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Excellent Research at TU Dort­mund University

Research and researchers at the TU Dort­mund are internationally well-known and recognized. Over 1,000 externally funded projects and numerous personal awards illustrate the research strength of Dort­mund’s scientists. You will find a selection on this web page.

RESOLV

  • Spokesperson: Prof Dr. Martina Havenith, RUB
  • Funding period: 2012-2025

Collaborative Research Centres and Transregios

CRC 823 “Statistical modeling of nonlinear dynamic processes”

  • Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Walter Krämer, TU Dort­mund
  • Funding period: since 2009

CRC 876 “Providing information by resource-constrained data analysis”

  • Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik, TU Dort­mund
  • Funding period: since 2011

TRR 160 “Coherent manipulation of interacting spin excitations in tailored semiconductors”

  • Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer
  • Funding period: since 2015

TRR 188 “Damage Controlled Forming Processes”

  • TU Dort­mund University (Speaker University), RWTH Aachen, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Düsseldorf
  • Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. A. Erman Tekkaya
  • Funding period: since 2017

Participations

CRC 749 „Dynamics and Intermediates of Molecular Transformations“

  • Speaker University: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser
  • Funding period: since 2007

CRC 803 „Functionality controlled by organization in and between membranes“

  • Speaker University: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser
  • Funding period: since 2007

CRC 969 “Chemical and biological principles of cellular proteostasis”

  • Speaker University: Universität Konstanz
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Daniel Summerer
  • Funding period: since 2012

CRC 1309 „Chemical Biology of Epigenetic Modifications“

  • Speaker University: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser
  • Funding period: since 2018

CRC/Transregio 63 “Integrated chemical processes in liquid multiphase systems – InPROMPT”

  • TU Berlin (Speaker University), TU Dort­mund University, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Deputy Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Andrzej Górak
  • Funding period: since 2010

CRC/Transregio 73 “Manufacturing of complex functionala components with variants by using a new sheet metal forming process – Sheet-bulk metal forming”

  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Speaker University), Technische Universität Dort­mund, Leibniz Universität Hannover
  • Deputy Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. A. Erman Tekkaya
  • Funding period: since 2009

CRC/Transregio 142 “Tailored nonlinear photonics: From fundamental concepts to functional structures”

  • Universität Paderborn (Speaker University), TU Dort­mund University
  • Deputy Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer
  • Funding period: since 2015

Starting Grants

PRECISION – Precision measurement to discover new scalar and vector particles

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Johannes Albrecht (Physics)
  • Funding period: 2016-2021

Consolidator Grants

PropRT - Property-Based Modulable Timing Analysis and Optimization for Complex Cyber-Physical Real-Time Systems

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Jian-Jia Chen (Computer Science)
  • Funding period: 2020-2025

RAMSES – Reactivity and assembly of multifunctional stimuliresponsive encapsulation structures

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Guido Clever (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
  • Funding period: 2016-2021

hyControl – Coherent optical control of multi-functional nano-scale hybrid units

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Mirko Cinchetti (Physics)
  • Funding period: 2017-2022

EPICODE – Programmable readers, writers, and erasers of the epigenetic cytosine code

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Daniel Summerer (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
  • Funding period: 2017-2022

Synergy Grant

StuDySARCOMERE – Structure and Cellular Dynamics of the Sarcomere

  • Principal Investigator: Apl. Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser (Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Max-Planck-Institute)
  • Funding period: 2020-2026

Completed Projects

Starting Grants

SUBLINEAR – Sublinear algorithms for the analysis of very large graph

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Christian Sohler (Computer Science)
  • Funding period: 2012-2018

Consolidator Grants

BACTERIAL SYRINGES – Protein Translocation Through Bacterial Syringes

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser (Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Max-Planck-Institute)
  • Funding period: 2014-2019

Advanced Grants

SPATONC – Systems analysis of pancreatic tumor cell phenotype dependence on the spatial regulation of oncogenic Ras signaling

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Philippe Bastiaens (Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Max-Planck-Institute)
  • Funding period: 2013-2018

MOBOCON – Model-based optimizing control - from a vision to industrial reality

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Engell (Biochemical and Chemical Engineering)
  • Funding period: 2012-2017

SYSCHEMBIOL– Systems chemical biology - chemical biological perturbation and dissection of dynamic biological systems

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert Waldmann (Chemistry and Chemical Biology & Max-Planck-Institute)
  • Funding period: 2011-2016

Cooperation and Competition in the context of new and traditional forms of work and employment

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Maxi­mili­ane Wilkesmann (Educational Research, Psychology and Sociology)
  • Type of funding: Heisenberg professorship
  • Funding since April 2020

Aufklärung von Prinzipien der systemweiten Regulation von Proteolyse im Ubiquitin-System mittels chemischer Biologie

  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Malte Gersch (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
  • Funding since 2018

DoProfiL

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Stephan Hußmann, Prof. Dr. Barbara Welzel
  • Funding period: 2016-2023

Drug Discovery Hub

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh, TU Dort­mund
  • Funding period: 2018-2021

ELLI 2 (Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Science)

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. A. Erman Tekkaya
  • Funding period: 2016-2020

TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bos
  • Funding period: 2012-2017

IGLU/PIRLS

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Bos
  • Funding period: 2013-2018

ML2R “Competence Center Machine Learning Rhine-Ruhr”

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik

CoPro

  • Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Engell
  • Funding period: 2016-2020

OCCAM

  • Coordinator: PD Dr. Rolf Strietholt
  • Funding period: 2018-2022

Research Training Groups of the German Research Foundation (DFG)

 

EU-funded Graduate Programs (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)

 

Graduate Programs funded by VolkswagenFoundation

Leopoldina

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert Waldmann (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)

Acatech

  • Prof. Dr. Dirk Biermann (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ursula Gather (Mathematics)
  • Prof. Dr. Andrzej Górak (Biochemical and Chemical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Henke (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik (Computer Science)
  • Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski (Biochemical and Chemical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. A. Erman Tekkaya (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael ten Hompel (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Johannes Weyer (Business and Economics)

Russian Academy of Sciences

  • Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer (Physics)

Academia Europaea

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Schwentick (Computer Science)

North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts

  • Prof. Dr. Walter Krämer (Statistics)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. Brigitte Falkenburg (Human Science and Theology)
  • Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik (Computer Science)
  • Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski (Biochemical and Chemical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Metin Tolan (Physics)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert Waldmann (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)

Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Rehtanz (Electrical Engineering & Information Technology)
  • Prof. Dr. Markus Stommel (Mechanical Engineering)

Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz

  • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Herbert Waldmann (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)

International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP)

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Biermann (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. A. Erman Tekkaya (Mechanical Engineering)
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Location & approach

The campus of TU Dort­mund University is located close to interstate junction Dort­mund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dort­mund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dort­mund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dort­mund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dort­mund.

To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

TU Dort­mund University has its own train station ("Dort­mund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dort­mund main station ("Dort­mund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dort­mund city to the university: From Dort­mund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dort­mund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dort­mund main station to the stop "Dort­mund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dort­mund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dort­mund Universität S".

Dort­mund Airport offers flights to several destinations in Central Europe. There are regular connections to Katowice, Kraków, London and Munich. For the approximately 20km-trip from Dort­mund Airport to TU Dort­mund University, you can use a shuttle bus to the railway Station "Bahnhof Holzwickede", from which trains depart to Dort­mund main station (please visit Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr for more information). Normally, the fastest way is to catch a taxi at Dort­mund Airport.

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dort­mund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dort­mund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dort­mund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

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