• EU4CRM: Towards an independent EU on critical raw materials (Horizon Europe), 2027–2030
• TiBeRIUM: Titanium and Beryllium for European Resilience and Innovative Utilisation of Minerals (Horizon Europe), 2026–2030
• BRACE: Battery Recycling for the Circular Economy (EIT Raw Materials), 2026–2028 – Project to scale up an AI platform for optimising battery recycling
• SusMg2: Sustainable domestic production of Mg and MgO in the EU (Sustainable domestic production of Mg and MgO in the EU) (EIT RM), 2026–2027
• ROXY-Pathfinder: Technical and programmatic preparation for the first lunar ISRU demonstration (BMFTR), 2026–2027
• ReDriveS: Automated and digitalised circular economy solutions for electric axle drive systems as key technologies in electromobility; sub-project: Pyrometallurgical production of rare-earth metals with the development of environmentally friendly process parameters (BMWK), 2025–2028
• PUREcycle: Environmentally friendly recycling of PEM components (BMFTR), 2025–2028
• PLATOM: Plasma-torch metallurgy for decarbonisation in copper production (BMBF), 2025–2027, as part of the BMBF’s research funding on the topic:
  “Prevention of climate-relevant process emissions in industry (KlimPro-Industrie II)”
• CRUSADE: Recycling technologies for end-of-life vehicle components to create a sustainable source of marketable materials for the EU (Horizon Europe), 2024–2027
• GREENSTEEL: Introduction of hydrogen technologies in steel production (EIT Raw Materials), 2024–2026
• AGREE: Avoiding greenhouse gas emissions in the production of rare earths through the transfer of space resource technology to Earth (BMWK), 2024–2026
• HARMONY: A holistic approach to improving the recyclability of rare-earth permanent magnets recovered from any waste streams (Horizon Europe), 2024–2027)
• GreenTBRC: CO₂-free recycling of non-ferrous metals (BMWK), 2024–2028
• K1-MET II: Technologies for non-ferrous metals (K1-MET, Austria), 2023–2027
• GrInHy 3.0: Green industrial hydrogen via high-temperature steam electrolysis in a steelworks environment; sub-project: Experimental development of closed-loop processes and life cycle assessment (LCA) of SOEC stacks (BMWK), 2023–2027
• CarboFuel: Recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced composites in pyrometallurgical oxide systems (EEW – Industrial Funding), 2023–2027
• RecRef: Refractory recycling: A contribution to raw material, energy and climate efficiency in high-temperature processes, (DFG Research Training Group 2802), 2023–2031
• KlimaZinn: Biogenic waste, biogenic fuels and green hydrogen replacing fossil fuels in tin metallurgy, (German Federal Environmental Foundation), 2023–2026
• REEsilience: Resilient and sustainable REE supply chains for critical raw materials for ecosystems and strategic sectors such as electric mobility and renewable energy, (Horizon Europe), 2023–2026
• GreenTin: Development of a hydrometallurgical process for extracting tin from Saxon tin ores, (Dr Erich Krüger Foundation), 2023–226
• PurCo: Copper purification (melt filtration), Federal Ministry of Education and Research, (BMBF Junior Research Group), 2022–2026 
• EEW recovery from dust (VerSt): Rapid scale-up to a zero-waste process, (sponsored by EEW Energy from Waste GmbH), 2021–2024
• optGaN – Gallium nitride with optimised structural properties, Dr Erich Krüger Foundation at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 1 July 2024 – 31 December 2026.
• InGaGe – Novel GaN wafer production, a sub-project of the EU consortium project InGaGe: In, Ga, Ge, Sb and As Semiconductor Raw Material Production from European Resources, www.ingage-horizon.eu, 1 May 2026 – 30 April 2030. 
• Experimental investigation of flow in a complex force field with induction heating, DFG project, planned start date: 1 January 2027.

2026

• Mine.io: A holistic digital Mining 4.0 ecosystem, (Horizon Europe), 2023–2026
• Mini-ROXY: Mini-ROXY soil testing campaign in preparation for a lunar ISRU demonstration TP 2: Technical University of Freiberg (BMWK), 2023–2026

2025

• GaN layer system with separation layer, funded by the SAB via the TUBAF Innovation Fund (TIF)
• Marsch: Online material classification of slag using radar, (BMBF-KMU-innovativ), 2023–2024
• ALCASIM: Advanced LCA based on process and thermodynamic simulation, (EIT Raw Materials No. 21093), 2022–2024
• DysCovery: Sustainable supply of REE and co-products through magnet recycling: closing the loop, (EIT Raw Materials No. 21028), 2022–2025
• ReLiFe: Recycling of lithium ferrophosphate in the RIS region, (EIT Raw Materials No. 22020), 2023–2025

2024

• ReLi-ion2022.: ReLi-ion: Innovation transfer and B2B collaboration on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries, (EIT Raw Materials No. 21113), 2022–2024

