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RWTH Aachen University (RWTH)
Institution
Section overview
Description
RWTH Aachen University is the largest university of technology in Germany and one of the most renowned in Europe. It currently has around 28,000 enrolled students, most of them in engineering. Every year, numerous international students and scientists come to the University to benefit from its high quality courses and excellent facilities, both of which are recognised at an international level. Almost 5,000 international students are currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and PhD programmes. The proximity of Aachen to the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and the subsequent exposure to a variety of cultural heritages has placed the University in a unique position with regard to the reflection and promotion of international aspects and intensive interaction with other universities.
Activities
- Research
Subordinate institutions
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Applied Geophysics and Geothermal Energy
- Geographical Institute
- Teaching and Research of Engineering Hydrology
- Chair of Environmental Biology and Chemodynamics
- Department of Plant Physiology (Bio3)
- Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials Research
- Special Group Biology
- Molecular Biotechnology
- Institut für Molekulare und Zelluläre Anatomie
- Institute for Environmental Research
- Neotectonics and Natural Hazards
- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal
- Clinic of Dermatology
- Institute for Man-Machine Interaction
- Institute of Urban Water Management
- Chair and Institute of Urban and Transportation Planning
- Chair of Production Engineering at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering
Coordinated projects
- Bioeconomy International 2020: PinaFibre - Exploiting the potential of a multipurpose plant: Use of pineapple leaf fibres for biobased textiles - subproject B
- Collaborative project: Development of a silicate-coated agricultural net for ecological control of the cherry vinegar fly - Subproject A
- Development of appropriate indicators for the characterization of ethanol-containing fuels to describe abnormal combustion phenomena
- Electromagnetic fields in NRW - Field measurements in the vicinity of 5G mobile radio transmitters
- Environmental Issues of Nitrification Inhibitors and Urease Inhibitors on Structure and Function of the Microbial Community in Soil
- Innovation space: BioTexFuture - FungalFibers - Implementation phase, TP A
- Optimisation of approach procedures to reduce noise at Cologne/Bonn Airport with the DLR pilot assistance system LNAS
- Optimization of the operation of retention soil filters in the combined system (Phase II)
- Rainproof dispensing system protecting grapevine against Peronospora and the spotted-wing drosophila
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions
- Antimicrobial coumarins and proteins for functionalizing leaf surface for crop protection
- Assessment and optimization of the operation of membrane bioreactors with simultaneous addition of powdered activated carbon - MBR-Active
- Climate impact and adaptation monitoring North Rhine-Westphalia
- Collaborative project: Crop-protection capability of the aqua.protect process during crop production: Reduction and substitution of pesticides, particularly copper-bearing agents - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Identification and characterization of maize varieties, whose biomass is more amenable to degradation, providing a renewable resource for the chemical industry - subproject B
- Collaborative project: Identification, modification and use of resistance towards significant pathogens of barley - subproject E
- Collaborative project: Novel low-calorie sugars in food compositions. Subproject
- Collaborative project: Smart Container Services for Food Industries - subproject A
- Collaborative project: Sustainable crop protection using spores and tailor-made peptide adhesion promoters - Subproject A
- Coumarins for long-term and sustained plant protection
- Degradation and Residue Dynamics of Veterinary Medicines in Soil-Plant Systems
- Delivery of Ribonucleoproteins through Cavitation Bubble Induced Shock Wave and Improved Event Screening for Fast Regeneration of Abiotic-Stress Tolerant Crop Plants
- Effector proteins of the plant pathogenous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae for manipulation of the host resistance during various stages of the hemi-biotrophic infection process
- Effects of Bt maize with multiple European corn borer and corn rootworm resistance genes on non-target organisms
- Elimination of pharmaceuticals and organic trace substances: Development of concepts and innovative, cost-effective treatment processes: Upgrading of municipal wastewater treatment plants through the use of membrane technology (Phase 2)
- ERA Net PlantGenomics - Joint project: 'An integrated genomic and proteomic characterization of protein bodies for optimal production of biopharmaceuticals in plants and plant cells (storage protein)'
- GABI FUTURE - Collaborative Project: improving the resistance to stress, resource utilization and productivity of crops by reducing the Photorespiration (IMPROVE) sub-projects: RWTH Aachen
- Identification, modification and deployment of genetic factors controlling resistance to important pathogens in barley. Subproject E
- Increasing energy yield of municipal wastewater treatment plants using intensified multi-stage sludge digestion - study at the GKW Cologne-Stammheim
- Joint project: Optimization of seed treatment products, effective against smut in barley and wheat (Ustilago nuda, U. tritici) using improved methods for detection of pathogens
- LIGNIN METABOLIC PATHWAY - Impact of modifications in lignin metabolic pathways on fungal and bacterial pathogen resistance using Arabidopsis mutants and transgenic lines
- Optimised reduction of AFSfein, heavy metals and priority substances from stormwater of traffic areas in RiStWag plants through implementation of Floating Treatment Wetlands
- Rainproof dispensing system protecting grapevine against Peronospora and the spotted-wing drosophila
- Salt tolerance in tomatoes
- SFB/TRR 32 Project A2 Phase 1: Characterization of flow and transport properties of unsaturated soils using non-invasive methods and numerical modelling at the µm to dm scale
- SFB/TRR 32 Project A1 Phase 1: Pore structure, moisture, and water transport in soil by NMR
- Simultaneous addition of activated charcoal to the biological treatment stage
- SOLIDUS - Dimensioning technical GAK filters by estimation of putative solid matter loading and rinsing intervalls
- SPP 1090 AG 2: Fate of naturally occurring monomeric phenols in soil
- SPP 1315: Influence of microbial activity on the structure-chemistry and chemodynamics of nonextractable residues of xenobiotics in soil derived organo-clay complexes
- Wetland-examination of Phytoremediation to Cyaniddetoxifikation
Coordinated collaborative projects of subordinate institutions
Subordinate institutions as work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- Climate tolerance in barley - from induction to gene function
- Contained molecular farming - Controllable contained systems for high yield and consistency (CoMoFarm)
- DURESTrit: Functional characterisation and validation of nonhost components in Triticeae species for durable resistance against fungal diseases
- Energy and climate protection: development of energy-saving processes, techniques and concepts for sewage disposal
- Identification of Nrf2-target genes in human THP-1 monocytes 2009: Identification of Nrf2 target genes in human THP-1 monocytes upon treatment with contact allergens by means of proteomic analysis 2010: Identification of Nrf2 target genes in human THP-1 monocytes upon treatment with contact allergens by means of proteomic analysis
- Identification, modification and deployment of genetic factors controlling resistance to important pathogens in barley
- Industrial crops producing added value oils for novel chemicals (ICON)
- Phenotypization of nematodes with sensors
- Prediction and Modeling of Hybrid Performance and Yield Gain in Oilseed Rape by Systems Biology
- Use of deammonification for nitrogen elimination in the principal stream of municipal sewager treatment plants
Contact
RWTH Aachen University
(RWTH)
Templergraben 55
D-52062 Aachen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Phone: +49-241-801
Fax: +49 241 80-22100
Email: pressestelle(@)zhv.rwth-aachen.de