The Proving Ground Chemical Sciences and Sustainability is part of the Research Alliance Ruhr, which emerged from the Ruhr Conference and is moneyed by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The center is closely linked to the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, which explores the role of solvents in chemical and biological procedures at the molecular level and develops services for usage in commercial applications and products.
Minister of Science Ina Brandes stresses: “The Ruhr region shows how effective structural modification can be accomplished through science. With the Research Study Alliance Ruhr, the area’s three universities bring together their strengths and create an internationally visible center for innovative research in the essential future fields of science and research. Here, the ideas and innovations we require for climate security, innovation, and financial strength are being established.”
A possession for North Rhine-Westphalia as center for chemistry
“The Research Center is a fantastic asset for the chemistry sector in North Rhein-Westphalia. We are bundling the strengths of three universities investigating in this field and cooperating closely, supported by the state government and in productive collaboration with strong research partners, consisting of 3 Max Planck Institutes,” say 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 meaningful full bundle enables us to bring in worldwide renowned scientists to our area and keep them here long-term.”
The concept of drawing in leading global researchers to research in the Ruhr area is a common thread of the whole Research Alliance Ruhr with its 4 proving ground and one college. A total of 50 new research study professorships are being produced, 35 of which have actually already been filled. Twelve professorships are designated to the Proving ground Chemical Sciences and Sustainability, 6 of which have currently been filled. Six additional appointments are planned, including the fields of artificial intelligence in chemistry, sustainable catalysis, and biotechnology. All scientists recently selected by the center are likewise members of the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV and thus add to the cluster’s success.