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Using the Sunlight for Biocyatalysis – Development of Photo-Bioelectrode-Structures for Synthesis Isolation, Stabilization, Modification and Assembly of Photosystems and Its Components in Hybrid-Assemblies for Photo-Biocatalysis

Zouni, Athina, PD Dr. (Honorary Chairs / Professors by Special Appointment / Part-Time Lecturers)

Duration of project: 08/2013 - 10/2017

The aim of the Tamdem-project is to develop light-activated electrode devices for biocatalytical purposes. Therefore photosystems or components should be combined with electrodes for an efficient photo-electron transfer. By coupling various enzyme sy ...

Taking snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation: simultaneous X-ray spectroscopy and crystallography

Zouni, Athina, Dr. (Experimental Biophysics)

Duration of project: 11/2013 - 10/2016

The objective of this project is to study the overall protein structure and dynamics, as well as the chemical structure and dynamics of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of the Photosystem II membrane bound protein, that catalyses the light-driven wa ...

Sentinels supporting carbon estimates and REDD+

Hostert, Patrick, Prof. Dr. (Geomatics)

Duration of project: 05/2013 - 12/2016

The focus of SENSE-CARBON was on the development of new methods for the comprehensive monitoring of land cover, land use and their changes, which serve a better characterization of carbon stocks, for example within the framework of REDD+. The regiona ...

Precipitation Patterns, Snow and Glacier Response in High Asia and Their Variability on Sub-Decadal Time Scales (Prime); High Asian Snow Cover and Glacier Energy and Mass Balance Variability (prime-SG)

Schneider, Christoph, Prof. Dr. (Climate Geography)

Duration of project: 01/2017 - 06/2020

Precipitation is one of the most important climate elements linking complex atmospheric processes with hydrological cycles, snow cover and mass balances of glaciers and ice caps. Precipitation is a key variable for water resource management and preve ...

On-Chip Laser-Written Photonic Circuits for Classical and Quantum Applications

Busch, Kurt, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (Theoretical Physics / Theoretical Optics)

Duration of project: 06/2020 - 05/2024

With the advent of quantum mechanics, the 20th century has witnessed one of the most striking conceptual revolutions in the history of science. This unprecedented paradigm shift has resulted in the so-called "first quantum revolution" which gave birt ...

NW: Supramolecular Systems with Large Energy Level Offset for Organic Electronics III

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 12/2008 - 11/2009

NW: Supramolecular Systems with Large Energy Level Offset for Organic Electronics II

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 12/2006 - 12/2010

A broad knowledge base for the fundamental understanding of physico-chemical properties at interfaces comprising conjugated organic materials with large energy level offsets shall be established. The requirement to adjust the energy level alignment w ...

NW: Supramolecular Systems with Large Energy Level Offset for Organic Electronics I

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 12/2004 - 10/2008

A broad knowledge base for the fundamental understanding of physico-chemical properties at interfaces comprising conjugated organic materials with large energy level offsets shall be established. The requirement to adjust the energy level alignment w ...

NW: Hole Injection Barriers at Polymer/Polymer Interfaces

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 04/2004 - 12/2006

The hole injection barries at interfaces between electroluminescent polymers and conducting (charge transfer) polymers will be investigated by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Knowledge of these barrier heights is essential for understanding f ...

NW: Electronic properties of interfaces with conjugated polymers

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 03/2008 - 12/2010

The project focuses on polymer interfaces that are of direct relevance for organic photovoltaic cells (OPVCs) fabrication and testing. Our goal is to provide a complete understanding of the energy levels at all interfaces that occur in polymer/polyme ...

NW: Charge separation at nanostructured molecular donor-acceptor interfaces

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Junior Research Group 'Lattice QCD with 2+1+1 flavors of dynamical quarks: simulation and analysis aspects' (DFG))

Duration of project: 03/2008 - 12/2010

Organic donor and acceptor molecules represent an important class of materials for solar energy conversion. The focus of this project is to combine the complementary expertise of four groups to address central issues for photovoltaic cells based on t ...

