MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes

In an interview with up2date magazine, students Tim Klotz and Kolja Konschak talk about their experiences in the Process-Oriented Materials Research master’s degree program (ProMat).

The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.

A celebratory contract signing at the University of Bremen made the founding of Germany’s first JHS MaTeNa innovate! Center official. The Joachim Herz Foundation (JHS) will provide 30 million euros for materials science research applications.

MAPEX member and Physics professor Michael Sentef is a co-spokesperson in the new decentralized DFG Research Unit “Optical Control of Quantum Materials (OPTIMAL).” The research goal is to control the functional properties of novel materials using light.

Daniel Meyer found his way from biology to production engineering by chance. Today, he researches how to improve metal surfaces through specialized processing – knowledge that is now becoming important for the University of Bremen’s Martian research.

One of the focus points of the visit was the newly applied “The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm” Cluster of Excellence of the Materials Science and Technologies high-profile area.

The science slam workshop used props, visualizations and performative elements to explain scientific results to a wide audience in an entertaining and accurate way.

Mycelium is a fine thread-like network of fungi. It is suitable as a packaging material. A new research project led by BIBA at the University of Bremen focuses on this biodegradable material as well as the production, use, and recycling of packaging.

On March 9, 2024, Pia G?tz presented her research with computer tomography from the project "Digital Materialities. Virtual and Analog Forms of Exhibition".