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Prof. Matthias Thommes, Head of Institute of Separation Science and Technology (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) has been distinguished for his outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of adsorption and the characterization of porous materials by the Separation Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The Plaque of Honor was awarded to him during a dedicated Honorary Session at the AIChE Annual Meeting 2024 on October 28th in San Diego, California, USA.

AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineering), Area 2e Adsorption & Ion Exchange, has announced that Prof. Thommes will be awarded at the 2024 Annual Meeting an Honoree Session for his significant contributions to adsorption science, porous materials characterization, international standards, and chemical engineering.

Nadine Bingöl, Manuel Bleiziffer, Ece Karadag, Melike Özgül and Emelie Wöllner received the third prize for their "Cadib-Pro-B" concept in which 1,3-butadiene is produced by electrolysis and the Lebedev method using CO2 captured from the exhaust of cement plants, purified water and clean energy. Congratulations to all team members on this remarkable accomplishment!

Prof. Dr. Thommes (Institute of Separation Science and Technology) is listed once again among the TOP 50 of the worldwide most cited researchers. This is a result of the new Stanford List, which is based on the evaluation of Scopus by researchers of the Stanford University.

“Türen auf mit der Maus” was the motto in the science center Erlangen for photonics and optical technologies (panOPTICUM) on October 3rd, 2024. Young and elderly learned about persistence of color. Prof. Nicolas Vogel and Dr. Max Gmelch took young and old “Maus fans” on a journey into the dazzling world of colors. The participants enjoyed ...

On July 19, 2024, the Faculty of Engineering held a graduation ceremony. Almost 250 graduates celebrated their achievements.

Now, our movie is also available on YouTube! Immerse yourself in the world of Chemical and Biological Engineering at FAU and find out how we combine chemistry and biology to develop technical applications for the world of tomorrow.

The Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRT) was involved in the LOReley project that set a significant milestone in hydrogen technology by pioneering new methods for hydrogen release from liquid organic hydrogen carriers LOHC through an innovative plate-based reactor concept.

Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has just released this year's QS World University Rankings. Good news for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering: The subject area Chemical Engineering remains ranked number five in Germany. Internationally, Chemical Engineering is placed in the 151-200 band amongst world universities. 

For his outstanding services to research on porous materials for the German scientific community, the Klaus Unger Prize was awarded to Prof. Hartmann at the 35th German Zeolite Conference 2024.