Materials Research Department
About
The Materials Research Department (MRD) coordinates and oversees research in materials science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and collaborating institutions. Members have affiliations with the departments of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geo-Sciences as well as other research institutions on the RUB campus like the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation (ICAMS) and the Central Institute for Ion Beams and Radionuclides (RUBION).
Associate members at collaborating research institutions are from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE), the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (MPIKOFO), Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Explore MRD
News from our Scientists
- Martin Muhler erhält den Alwin-Mittasch-Preis
- Die Kopplung zweier Quantenpunkte ist erstmals gelungen
- Tens of thousands of feasible catalysts on the diameter of a hair
- Cubes outperform spheres as catalyst particles
- Insights into a unique form of superconductivity
- Growing quantum dots in a regular arrangement
- Die Zementindustrie klimaneutral gestalten
- A sieve for molecules
- Unexpected energy storage capability where water meets metal surfaces
- A treasure map for the realm of electrocatalysts
- Catalyst surface analysed at atomic resolution
Research Alliances
- SFB-TR 87 – Pulsed high power plasmas for the synthesis of nanostructured functional layers
- SFB-TR 103 – From atoms to turbine blade – scientific foundations for a new generation of monocrystalline superalloys
- SFB-TR 196 – Mobile material characterization and localization by electromagnetic sensing
- SFB-TR 247 – Heterogeneous oxidation catalysis in the liquid phase
- SFB 837 – Interaction modeling in mechanized tunneling
- SFB 1316 – Transient atmospheric plasmas – from plasmas to liquids to solids
Upcoming Event
MRD Industry Day 2023: Science for Innovation
May 15th, 2023, RUB’s Convention Centre (VZ)
2023 MRD Industry Day 2023: Science for Innovation will focus on the transfer of knowledge from university to start-ups to industry companies. The event is organized in cooperation with the Worldfactory Start-up Center’s Incubator Materials.
The lecture program will be complimented by an exhibition that further promotes the exchange between scientists, start-ups and industry representatives. The expo is open to exhibitors from science, industry and start-ups to present their latest innovations in materials-related research and products.
Download preliminary programme.
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