The leading German trade fair for optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics takes place every year in the optics city of Wetzlar: again a good 1500 trade visitors are expected at the W3+ Fair in the Buderus Arena on March 29th and 30th. Three teams from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) are also represented, two of them at the THM own stand with the number S1, one at the IHK at D7.

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease is one of the most common chronic neurodegenerative diseases that particularly affects people over the age of 65. The syndrome has a significant impact on everyday life. In order to recognize a deterioration in the cognitive, motor and visual areas due to a flare-up at an early stage, an app is to be developed as part of a project cooperation between the Health Department of the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) and the Clinic for Neurology at the University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (UKGM) in Marburg which, thanks to artificial intelligence, enables long-term monitoring in the home environment.

The high accuracy of the measurement technology in the laboratories and workshops of the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) brought two companies together in the Gießen laboratory for vehicle technology and piston engines for a special test: the use of a diesel substitute based on waste in a test engine. The experiment led by Prof. Dr. Klaus Herzog from the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering was successful and showed that combined heat and power plants do not have to be the only place where waste is burned.

prof Dr. Jochen Frey has been elected Vice President of the Technical University of Central Hesse for a further term. 30 out of 31 participating Senate members voted for the engineering scientist. His term of office begins on April 1 and lasts three years.

THM President Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems congratulated Prof. Frey on the election and was pleased to be able to continue the good cooperation in the university management.

The Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) has opened its 3D printing center. "We firmly assume that it will be well received by all departments and students, as well as by the founders," said Dr. Iris Stallkamp, ​​deputy head of the transfer department. This was also underlined by the President of the university, Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems. He noted how important it is that this potential is available now. “The THM is among the Hessian universities at the forefront when it comes to 3D printing. We have one of the largest ranges of printers.”

“Thumping basses”: This is a brief summary of what disturbs the peace of many people who live within earshot of venues and open-air events. A team from the Technical University of Central Hesse is interested in how such deep-sounding sound reinforcement can be measured in a practical manner and meaningfully evaluated. A research project entitled "Low-frequency emissions in leisure time noise" has started at the THM , which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with a total of around 655,000 euros. Of this, 525,000 euros will go to the THM . Industry will contribute another 40,000 euros.  

The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) has held the right to award doctorates in Life Science Engineering (LSE) since 2019, which it exercises through the Doctoral Center for Engineering Sciences (PZI) on the Central Hesse research campus. Detlef Behrens is now the first to hold a doctorate in this subject. The 56-year-old's path to a doctorate was anything but ordinary.

When Hesse's Prime Minister Boris Rhein invited to Frankfurt at the beginning of the month to bring around 200 players from the Hessian aerospace industry and research together at the one-day specialist conference "Hessen in Space", Prof. Dr. -Ing. Guido Bartsch from the MNI ( THM ) department, Prof. Dr. Chris Volkmar from the EI ( THM ) department and Prof. Dr. Peter Klar from the 1st Institute of Physics at the Justus Liebig University Gießen (JLU) also represented Gießen strong in research. According to the wish of the state government, the participants should get to know each other and find points of contact for future cooperation.

Finally back in attendance - this applies to many events at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) this winter semester. When it comes to “networking”, the two Corona years, which were characterized by video conferences, had their downsides. Face-to-face scientific exchange is particularly valuable for doctoral students, as the 10th Interdisciplinary Doctoral Colloquium at the THM showed.

The small revolution that Dr. Joel Eichmann and Felix Wollenhaupt into the final of the Hessian Founder's Prize. With their now six-strong team from the start-up Green Elephant Biotech, the two want to turn the field of cell cultivation in biotechnology, which is characterized by single-use plastic, upside down - make it more efficient, cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

The Hessen Ideas competition has been a good place for start-up teams from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) in recent years. Usually at least one team made it to the final, in 2020 and 2021 FISEGO and CardioIQ THM ideas each came second. For the fire protection technicians from FISEGO, the Hessian Founder's Prize followed later, CardioIQ is one of the flagship projects of the Distr@l programme of the State of Hesse, which aims to promote AI innovations. Now three other teams are about to enter the final: Feschd, Green Bottle and Minin.

The THM demonstrated its skills in interdisciplinary research at the first "Day of the Centres of Competence " in the Roxy cinema. Eight current research projects, one from each center, framed a networking event. This should multiply the already interdisciplinary approach of the institutions: in the eight centers, researchers from different THM departments work on joint projects, now those involved should also get to know the active and focal points of the other centers.

For the second time in a row, a start-up from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) has qualified for the final of the Hessian Founder's Prize. Green Elephant Biotech follows the FISEGO team in the "University start-up" category, which brought the award to Central Hesse last year.

The potential for renewable energies in Central American countries – compared to Germany – is huge: the sun shines more often, the wind blows more regularly. In Costa Rica in particular, the potential for hydropower alone is enormous: Currently, around 70 percent of the electricity generated there comes from hydropower. However, the unpredictability of regenerative energies already poses challenges for the power grids of highly industrialized countries. Partners from the University of Costa Rica and the Cuban University of Camagüey and University of Oriente Santiago de Cuba therefore visited the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) to explore opportunities for establishing a research collaboration in the field of "New planning approaches for electrical distribution networks “ to fathom.

The fact that guests and the jury of the Ideaco start-up competition of the Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences ( THM ) were able to buy Simon Josenhans' idea on the spot and take it with them may have helped him to win. His product "Feschd" convinced "through conciseness, expandability and sustainability beyond Germany", said Markus Mietchen, member of the jury and representative of the main sponsor Sparkasse Oberhessen. He presented Josenhans with a check for 4,000 euros, which the tinkerer wants to put into the marketing of his mobile phone holder for the bicycle.

