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MATERIALS SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING

Research
in Germany

Researchin Germany

Imprint
Published by: German Research Foundation (DFG), Bonn, Germany
Editor: Vera Pfister
Assistant Editor: Sina Stephan
Contact: researchmarketing@dfg.de
Sources: DFG, Fraunhofer Society, Helmholtz Association, Leibniz Association,
Max Planck Society, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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Cover Photo Credits: © Dierk Raabe, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH
© DFG, February 2023
This publication was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education andResearch.

MATERIALS SCIENCEAND ENGINEERINGPREFACE
This brochure provides a first insight into research in Germany in the field of materials
science and engineering and is especially recommended to early career researchers
from abroad.
Materials science and engineering research in Germany is primarily conducted atuniversities but also at non-university research institutions. Almost all universities andmany universities of applied sciences host a materials science and engineeringresearch section. The spectrum ranges from small monothematic working groups tolarge interdisciplinary departments and covers a variety of topics from traditional
areas to new explorative research fields.
This brochure is intended to give an initial overview. The following map and tables
highlight research consortia and graduate training programmes at universities andnon-university research institutes with a main focus on materials science andengineering.
On top of this, there is a lot more to discover: e.g. the DFG funds a multitude ofindividual projects in the area of materials science and engineering. These individual
grants outweigh the research consortia both in number and in overall funding volume.
Towards the end of this brochure, you will find a link to the online database GEPRIS
that provides an overview of all DFG-funded research projects. You will also findadditional important links for further information about programmes in the field ofmaterials science and engineering and profiles of German universities and research
institutions.
We invite you to explore the many opportunities that Germany has to offer andwelcome your feedback.

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OVERVIEW

Kiel

Bremerhaven

Greifswald

Rostock

LübeckHamburg
BremenEberswalde
HannoverBraunschweig

BerlinPotsdam
Magdeburg

DortmundMülheimBochumDuisburg
Essen

Paderborn
GöttingenKasselDüsseldorf
JülichCologneAachenJena

AlzenauFrankfurt/Main

International Research Training Groups

International Max Planck
Research Schools

Integrated Research Training Groups in
Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios
Clusters of Excellence

Helmholtz Centres

Collaborative Research Centres/Transregios

Leibniz Institutes

ErlangenNuremberg
PﬁnztalTübingen

Fraunhofer Institutes
Freiburg

Freiberg

BayreuthWürzburg

Kaiserslautern
Saarbrücken
Karlsruhe

Dresden

Hof

Hanau

Darmstadt

Helmholtz Graduate Schools

Leipzig

WeimarMarburg

Wiesbaden
Mainz

Research Training Groups

Halle/Saale

Schwäbisch Gmünd
Stuttgart
Denkendorf
Ulm
MunichMax Planck Institutes
Others
DFG-funded Priority Programmes and Research Units are not shown on the map since they are notnecessarily located at a single location; they are listed on pages 15 and 17.
The map shows the headquarters of the non-university research institutions.
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CENTRES OF RESEARCH- funded by dfg Clusters of Excellence (EXC) promote cutting-edge research. They serve to strengthen
the research profiles of universities or university consortia in internationally competitive
fields. They create excellent training and career opportunities for early career
researchers. Within the framework of the Excellence Strategy, they can receive
between €3 million and €10 million annually and are funded for seven years, startingin 2019. A second seven-year period is possible.
Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) are organisational units established atuniversities which enable researchers to pursue an outstanding research programmecrossing the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties. The
traditional Collaborative Research Centre is generally applied for by one university
and is conducted by researchers of that university. Early career support is a key
objective of the Collaborative Research Centre Programme. Early career researchers
may get involved in a CRC in numerous ways, for example within the framework ofan Integrated Research Training Group. Collaborative Research Centres are funded
for a period of up to 12 years.
Transregios (TRR) are Collaborative Research Centres in which up to three universities
collaborate with each other and submit a joint application. The contributions of thecooperative partners are essential, complementary and synergetic to the joint
research objective. Funding facilitates close, nationwide collaboration among theparticipating universities and researchers, as well as networking and shared use ofresources. There is also the option of international Transregios.