2023

• “SFB 920: Multifunctional filters for molten metal filtration – a contribution to Zero Defect Materials, sub-project C06: Determination of the mechanism of action and efficiency of reactive filters for the prevention of undesirable H₂-porosity in aluminium castings and for the removal of particles and H₂ from magnesium melts” (DFG project SFB 920/3 2019), duration 2019–2023
• Alternative fibre materials based on copper slag, Sächsische Aufbau Bank (SAB No. 100397513), 2020–2023
• RECYCALYSE: New sustainable and recyclable catalytic materials for proton exchange membrane electrolysers, EU project (Horizon 2020 No. 861960), 2020–2023
• Project P2.1: Non-ferrous metal technologies, (K1-MET – Centre of Excellence for Advanced Metallurgical and Ecological Process Development), 2019–2023
• CLIENT II – ReAK collaborative project: Reduction of arsenic from copper concentrates – sub-project: sulphides and microbiological leaching, (BMBF 033R205B), 2019–2023

2022

• “ESF Skills Development, Sub-project 8” SAB/ESF Project 100357878, Duration: 2019–2022

2021

• “Investigation and Further Development of High-Temperature Gas-Phase Epitaxy for the Production of Single-Crystal GaN Layers” DFG Project PA 1236/3-3, Duration: 2019–2021
• “ERA-MIN2 - Collaborative project: RecEOL – Recycling of end-of-life products – Sub-project: Metallurgical refining”
  BMBF project 033RU008A, Duration: 2018–2021
• RecEOL: Recycling of end-of-life products – sub-project: Metallurgical refining, (ERAMIN-2 – BMBF 033RU008A), 2018–2021

2020

• IMAGINE-II - Implementation of EIT KIC Raw Materials Master’s Programmes in Sustainable Materials EU project (KIC Raw Materials) PA 17135, duration: 2018–2020
• SOCRATES - European Training Network for the sustainable, zero-waste valorisation of (critical) metal-containing industrial process residues EU project (Horizon 2020) MSCA 721385, duration: 2016–2020
• “r4 – Raw materials of strategic economic importance: GERRI collaborative project – Establishment of a German virtual research institute as the ‘German Resource Research Institute’ – Sub-project 4” BMBF project 033R125D, Duration: 2015–2020

2019

• ‘Investigations into liquid metal flow for crystal growth under the influence of a travelling magnetic field using a two-plane ultrasonic measurement system’
  DFG Project PA 1236/5-1, Duration: 2016–2019
• “SFB 920: Multifunctional filters for molten metal filtration – a contribution to zero-defect materials, sub-project C06: Investigation of the mechanism underlying the efficiency of reactive filters for preventing undesirable H₂ porosity in aluminium castings” DFG project SFB 920/2 2015, Duration: 2015–2019
• “r4 – Raw materials of strategic economic importance: EcoGaIN – Extraction of gallium from production waste in the semiconductor industry, sub-project 6: Ga–As separation using membrane processes” BMBF project 033R169F, duration: 2016–2019
• “Collaborative project: ZnMobil – Mechanically and electrically rechargeable zinc-air battery for automotive applications – Characterisation of the slurry” BMWi project 03ET6090E, duration: 2016–2019
• “r4 – strategic raw materials: VAFLOW joint project – Use of a vanadium electrolyte based on secondary raw materials in redox flow battery storage systems, sub-project 2: Hydro- and pyrometallurgical processes“ BMBF project 033R170B, Duration: 2016–2019
• “Collaborative project: Crystallisation technologies for oxygen-reduced, performance-optimised and low-resistance silicon materials for PERC applications (KORONA), sub-project: Model experiments on crystallisation processes” BMWi Project 0324099C, Duration: 2016–2019

2018

• Ensuring academic success – supporting students through supervised study groups SAB/ESF project 100298806, Duration: 2017–2018
• “r4 – strategically important raw materials: AgREE – Agricultural recycling of electrolysis electrodes – Sub-project 3: Electroraffination and characterisation of silver powder” BMBF project 033R144C, Duration: 2015–2018
• “ESF Early-Career Research Group ‘Defect Engineering in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Materials for Applications in Optoelectronics and Power Electronics’, Sub-project 5” SAB/ESF Project 100231954, Duration: 2015–2018

2017

• IMAGINE – Development and Implementation of EIT KIC Raw Materials Master Programme(s) in Sustainable Materials EU project (KIC Raw Materials) PA 15012, Duration: 2016–2017
• COPPLEX - New Sustainable Process to Treat Complex Raw Materials, Revaluating Residues EU project (KIC Raw Materials) PA 15032, Duration: 2016–2017
• “Liquid Metal Technologies (LIMTECH)” project by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres e.V. HA-315, Duration: 2012–2017
• “Biohydrometallurgical Centre, Sub-project 12: Extraction of metallic indium and germanium from process solutions” Project by the Dr Erich Krüger Foundation, Duration: 2013–2017
• “Investigation and further development of high-temperature gas-phase epitaxy for the production of single-crystal GaN layers” DFG project PA 1236/3-1, Duration: 2015–2017