Radon - the name of the noble gas is familiar to many, but very few are aware of the risk that it can pose, especially in everyday life. The Hessian Radon Center (HeRaZ) would like to remedy this on its tour through Hesse. From September 2nd to 16th, the center, which is based at the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ), will visit a total of ten cities. At the HeRaZ stand in central squares or in pedestrian zones, interested parties can clarify questions and get detailed advice.

Whenever innovative teaching formats were mentioned in the past two years, almost exclusively digital ideas were meant. The pandemic forced in video conferencing. Courses that actively involve students were in demand. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) has taken a lot with it from this time into the return to normal teaching and yet has not neglected the fact that its teaching - as a rule - takes place in attendance. Even the "classical teaching" must be constantly developed, needs innovation. Three good ideas from the THM are now being funded for one year.

If you have an idea for a start-up, you can count on the support of the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ). It's not just the Transfer department that supports those wanting to set up a business on their way to market entry. Founders have been able to put their ideas through their paces since 2020 at the Ideaco internal university competition and the associated Ideaco Summits. In August, the competition, which is largely supported by the Department of Industrial Engineering in Friedberg and the student management consultancy Sail Solutions under the leadership of Christian Abt, enters the third round.

It is considered the "leading trade fair for the process industry": Every three years, now a year later due to the pandemic, the "Exhibition Conference for Chemical Apparatus" takes place in Frankfurt with 2200 exhibitors from 50 countries - better known as ACHEMA. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) is regularly represented there, under the leadership of Prof. Dirk Holtmann from the Life Science Engineering department at this year's edition from August 22nd to 26th. The focus of the THM presence are two exhibits by doctoral students Alexander Langsdorf and Björn Sabel-Becker. They present ideas for more sustainability in the chemical industry. "Being able to present these projects to such a top-class, international audience is already a special distinction and a great opportunity," says Holtmann.

Optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics are the – not just proverbial – focus at the W3+ Fair in the Buderus Arena in Wetzlar on July 6th and 7th. In addition to the large companies in the industry and the many Central Hessian technology and world market leaders, the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) is also represented in the campus area.

The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) has one more competence center: WuMS is the "Competence Center for Economics and Management Science" and bundles expertise from the fields of economics (W), industrial engineering (WI) and management and communication (MuK). At the founding meeting on Monday, May 30, Prof. Dr. Jens Klose elected, economist and specialist in monetary and economic policy.

Have data from electrocardiograms analyzed by artificial intelligence and thus quickly, inexpensively and reliably determine the risk of certain heart diseases - with this founding idea, the CardioIQ team with researchers from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) and Justus Liebig University Gießen (JLU) has already found the one or the other prize jury convinced. On the way to becoming a marketable medical product, the project with the project name "RisKa" is now being funded with 740,000 euros from the Hessian state programme Distr@l fencourages. Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus virtually to the project managers Prof. Dr. Michael Guckert ( THM , Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing) and Prof. Dr. Till Keller (JLU, Faculty of Medicine). "'AI made in Hessen' should become a trademark of our state, which stands for innovation, responsibility and the future," said Sinemus. "RisKa" is an outstanding example of this.

Social enterprises are in vogue and more and more people want to make positive social and ecological changes when they start their own business. But for many, the question still arises as to what actually lies behind the term “social entrepreneurship”. For this reason, the Technology and Innovation Center Gießen (TIG), the Entrepreneurship Cluster Mittelhessen (ECM), the student management consultancy Sail Solutions (THINK), the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) and the Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany (SEND) invite you to a joint event movie night on.

There are countless holders for smartphones. Mostly made of cheap plastic, they are discarded items in electronics stores and supermarkets, in mobile phone shops and on the Internet. "I've never been satisfied with anyone," says Simon Josenhans. With his wife Luisa, he has therefore developed a holder whose name not only indicates Josenhans' Swabian origins, but is also the "unique selling point" of the product - in other words, what makes it special: "Feschd".

If you want to combine climate protection and mobility, there is no way around lightweight construction: Mass that is not even produced, installed and then accelerated and then decelerated every day saves energy not only in production, but in everyday life. Public perception often focuses on electric cars, which use aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastics and, increasingly, plastic instead of steel. But new mobility also requires greater use of public transport, buses and trains. There is a lot of potential here through weight reduction.

Despite many global efforts to achieve equal rights, women are still greatly underrepresented in science: according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, almost 30 percent of researchers worldwide were women in 2016. Germany is still two percentage points lower and is at the bottom of the European comparison. On the occasion of the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" on February 11, proclaimed by the UNO cultural organization, the women's representatives of the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) remind that even this value would be a doubling of the quota for the university.

The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) and partner universities from all over Germany associated with it in the "University Alliance for SMEs" invite interested parties to a digital conference on the subject of transfer and the establishment of a German Agency for Transfer and Innovation (DATI) by the new federal government one.

Creating living space and protecting the climate - two political goals that have not only been important since they feature prominently in the coalition agreement of the new federal government. But there are also two goals that partially contradict each other. Because in construction, reinforced concrete systems or concrete-steel composite beams are usually used for large ceiling spans. However, concrete production, primarily that of the main component cement, is extremely harmful to the climate: the cement industry contributes around eight percent to global CO ₂-Emission at. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ( THM ) and the Wettenberg timber construction company Kai Laumann want to develop a climate-friendly alternative with other partners.