NW/1: Mid-Infrared Quantum Imaging and Spectroscopy

Ramelow, Sven, Dr. (Experimental Physics / Nanooptics)

Duration of project: 12/2016 - 04/2021

The central goal of the project is pioneering and establishing mid-infrared quantum spectroscopy and quantum spectral-imaging based on induced quantum coherence. Quantum enhanced sensing is a vividly developing branch of quantum optics that starts to ...

Numerical Simulation of High-Frequency Circuits in Communication Technology

Tischendorf, Caren, Prof. Dr. (Numerical Mathematics I)

Duration of project: 06/2004 - 05/2007

Das Ziel besteht in der Entwicklung und Implementierung effizienter numerischer Verfahren zur Simulation von Hochfrequenz(HF)-Schaltungen der Kommunikationstechnik. Solche Schaltungen zeichnen sich durch eine hohe Komplexität der integrierten Systeme ...

Numerical approaches for two-loop amplitudes

Schulze, Markus, Dr. (Theoretical Physics / Phenomenology of Elementary Particles beyond the Standard Model)

Duration of project: 11/2017 - 10/2019

The project concerns developing a fully numerical approach to two-loop amplitudes in QCD. The method is expected to enable precision calculations which are currently unfeasible with conventional analytic solutions, but urgently required for LHC pheno ...

Numerical Analysis of Abstract Differential-Algebraic Equations

Tischendorf, Caren, Prof. Dr. (Applied Mathematics)

Duration of project: 03/2013 - 12/2013

Novel MS-based analytical approaches for shotgun lignomics and quantification of lignin

Volmer, Dietrich, Prof. Dr. (Analytical and environmental Chemistry)

Duration of project: 07/2020 - 06/2023

The goal of this grant renewal application is the development of novel mass spectrometric techniques for lignomics research. The lignome in this context is the full complement of lignin-related compounds in a given sample; that is, all lignin monomer ...

New oligonuclear metal catalysts for the light-driven activation of water and the reduction of CO2 (II)

Schwalbe, Matthias, (Inorganic and General Chemistry I)

Duration of project: 08/2013 - 12/2017

First hetero-oligonuclear metal-organic compounds for the activation of water and carbon monoxide have been prepared. Their (photo)catalytic properties are currently investigated and reaction conditions are optimized. With the experiences gained new ...

New oligonuclear metal catalysts for the light-driven activation of water and the reduction of CO2

Schwalbe, Matthias, Dr. (Inorganic and General Chemistry I)

Duration of project: 06/2010 - 06/2014

The interaction of light and matter has an important role in the enlivened nature. Following the structural characteristics of active centres in biological systems new molecular compounds shall be synthesised that, with the aid of light activation, w ...

Network and Mechanism Design for Metropolitan Infrastructures

Klimm, Max, Prof. Dr. (Quantitative Business)

Duration of project: 01/2017 - 05/2017

Near-Real Time Derivation of Land Surface Phenology using Sentinel Data: the FORCE-NRT approach

Hostert, Patrick, Prof. Dr. (Geomatics)

Duration of project: 11/2017 - 10/2019

Nanodraht-Thermoelektrika mittels Bismuth-basierten Heterostrukturen

Fischer, Saskia, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (New Materials)

Duration of project: 06/2017 - 05/2019

Moving from pattern towards process for improved forecasts of species range dynamics

Zurell, Damaris, Dr. (Biogeography)

Duration of project: 01/2019 - 12/2020

Models, Metrics and Typologies of Resilient Cities (AXA Awards Research Fund)

Haase, Dagmar, Prof. Dr. (Landscape Ecology and Biogeography)

Duration of project: 09/2015 - 06/2018

The AXA Research Fund project “Models, Metrics and Typologies of Resilient Cities” undertakes research focusing on (1) Urbanization and urban growth; and (2) Effects of urbanization on urban socio-ecological ecosystems and resilience. Across the glob ...