CENTRES OF RESEARCH
Location

Title

Funded Since

Contact

CLUSTERS OF EXCELLENCE
Freiburg

Albert-LudwigsUniversität Freiburg

Living, Adaptive andEnergy-autonomous
Materials Systems (livMatS)(EXC 2193)

2019www.livmats.unifreiburg.de

Karlsruhe

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

3D Matter Made to Order(3DMM2O) (EXC 2082)

2019

www.3dmattermadetoorder.kit.edu

Munich

Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität München

e-conversion (EXC 2089)

2019

www.e-conversion.de

POLiS – Post Lithium Storage
Cluster of Excellence(EXC 2154)

2019

www.postlithium
storage.org

Technische
Universität München
Ulm

Universität Ulm
Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES
AachenAachenAachenAachenBayreuth

Bayreuth>8

Institution

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Functional Microgels andMicrogel Systems (CRC 985)

2012

www.microgels.de

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Precision Manufacturing byControlling Melt Dynamics
and Solidification in
Production Processes(CRC 1120)

2014

www.sfb1120.rwthaachen.de

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Resistively Switching
Chalcogenides for FutureElectronics – Structure,
Kinetics, and Device
Scalability "Nanoswitches"(CRC 917)

2011

www.sfb917.rwthaachen.de

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Structural and Chemical
Atomic Complexity: From
Defect Phase Diagrams toMaterial Properties(CRC 1394)

2020

www.sfb1394.rwthaachen.de

Universität Bayreuth

From Particulate
Nanosystems to
Mesotechnology (CRC 840)

2009

www.sfb840.unibayreuth.de

Universität Bayreuth

MICROPLASTICS –Understanding the
Mechanisms and Processesof Biological Effects,
Transport and Formation(CRC 1357)

2019

www.sfbmikroplastik.unibayreuth.de9<

CENTRES OF RESEARCH
Location
BerlinDarmstadt

CENTRES OF RESEARCH

Institution

Title

Funded Since

Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin

Hybrid Inorganic/Organic
Systems for Opto-Eletronics(HIOS) (CRC 951)

2011

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt

FLAIR – Fermi Level
Engineering Applied to
Oxide Electroceramics(CRC 1548)

2023

Contact

Location

Institution

Title

www.physik.huberlin.de/sfb951

Kiel

Christian-AlbrechtsUniversität zu Kiel

Neurotronics: Bio-inspired
Information Pathways(CRC 1461)

2021

www.crc1461neurotronics.dewww.mawi.tudarmstadt.de/flair

Marburg

Philipps-Universität
Marburg

Structure and Dynamics ofBuried Interfaces (CRC 1083)

2013

www.uni-marburg.
de/sfb1083

Universität Rostock

Electrically Active Implants– Elaine (CRC 1270)

2017

www.elaine.unirostock.de

Universität Stuttgart

Adaptive Skins andStructures for the Built
Environment of Tomorrow(CRC 1244)

2016

www.sfb1244.unistuttgart.de

Universität Stuttgart

Molecular Heterogeneous
Catalysis in Confined
Geometries (CRC 1333)

2017

www.sfb1313.unistuttgart.de

Rostock

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Additive Manufacturing(CRC 814)

2011

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

CLINT – Catalysis at LiquidInterfaces (CRC 1452)

2021

Friedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Design of Particulate
Products (CRC 1411)

Friedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Synthetic Carbon Allotropes(CRC 953)

2011

www.sfb953.
research.fau.eu

AachenTechnische
Universität
Bergakademie
Freiberg

Multi-Functional Filters for
Metal Melt Filtration – A
Contribution towards Zero
Defect Materials (CRC 920)

2011

www.tu-freiberg.
de/en/forschung/sfb920BochumGöttingen

Georg-AugustUniversität
Göttingen

Atomic Scale Control ofEnergy Conversion(CRC 1073)

2013

www.uni-goettingen.
de/en/437142

Hamburg

Technische
Universität
Hamburg-Harburg

Tailor-Made Multi-Scale
Materials Systems (CRC 986)

2012

www.tuhh.de/sfb986

Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
HannoverOxygen-free Production –Processes and Local
Mechanisms in Oxygen-free
Atmosphere for theDevelopment of Sustainable
Production Techniques andManufacturing Processes(CRC 1368)

2020

Erlangen

ErlangenFreiberg

Hannoverwww.sfb814.deStuttgart
www.sfb1452.
research.fau.eu
Stuttgart

2020

www.crc1411
research.fau.eu

www.sfb1368.unihannover.deContact

COLL ABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/TRANSREGIOS

AachenDortmundBayreuthRheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Universität Bayreuth

Würzburg

Universitätsklinikum
Würzburg

Technische
Universität
Kaiserslautern

Microscale Morphology ofComponent Surfaces(MICOS) (CRC 926)

2011

www.sfb926.deDuisburg

Kiel

Christian-AlbrechtsUniversität zu Kiel

Magnetoelectric Sensors:
From Composite Materials to
Biomagnetic Diagnostics(CRC 1261)

