Latest News

Here we will inform you about the latest research topics, upcoming events and other news of the department.

News

 

From PhD Candidate to Permanent Staff

Since its establishment, our institute has continually offered scholarships for PhD candidates in cooperation with TU Kaiserslautern and other universities, which can lead to the award of a PhD in just over three years. Because of the close relationships to the supervisors, this program strengthens the research orientation of our department.

In addition, the program provides excellent job opportunities for the doctoral candidates while representing a potential source of outstanding qualified employees for the department. The two new staff members for 2017, Jaroslaw Wlazlo and Tobias Seifarth, successfully completed their doctorates in Kaiserslautern and Kassel.

 

Job Offers

 

Scientific Assistants/Interns

We are always looking for student assistants and interns with good programming skills, especially in C/C++, Python, or Matlab. We offer a variety of practical activities in our projects. In addition, other large software packages (for example, dSpace, Labview) are often used, where the possibility exists. The remuneration is to be agreed upon.

Latest Releases

 

Shortnews / 27.9.2023

Dr. Sebastian Blauth wins ICT Dissertations Award

For his work entitled "Adjoint-Based Shape Optimization and Optimal Control with Applications to Microchannel Systems", Dr. Sebastian Blauth, from the department "Transport Processes" received this year's first place ICT Dissertation Award of the Fraunhofer Group IUK Technology.

 

Interview Fall School of the Felix-Klein-Akademie 2023 / 08.09.2023

»Go for it! Give it a try!«

At the Fall School 2023, Johanna Heidrich gave a detailed account of her everyday work and her math career so far to the scholarship holders in the context of the lecture series »Study, PhD, Work at the University and at Fraunhofer ITWM«.

We took the opportunity to interview her:

 

Short News / 23.05.2023

Lecture on the Virtual Design of Nonwovens Production Processes

At INDEX 2023, our colleague Dr. Andre Schmeißer from the department »Transport Processes« gave a lecture on »Show Cases for Virtual Design of Nonwovens Production Processes«.

The recording of the lecture can be viewed here:

 

Shortnews / 28.3.2023

»Corona in RLP – A Wastewater Study«

With wastewater analyses on Corona and the scientific accompanying study »Observation and Early Warning System for SARS-CoV-2 Infections« (»SentiSurv«), scientists of our division »Optimization« and the department »Transport Processes« investigate the transition of the pandemic to endemicity in Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP).

 

Press Release / 27.2.2023

Faster to Reliable PCR Test Result

It sounds fun, but it is serious science, and that is why it is being funded by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health: FAST-MoPPS is the name of a new project for the development of mobile PCR tests. Ministerial Director Daniel Stich handed over the funding notification to the two Fraunhofer Institutes involved, IMM and ITWM, in Mainz.

 

Research News / 1.12.2022

ProQuIV Optimizes the Production of Nonwoven Masks

Producing infection control clothing requires a lot of energy and uses lots of material resources. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a technology which helps to save materials and energy when producing nonwovens.

 

Article hessenschau.de / 27.4.2022

Reporting Delay and Fewer Tests

Omicron appears to be pushing Corona statistics to their limits. The incidence is increasingly inaccurate, and the hospitalization rate lags behind. Experts therefore warn against being blinded by the current figures.

Our team around Dr. Jan Mohring supports with mathematics and simulation to approach the current dark figure in Germany. Read more in the Hessenschau article:

 

Annual Report 2021/2022 Has Been Published

The highlight projects from our department in the current annual report can be downloaded here as a PDF:

Fairs & Events

 

Dresden, Conference / 19.09 – 20.09.2023

28th Dresden District Heating Conference

The 28th Dresden District Heating Colloquium will focus on the key issues involved in the transformation of heat generation and municipal heat planning in Germany. Johanna Heidrich and Dr. Jan Mohring from the department »Transport Processes« will participate with their own booth and a lecture on site.

 

Milan, Italy / Conference / 09.10. – 11.10.2023

PARTICLES 2023

We are at the 8th International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2023), which deals with both the fundamentals and the applicability of state-of-the-art particle-based computational methods.

Our experts from the department »Transport Processes« and the division »Mathematics for Vehicle Development« are on site and give lectures.

 

Digital Seminar / 05.03.2024 – 07.03.2024

Introduction to Meshfree

MESHFREE can be used to simulate a wide range of situations as it efficiently adapts to moving geometry elements such as agitators of mixing devices or the movement of free surfaces. In the course, we will give an overview of the tool and show how the software can best support your requirements.

 

Digital Seminar / 10.09.2023 – 12.09.2023

Introduction to Meshfree

MESHFREE can be used to simulate a wide range of situations as it efficiently adapts to moving geometry elements such as agitators of mixing devices or the movement of free surfaces. In the course, we will give an overview of the tool and show how the software can best support your requirements.