Sebastian Wegener, Nils Gumpfer and Joshua Prim purposefully string success after success. In April, the founders of the Gießen medical technology Start-ups “CardioIQ” were accepted into the “Hessen Ideas” scholarship programme. In the associated competition, which is aimed at all Hessian universities that are willing to start a business, they now took second place. They had also achieved this a few days earlier in the "Idea Slam" ideas competition at the Justus Liebig University (JLU), and it was only in September that they had won place in the "Ideeco" at the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) with their potentially life-saving idea one pitched.

"What an experience" – Fabian Goedert and Sophia Reiter still seem slightly shocked the morning after. In a positive sense. "Of course we are convinced of our idea," says Goedert and adds: "But until now we have only guessed how much our invention will convince others." With their BEBBS system, the two THM students as Team Fisego on Wednesday evening in Frankfurt Hessian start-up award in the category "Start-up from the university". "That gives an enormous boost for the next steps," says Reiter.

In the ninth interdisciplinary doctoral colloquium, four doctoral students from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) showed how different the paths to the same goal - the doctorate - can be: Jakob Prüfer, Alina Scholz, Lukas Käßer and Nils Gumpfer presented their doctoral topics in front of an audience in four short presentations made up of more than 50 professors and other doctoral candidates.

Many objects that we use in everyday life are petroleum products. They are considered to be harmful to the environment and not very sustainable. The bioeconomy, whose production concept is based on the use of renewable raw materials, offers an ecological alternative. A research project at the Technical University of Central Hesse is dealing with this topic. prof Dr. Dirk Holtmann from the Gießen Institute for Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology works together with Phytowelt Green Technologies from Cologne. The goal is process development for biotechnological terpene production. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the project with 640,000 euros.

Biocatalysts are said to have great potential for the industrial production of chemical compounds for the pharmaceutical, agricultural and food industries. In the research project "Surface display of enzymes as a platform technology", scientists from the Technical University of Central Hesse are working on simplifying the use of such biocatalysts and making them more convenient. The state of Hesse is funding the project as part of the "Research for Practice" programme with 40,000 euros. Project manager is Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dirk Holtmann from the Institute for Biochemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology.

At the Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research at the Technical University of Central Hesse, a working group is concentrating on the behavior of materials under special loads. Led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Kolling from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology, she has already successfully completed funded research projects on the crash behavior of car windows made of mineral glass and Plexiglas. In a current project, the team is now examining certain battery systems for electric vehicles for their operational safety in the event of an accident.

The celebrations had to be on a very small scale: first with a few fellow doctoral students outdoors in front of the armory in Gießen , then in the evening with the family. Corona makes it difficult to honor a multiple milestone: Marcel Berlinger from Langenselbold is not only the first in his family to complete a university degree and a doctorate, but also the first graduate of the Promotionszentrum für Ingenieurwissenschaften (PZI) at the Mittelhessen Research Campus (FCMH). Before his supervisor Prof. Dr. Stefan Kolling from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology at the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ) successfully defended his dissertation on May 14, 2021. The other members of the examination committee were connected via video. His doctoral certificate will be the first in Central Hesse to be signed by a male and female president - and at the same time the first ever to be signed by a THM president.

How can raw materials for the chemical industry be made from CO₂and produce electrical energy efficiently? Scientists are looking for answers to this question in the research project “Gas diffusion electrodes for coupled microbial-electrochemical syntheses from CO ₂ (games)". Coordinator is Prof. Dr. -Ing. Dirk Holtmann from the Competence Center for Sustainable Engineering and Environmental Systems at the TH Mittelhessen. Partners are Dechema Research Institute in Frankfurt am Main, that Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig and two companies: Gaskatel in Kassel and that ifn research and technology center in Elsteraue. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the project for four years with a total of 1.3 million euros.

Seeing rockets launch into space are spectacular images: tons of steel and advanced composites vibrate into motion, lifted into the air by a controlled explosion. For example, the European Ariane 5 burns 476 tons of solid fuel for a launch within 130 seconds and an additional 158 tons of liquid fuel in the first five minutes of a flight. That is enough to bring up to 16 tons of payload into the earth's atmosphere.

In patients with acute heart failure, hospitals can use heart-lung machines to save lives. In technical terms this is called Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS). A serious problem that can occur when using ECLS systems is the insufficient supply of certain organs. More detailed investigations on the patient are only possible to a limited extent. Medicine therefore uses circulatory simulators to research the causes of dangerous side effects and to identify opportunities for improvement. This is where the current research project " Dr. Sim" comes in. Stefan Bernhard from the Technical University of Central Hesse.

Brushing teeth is part of the daily routine, but the actual tooth brushing process is largely not scientifically understood. There is a lack of suitable research equipment. In an interdisciplinary team, researchers from the Technical University of Central Hesse ( THM ), the Justus Liebig University Gießen (JLU) and the University of Kassel are developing a new research device for dentistry - artificial intelligence and machine learning are also used.

“90 percent of the population brush their teeth every day, but over 70 percent suffer from inflammation of the gums or periodontium. This means that everyone knows how important it is to brush your teeth, but almost nobody does it properly,” says Prof. Dr. Bernhard Sick, Head of the Department of Intelligent Embedded Systems at the University of Kassel.

The care of people who are in the last phase of life is the topic of a virtual symposium at the Technical University of Central Hesse. At the event on May 6th, 20 speakers will present and discuss ways to improve the situation of the dying.  

The symposium takes up the tasks and results of the "Avenue-Pal" project, which is funded by the innovation fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). It is intended to further develop the framework conditions in places and in medical and nursing systems where people spend their last days. A specific goal: to reduce the transfer of dying people between and within care facilities, which is still frequently practiced at present. The project includes both the elaboration of a scientifically based practice concept and its testing introduction in two large facilities, which represent the large number of hospitals and nursing homes in Germany.  