2016

www.biomagneticsensing.de

BochumEssen

2010

www.sfbtr87.de

Damage Controlled Forming
Processes (TRR 188)2016

www.trr188.de

From the Fundamentals of
Biofabrication towards
Functional Tissue Models(TRR 225)2017

www.trr225biofab.de

Mobile Material
Characterization andLocalization by
Electromagnetic Sensing(MARIE) (TRR 196)2016

www.trrmarie.de/sfbtrr196marie

Heterogeneous Oxidation
Catalysis in the Liquid Phase– Mechanisms and Materials
in Thermal, Electro-, andPhotocatalysis (TRR 247)

2018

www.forschung.
ruhr-uni-bochum.
de/heterogeneousoxidation-catalysisliquid-phase

Technische
Universität Dortmund

Friedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

BochumPulsed High Power Plasmas
for the Synthesis of
Nanostructural Functional
Layers (TRR 87)

Ruhr-Universität
BochumErlangen

Kaiserslautern> 10

Funded Since

Ruhr-Universität
BochumUniversität DuisburgEssen
Ruhr-Universität
BochumUniversität DuisburgEssen

11 <CENTRES OF RESEARCH
Location

Institution

Title

BochumRuhr-UniversitätBochum

From Atoms to Turbine
Blades – A Scientific Basisfor a New Generation ofSingle Crystal Superalloys(TRR 103)2011

www.sfbtransregio103.de

Hysteresis Design ofMagnetic Materials for
Efficient Energy Conversion:
HoMMage(TRR 270)2020

www.tu-darmstadt.
de/sfb270

Development of Methods for
Mechanical Joinability in
Versatile Process Chains(TRR 285)

2019

www.trr285.unipaderborn.de

Safety Integrated andInfection Reactive Implants(TRR 298)

2021

www.maschinenbau.
uni-hannover.de/collaborative-researchcentres

Light-driven Molecular
Catalysts in Hierarchically
Structured Materials –Synthesis and Mechanistic
Studies (CataLight) (TRR 234)2018www.catalight.eu

Spin+X: Spin in its Collective
Environment (TRR 173)2015

www.uni-kl.de/trr173

ErlangenDarmstadt
Duisburg

DresdenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg
Technische
Universität Darmstadt
Universität DuisburgEssen
Technische
Universität Dresden

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Paderborn

Universität
Paderborn

HannoverMedizinische
HochschuleHannover

Funded Since

Gottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
Hannover
Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Ulm

Universität Ulm

KaiserslauternTechnische
Universität
Kaiserslautern

Mainz

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Contact

Johannes
GutenbergUniversität Mainz

13 <RESEARCH UNITS- funded by dfg Research Units (FOR) often contribute to establishing new research directions. Research
Units are made up of a team of researchers working together on a research project
which is often of an interdisciplinary nature. Research Units consist of several researchersand subprojects. The subprojects of a Research Unit are often located at several
locations throughout Germany. Research Units are generally funded for up to six years.
Research Units are not shown on the map. Only the titles of the thematic focus and the
project websites are listed.

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RESEARCH UNITS
Title

Funded Since

Contact

Functional Surfaces through Adiabatic High-Speed
Processes: Microstructure, Mechanisms and Model
Development – FUNDAM³ENT (FOR 5380)

2022

www.gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/460484491

Mechanism-based Characterization and Modeling ofPermanent and Bioresorbable Implants with Tailored
Functionality based on Innovative in Vivo, in Vitro
and in Silico Methods (FOR 5250)

2022

www.for5250.mb.tu-dortmund.de

Solidification Cracks during Laser Beam Welding:High Performance Computing for High Performance
Processing (FOR 5134)

2021

www.for5134.science

Energy Landscapes and Structure in Ion Conducting
Solids (ELSICS) (FOR 5065)

2021

www.uni-marburg.de/en/fb15/
for5065

The Materials Science of Teeth in Function: Principlesof Durable, Dynamic Dental Interphases (FOR 2804)

2021

www.zahnerhaltung.charite.de/forschung/dfg_
forschergruppe_2804_interdent

Periodic Low-dimensional Defect Structures in Polar
Oxides (FOR 5044)

2020

www.for5044.de

Ultrasonic Monitoring of Fibre Metal Laminates Using
Integrated Sensors (FOR 3022)

2020

www.tu-braunschweig.de/ima/
research/forschungsgruppe-3022

Multifunctional, Coarse Grain Refractory Composite
Materials for Key-Components in High Temperature
Applications (FOR 3010)

2020

www.tu-freiberg.de/forschung/for3010UNODE – Unusual Anode Reactions (FOR 2982)

2019www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/for2982

Graded Implants for Tendon-Bone Junctions(FOR 2180)

