Breaking boundaries between polymer chemistry, biotechnology, physics and chemical engineering
Those who want to make real progress in the field of materials development need more than knowledge of just one research discipline. Thus, at the DWI — Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, chemists, biotechnologists, physicists and chemical engineers are working together under one roof and, in interdisciplinary teams, are developing new active and interactive materials. All research projects are organized in five research programs that span work groups and pool the competencies of the individual scientists. The mixture of permanent work groups and temporary groups of young scientists results in an ambitious and lively research atmosphere.
The scientific board of the DWI comprises a group of five professors:
Member of the Scientific Board at the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
Chair of Macromolecular Materials and Systems, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
Director and Member of the Scientific Board of the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
Chair for Textile and Macromolecular Chemistry, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
Member of the Scientific Board at the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
Research Area Functional and Interactive Polymers, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University
Member of the Scientific Board at the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
Chair for Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling
Member of the Scientific Board at the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
Chair for Chemical Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Laura De Laporte
Advanced Materials for Biomedicine
Junior Research Group
Dr. Robert Göstl, Mechanoresponsive (Bio-)Materials
Moreover, four associated scientists are contributing their expertise in physical and macromolecular chemistry, physics and simulation.