Research

Our scientific expertise covers the synthesis, characterization, and modelling of advanced materials along the entire production chain of machine components. We strive to achieve accurate control of the chemical composition and microstructure of individually tailored structural and functional materials at all length scales during their manufacturing, engineering, and usage.

Currently our members lead eight coordinated DFG programmes:

MAPEX Research Landscape

Materials	Technologies	Methods
Soft and Hybrid Materials	Manufacturing Engineering ^{CRC, RU, PP}	Materials synthesis and characterization
Metals	Materials Engineering	Process Modelling ^RTG
Porous Materials ^{RU, RTG}	Process Engineering ^PP	Materials Modelling ^RTG
Nanomaterials	Energy-Related Technologies	Materials informatics
Semiconductors	Photonics	System Integration

MAPEX Research Highlights| 01.12.2025

Emerging extra-large pore zeolites as adsorbents for antibiotics: A comparative computational study

Jakob Brauer, Michael Fischer

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 398 (2025): 113832

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113832

The recent synthetic accessibility of aluminosilicate and all-silica zeolites with extremely large pore sizes opens new opportunities in materials science. Beyond…

MAPEX Research Highlights| 29.08.2025

3D printing of composites of Martian regolith simulants and cyanobacterial biomass towards sustainable material production on Mars

Sophia Mannes Guesser De Oliveira, Kurosch Rezwan, Cyprien Verseux, Michael Maas

npj Microgravity 11 (2025): 1-9

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-025-00521-9

The long-term goal of establishing a sustained human presence on Mars requires the capacity to produce essential consumables on-site. To this…

MAPEX Research Highlights| 18.08.2025

Magnetically induced convection enhances water electrolysis in microgravity

Ömer Akay, Macià Monfort-Castillo, Theo St Francis, Julian Becker, Shaumica Saravanabavan, Álvaro Romero-Calvo, Katharina Brinkert

Nature Chemistry (2025): 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01890-0

Since the early days of space exploration, the efficient production of oxygen and hydrogen…

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Research Highlights

Emerging extra-large pore zeolites as adsorbents for antibiotics: A comparative computational study

3D printing of composites of Martian regolith simulants and cyanobacterial biomass towards sustainable material production on Mars

Magnetically induced convection enhances water electrolysis in microgravity

All Research Highlights and Publications with participation of MAPEX PIs.