Two doctoral students from the Technical University of Central Hesse, together with a partner from the Justus Liebig University in Gießen , have developed a technology for fast and reliable evaluation of ECG recordings. As the founding team of CardioIQ, they entered the competition for a Hessen Ideas grant. Her idea was convincing in a two-stage application process. The trio from THM and JLU submitted one of the 15 applications selected from 58 projects for the current round of the funding programme.

Nils Gumpfer and Joshua Prim are currently gaining further scientific qualifications with a doctorate in computer science and business informatics at the THM . Sebastian Wegener is a doctoral student in medicine at JLU. In the interdisciplinary CardioIQ project, they contribute their respective knowledge, so that the founding team has expertise in the fields of modern health care, economics and applied computer science. The THM start-up advice accompanied the three partners in the preparation of the funding application and also offers support with the next steps towards marketing.    

Fars Samann already knew what collegiality means before he came to Gießen . The Iraqi learned how far it can go when he immigrated to Germany at the end of January and moved into his apartment. Ten days of quarantine were the condition for him finally being able to start his doctoral studies at the Technical University of Central Hesse. His new colleagues from the Life Science Engineering department provided him with food and other everyday items.

Two engineering scientists from the Technical University of Central Hesse took part as speakers in the "Schall 21" colloquium. At the virtual event, which replaced a conference originally planned in Weimar, around 60 participants from German-speaking countries dealt with new developments in the field of acoustic emission analysis. The possible uses of guided waves for monitoring purposes, for example in steel construction, formed a second set of topics.

You won't be able to build skyscrapers out of paper any time soon. The material is also out of the question for the classic single-family house. But you can do more with paper than printing or folding planes. What exactly did scientists from the leading TU Darmstadt, the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and the TH Mittelhessen in the project “BAMP! – Building with Paper”.

The aim was to create previously unexplored scientific and technical foundations for the use of paper in construction and to develop practical solutions. The application focus was on buildings for temporary use, for example for trade fair construction, for emergency accommodation or one-off major events.

Three scientists from the Technical University of Central Hesse will be advising the federal government in matters of protection against the dangers of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the coming years.

prof Dr. Joachim Breckow from the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science (MNI) has been appointed to the Radiation Protection Commission (SSK) by the Federal Environment Minister. The 20-strong panel of experts deals, among other things, with the assessment of biological radiation effects, the development of radiation exposure of the population and radiation protection measures. The physicist Breckow is also deputy chairman of the SSK crisis management team.

The Federal Railway Authority was in a hurry with this research project: Tendered in August 2020, in November to the steel specialist Prof. Dr. Bertram Kühn from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Central Hesse, work began right after the turn of the year. Over the next two and a half years, Kühn will research the "suitable choice of material to avoid brittle fractures in bridge supports and retaining structures", as the project, which is funded with around 780,000 euros, is entitled. That may sound brittle, but it affects the safety of all those who only occasionally travel by train.

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the development of a new type of ventilation technology for newborns with 1.7 million euros. Under the leadership of Gießen Thora Tech GmbH, the Justus Liebig University (JLU) and Acutronic Medical are involved in the research project in addition to the Technical University of Central Hesse.

Between 3,000 and 6,000 newborns in Germany suffer from meconium aspiration syndrome every year. Meconium is the intestinal contents of the fetus that can enter the respiratory tract via the amniotic fluid before or during birth. The result is a severe dysfunction of the lungs, which makes mechanical ventilation necessary. So far, the high-risk extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, in which the blood is supplied with oxygen outside the body, has been available for this purpose. Risks of this therapy are possible cerebral hemorrhages and neurodevelopmental disorders.

High distinction at the 51st annual conference of the German Society for Medical Physics - virtual due to the corona situation: Dr. Kilian Baumann received second place in the Behnken Berger Prize, which is worth 10,000 euros. The foundation of the same name honors young scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the research areas of radiation protection, radiation therapy, the treatment of radiation damage and the application of physical methods in radiology. The jury considered Baumann's doctoral thesis "Investigation of the modulation properties of lung tissue in radiation therapy with protons" to be worthy of an award.

Not only the audience is convinced, but also the expert jury: the invention of Sophia Reiter and Fabian Goedert has what it takes to save lives. The two young Butzbachers, developers of the FISEGO fire protection system, took second place in the "Hessen Ideas" competition, in which 40 teams from all Hessian universities were registered - endowed with 3500 euros.

"Curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and an inventive spirit" attests Ayse Asar, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art, of all twelve final teams. This applies in particular to the three inventions on the podium: The system that Reiter and Goedert are developing and with which they started can be installed in almost all technical systems, from the socket to household appliances to industrial machines - either ex works or for retrofitting . It automatically detects when a smoldering fire develops and extinguishes it. The founding idea came about after a friend of Fabian Goedert's washing machine caught on fire.

Final phase III studies for the first vaccines against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are underway worldwide. The first people in the western world are to be vaccinated against Covid-19 this year in order to get the pandemic under control. Meanwhile, research is already being done on second-generation vaccines. One of these projects, which is scheduled to start the decisive clinical tests on humans in May 2021, relies on a process that was co-developed at the Technical University of Central Hesse.

