- Priority programs are coordinated university programs that are funded by the German Research Foundation and typically run for six years.
- They aim to deliver tangible impetus for scientific development by providing coordinated support for important new research topics throughout Germany.
- The projects are characterized by their outstanding quality and focus on highly original topics and/or methodologies. They lay the foundations for emerging fields.
- In particular, the projects focus on supporting young scientists and promoting collaboration across different disciplines, fields, institutes and departments.
- These collaborations strengthen relationships between universities and other research institutes.
Visit the DFG website for more information about priority programs.
Speaker: Professor Dr.-Ing. Kartsen Stahl (Chair of Machine Elements, TUM School of Engineering and Design)
Funding: since 2021
Speaker: Professor Dr. Christian Pfleiderer (Chair of Experimental Physics on the Topology of Correlated Systems at the Physics Department)
Funding: since 2018
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk (Chair of Metal Forming and Casting, TUM School of Engineering and Design)
Funding: since 2017
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Roland A. Fischer (Chair of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry at the Chemestry Department)
Funding: since 2016
Website: http://www.coornets.tum.de
Speaker: Prof Dr.-Ing. Sandra Hirche (Chair of Information-oriented Control at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department)
Funding: since 2016
Website: https://www.ce.cit.tum.de/itr/startseite/
Project description of SPP 1914 on the DFG website (German only)
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Cordt Zollfrank (Chair of Biogenic Polymers at the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability [TUMCS])
Funding: since 2015
Website: http://www.spp1839.tum.de/