuring station 2008
High-resolution scanning electron microscope 2007

Priority programmes

Listing of the priority programmes
Acronyms Title Listed since
SPP 2388 Hundert plus - Extending the life of complex building structures through intelligent digitalisation 2022
SPP 2370 Linking catalysts, mechanisms and reactor concepts for the conversion of dinitrogen by electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical methods ("nitroconversion") 2022
SPP 2312 Energy-efficient power electronics "GaNius" 2011
SPP 2289 Designing synergies in tailor-made mixtures of heterogeneous powders: hetero-aggregations of particulate systems and their properties. 2021
SPP 2196 Perovskite semiconductors: From fundamental properties to application 2019
SPP 2111 Integrated electronic-photonic systems for ultra-wideband signal processing 2018
SPP 2045 Highly specific multidimensional fractionation of technical fine particle systems 2017
SPP 2020 Cyclic damage processes in high-performance concretes in the Experimental Virtual Lab 2017
SPP 2013 Targeted use of forming-induced residual stresses in metallic components 2017
SPP 1999 Robust Argumentation Machines (RATIO) 2017
SPP 1980 Nanoparticle synthesis in spray flames SpraySyn: measurement, simulation, processes 2017
SPP 1959 Manipulation of matter controlled by electric and magnetic fields: Towards novel synthesis and processing routes of inorganic materials 2016
SPP 1886 Polymorphic uncertainty modelling for the numerical design of structures 2016
SPP 1748 Reliable simulation techniques in solid mechanics - development of non-conventional discretisation methods, mechanical and mathematical analysis 2014
SPP 1713 Strongly coupled thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical states in applied materials 2014
SPP 1679 Dynamic simulation of networked solid processes 2013
SPP 1655 Ultra-high-speed wireless communication for mobile internet access 2013
SPP 1648 Software for Exascale Computing 2012
SPP 1613 Regeneratively produced fuels by light-driven water splitting: elucidation of the elementary processes and implementation perspectives on technological concepts 2012
SPP 1599 Caloric effects in ferroic materials: New concepts of cooling 2012
SPP 1570 Porous media with defined pore structure in process engineering - modelling, applications, synthesis 2011-2019
SPP 1568 Design and Generic Principles of Self-Healing Materials 2011-2020
SPP 1542 Lightweight construction with concrete - fundamentals for building the future with bionic and mathematical design principles 2011-2020
SPP 1459 Graphene 2010
SPP 1409 Science and the Public: Understanding Fragile and Conflicting Scientific Evidence 2009
SPP 1397 Communications in Interference Limited Networks 2009-2017
SPP 1285 Semiconductor Spintronics 2007-2016
SPP 1202 Ultra-wideband radio technologies for communication, localisation and sensor technology 2006-2012
SPP 1182 Sustainable construction with ultra-high-strength concrete 2005-2012
SPP 1165 Nanowires and nanotubes: from controlled synthesis to function 2004-2010
SPP 1163 Techniques, algorithms and concepts for future COFDM developments 2004-2010
SPP 1133 Ultrafast magnetization processes 2002-2008
SPP 1119 Inorganic materials by gas phase synthesis: Interdisciplinary approaches to the development, understanding and control of CVD processes 2001-2007
SPP 1103 Networked cooperative planning processes in structural engineering 2000-2006
SPP 1101 Condition assessment of electrical power supply equipment and systems 2000-2006
SPP 1099 Production machines with parallel kinematics 2000-2006
SPP 1081 Network-based knowledge communication in groups 2000-2006
SPP 1076 Fundamentals and methods of low-loss information processing 1999-2005
SPP 1062 Handling of highly dispersible powders 1998-2004
SPP 1060 Novel layer structures for fuel cells 1998-2004
SPP 1059 System-theoretical methods for managing trans-European energy systems 1998-2004
SPP 1058 Optical transmission methods in information technology 1998-2004
SPP 1041 Distributed processing and mediation of digital documents 1997-2003
SPP 1039 Autonomous running 1997-2003
SPP 1038 High power semiconductor devices 1997-2002
SPP 1032 Group III nitrides and their heterostructures: growth, material science principles and applications 1997-2003
SPP 1015 System dynamics and long-term behaviour of running gear, track and subsoil 1996-2002
SPP 1013 Short-term metallurgy 1996-2002
SPP 735 Automatic visual inspection of technical objects 1995-2001
SPP 734 Multifunctional materials 1995-2001