The preparation, which is being developed at the University Hospital in Tübingen (UKT) under the direction of Dr. Ralf Amann in cooperation with the biotech startup Prime Vector Technologies, which he founded, is a viral vector vaccine. So-called antigens of the coronavirus, such as specific surface structures, are built into a carrier virus, the vector, which is harmless to humans. After administration, the vector mimics an infection and the antigens are presented to the immune system. Both antibodies and T-cells are formed, which are directed against the antigens. In this way, an immunological memory that is as long-lasting as possible is to be formed, which protects against an actual infection with Covid-19.

The Mittelhessen district association in the Association of Engineers (VDI) has Dr. Fabian Horst (Mücke) and Peer Schrader ( Gießen ) were awarded the Robert Paul Kling Prize. The VDI jury awarded the two graduates of the Technical University of Central Hesse for achievements that they have made within the framework of their scientific qualifications. They were able to receive the certificates and cash prizes at a ceremony at the VDI office in Wetzlar.

Dr. Fabian Horst received the award, worth 500 euros, for his dissertation at the University of Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona. At THM 's Spanish partner university, the engineer, who had previously completed his studies in electrical engineering and information technology in Gießen with a master's degree, was able to carry out laboratory tests for his doctoral project. His doctoral thesis dealt with the topic "Compact DC Modeling of Tunnel-FETs". The doctoral student developed the physically based compact model of a special transistor. In doing so, he made contributions to a research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which the supervisor of his doctorate, Prof. Dr. Alexander Klös (department of electrical engineering and information technology), headed at the THM .

Prof. Dr. . Jochen Frey welcomed at the eighth interdisciplinary doctoral colloquium of the Technical University of Central Hesse. In the online event, the Vice President for Research, Transfer and Young Scientists reported that around 120 young scientists at the THM are currently gaining further qualifications with a doctorate. This is an increase of 20 percent compared to the previous year. Most of the projects are located at the scientific Centres of Competence . According to Frey, these centers should be further strengthened. The doctoral center for engineering sciences, which is located on the Mittelhessen research campus, also plays an important role. The Vice President attributed the increasing number of doctorates to “remarkable funding elements” of the THM , such as the strategic research fund and the structured doctoral training.

The Centre of Competence for Nanotechnology and Photonics (NanoP) at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen hosted a three-day live video conference on the modeling of microelectronic devices.

Under the title "Joint Spring MOS-AK Workshop and Symposium on Schottky Barrier MOS Devices", this virtual format was offered in place of regular international working meetings, which could not take place due to the corona pandemic. A meeting planned for March at the THM had to be cancelled.

Lithium-ion batteries, which are used in electric vehicles, for example, lose their performance over time and have to be replaced. The Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen in the Department of Information Technology - Electrical Engineering - Mechatronics in Friedberg is investigating how this process can be slowed down. The head of the research project is Prof. Dr. Alexander Kuznietsov from the Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research. Cooperation partner is the company BE Power in Fernwald. The state of Hesse is funding the project with 385,000 euros.

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How can metal laser beam melting be used to produce load-bearing lightweight structures in automotive engineering? A research project of the Technical University of Central Hesse deals with this topic. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with almost 600,000 euros. Project manager is Prof. Dr. Udo Jung from the Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research. The Friedberg researchers are working together with the company Continental Engineering Services from Frankfurt.

In basic physical research, particle accelerators are used to investigate interactions in the microcosm and to examine the smallest structures of matter. Medicine and industry benefit from knowledge gained in acceleration systems for energetically highly charged electrons or ions.   

A team from the Technical University of Central Hesse is working on an artificial nail plate that is to be used in the development of new drugs for the treatment of nail fungus. Project leader is Dr. Peggy Schlupp from the Biopharmaceutical Technology working group in the Life Science Engineering department. The Federal Ministry of Economics is funding the project with 190,000 euros. Cooperation partner is the company Dermatest from Münster.

Unwanted reflections make it difficult to use optical instruments. In a research project, the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is investigating what role nanowires could play as anti-reflection layers in order to reduce this interference. Its head is Prof. Dr. Jochen Frey from the THM Competence Center for Nanotechnology and Photonics.

“The great fear of a small fly” was the title of an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine 2015 in its Rhein-Main section. What was meant by this was the spotted drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) from Asia, which has been spreading rapidly in Europe since 2008. The insect is extremely unwelcome to fruit growers and winegrowers. Because this fly is not content with falling fruit, but infests healthy fruit, for example cherries or red grapes. This has already led to serious economic damage in Hesse.

Under the title "GreenToGreen", a consortium is working on developing organic material flows for new processes and products. The coordinator of the network is Prof. Dr. Dirk Holtmann from the Life Science Engineering department at the TH Mittelhessen. Project partners are the TU Kaiserslautern and the ifn Research and Technology Center GmbH in Elsteraue. The three-year sub-project of the THM is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with around 280,000 euros.

The wheels are among the most wear-prone components in railway operations. In a joint project with the Hessian State Railway, the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is investigating how wear and tear can be reduced and how, for example, maintenance intervals and service life can be extended. Project leaders at the THM are the professors Dr. Frank Lademann from the Department of Civil Engineering and Dr. Jörg Pfister from the Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing. The European Regional Development Fund is supporting the project with half a million euros.

A research project in which the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is involved deals with the use of methanogenic microorganisms in the industrial bioeconomy. prof Dr. Dirk Holtmann from the Gießen Department of Life Science Engineering works together with the Institute for Microbiology at the TU Dresden. Other cooperation partners are the universities in Kiel and Tübingen and Electrochea GmbH. The Munich start-up has developed an innovative process for converting the greenhouse gas CO2 and electrical energy into natural gas. This "power-to-gas technology" is used to store electricity from renewable sources. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the THM sub-project with 340,000 euros.