2015

www.gradierte-implantate.de

Memristive Devices for Neuronal Systems (FOR 2093)

2014

www.for2093.uni-kiel.de

15 <PRIORITY PROGRAMMES- funded by dfg Priority Programmes (SPP) have a programmatic focus and the purpose of advancing
knowledge in an emerging field of research through collaborative networked support.
They are characterised by their enhanced quality of research through the use of new
methods and forms of collaboration in emerging fields. As a rule, one programme canconsist of up to 30 individual subprojects located at several institutions across Germany; it
usually has one coordinating person. Priority Programmes normally receive funding for aperiod of up to six years.
Priority Programmes are not shown on the map. Only the titles of the overall themes
and the project website are listed.

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PRIORITY PROGRAMMES
Title

Funded Since

Contact

CodeChi – Chitin, Chitosan andChito-Oligosaccharides and their Interaction withProteins of the Extracellular Matrix and Cellular
Signaling (SPP 2416)

2022

www.codechi.de

Engineered Artificial Minerals (EnAM) –a Geo-metallurgical Tool to Recycle Critical Elementsfrom Waste Streams (SPP 2315)

2021

www.tu-freiberg.de/fakult4/mvtat/
spp-2315-enam

Polymer-based Batteries (SPP 2248)

2020

www.spp2248.uni-jena.de

2D Materials – Physics of van der Waals [hetero]
Structures (2DMAP) (SPP 2244)

2020

www.2dmp.tu-dresden.de

Cooperative Multilevel Multistable Micro Actuator
Systems (KOMMMA) (SPP 2206)

2019

www.spp-kommma.de

Perovskite Semiconductors: From Fundamental
Properties to Devices (SPP 2196)

2019www.perovskite-spp.uni-konstanz.
de/spp-2196

Property-controlled Metal Forming Processes(SPP 2183)

2019

www.spp2183.de (DE)

Skyrmionics: Topological Spin Phenomena in
Real-Space for Applications (SPP 2137)

2018

www.skyrmionics.ph.tum.deMaterials for Additive Manufacturing (SPP 2122)

2018

www.gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/359962234

Surface Conditioning in Machining Processes(SPP 2086)

2018

www.iwt-bremen.de/research/priority-programmes/priorityprogrammes/spp-2086

The Utilization of Residual Stresses Induced by Metal
Forming (SPP 2086)

2017

www.utg.mw.tum.de/spp2013

Compositionally Complex Alloys – High Entropy
Alloys (CCA – HEA) (SPP 2006)2017www.sppccahea.uni-bayreuth.de

Nanoparticle Synthesis in Spray Flames: Spray Syn:
Measurement, Simulation, Processes (SPP 1980)2017www.gepris.dfg.de/gepris/project/312959688

Manipulation of Matter Controlled by Electric andMagnetic Fields: Towards Novel Synthesis andProcessing Routes of Inorganic Materials (SPP 1959)2016www.fieldsmatter.de17 <NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSNON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Location

Institution

Contact
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTES

Braunschweig

Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI)

www.wki.fraunhofer.deBremenFraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology andAdvanced Materials (IFAM)

www.ifam.
fraunhofer.deBremerhaven

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES)

www.iwes.
fraunhofer.de

Darmstadt

Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability (LBF)www.lbf.fraunhofer.de

The Helmholtz Association contributes to solving major challenges facing society,science and industry with world-level research in six areas: energy, earth and environment, health, key technologies, structure of matter and aeronautics, space and transport. With more than 43,000 employees in 18 research centres and an annual
budget of approximately 6 billion euros, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s
largest scientific organisation. www.helmholtz.deDresdenFraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems(IKTS)

www.ikts.fraunhofer.de

Freiburg

Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-MachInstitut (EMI)www.emi.fraunhofer.de

Freiburg

Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM)

www.iwm.
fraunhofer.de

Freiburg

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)www.ise.fraunhofer.de

The Leibniz Association is an umbrella organisation of 97 research institutes. The annual
budget amounts to 2 billion euros. Some 11,500 researchers – approximately 25% ofthem from abroad – work on a widely diverse range of subjects, including the humanities and social sciences, economics, spatial and life sciences, mathematics, natural andengineering sciences and environmental research. www.leibniz-association.eu

Halle/Saale

Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials andSystems (IMWS)

www.imws.
fraunhofer.deHanau/AlzenauFraunhofer Project Group Materials Recycling andResource Strategies (IKWS)

www.iwks.
fraunhofer.deKasselFraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy
System Technology (IEE)

www.iee.fraunhofer.de

Mainz

Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering andMicrosystems (IMM)

www.imm.
fraunhofer.de

Pfinztal

Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT)www.ict.fraunhofer.dePotsdamGolm

