The IEC Sponsors' Association was founded a few years ago in order to maintain a regular exchange with the scientists at our institute beyond the time at the Reichen Zeche. After numerous upheavals, such as the appointment of a new Chair of Energy Process Engineering and the reorientation of the Chair of Numerical Thermofluid Dynamics towards the modelling of thermochemical conversion processes, and not least after the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic, we would like to breathe new life into the Circle of Friends. We know that our former scientists put their heart and soul into their work and were very committed to science, technology and the community at the IEC. Many personal contacts and friendships have remained.

We now want to maintain this connection as part of the Circle of Friends and "take you along to the Reiche Zeche" at certain intervals and in the form of various media.

We hope that this will give you a small insight into how the institute and the individual professorships have developed and would like to develop in the future. We will come back to you with news in the new year.