Methanogens are methanogenic microbes that have so far been used in industry as efficient biogas producers. On the one hand, the project partners want to optimize the power-to-gas process and, on the other hand, create a basis for the industrial production of higher-quality biotechnological products. This can be, for example, isoprene, which is used in the manufacture of rubber. However, other basic substances that are components of turpentine or odoriferous and flavoring substances can also be used.

The development of a "system for analyzing hydraulic faulty connections" is the goal of a research project in which the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is collaborating with two medium-sized companies. Project manager at the THM is Dr. Hans-Martin Seipp, Professor of Technical Building Services at the Gießen Department of Life Science Engineering. Partners are Erb Messtechnik from Frankfurt and Schmidt Präzisionstechnik from Schwarza in Thuringia. The Federal Ministry of Economics is funding the project with more than 460,000 euros.

Faulty connections in complex drinking water networks harbor health risks, among other things. In clinics, infectious agents have repeatedly found their way from the cold to the hot water network because the two networks were not strictly separated from each other. Nursing homes, chemical plants or hotels are also prone to faulty installations during the construction phase or during repair work. Limescale deposits and corrosion after a long period of operation can also cause problems.

The German Society for Medical Physics (DGMP) appointed Prof. Dr. Klemens Zink was awarded the Glocker Medal. The physicist, who teaches at the Technical University of Central Hesse, was honored for his "outstanding services in the field of medical physics in science and practice".

Since 2001, Zink has been a professor at the Gießen Department of Life Science Engineering at the THM in Gießen . He co-founded the Institute for Medical Physics and Radiation Protection, of which he was Managing Director from 2006 to 2014. His research focus is on radiation therapy with high-energy protons and ions.

The THM celebrates its founders!
on Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to approx. 10:00 p.m
in the MAGIE Makerspace Gießen , Walltorstrasse 57, 35390 Gießen

The start-up network Mittelhessen StartMiUp is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) as part of the Exist-Potentiale measure over a four-year project phase. A total of three million euros has been applied for.

About 60 participants welcomed Prof. Dr. Stefan Kolling at the seventh interdisciplinary doctoral colloquium at the TH Mittelhessen in Gießen . The university teacher reported that around 100 young scientists from the THM are currently gaining further qualifications with a doctorate. Half of them graduated in engineering, half in science. The university goes the way of cooperation. The doctoral center for engineering sciences, which is located on the Mittelhessen research campus, plays an important role in this.

More than 30 scientists from Germany, Russia, Italy, Argentina and the Ukraine met at the Technical University of Central Hesse in Friedberg. The topic of her workshop was "Intelligent strategies for controlling electrical energy systems, grids and drives."

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(Octopus Catamarans)A research project at the Technical University of Central Hesse is concerned with the development of a lightweight construction concept for sports boats and yachts. prof Dr. Stephan Marzi from the Gießen Institute for Mechanics and Materials Research is working with the boat builder Krake Catamarane from Apolda in Thuringia. International cooperation partners are Prof. Anders Biel from the Swedish University of Karlstad and the company Lamera from Gothenburg. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy supports the project contribution of the THM with 190,000 euros as part of the central innovation programme for medium-sized companies.

A current research project at the TH Mittelhessen is concerned with the further development of engines used for satellites. It is funded with 35,000 euros as part of the state programme "Research for Practice". Project manager is Prof. Dr. Uwe Probst from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the THM .

Anyone who wanted to find out what scientists at the Technical University of Central Hesse are working on was welcome at the Research Day. Teams from Gießen and Friedberg informed the guests in discussions and demonstrations about current application-related projects and main areas of work.

In his welcome address, THM President Prof. Dr. Matthias Willems the importance of research for the university and the medium-sized economy in the region. The framework conditions at the universities of applied sciences (HAW) are significantly worse than at the universities. The researchers therefore needed a high level of intrinsic motivation. Willems praised the "state offensive for the development of scientific and economic excellence" (Loewe), from which the THM benefited greatly. According to Willems, the state's investments in research infrastructure have paid off. In particular, the expansion of the academic mid-level faculty at the HAW must continue.

A research project in which the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is involved deals with the "development of organic thin-film transistors for flexible biomedical systems". prof Dr. Alexander Klös from the Competence Center for Nanotechnology and Photonics is cooperating with the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart and the Institute for Microsystems Technology at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg. The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The THM will receive funds of 250,000 euros during the three-year project period.

The aim of the cooperation partners is to optimize organic thin-film transistors, which are used in biomedicine and are intended to replace silicon technology there. Researchers are focusing on neural interfaces that allow direct connection between the human brain and a computer. An application example is the cochlear implant. This is an electronic hearing prosthesis that can replace the function of the inner ear. Other possible uses include disposable ECG systems or sweat sensors.

A research project at the Technical University of Central Hesse deals with the computer-based coding of medical information in patient files. Health insurance companies, for example, need such data to bill for services. Project managers at the THM are the Friedberg professors Dr. Michael Guckert and Dr. Christian Schulze from the Competence Center for Information Technology. They are cooperating with Prof. Dr. Mirjam Minor from the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at Frankfurt's Goethe University. Another partner is Minds-Medical from Frankfurt. The company specializes in the development of artificial intelligence for the healthcare industry. The state of Hesse is funding the project with almost 370,000 euros.

For small and medium-sized companies in particular, getting started with the digitization of production (Industry 4.0) is associated with risks. In a project at the Technical University of Central Hesse, researchers are therefore developing a platform for a secure and at the same time inexpensive connection to the Internet. This allows current measurement data to be transmitted for cloud-based applications. Programmes point out the wear and tear of machines at an early stage, so that production downtimes can be avoided.

