Dr.-Ing. Arne Scholtissek Receives ERC Starting Grant for “ProtoMan” Project

The research project “Protocol for Data-Driven Manifold Generation, Validation, and Utilization in High-Fidelity Combustion Simulations” (ProtoMan) at TU Darmstadt has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Dr.-Ing. Arne Scholtissek, Senior Academic Councillor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will receive around €1.5 million in funding over five years. He is developing advanced simulation approaches that aim to support the substitution of fossil fuels with carbon-neutral alternatives.

Applications for the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation Prize now open

The Hans and Ria Messer Foundation will again be awarding the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation Prize in 2025. This year, the foundation has doubled the prize money to 100,000 euros. The application period ends on 28 February.

Doctoral Network “Unite!Energy” receives funding as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action

Research for the energy transition: The international Doctoral Network “Unite!Energy”, with the participation of TU Darmstadt, is investigating the use of hydrogen for chemical energy storage. The network is being funded by the EU for four years with around 3.2 million euros. For the first time, all partners of the university alliance Unite! are involved in a joint doctoral network.

Portrait of Athene Young Investigator Dr Henning Bonart

Dr. Henning Bonart is the head of a research group at the Institute for Nano- and Microfluidics in the Mechanical Engineering Department and a newly appointed Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt. The fluid process engineer wants to apply the statistical methods used in the field of uncertainty quantification and physics-based machine learning to reconcile computer simulations with time-consuming laboratory experiments or processes in microfluidics more reliably than before.

Athene Young Investigator Alejandro Jiménez Sáez is investigating how to steer millimeter waves

Dr. Alejandro Jiménez-Sáez, a new Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt, is carrying out research into how millimeter waves could be used in 5G or 6G mobile networks in future in order to improve data transfer rates, offer better protection against eavesdropping and make the networks more flexible. The 30-year old postdoc is investigating which new components will be needed for this purpose and how this technology can be realized.

Athene Young Investigator Jens Marquardt focuses on environmental and climate politics

In times when climate activists are gluing themselves to roads and the phasing out of combustion engines and gas heating is the source of heated debates in society, Jens Marquardt’s field of research is highly topical. The political scientist and Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt is investigating the different ways in which environmental issues and climate change are being politicised. His research focusses on traditional political discourses, social conflicts, populism and the politicisation of the future – using the example of a climate-neutral society. Marquardt’s research does not only focus on Germany but also on democracies in the Global South, such as India.

Helping to prevent devastating events: Athene Young Investigator Federica Ferraro

The basic research carried out by Federica Ferraro could save lives. The aerospace engineer and new Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt is investigating how to prevent fires. She intends to conduct in-depth research into the effect of flame retardants on the development of so-called “boundary layer flames”, which are often highly significant for fires in ceilings, walls or on smooth surfaces such as floors and roofs. If these flame retardants are embedded in plastic materials, they could help to save lives in the event of a fire.

PhD network MetRaZymes receives funding as Marie Skłodowska-Curie action

TU Darmstadt coordinates the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Network “Metal-Containing Radical Enzymes – MetRaZymes” under the leadership of Professor Nico Bruns from the Department of Chemistry. The project, funded by the EU, Switzerland and the UK with more than three million euros, will enable 13 PhD students to develop novel enzymes as environmentally friendly and efficient catalysts for radical reactions to produce drugs, polymers and other chemical compounds.