Research
The Department of Chemistry focuses on the research field of functional materials.
The subject is the production and characterisation of new substances with a specific structure and reactivity as well as their application in sustainable processes. These substances take on specific physico-chemical functions; they have a controlling/regulating effect on the fundamental properties of materials and on chemical processes.
The Functional Materials research field comprises three main areas:
- Synthesis and structure
- Polymeric materials and processes
- Optoelectronics and photonics
supplemented by "chemistry didactic teaching/learning research" in the planned "Competence Centre for Science Didactic Teaching/Learning Research" (NWLL).
These focal points support the mission statement of the University of the Information Society by developing information on the interaction of functionality and structure of future-oriented materials, providing knowledge on the production, characterisation and application of the most important materials of information technology and contributing to a deeper understanding of process-determining phenomena of complex processes through modelling and simulation of physical-chemical processes. The research focus areas combine pioneering basic research and applied research and significantly strengthen intradisciplinary cooperation in chemistry through interdisciplinary, cross-departmental and cross-faculty cooperation, as illustrated by contributions to the profile area of optoelectronics and photonics and to the central scientific institution "Center for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn" (CeOPP) as well as through participation in the profile area of "Lightweight Construction with Hybrid Systems" and in the "Institute for Lightweight Construction with Hybrid Systems" (ILH). In addition, groups from the Department of Chemistry are involved in the field of basic research together with groups from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in the Direct Manufacturing Research Centre (DMRC).
