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Chemistry at TUB - Welcome
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- © Prof. K. Rück-Braun
Chemistry is one of the fundamental natural sciences.
Chemists are concerned with understanding and changing the material
world. To this end, they study the structure, properties and reactions
of substances.
The Institute of Chemistry at TU Berlin
makes significant contributions to catalysis as well as biological and
biophysical chemistry, modern molecular and synthetic chemistry,
solid-state chemistry and analysis, electrochemistry and energy
storage, and materials sciences. Additional focal points are both
theoretical chemistry and chemical engineering.
Catalysis
research at the institute ranges from homogeneous to heterogeneous to
biocatalysis and is centrally represented in several research
networks. Of particular importance is the cluster of excellence
"Unifying Systems in Catalysis" (UniSysCat [3]), for which
the TU Berlin is the host university. The understanding and control of
networks and cascades of (bio)chemically catalysed reactions is of
central interest to the scientists from a wide range of fields within
chemistry.
As part of the previous cluster of excellence
"Unifying Concepts in Catalysis" (UniCat [4]), the joint
research laboratory BasCat [5] was founded in cooperation with BASF
SE, which is dedicated to researching heterogeneous catalysis
reactions.
In the graduate programme of the "Einstein
Center of Catalysis" (EC2/BIG-NSE [6]) at the Institute of
Chemistry, PhD students are supported in their interdisciplinary
projects in the field of catalysis.
Peptides, on the other hand, are the focus of the research training
group "Bioactive Peptides - Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and
Biosynthesis" (SynPepBio [7]). Their isolation and/or production,
their structures and their mechanisms of action are being jointly
investigated by a team of 11 working groups from different subjects.
The TU Berlin acts as the host university.
In addition, the
development of sustainable and resource-saving processes is, on the
one hand, the basic motivation for most of the catalysis research at
the institute and, on the other hand, the goal of the studies
regarding the conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy,
e.g. within the framework of fuel cell and battery research, which is
carried out by several groups at the institute.
With the
"Chemical Invention Factory - John Warner Center for start-ups in
Green Chemistry" (CIF [8]), the topic of sustainability is linked
to the so-called third career path, i.e. founders with a connection to
green chemistry are supported here, e.g. with laboratory space and
through mentorship.
The Institute of Chemistry at TU Berlin
was also the first European institution to sign the Green Chemistry
Commitment [9] of the international organization Beyond Benign. The AG
Green Chemistry, founded by the student initiative [10] of the
Institute of Chemistry, is committed, among other things, to bringing
the topic of sustainability into the students' focus and developing
concepts for courses in this area together with the lecturers.
Further details on the main research areas of the Institute of
Chemistry can be found on the webpages of the respective groups, which
can be accessed under the menu point About us/Groups [11].
Quicklinks
- Administration [12]
- Groups [13]
- Secretariats [14]
- Staff [15]
- Cluster of Excellence UniSysCat [16]
- Cluster of Excellence UniCat [17]
- BIG-NSE [18]
- UniCat BASF JointLab (BasCat) [19]
- Light2Hydrogen (BMBF) [20]
- Chemistry (Dipl., BSc, MSc) [21]
- Chemical Engineering (BSc, MSc) [22]
- Biological Chemistry (MSc) [23]
- Polymer Science (MSc) [24]
- Lectures and Courses SoSe [25]
- Students' Secretariats [26]
- Introductory Lectures for new Students [27]
- Kolloquien/Tagungen/Vorträge [28]
- Emergency [29]
- Use of hazardous substances [30]
- Jobs / Stellenausschreibungen [31]
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