Here, top international research and the training of young scientists in institutes of the largest German research associations and the University of Potsdam are combined with research-related business in start-up projects and in small and medium-sized enterprises to form a high-performance location.
Prof. Peter Fratzl The overarching research area of the Department is biological materials science, which connects materials science and biology in a reciprocal way.
Prof. Markus Antonietti Research focuses on biomimetic systems that offer simple and sustainable solutions for global challenges such as the increasing energy demand and a global CO2 problem.
Prof. Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D. The research groups are tackling questions at the interface of chemistry, soft-matter physics, optics, and biology. The studies focus on how natural materials are ...
Thanks to the Max Planck Society’s Minerva Fast-Track Program, Dr. Vera Titze launches her independent research group “Ecophotonics”. The group will explore how living systems process light and how living materials based on bacteria or microalgae can carry out light-based functionalities.The long-term goal is the to develop new bio-hybrid photonic materials and optical devices, including bio-derived lasers and self-powered environmental sensors.