Modelling, Stability and Synchronization of Traffic Flow Networks

Tischendorf, Caren, Prof. Dr. (Applied Mathematics)

Duration of project: 06/2017 - 12/2018

In this project, we investigate the dynamics and stability of traffic flow networks. So far, most traffic flow models focus on either macroscopic or microscopic effects. There is almost no work on mesoscopic models including microscopic elements such ...

Mechanistic insight into molecular catalysts during electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Schwalbe, Matthias, (Inorganic and General Chemistry I)

Duration of project: 01/2019 - 09/2022

The central aim of the project is the development of electrocatalysts for the reduction of oxygen and carbon dioxide and to study their structure function relationship under in-operando conditions via spectro-electrochemical methods. The catalytic sy ...

LUMOS-Remote sensing image processing algorithms for land use and land cover monitoring systems

van der Linden, Sebastian, Dr. (Geomatics)

Duration of project: 10/2017 - 10/2020

This project aims at increasing the dissemination and valorisation of image processing algorithms developed under the STEREO program. More specifically we aim at transforming image processing algorithms, developed under the STEREO II program, into pl ...

Low Cost and Efficient Sodium-Ion Batteries Based on Abundant Elements

Adelhelm, Philipp, Prof. Dr. (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Physical Chemistry of Materials))

Duration of project: 01/2020 - 04/2021

Local Coupled Cluster response for open-shell systems

Schütz, Martin, Prof. Dr. (Theoretical Chemistry)

Duration of project: 02/2018 - 01/2021

The calculation of properties of electronically excited states of large molecules is of great importance for many applications in physics, chemistry, and biology. In the previous project we successfully implemented analytical nuclear energy gradients ...

Leibniz WissenschaftsCampus: Growth and Fundamentals of Oxides for Electronic Applications (GraFOx): Subproject Masselink

Masselink, W. Ted, Ph. D. Prof. (Experimental Physics / Elementary Stimulation and Transport in Solids)

Duration of project: 07/2016 - 07/2020

Oxides are among the materials with the widest tunability of physical properties. Spanning insulators, semiconductors, metallic conductors and superconductors, magnetic materials, ferro-/antiferro- and other dielectrics, oxides are a materials class ...

Leibniz ScienceCampus: Growth and Fundamentals of Oxides for Electronic Applications (GraFOx)

Fischer, Saskia, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (New Materials)

Duration of project: 07/2016 - 12/2019

Oxides are among the materials with the widest tunability of physical properties. Spanning insulators, semiconductors, metallic conductors and superconductors, magnetic materials, ferro-/antiferro- and other dielectrics, oxides are a materials class ...

Land-use and land-cover change effects on biodiversity in European Russia

Hostert, Patrick, Prof. Dr. (Geomatics)

Duration of project: 06/2009 - 01/2013

Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates, largely due to habitat fragmentation and loss. Thus, land use is among the main drivers of species extinction; yet, the relationship of land use change and biodiversity change is poorly understood. Th ...

KOSMOS-Conference: from Alexander von Humboldt’s KOSMOS to today’s Global Challenges: Navigating the Sustainability Transformation in the 21st Century

Schneider, Christoph, Prof. Dr. (Climate Geography)

Duration of project: 04/2019 - 03/2020

JRG/3: Collective Information Processing – From Individual Sensory Inputs to Swarming and Collective Decision Making

Romanczuk, Pawel, Dr. (Junior Research Groups)

Duration of project: 11/2020 - 10/2021

The main objective of the project is the development and analysis of new individual based mathematical models of collective motion, which explicitly take the sensory perception into account, as the proximate mechanism of social interactions. This app ...

JRG/2: Mid-Infrared Quantum Imaging and Spectroscopy

Ramelow, Sven, Dr. (Experimental Physics / Nanooptics)

Duration of project: 12/2019 - 11/2021

The central goal of the research plan is pioneering and establishing mid-infrared quantum spectroscopy and quantum spectral-imaging based on induced quantum coherence. Quantum enhanced sensing is a vividly developing branch of quantum optics that sta ...

JRG/2: Collective Information Processing – From Individual Sensory Inputs to Swarming and Collective Decision Making II

Romanczuk, Pawel, Dr. (Junior Research Groups)

Duration of project: 05/2019 - 08/2021

The main objective of the project is the development and analysis of new individual based mathematical models of collective motion, which explicitly take the sensory perception into account, as the proximate mechanism of social interactions. This app ...