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)

www.iap.fraunhofer.de

Saarbrücken

Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing (IZFP)

www.izfp.
fraunhofer.de

StuttgartFraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP)

www.ibp.fraunhofer.de

Würzburg

Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC)www.isc.fraunhofer.deFraunhofer Society is one of the world’s leading organisations for applied researchwith an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros, 76 institutes and more than
30,000 employees. Fraunhofer’s R&D portfolio covers a wide range of fields,
including health, security, communications, transport, energy and the environment.
www.fraunhofer.de

The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is one of Germany’s largest
independent non-profit research organisations. The Max Planck Society has been
allocated approximately 1.92 billion euros for 2022. A combined total of 15,300
researchers, postdoctoral/junior researchers and visiting researchers at 86 Max Planck
Institutes conduct basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences
and humanities. One third of the researchers and more than half of the junior andvisiting researchers come from abroad. www.mpg.de> 18

Dresden

HELMHOLTZ CENTRES
BerlinHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie(HZB)

www.helmholtzberlin.de

CologneGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)

www.dlr.deDresdenRossendorf

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

www.hzdr.deJülichForschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich)www.fz-juelich.deKarlsruhe

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

www.kit.edu

19 <NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
LocationTeltow(Berlin)

Institution

NON-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONSContactHelmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbHwww.hereon.deInstitution

Contact

Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (IS)www.is.mpg.de

Stuttgart

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (FKF)

www.fkf.mpg.de

BerlinFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)

www.bam.deBerlinPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, The National
Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)

www.ptb.deBraunschweig

Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction andFire Safety (iBMB)

www.tu-braunschweig.
de/ibmb

BremenBremen Institute for Materials Testing (MPA), Leibniz
Institute for Materials Engineering (IWT)

www.iwt-bremen.de/research/scientificdepartments/institutefor-materials-testingmpa

Darmstadt

State Materials Testing Institute Darmstadt (MPA),
Technische Universität Darmstadt

www.mpa-ifw.
tu-darmstadt.de/
startseite_mpaifw

Denkendorf

Institute of Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibres (iTCF)

www.ditf.de

DortmundMaterialprüfungsamt Nordrhein-Westfalen (MPA NRW)

www.mpanrw.de

DresdenMaterialprüfungsanstalt für das Bauwesen Dresden (MPA
Dresden)www.mpa-dresden.com

Stuttgart
Tübingen

LEIBNIZ INSTITUTES
AachenLocation

Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI)

www.dwi.rwthaachen.de

OTHERS

BerlinLeibniz Institue for Crystal Growth (IKZ)

www.ikz-berlin.de

BerlinMax Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse
Spectoscopy im Forschungsverbund Berlin (MBI)

www.mbi-berlin.de

BerlinPaul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI)

www.pdi-berlin.de

BerlinWeierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics(WIAS)

www.wias-berlin.deBremenLeibniz Institute for Materials Engineering (IWT)

www.iwt-bremen.de

Dresden

Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Dresden (IFW)

www.ifw-dresden.de

Dresden

Leibniz Institue of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)

www.ipfdd.deFrankfurt/
Main

Leibniz Institue Innovations for High Performance
Microelectronics (IHP)

www.ihpmicroelectronics.com

Greifswald

Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)

www.inp-greifswald.de

Jena

Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)

www.ipht-jena.de

Leipzig

Leibniz Institute for Surface Modification (IOM)

www.iom-leipzig.de

Rostock

Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT)

www.catalysis.de

Saarbrücken

Leibniz Institue for New Materials (INM)

www.leibniz-inm.de

Eberswalde

Materialprüfanstalt Brandenburg (MPA Eberswalde)

www.mpaew.de (DE)

Erlangen

Bayerische Zentrum für Angewandte Energieforschung e.V.
(ZAE Bayern)www.zae-bayern.de

Garching(Munich)Frankfurt/
Main

DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut (DFI)

www.dechema-dfi.de

Hannover

Materialprüfanstalt für das Bauwesen und
Produktionstechnik (MPA BAU Hannover)

www.mpa-hannover.de

Karlsruhe

Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials,
Materials Testing and Research Institute (MPA Karlsruhe)

www.imb.kit.edu

Leipzig

Leipzig Institute for Materials Research and Testingwww.mfpaleipzig.de (DE)MA X PL ANCK INSTITUTES
BerlinFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI-Berlin)www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de

DresdenMax Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (CPES)

www.cpfs.mpg.de

DresdenMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems(MPIPKS)www.pks.mpg.de