EU-Projects

Listing of EU-Projects
Acronyms Title Listed since
News in groups Group effects of news evaluation in social media 2021-2024
TERAOPTICS Terahertz Photonics for Communications, Space, Security, Radio-Astronomy, and Material Science 2020-2024
HYFLEXPOWER Hydrogen as a FLEXible energy storage for a fully renewable European POWER system 2020-2024
sCO2-4-NPP Innovative sCO2-based heat removal technology for an increased level of safety of nuclear power plants 2019-2022
RISE-SMA Social Media Analytics 2019-2022
TeraApps Doctoral Training Network in Terahertz Technologies for Imaging, Radar and Communication Applications 2018-2021
PDP4E Methods and Tools for GDPR compliance through Privacy and Data Protection Engineering 2018-2021
sCO2-Flex Supercritical CO2 Cycle for flexible Coal Power Plant 2018-2020
Space at Sea Multi-use affordable standardized floating Space@Sea 2017-2020
ECSASDPE European and Chinese Platform for Stacked Aero-Structure Drilling Process and Equipment 2017-2020
sCO2-HeRo The supercritical CO2 heat removal system 2015-2018
NanoDome Nanomaterials via Gas-Phase Synthesis: A Design-Oriented Modelling and Engineering Approach 2015-2018
FIWIN5G Fiber-Wireless Integrated Networks for 5th Generation Delivery 2015-2018
COHERENT Coordinated control and spectrum management for 5G heterogeneous radio access networks 2015-2018
MefCO2 Synthesis of Methanol from Captured Carbon Dioxide Using Surplus Electricity 2014-2018
RAPID5G Radio Technologies for 5G using Advanced Photonic Infrastructure for Dense User Environments 2014-2017
IPHOBAC-NG Integrated Photonic Broadband Radio Access Units for Next Generation Optical Access Networks 2013-2016
DESSIN Demonstrate Ecosystem Services Enabling Innovation in the Water Sector 2014-2017
ATBEST Advanced Technologies for Biogas Efficiency Sustainability and Transport 2013-2017
SHOPERA EnergyEfficient Safe SHip OPERAtion 2013-2016
FiPS Developing Hardware and Design Methodologies for Heterogeneous Low Power Field Programmable Servers 2013-2016
BUONAPART-E Better Upscaling and Optimization of Nanoparticle and Nanostructure Production by Means of Electrical Discharges 2012-2016
NANOMOTION Nanoelectromechanical Motion in Functional Materials 2011-2015
SISOB An Observatorium for Science in Society based in Social Models 2011-2014
LASER-CELL Innovative Cell and Stack Design for Stationary Industrial Applications Using Novel Laser Processing Techniques 2011-2014
CableBOT Parallel Cable Robotics for Improving Maintenance and Logistics of Large-Scale Products 2011-2014
EcoWeb a dynamic e-dissemination platform for EU eco-innovation research results 2011-2013
NESSoS Network of Excellence on Engineering Secure Future Internet Software Services and Systems 2010-2014
MITEPHO MIcrowave and TErahertz PHOtonics 2010-2014
KHRESMOI Knowledge Helper for Medical and Other Information users 2010-2014
PAPYRUS Plug and Play monitoring and control architecture for optimization of large scale production processes 2010-2013
iPHOS Integrated photonic transceivers at sub-terahertz wave range for ultra-wideband wireless communications 2010-2013
AirMonTech Air Quality Monitoring Technologies for Urban Areas 2010-2013
EXTREME SEAS Design for Ship Safety in Extreme Seas 2009-2012
SERA Social Engagement with Robots and Agents 2009-2011
SCY Science Created by You 2008-2012
RP-DEMATEN Reinforcement of research potential of the Department  of Materials Engineering in the field of processing and characterization of nanostructured materials 2008-2011
PEGASE Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and State Estimation 2008-2012
BONE Building the Future Optical Network in Europe: The e-Photon/ONe Network 2008-2011