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03. January 2020 – Katina Krell
Finally: The event calendar for the new year 2020 is ready!
You want to get to know the university, find out which course of studies is right for you, or are you just in the mood for excursions and project days?
Then check out our event overview and don’t miss any dates such as Girl’s and Boy’s Day, the Pupil’s university and many others.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
14. November 2019 – Katina Krell
Plastics have become an essential part of our lives. The packaging of our food is made of it just like everyday objects such as smartphones, cars and clothing. They are incredibly flexible in their application and also have useful properties: light, malleable, stable, waterproof and comparatively cheap. But we buy these big advantages at the expense of our environment.
Not only that a lot of CO2 is produced in the production of plastic, which accelerates climate change due to the greenhouse effect. Large quantities of plastics also end up in the environment, where they pollute seas and landscapes. But how do we get out of the plastic crisis without having to completely ban plastics?
Precisely on this topic, process engineer Florian Keller gave a lecture to pupils in the 8th and 10th grade at the Gymnasium Marienberg on November 13th, 2019. The students learned a lot about plastic waste and how it has been handled so far. He also presented the research field of chemical recycling: Here, waste that has been incinerated and thus emitted large amounts of CO2 can be processed into new products.
11. October 2019 – Katina Krell
On October 10th, 2019 our Czech project partners from the Lignite Research Institute (VÚHU) in Most and from the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (VŠCHT) visited us in Freiberg in order to plan the events for 2020 together.
From excursions to CampusDay to Pupil’s univeristy – there will be many exciting offers for you again. You can inform yourself about the topics energy and environment as well as learn a lot about material and energy conversion, for example how to get from petroleum to gasoline or from hops, malt and water to beer.
And what role do we process engineers play here? Check our event overview regularly and come along!
11. October 2019 – Katina Krell
From October 10 to October 12 2019, the institute celebrates the journey through time from a lignite research institute to an innovation center for carbon conversion technologies.
In 1919, the establishment of a brown coal research institute began with the founding of a heat economy laboratory. These are the roots of what is now the University Institute for Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), which has developed into a leading center for teaching and research on technologies for the carbon cycle economy with an international reputation. The areas of responsibility have expanded, new structures have been set up. On the basis of the latest scientific methods and practical research, a unique research infrastructure was developed at the institute’s location Reiche Zeche, from innovative modeling and simulation tools to progressive analytics and large-scale test facilities. This is completed by holistic evaluation of these modern techniques and technologies according to a social-technological-economic-ecological-political approach. This enables the institute to pave the way for a low-carbon circular economy. As a result, the IEC is well prepared for future challenges.
With the establishment of the Fraunhofer branch carbon-cycle technologies KKT of the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS (Halle), a new stage was initiated exactly in the 100th year of its existence.
In the next few days, this 100th anniversary of the IEC will be celebrated together with many long-term partners from politics, science and business. Among them are numerous well-known guests from abroad. We are very pleased that the project partners have also accepted our call and are informing themselves about the new opportunities at the institute and celebrating with us.
The festive season starts on October 10th with a cross-country race around the Reiche Zeche. The guests can experience various tours, follow the footsteps of Alexander von Humboldt and attend an extensive scientific colloquium. The celebration is rounded off with the informal heap festival for all guests, employees, friends and families.