This has never existed before in Germany's higher education landscape: the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen is the first university of applied sciences (HAW) to open an independent doctorate center for engineering sciences. So far the “ Dr. -Ing.” only possible at universities. Hesse is the only federal state that grants universities of applied sciences – the former universities of applied sciences – the right to award doctorates for research-intensive areas.

Four scientists from the Technical University of Havana were guests at the TH Mittelhessen. Tania Carbonell Morales, Director of the Center for Renewable Energy Technologies (Centro de Estudio de Tecnologías Energéticas Renovables, CETER), Ramón Piloto Rodríguez, Rubén Borrajo Pérez and Indira Tobio are working on a joint project with researchers from THM .

The THM has been cooperating with the university in the Cuban capital since 2001. Among other things, CETER deals with biomass and biofuels, solar collectors, wind farms, fuel cells and efficient building air conditioning.

The "Internet of Things" and "Cloud Computing" were among the topics of a seminar that Prof. Dr. Ulrich Birkel and Mark Weber at the University of Jaén. The two scientists from the Gießen Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the TH Mittelhessen had been invited to Andalusia by the Departamento de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación.

Scientists, practitioners and device manufacturers met for the 22nd Colloquium on Acoustic Emission in Karlsruhe to exchange information on current work results and the latest developments. Acoustic emission analysis is a non-destructive test method. The measurement of the noise emission allows conclusions to be drawn about damage or other changes in a material.

Among the researchers who presented the results of their work at the conference were university teachers from the TH Mittelhessen. The professors Dr. Gerd Manthei, Dr. Joerg Subke, Dr. Burkhard Ziegler and the research assistant Marcel Walther held lectures there, headed working groups and took part in workshops. The main focus was on the application of the process in construction and medicine.

The non-contact long-term monitoring of infants and small children with respiratory diseases is the goal of a research project in which the TH Mittelhessen is collaborating with various partners. These include the leading engineering office for medical technology (IfM) in Wettenberg, the children's university clinic in East Bavaria in Regensburg and the Gießen transmit center for bioacoustics and respiratory physiology. Responsible at the THM is Prof. Dr. Keywan Sohrabi from the Department of Health. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the project with 1.1 million euros.

Respiratory diseases are among the most common health problems in children. In addition to acute diseases, chronic diseases play a major role. Around ten percent of all children under the age of 15 are affected by asthma. In the majority of cases, the disease breaks out before the age of five. However, it is often overlooked or treated too late.

Scientists from the Institute for Thermodynamics, Energy Process Engineering and System Analysis at the TH Mittelhessen attended the 11th International Energy Management Conference at the TU Vienna.

Over three days, 450 participants from science and industry discussed the topic "Freedom, equality, democracy: blessing or chaos for energy markets?". Around 200 presentations were on the programme, including two from the THM scientists.

The master's student Manuela Richter spoke about "Simulative investigations of the thermal charging and discharging processes of a sensitive high-temperature storage tank." In the lecture, which she had prepared together with the research assistant Sergej Herzog, she reported on the interim results of a current Gießen research project.

The TH Mittelhessen has been involved since the premiere of the high-tech trade fair "W3+ Fair/Convention" in Wetzlar in 2014. The university presented current research projects at the sixth edition in the Rittal Arena.

The project "Knowledge and technology transfer to the economy" on the subject of "3D printing in individualized medicine" is brand new. Dr. Ulf Mäder from the Institute for Medical Physics and Radiation Protection explains how this technology can be used in quality assurance in radiology, for example in mammography. "Three-dimensional anthropomorphic test specimens, which are produced using radiological images in 3D printing, can be used in the future to determine image quality parameters." This can be used to determine whether the X-ray machines and image display devices used in mammography meet the prescribed requirements.

A team from the TH Mittelhessen is investigating how algae can be used to protect water bodies and to recover phosphorus. The research project is entitled "Algae biotechnology in wastewater treatment plants - phosphorus recycling and energy generation". It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with 725,000 euros. Project manager is Prof. Dr. Ulf Theilen, spokesman for the Competence Center for Energy and Environmental Systems Technology (ZEuUS) at THM .  

An "innovative design and manufacturing process based on crash energy-absorbing hyperelastic adhesives" is the goal of a research project in which the TH Mittelhessen is collaborating with two medium-sized companies. Project leader at the THM is Dr. Stephan Marzi, Professor of Technical Mechanics and Dynamics at the Gießen Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology. Partners are GlueTec industrial adhesives from Greußenheim and Volante paneling systems from Windischeschenbach in Upper Palatinate. The Federal Ministry of Economics is funding the project with more than 500,000 euros.

With its strategic research fund, the TH Mittelhessen has created its own set of instruments with which it expands its research profile and further develops young scientists.

To strengthen young scientists, the TH Mittelhessen has now awarded 18 doctoral positions. Research-strong professors are given a position for three years, which they can fill with a doctoral student. It can be extended to four years. The costs of a good three million euros are being financed from state funds via the Mittelhessen Research Campus (FCMH) and the "Further Development and Establishment of Research Structures" programme.

In order to achieve the agreed energy policy goals in Germany, the municipal energy supply must also be further developed. A project of the TH Mittelhessen, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with around 700,000 euros, is intended to contribute to this.

The state of Hesse supports the THM with around 680,000 euros in the application-related further development of 3D printing technology in individualized medicine. Business Secretary Mathias Samson handed over the funding decision on Wednesday in Wiesbaden. The project, whose scientific work is based on economic needs, is funded equally by the European Regional Development Fund and the state of Hesse.