2016

• “r³ – Strategic Metals, collaborative project: SMSB Extraction of strategic metals and other minerals from Saxon mining spoil heaps, WP1: Spoil heap inventory, analysis, modelling and coordination” BMBF Project 033R095A, Duration: 2012–2016
• “Collaborative project: Development of high-performance and cost-efficient PV-Si wafers (ENOWA_II), sub-project: Model experiments for the directional crystallisation of Si blocks” BMWi project 0325805H, Duration: 2015–2016

2014

• “KMU-innovativ – Collaborative project on climate protection: Improving energy efficiency in aluminium casting through nanostructured oxides and additives – Sub-project 1” BMBF project 01LY1108A, Duration: 2011–2014
• “SFB 609: Electromagnetic control of flow in metallurgy, crystal growth and electrochemistry, Transfer Project T01: Growth of multicrystalline silicon under optimised flow conditions” DFG project SFB 609 – 2011, duration: 2011–2014
• “Cutting-edge Technology Cluster: Functional Structural Design of New High-Performance Materials through Atomic Design and Defect Engineering (ADDE), sub-project: Defect and stress correlation in GaN layers on nanostructured substrates (Phase 2)” SAB Project 100104095 (Saxony State Excellence Initiative), Duration: 2012–2014
• “Cutting-edge Technology Cluster: Functional Structural Design of New High-Performance Materials through Atomic Design and Defect Engineering (ADDE), sub-project: Structure–property correlation in multicrystalline solar silicon and defect engineering during growth using silicon feedstock of varying purity (WP 2 – Phase 2)” SAB Project 100114950 (Saxony State Excellence Initiative), Duration: 2012–2014
• “Collaborative project: Development of high-performance and cost-efficient PV-Si wafers (ENOWA), sub-project: Model experiments and mould coating for the directional crystallisation of Si ingots” BMWi project 0325646B, Duration: 2013–2014

2013

• “Growth Core Potential – Collaborative project: Hybrid lithium extraction, WP 1” BMBF project 03WKP18A, Duration: 2011–2013

2012

• “SFB 609: Electromagnetic Control of Flow in Metallurgy, Crystal Growth and Electrochemistry, Sub-project B7: VGF single-crystal growth under the influence of external magnetic fields” DFG project SFB 609/2 – 2006, duration: 2006–2012
• “Collaborative project: Improved resource utilisation and reduction of primary energy consumption in lead metallurgy; sub-project: Fundamental process engineering development” BMBF project  033R012A, Duration: 2009–2012
• “Cutting-edge technology cluster: Functional structural design of new high-performance materials through atomic design and defect engineering (ADDE), sub-project 2: Structure-property correlation in multicrystalline solar silicon and defect engineering  during growth using source silicon of varying purity” SAB Project 13831/2337 (Saxony State Excellence Initiative), Duration: 2009–2012
• “Cutting-edge Technology Cluster: Functional Structural Design of New High-Performance Materials through Atomic Design and Defect Engineering (ADDE), Sub-project 5: Defect and stress correlation in GaN layers on nanostructured substrates” SAB Project 13762/2337 (Saxony State Excellence Initiative), Duration: 2009–2012

2011

• “Collaborative project: Identification of factors influencing pore formation in stainless steel casting and development of integrated preventive measures (alloy – mould making – mould materials)” – Sub-project 3” BMBF Project 01RI0724A, Duration: 2008–2011
• “Joint project: Recycling of nickel/cobalt/molybdenum and vanadium/tungsten/molybdenum secondary materials, sub-project 1” BMBF project 01RI0723A, duration: 2008–2011

2009

• “Collaborative project: Nanostructured oxides for influencing the properties of aluminium castings, sub-project 2: Investigation of metallurgical fundamentals” BMBF project 01RI05230, Duration: 2006–2009
• “Vertical Gradient Freeze growth without crucible contact” DFG project PA 1236/1-2, duration: 2008–2009

2008

• “Optimisation of crystal properties in melt-based semiconductor growth” BMWi project 50WM0032, Duration: 2000–2008
• “Vertical Gradient Freeze growth without crucible contact” DFG project PA 1236/1-1, duration: 2006–2008

2007

• “Joint project: Process-integrated environmental protection in copper metallurgy – closing metal cycles and reducing CO₂ emissions, sub-project 1: Determination of process engineering fundamentals” BMBF project 01RW0419, Duration: 2004–2007
• “Collaborative project: Recycling of nickel/cobalt/molybdenum and vanadium/tungsten/molybdenum catalysts, sub-project 1” BMBF project 01RW0416, Duration: 2004–2007
• “Causes of wetting defects in the roll coating of metal surfaces” AiF Project 14346 BG/2, Duration: 2005–2007