Düsseldorf

Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (MPIE)

www.mpie.deErlangenMax Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL)

www.mpl.mpg.deHalle/Saale

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (MPI-Halle)www.mpi-halle.mpg.de

Magdeburg

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical
Systems Magdeburg (MPI-Magdeburg)

www.mpi-magdeburg.
mpg.deMainz

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)

www.mpic.de

Mainz

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP)

www.mpip-mainz.
mpg.deMülheimMax Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (CEC)

www.cec.mpg.deMülheim

Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (KOFO)

www.kofo.mpg.de

Potsdam

Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interface (MPIKG)

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Hof
Nuremberg
Würzburg

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Institution

Contact

LübeckMaterialprüfanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (MPA SchleswigHolstein)

www.th-luebeck.
de/forschung-undtransfer/kompetenzen/
kompetenzbereiche/materialpruefanstaltmpa (DE)

MunichMaterials Testing Institute for Civil Engineering (MPA BAU)

www.mpa.bgu.tum.de(DE)

MunichTUM School of Engineering and Design

www.ed.tum.deSchwäbisch
Gmünd

fem Research Institute for Precious Metals + Metals
Chemistry (FEM)

www.fem-online.de

Stuttgart

Materials Testing Institute University of Stuttgart(MPA Stuttgart, Otto-Graf-Institut (FMPA))

www.mpa.uni-stuttgart.
deStuttgart

Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung
Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

www.zsw-bw.de

WeimarMaterialforschungs- und -prüfanstalt an der BauhausUniversität Weimar (MFPA Weimar, Amtliche Prüfstelle im
Freistaat Thüringen)www.mfpa.de (DE)

Wiesbaden

Materialprüfanstalt für Bauwesen Wiesbaden (MPA
Wiesbaden)

www.mpa-wiesbaden.
de (DE)

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GRADUATE TRAINING- funded by dfg Research Training Groups (RTG) combine an ambitious research programme atuniversities with comprehensive training, tailored supervision and academic freedom toform an ideal environment for a successful doctorate. Research Training Groups can also
have an interdisciplinary approach. They are funded for a period of up to nine years.
International Research Training Groups (IRTG) provide opportunities for joint doctoral
training programmes between German universities and universities abroad. The researchand study programmes are jointly developed and supervised. Doctoral students in the
programme spend six months at the partner institution.
Integrated Research Training Groups (within Collaborative Research Centres/
Transregios) offer ideal research environments for doctoral researchers. The main aim ofthese structured training programmes is to provide young scientists and academics with
opportunities to independently carry out research at an early stage of their career. The
programmes further take care to closely integrate early career researchers into an
academic network. Working in Clusters of Excellence or Collaborative Research Centres
projects, doctoral researchers achieve additional qualifications. As research assistants inthese projects, they contribute to the Research Centre’s success. They are closely involved
with the projects and have access to the entire project infrastructure.

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GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Institution

Title

Funded Since

Contact

RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Universität Bremen

Micro-, Meso- andMacroporous Nonmetallic
Materials: Fundamentals andApplications (RTG 1860)2012

www.mimenima.unibremen.de

Universität Bremen

Quantum MechanicalMaterials Modelling – QM³(RTG 2247)

2016

www.rtg-qm3.deTechnische
Universität Dresden

Hydrogel-based
Microsystems (RTG 1865)2012

www.tu-dresden.de/
ing/elektrotechnik/
ife/graduiertenkolleg

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Energy Conversion Systems:
From Materials to Devices(RTG 2495)

2020

www.igk2495.fau.deErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Fracture Across Scales:
Integrating Mechanics,
Materials Science,
Mathematics, Chemistry,
and Physics (RTG 2423)

2017

www.frascal.
research.fau.eu

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

In Situ Microscopy with
Electrons, X-rays andScanning Probes (RTG 1896)

2013www.grk1896.
forschung.fau.deTechnische
Universität
Bergakademie
Freiberg

Refractory Recycling: A
Contribution for Raw
Material-, Energy- andClimate-Efficiency in High
Temperature Processes(RTG 2802)

2022

www.tu-freiberg.de/
forschung/grk2802

JenaFriedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Materials-MicrobesMicroenvironments(M-M-M): Antimicrobial
Biomaterials with Tailored
Structures and Properties(RTG 2723)

2022

www.mmm.uni-jena.
deKarlsruhe

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

Integrated Engineering ofContinuous-DiscontinuousLong Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Structures (RTG 2078)

2014

www.grk2078.kit.edu

Karlsruhe

Karlsruher Institut fürTechnologie

Materials Compounds from
Composite Materials(RTG 2561)