At the sixth interdisciplinary doctoral colloquium at the Technical University of Central Hesse, the around 50 participants got an insight into the diverse research activities of the around 90 young scientists at the THM , who are currently gaining further qualifications with a doctorate. Four doctoral students presented their work in short lectures and put it up for discussion.

The TH Mittelhessen is developing a high-temperature storage facility for electricity from renewable sources. Project manager is Prof. Dr. Stefan Lechner from the Center for Energy Technology and Energy Management (etem.THM). The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the project with 1.58 million euros. The university is building a demonstration plant on the premises of its cooperation partner, Stadtwerke Gießen . The topping-out ceremony could now be celebrated in Leihgesterner Weg.

Svenja Schulze, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and Prof. Dr. Joachim Breckow, physicist at the TH Mittelhessen. Breckow is the chairman of the German Radiation Protection Commission, which provides scientific advice to the ministry.

A group of students from the TH Mittelhessen with Prof. Dr. Stephan Marzi the “22. European Conference on Fracture” in Belgrade. With over 600 participants, the week-long event is one of the largest conferences in the field of fracture mechanics worldwide.

Two doctoral students from Marzi had the opportunity to present current research results. Christopher Schmandt gave a lecture on the speed-dependent fracture behavior of rubber-like thick film adhesives. Lukas Loh presented a new test type for investigating nonlinear material behavior.

The development of a multifunctional, fully electric municipal utility vehicle is the goal of a research project at the TH Mittelhessen. Its directors are the Friedberg professors Dr. Alexander Kuznietsov and Dr. Udo Jung from the Competence Center Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research. They are cooperating with Hako GmbH, a cleaning and municipal technology company, and Edag Engineering, an engineering service provider for the automotive industry. Other partners are the municipality of Ortenberg and the business development agency Wetterau. The state of Hesse supports the project with 490,000 euros.

 A research project at the Technical University of Central Hesse deals with the "determination of the loosening of hip endoprostheses with the help of sound emissions". The state of Hesse is funding the project with 35,000 euros. Project leader is Dr. Jörg Subke, Professor of Biomechanics at the Gießen Department of Life Science Engineering. Cooperation partners are Prof. Dr. Burkhard Ziegler from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Technology at the THM , the University Hospital in Gießen and the BoneDias company in Greifenstein.

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are incurable intestinal diseases in which changes in the intestinal mucosa cause inflammation that permanently weakens the intestinal tissue. Both diseases are considered to be the main representatives of the so-called chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). About 20 percent of those affected fall ill in the first twenty years of their lives; they are often younger than ten. In children and adolescents in particular, it is important to start effective therapy quickly, since the disease endangers physical, psychosocial and professional development.

In 2008, the "state offensive to develop scientific and economic excellence" (Loewe) started. So far, the state of Hesse has made a total of 729 million euros available to universities, research institutions and companies for joint projects as part of this research funding programme. "The innovative power of these associations not only offers great opportunities for the competitiveness of the scientific institutions, but also for the development of the economy and thus for securing and creating jobs," said Prime Minister Volker Bouffier at a celebration of the tenth anniversary in Frankfurt.

"Intelligent production control in digitized companies" is the subject of a research project in which the TH Mittelhessen is collaborating with the Philipps University of Marburg. The industrial partner is Seidel from Marburg, a leading manufacturer of design products made of aluminium. Project coordinator is Prof. Dr. Michael Guckert from the Friedberg Department of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Data Processing at the THM . From the University of Marburg, the professors Dr. Bernhard Seeger and Dr. Manfred Grauer from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. The state of Hesse is funding the project with 490,000 euros.

A research team from the civil engineering department of the TH Mittelhessen wants to achieve Further steps in lightweight steel construction through a project funded by the state of Hesse. The results of the project should also contribute to standardizing the standards for the design of components for roofs and walls throughout Europe. Project manager Prof. Dr. Bertram Kühn expects material savings with positive ecological effects.

Metal laser beam melting is a relatively new manufacturing process. In a research project at the TH Mittelhessen in Friedberg, Prof. Dr. Udo Jung, what possibilities it offers to use findings from bionics in lightweight construction. Partners of the university teacher from the Competence Center for Automotive, Mobility and Materials Research are FKM Sintertechnik from Biedenkopf and the automotive supplier Woco from Bad Soden-Salmünster. The state of Hesse is funding the project with a good 300,000 euros.

Bionics attempts to convert nature's processes, construction and development principles into technical applications. Well-known examples are Velcro fasteners, swimming fins or technical flow devices that are based on the low-resistance body shapes of fish.

The German Society for Radiation Oncology has Dr. re. medical Toke Printz Ringbaek awarded her dissertation prize. The award, which is endowed with 1,500 euros, "is intended to recognize outstanding creative achievements by individuals and, in particular, to honor the creativity of our young scientists," according to the announcement.

Pierre Büttner and Ivana Hrisova won the "Science4Life" competition with their business idea. The company founding couple - he studied civil engineering at the TH Mittelhessen, she studied business administration at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen - is working on the marketing of an innovative sewage system under the title Variokan.

The TH Mittelhessen welcomed around 150 participants from research, industry and clinics to the first Gießen bioacoustics symposium. The Health Department organized the event.

Since the invention of the stethoscope in 1820, auscultation, which is the technical term for listening to body sounds, has established itself as one of the standard methods in initial medical diagnosis. "Today, modern methods of recording and evaluation form the basis for comprehensive biomedical acoustics with great potential," says Prof. Dr. Keywan Sohrabi, Vice Dean of the Department of Health.