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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 1280 “Extinction Learning“

  • Speaker University: Ruhr-Uni­ver­si­tät Bochum
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Sarah Weigelt
  • Funding period: since 2017

CRC 1287 „Limits of Variability in Language: Cognitive, Grammatical, and Social Aspects“

  • Speaker University: Uni­ver­si­tät Pots­dam
  • involved at TU Dort­mund University: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Freywald
  • Funding period: since 2017

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 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

SUBLINEAR – Sublinear algorithms for the analysis of very large graph

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

DynaQuanta - Nonequilibrium Terahertz Dynamics of Interacting Quantum Spins: from Novel Driven States towards Coherent Controls

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Zhe Wang (Physics)
  • Funding period: 2021–2025

 

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

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

RAMSES – Reactivity and assembly of multifunctional stimuliresponsive encapsulation structures

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

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

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

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

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Maxi­mili­ane Wilkesmann (Social Sciences)
  • Type of funding: Heisenberg professorship
  • Funding since April 2020

Precision flavour physics with leptons: Full exploitation of the LHCb dataset and future flavour violation experiments

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Johannes Albrecht (Physics)
  • Type of funding: Heisenberg professorship
  • Funding since April 2020

Designer-Photokatalysatoren und Multielektronen-Prozesse basierend auf redoxaktiven Hybridmolekülen und deren Anwendung in Synthese und Aktivierung kleiner Mo­le­kü­le

  • Principal Investigator: JProf. Dr. Max Martin Hansmann (Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
  • Funding since 2020

Grundlagen verschlüsselter optimierungsbasierter Re­ge­lung­en für vernetzte Systeme

  • Principal Investogator: Prof. Dr. Moritz Schulze Darup (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Funding since 2019

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

Effektive Theorien in den Materialwissenschaften: Mathematische Herleitung und Analysis

  • Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Peter Bella (Mathematics)
  • Funding since 2016

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-2019-UQ (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, sub-project: "Un­ter­richts­qua­li­tät")

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany
  • Funding period: 2017-2020

IGLU 2021

  • Coordination: Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany
  • Funding period: 2019-2023

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

 

Graduate Programs funded by MERCUR

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 (Social Sciences)

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)

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".

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dort­mund Airport (DTM) to Dort­mund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dort­mund Central Station, you can continue to the uni­ver­si­ty campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of in­ter­na­tio­nal flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the uni­ver­si­ty station.

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.

The facilities of TU Dort­mund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the uni­ver­si­ty are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

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