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ERC-“Proof of Concept” Grant for Prof. Costa
Prof. Rubén D. Costa is honored to be supported by the European Research Council (ERC) to realize the Proof of Concept (PoC) project CERES – Crop Efficient Red Emitting Sources. This generous funding will allow Prof. Costas Chair of Biogenic Functional Materials to explore new avenues of our multidisciplinary research portfolio supported by ERC-Co InOutBioLight.
Award for new approaches to municipal flood mitigation
The two researchers Prof. Clemens Thielen from the Professorship of Complex Networks at HSWT on the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) and Dr. Jan Boeckmann were awarded the EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good 2024 by the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) at the beginning of July for the research article resulting from their project on heavy rainfall prevention.
Super Unconventional Emitters and Device Mechanism Workshop last week!
Ken Albrecht, Andrew Monkman and I – U. Kyushu, U. Durham, and TUM Campus Straubing –have organized an international workshop on unconventional emitters and device mechanism covering TADF, chiral, protein and radical emitters applied to lighting, lasers, and photovoltaic surrounded by fresh spectroscopic, machine learning, and theoretical methodologies
Visionary ideas and solutions for CO2 and nitrogen valorization
On June 11th, 2024 the European Innovation Council and Small and Medium Enterprises Agency (EISMEA) funded project ECOMO (https://www.ecomo-eic.eu) organized a symposium titled “Carbon and Nitrogen Valorization: Sustainability in Focus”. The symposium was hosted by Dr. Hemlata Agarwala and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nicolas Plumeré from the Professorship of Electrobiotechnology (EBT).
BR report on needs-based fertilization
Several TUMCS professorships are involved in “LifeSenMap”. BR accompanied the researchers and produced a report that can be viewed in the media library.
Workshop Biological Materials Science at TUMCS
On June 6 and 7, a workshop on “Biological Materials Science” took place at the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS). The international workshop with exclusively invited, top-class speakers with a focus on biogenic, bioinspired, biomimetic and biohybrid materials for innovative optical, photonics and optoelectronics applications was organized by Prof. Cordt Zollfrank (Chair of Biogenic Polymers) and Prof. Rubén D. Costa (Chair of Biogenic Functional Materials).
Delegates of Cornell University visit TUMCS
Last Thursday, a delegation from Cornell University and SUNY College visited the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS). Prof. Dominik Grimm and Prof. Volker Sieber welcomed Dr. Jillian Goldfarb (Cornell University) and Dr. Tristan Brown (SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry) to the Campus for Biotechnology and Sustainability and explained TUMCS’ unique focus on the bioeconomy.
Focus on sustainable careers at TUM Campus Straubing
Which path should I take after graduation, which sustainability professions suit me? At the second Career Day at the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) on Tuesday, international corporations and regional companies presented their sustainable careers and provided answers to the most pressing questions students have about their professional future.
Around 160 new Master’s students in Straubing
The Straubing Campus for Biotechnology and Sustainability of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is becoming increasingly popular: around 160 new Master’s students will start their studies at the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) at the start of lectures on Monday.
A week in the spirit of the bioeconomy
The Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was one of four regions in Germany to successfully apply to take part in the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival. With several events organized in Straubing, the TUM Campus Straubing (TUMCS) took part in this bioeconomy festival week together with other partners. The aim of the festival week was primarily to attract young people as drivers of the sustainable transformation. In total, more than 200 interested people attended the events.