Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM

DFG Projects of the Fraunhofer ITWM

The DFG is the self-governing organisation for science and research in Germany. In organisational terms, the DFG is an association under private law. Its membership consists of German research universities, non-university research institutions, scientific associations and the Academies of Science and the Humanities. The main task of the DFG is to select the best projects byresearchers at universities and research institutions on a competitive basis and to finance these projects. 

Some projects of the Fraunhofer ITWM are founded by the DFG, currently these reasearch topics:

Current DFG Projects of the Fraunhofer ITWM

Name of the Project

Applicant

Funding

Project Description

THz measuring system based on frequency-selective detector chips for use as inline-capable, industrial testing technology 

(FhG internal programme in cooperation with DFG)

Dr. Fabian Friederich (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

since 2019

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Multi-objective optimization of dividing wall columns under model and process parametric uncertainties

 Prof. Dr. Michael Bortz (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Optimization«)

since 2020

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Additive Manufacturing of three-dimensional surfaces (B11)

Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

 

since 2015

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Tailoring disorder in functional optical materials using a combined materials engineering and bioinspiration approach

 Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«); Professor Dr. Cordt Zollfrank (Technical University of Munich, TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Chair of Biogenic Polymers)

since 2015

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Spin+THz-dynamics: Understanding and utilizing photon-to-magnon conversion processes 

 Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

since 2020

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Spin+Magnon Control: Macroscopic quantum state magnonics

 Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

since 2020

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Broadband reflecting fibers with tailored structures inspired by desert ants Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«) since 2015 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Dimensional crossover in trapped photon gases
 Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Physics department and Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«) since 2020 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
MaRDI – Mathematical Research Data Initiative Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel, (Fraunhofer ITWM, Institusleitung), Dr. Michael Burger (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Mathematics for Vehicles, Systems and Production«) since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Modelling of the structure and the properties of 3D warp knitted spacer fabrics and experimental evaluation Dr. Julia Orlik (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«) since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Efficient Cooling, Lubrication and Transport – Coupled Mechanical and Fluid-Dynamic Simulation Methods for the Realization of Efficient Production Processes Dr. Jörg Kuhnert (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«) since 2020 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Integration of Prompt Gamma Range Verification and Relative Biological Efficacy Into Multicriteria Proton Therapy Planning. Dr. Karl-Heinz Küfer (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Optimization«) since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Kernel Methods for Confidence Regions in Optimal Experimental Design and Parameter Estimation Prof. Dr. Micheal Bortz (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Optimization«) since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Data Generation and Knowledge-Based Augmentation: Batch Distillation Prof. Dr. Micheal Bortz (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Optimization«) since 2022 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
Mathematics of Interdisciplinary Multiobjective Optimization Prof. Dr. Micheal Bortz (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Optimization«), RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau since 2025 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Internal Projects Under the Fraunhofer-DFG Cooperation Program

Name of the Project

Applicant

Funding

Project Description
»TeraSpect« - Terahertz Measurement System Based on Frequency-Selective Detector Chips for Use as Inline-Capable Industrial Test Equipment

Dr. Fabian Friederich (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

 since 2019 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)
»EMMA4DRIVE« – Dynamic Human Model for Autonomous Driving

Dr Joachim Linn (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Mathematics for Vehicles, Systems and Production«)

 since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects), Link to the project page 
»ProP4CableSim« – Property Predictor for the Simulation of Cable Systems Dr Joachim Linn (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Mathematics for Vehicles, Systems and Production«) since 2021 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects), Link to »Cables, Hoses and Flexible Structures«
»KIBi« – 3D Image Analysis and AI Improve Quality Control of Aggregates in Building Materials Dr. Katja Schladitz (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«) since 2025 Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects), Link to the project page 

Recently finished DFG projects of the Fraunhofer ITWM

Name of the Project

Applicant

Funding

Project Description

Simulation of spinning processes driven by turbulent air streams

Professor Dr. Nicole Marheineke (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Mathematics, Chair of Applied Mathematics I)

Dr. Raimund Wegener (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

 from 2014 to April 2018

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

A meshfree numerical approach for soils at rest and in flow

Dr. Jörg Kuhnert (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Christos Vrettos (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Department of Civil Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering)

 from 2010
to June 2019

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Examination of the process behavior of productive biofilms

Professor Dr. Roland Ulber (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, Bio-Process Engineering Division)

Dr. Andreas Wirsen, seit 4/2016 (Fraunhofer ITWM, department »System Analysis, Prognosis and Control«)

from 2016 to December 2019

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

µ-Kern: Microstructure based calculation method for the technological properties of inorganically bound sand cores.

Privatdozent Dr. Heiko Andrä (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk (Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chair of Metal Forming and Casting)

from 2016 to July 2018

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Modelling of the structure and the properties of 3D warp knitted spacer fabrics and experimental evaluation

Dr. Julia Orlik (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Rödel (Dresden University of Technology, Institute for Textile Machinery and High Performance Materials Technology)

from 2015 to October 2018

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Reduction of time for development by correlation, modeling and simulation of different test categories in the qualification of plastic / metal tribological systems

Dr. Peter Klein (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Alois K. Schlarb (RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering, Chair of Composite Materials)

from 2015 to September 2018

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Flexible PDE Solvers, Numerical Methods and Applications

Professor Dr. Peter Bastian (Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR))

Professor Dr. Christian Engwer (University of Münster, Institute for Numerical and Applied Mathematics)

Professor Dr. Dominik Göddeke (University of Stuttgart, Institute for Applied Analysis and Numerical Simulation, Chair of Applied Mathematics)

Professor Dr. Oleg Iliev (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr. Olaf Ippisch (Clausthal University of Technology, Faculty of Mathematics/Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Mathematics)

Professor Dr. Mario Ohlberger (University of Münster, Institute for Numerical and Applied Mathematics)

Professor Dr. Stefan Turek (Dortmund University of Technology, Institute for Applied Mathematics, Chair of Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis)

from 2012 to December 2018

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

Simulative analysis of the influence of cutting fluids on the machining process

Dr. Jörg Kuhnert (Fraunhofer ITWM, division »Processes and Materials«)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Eckart Uhlmann (Technical University of Berlin Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF), Department of Machine Tools)

 from 2018 to 2021

Link to GEPRIS (Database of DFG Projects)

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