Sustainability in Chemistry, Materials and Energy flows
Today’s world is characterized by scientific and technological changes. In order to be able to make informed decisions in this world, one needs to have a basic or more profound understanding of scientific issues and the ability to apply scientific methods and procedures. In this way, Sustainable Chemistry is a vanguard field that develops solutions that meet the criteria of sustainability based on more holistic and systems thinking approaches. It involves renewable materials and related products, as well as non-renewable ones, their flows and processes, attempting to understand and incorporate the most recent advances also from other fields (as Social Sciences), including options that do not involve chemical processes when they can potentially offer a more sustainable alternative to current products, procedures and services. Sustainable Chemistry Education it is home to the didactics of natural sciences with its research and teaching activities in the profession of chemistry, biology and science education with the reference subject of natural sciences.
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
- Professorship of Sustainable Chemistry of Renewable Organic Resources: Vânia Zuin Zeidler
- Professorship of Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources: Klaus Kümmerer
- Professorship for Science Education: Simone Abels
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY MATERIAL FLOWS AND CIRCULARITY
- Professorship for New Media and Sustainable Development Prof. Dr. Andreas Möller
- Professorship for Eco-Design Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
Dow Green Chemistry Education Award, Prof. Dr. Dr. Vanîa Zuin Zeidler, since 2025
REMOTIVE: Complementary use of mechanical, physical and chemical technologies for the development of comparative recycling concepts for complex plastic-based automotive components, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer, since 2023
TransPharm: Transforming into a sustainable European pharmaceutical sector, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer and Dr. Oliver Olsson, since 2022
Föderung wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs - Nachhaltige Chemie, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer, since 2022
PREMIER: Prioritisation and Risk Evaluation of Medicines in the EnviRonment, Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer and Dr. Oliver Olsson, since 2020
PlanFoL: Auf die Planung kommt es an (PlanFoL), Prof. Dr. Simone Abels and Dr. Elisabeth Hofer, since 2023
INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY MATERIAL FLOWS AND CIRCULARITY
ReCab: ReCab - Nachhaltige Schiffskabinen für eine Kreislaufwirtschaft im Schiffbau; Vorhaben: Integration von Kreislauffähigkeits- und Rücknahmekonzepten in Gestaltungsgrundsätze für innovative maritime Wohnbereiche der Zukunft, Prof Dr. Michael Braungart, since 2024