2020

www.iam.kit.edu/
wk/rtg2561.php

Marburg

Philipps-Universität
Marburg

Functionalization of
Semiconductors (RTG 1782)2011

www.uni-marburg.
de/grk1782

BremenBremenDresdenFreiberg

25 <GRADUATE TRAINING
Location

Institution

Title

GRADUATE TRAINING
Funded Since

Contact

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS
Duisburg

Universität
Duisburg-Essen

Waterloo(Kanada)University ofWaterloo

Scalable 2D-Materials
Architectures (2D-MATURE):
Synthesis and Processing,Characterization andFunctionality, Implementation
and Demonstration(IRTG 2803)

2022

www.gepris.
dfg.de/gepris/projekt/461605777

INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES
AachenAachenAachenDarmstadt

Location

Institution

Title

Göttingen

Georg-AugustUniversität
GöttingenIntegrated Research Training
Group within: Atomic Scale
Control of Energy
Conversion (CRC 1073)

2013

www.uni-goettingen.
de/irtg/438103

Hamburg

Technische
Universität
Hamburg-Harburg

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Tailor-Made
Multi-Scale Materials
Systems (CRC 986)

2012

www.tuhh.de/
sfb986/projects/
integrated-researchtraining-group

Technische
Universität
Kaiserslautern

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Microscale
Morphology of Component
Surfaces (MICOS) (CRC 926)

2011

www.sfb926.de

Christian-AlbrechtsUniversität zu Kiel

Integrated Research Training
Group within:
Magnetoelectric Sensors:
From Composite Materials to
Biomagnetic Diagnostics(CRC 1261)

2016

www.biomagneticsensing.de

Universität Rostock

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Electrically
Active Implants – Elaine(CRC 1270)

2017

www.elaine.unirostock.de/projects/
service-projects/
project-irtg

Universität Stuttgart

Integrated Research Training
Group “Interface-Driven
Multi-Field Processes in
Porous Media” (IRTG-IMPM)
within: Molecular
Heterogeneous Catalysis in
Confined Geometries(CRC 1333)

2017

www.sfb1313.
uni-stuttgart.de/integrated-researchtraining-group

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Graduate School within:
Functional Microgels andMicrogel Systems (CRC 985)

2012

www.microgels.rwthaachen.deKaiserslautern

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Resistively
Switching Chalcogenides for
Future Electronics –Structure, Kinetics, andDevice Scalability„Nanoswitches“ (CRC 917)

2011

www.sfb917.rwthaachen.deKiel

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Structural andChemical Atomic
Complexity: From Defect
Phase Diagrams to Material
Properties (CRC 1394)

2020

Technische
Universität
Darmstadt

Integrated Research Training
Group “Junior FLAIR” within:
FLAIR – Fermi Level
Engineering Applied to
Oxide Electroceramics(CRC 1548)

2023

Rostock
www.sfb1394.rwthaachen.de
Stuttgart

www.mawi.tudarmstadt.de/flair

Contact

INTEGRATED RESEARCH TRAINING GROUPS IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTRES/
TRANSREGIOS

ErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Additive
Manufacturing (CRC 814)2021

www.crc814.
research.fau.eu

AachenErlangenFriedrich-AlexanderUniversität ErlangenNürnberg

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Design ofParticulate Products(CRC 1411)

2020

www.crc1411.
research.fau.eu

BochumFreiberg

Technische
Universität
Bergakademie

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Multifunctional Filters for Metal
Melt Filtration – A
Contribution towards Zero
Defect Materials (CRC 920)

2011

www.tu-freiberg.de/
forschung/sfb920/
sonderforschungs
bereich-920> 26

Funded Since

BochumDuisburg

RheinischWestfälische
Technische
Hochschule Aachen
Ruhr-Universität
BochumRuhr-Universität
BochumUniversität DuisburgEssen

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Pulsed HighPower Plasmas for the
Synthesis of Nanostructural
Functional Layers (TRR 87)

2010

www.sfbtr87.de (DE)

Graduate School within:
Mobile Material
Characterization andLocalization by
Electromagnetic Sensing(MARIE) (TRR 196)2016

www.trrmarie.de/graduate-school

27 <GRADUATE TRAINING
Location
Location
Darmstadt
Duisburg
BochumEssen

Hannover

Institution

Title

Funded Since

Contact

Technische
Institution
Universität Darmstadt
Ruhr-Universität
Universität DuisburgBochum
Essen

Integrated Research Training
Title
Group “Junior HoMMage”
within:Hysteresis
DesignofIntegrated
Research
Training
Magnetic
Materials forGroup within:
Efficient
Energy Oxidation
Conversion:
Heterogeneous
HoMMage
Catalysis in the Liquid Phase
(TRR
270)
– Mechanisms
and Materials
inThermal,Electro-,Integrated Research andTraining
Photocatalysis(TRR 247)
Group within: Safety

