The Research Center Chemical Sciences and Sustainability is part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, which emerged from the Ruhr Conference and is funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The center is carefully linked to the Cluster of Quality RESOLV, which checks out the role of solvents in chemical and biological procedures at the molecular level and develops solutions for use in industrial applications and products.
Minister of Science Ina Brandes worries: “The Ruhr area shows how successful structural change can be accomplished through science. With the Research Study Alliance Ruhr, the region’s 3 universities bring together their strengths and produce a globally visible center for innovative research in the essential future fields of science and research. Here, the ideas and technologies we require for climate protection, innovation, and financial strength are being established.”
A possession for North Rhine-Westphalia as center for chemistry
“The Proving ground is an excellent possession for the chemistry sector in North Rhein-Westphalia. We are bundling the strengths of 3 universities looking into in this field and complying carefully, supported by the state federal government and in productive collaboration with strong research partners, consisting of three Max Planck Institutes,” state the Rectors of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Prof. Barbara Albert, Ruhr University Bochum, Prof. Martin Paul, and TU Dortmund University, Prof. Manfred Bayer. “This coherent complete plan allows us to bring in worldwide renowned scientists to our area and retain them here long-lasting.”
The principle of attracting leading global researchers to research study in the Ruhr region is a typical thread of the entire Research Alliance Ruhr with its 4 research centers and one college. A total of 50 new research professorships are being developed, 35 of which have actually currently been filled. Twelve professorships are designated to the Research Center Chemical Sciences and Sustainability, six of which have currently been filled. Six more consultations are prepared, including the fields of expert system in chemistry, sustainable catalysis, and biotechnology. All scientists newly designated by the center are also members of the Cluster of Quality RESOLV and therefore contribute to the cluster’s success.