ESF Plus Junior Research Groups

Intelligent Subsurface Structures / Intelligent Geosystems: AI-Enhanced Geoengineering Tools for Decision Support in Energy Transition, Mitigation of Climate Change Effects and Geo-Risks in former Mining Regions
Term: 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Supervisors: Prof. Benndorf, Prof Nagel, Prof Butscher, Prof Sprungk, Prof Aland (Faculties of Geosciences, Geotechnics and Mining and Mathematics and Computer Science)

Sustainable additively manufactured high-temperature materials for hydrogen processes - AddWasserstoff
Term: 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Supervisors: Prof. Aneziris, Prof. Fieback, Prof. Krause, Prof. Kiefer (Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering)

Promoting women through individual and organisational skills in education and work (MINT) - FioKo
Term: 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024
Collaborative project with TU Dresden, HS Mittweida and HS Zittau/Görlitz
Supervisors at TU BAF: Prof. Stumpf-Wollersheim and Prof. Sopp (both Faculty of Economics)

Innovative component and material design for additive manufacturing - IN-BAF
Term: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024
Supervisors: Prof. Kröger, Prof. Biermann, Prof. Volkova, Prof. Zeidler (Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering and Faculty of Materials Science)

QualiGlas - Predictive evaluation of glass quality in future technologies for sustainable, CO2-emission-neutral glass production
Term: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024
Supervisors: Prof. Fuhrmann, Prof. Richter (both Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering)

ESF Plus doctoral funding

State innovation doctorates

• Robin Frigge: "Cooling lubricant sensors based on polyoxometalate composites", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2027
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• Anne Seidel: "Silane-/German-controlled, protecting group-free, atom-economic di- and oligopeptide synthesis", Faculty of Chemistry and Physics; Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, duration 01/06/2023 to 31/05/2023.2027
• Samaneh Mollashahi: "Use of previously unused substrates in the production of biogas and biomass as a renewable energy source for Saxony", Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering; Institute of Thermal Engineering and Thermodynamics, duration 01.07.2023 to 30.06.2027
• Diana Chevelev: "Digital micro- and nanofluidics - for sensor, energy and environmental applications", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027
• Lara Jakob: "Mehrfach verstärkte Raman-Sensorik in mikrofluidischen Systemen", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027
• Maximilian Lippold: "Biofunktionale Hydrogele für MEMS", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01.08.2023 to 31.07.2027
• Felix Sieg: "High-pressure synthesis and property determinations of spinels in the element system Ge-Ga-Cr-O-N", Faculty of Chemistry and Physics; Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, duration 01.06.2023 to 31 May 2027
• Judy Adamek: "Entwicklung von Probenahmetechniken für subhydrische Sedimente in sächsichen Gewässern", Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnics and Mining; Institute of Geology, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027
• Laura Hohlfeld: "Nano and micro-structuring of stimuli-responsive biopolymers", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01.08.2023 to 31.07.2027
• Leon Nowack: "Sustainable production and use of (electro)cata-lytic materials", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027
• Jose San Martin Lobos: "Development of substitute materials for lunar regolith for research and development of in-situ resource utilisation technology in Saxony", Faculty of Geosciences, Geotechnics and Mining, Institute of Mining, duration 01.07.2023 to 30.06.2027

Industry doctorates

• Martin Kühn: "Microtechnological low-temperature joining using molecular adhesives", Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, partner company: Fraunhofer ENAS, Chemnitz, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027
• Florian Glauche: "Generation of flexible, adhesive and functional microstructures", Faculty of Chemistry and Physics; Faculty of Materials Science and Technology; Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, partner company: Fraunhofer ENAS, Chemnitz, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2027

Project on the compatibility of family and scientific career

• Mareike Weigel: "Antifouling coating based on sol-gel formulations", Faculty of Chemistry and Physics; Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, duration 01.01.2024 to 31.03.2027
• Julia Grottendieck: "Production of recyclable fibre-plastic composites with hydrolytically active fibres", Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Institute of Glass and Glass Technology, duration 01.09.2023 to 31.08.2026