2020
Funded Since

www.tu-darmstadt.
Contact
de/sfb270
www.forschung.
ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/heterogeneousoxidation-catalysisliquid-phase2021

www.gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/
426335750

Integrated Research Training
Group within: Light-Driven
Molecular Catalysts in
Hierarchically Structured
Materials – Synthesis andMechanistic Studies(TRR 234)2018www.catalight.unijena.de/irtg“Spin+X Young Researcher
College” within:
Spin+X: Spin in its Collective
Environment (TRR 173)2015

www.uni-kl.de/trr173

Universität DuisburgEssen
Medizinische
HochschuleHannoverGottfried Wilhelm
Leibniz Universität
Hannover

Jena

Friedrich-SchillerUniversität Jena

Ulm

Universität Ulm

KaiserslauternTechnische
Universität
Kaiserslautern

Mainz

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Johannes
GutenbergUniversität Mainz

2018

Integrated and Infection
Reactive Implants(TRR 298)

29 <GRADUATE TRAINING- at non - university research institutions Helmholtz Graduate Schools provide a roof under which a varied number of curricula
in different fields, or across disciplines, can find a home. Helmholtz Graduate
Schools constitute a valuable addition to the wide range of training programmes
available within the Helmholtz Association. They offer optimal conditions for PhD
students to work and enable them to create a network of contacts with fellow
university researchers while also fostering the integration of participants into theresearch environment.
International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) offer talented German andinternational junior scientists the opportunity to earn a doctorate under excellent
research conditions. The research schools are established by one or several Max
Planck Institutes. These IMPRS work in close cooperation with universities and other– sometimes international – research institutions. This provides an extraordinary
framework for the graduate students to work in, and is a great advantage ininterdisciplinary research projects, or in projects that require special equipment.

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Title

Contact
HELMHOLTZ GRADUATE SCHOOLS

BerlinGraduate School Future Information Technologies (FIT)

www.helmholtz-berlin.
de/jobskarriere/karrierewege/
promotion-am-hzb/
graduiertenschulen/
gradschoolfit

BerlinMaterials for Solar Energy Conversion Graduate School(MatSEC)

www.helmholtz-berlin.
de/jobskarriere/karrierewege/
promotion-am-hzb/
graduiertenschulen

PotsdamGolm

Graduate School “Perovskites – Basic Research for High
Efficiency Solar Cells” (HyPerCells)

www.helmholtz-berlin.
de/jobskarriere/karrierewege/
promotion-am-hzb/
graduiertenschulen/
perovskites

INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOLS (IMPRS)
Düsseldorf

IMPRS for Interface Controlled Materials for Energy Conversion(IMPRS-SurMat)

www.imprs-surmat.
mpg.de31 <SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONSIN GERMANYFURTHER INFORMATIONRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, PROJECTS, FUNDING, CONTACTS

Bundesverband Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik (BVMatWerk):
www.bvmatwerk.de (DE)www.research-in-germany.org

The “Research in Germany” Portal: Information on research
and funding opportunities, academic and research-related
job portals, as well as advice on preparing a research
stay or initiating a collaboration with German researchorganisations. www.research-in-germany.org
German Project Information System (GEPRIS): Online
database providing information about all current DFGfunded research projects and contact information for the
Principal Investigators. www.gepris.dfg.deGerman Research Institutions (GERiT): Information on morethan 25,000 institutes at German universities and nonuniversity research institutions, searchable by geographic
location, subject and other structural criteria. www.gerit.org
Website of the DFG: Further background information about
DFG funding programmes, funding guidelines, and lists ofcurrently DFG-funded activities. www.dfg.de

OPEN POSITIONS
Research in Germany: www.research-in-germany.org/jobs

The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) Research Map:
The interactive HRK Research Map database provides
information on the research priorities that are of strategic
institutional importance for each university.
www.hrk.de/home (go to Research Map)

Fraunhofer Society: www.fraunhofer.de/en/jobs-and-career
Helmholtz Association: www.helmholtz.de/en/career
Leibniz Society: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/careers/jobs

The Higher Education Compass: Information on Germany’s
higher education institutions, the range of courses andprogrammes that they offer, their worldwide cooperation,
and who to contact locally.
www.hochschulkompass.de/en/study-in-germany

Max Planck Society: www.mpg.de/jobboard

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Contact
German Research Foundation (DFG)
DFG Head Office Germany
www.dfg.deresearchmarketing@dfg.de