JRG/1: Exploring the Landscape of String Theory Flux Vacua Using Exceptional Field Theory

Malek, Emanuel, Dr. (Junior Research Groups)

Duration of project: 08/2020 - 07/2023

String theory, our most-developed theory of quantum gravity, is only consistent in ten dimensions. Nonetheless, we can obtain insight into lower-dimensional physics by "compactifying" it, i.e. considering string theory on spaces where some dimensions ...

JRG/1: Exact Results in Extended Holography

van Tongeren, Stijn Jurrien, Dr. Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics / Mathematical Physics of Space, Time and Matter)

Duration of project: 09/2018 - 10/2024

The study of integrable models in the AdS/CFT correspondence has provided deep insights into string theory, the holographic principle, and the finite coupling behavior of quantum field theory. The proposed research group would aim to extend this appr ...

JRG/1: Collective Information Processing – From Individual Sensory Inputs to Swarming and Collective Decision Making

Romanczuk, Pawel, Dr. (Junior Research Groups)

Duration of project: 06/2016 - 04/2021

The main objective of the project is the development and analysis of new individual based mathematical models of collective motion, which explicitly take the sensory perception into account, as the proximate mechanism of social interactions. This app ...

JRG/1: A Large Radio Detector for Neutrinos in the Antarctic Ice

Nelles, Anna, Dr. (Junior Research Groups)

Duration of project: 03/2018 - 02/2021

An efficient detector for neutrinos at energies between 10^16 and 10^20 eV will be the ultimate tool to unravel the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). Despite decades of research, the sources of UHECRs remain elusive, mostly due to com ...

Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Mathematical Physics

Kreimer, Dirk, Prof. (Theoretical Physics / Mathematical Physics)

Duration of project: 01/2016 - 12/2020

The Kolleg Mathematik Physik Berlin is an interdisciplinary center at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Its community of research groups shares a mutual interest in Mathematics and Physics. Quantum field theory is their unifying theme, which connects t ...

Hole injection barriers of interfaces between electroluminescent and conductive polymers

Koch, Norbert, Prof. Dr. techn. (Structure, Dynamics and electronic Properties of Molecular Systems)

Duration of project: 08/2009 - 07/2012

interfaces and the efficiency of OLED.

Concept for the production of cathodes using nanowires (transfer bonus)

List-Kratochvil, Emil J. W., Prof. Dr. (Experimentelle Physik, Hybride Bauelemente)

Duration of project: 06/2016 - 07/2016

Concept for the production of cathodes using nanowires

Compact Atom Chip Technology for Microgravity Applications

Krutzik, Markus, Dr. (Experimental Physics / Optical Metrology)

Duration of project: 06/2016 - 05/2019

Ziel des Vorhabens KACTUS ist eine weitere Miniaturisierung und Weiterentwicklung von wissenschaftlichen Geräten zur Erzeugung von Bose-Einstein-Kondensaten (BEK) und der auf diesen basierenden Atominterferometrie. Hierzu sollen die sogenannten Atomc ...

Colloid-Supported Synthesis of Peptides and Peptide-Polymer Conjugates

Börner, Hans, Prof. Dr. (Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems)

Duration of project: 02/2010 - 01/2013

The project investigates the possibilities of colloids with permanent surfaces and defined surface functionalities as quasi-soluble supports for the automated colloid-supported synthesis of peptides and bioconjugates.

Cluster formation of dense fluids

Christen, Wolfgang, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (Physical and Theoretical Chemistry III)

Duration of project: 04/2010 - 09/2012

The condensation of supersaturated gases is of fundamental relevance in a number of research fields, such as atmospheric and environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, and process technology. At present this topic experiences a remarkable renaiss ...

Climate dynamics of the last Millennium derived from cell structure measurements of pine and oak trees in the temperate lowlands of NE-Germany and N-Poland

Heinrich, Ingo, PD Dr (Climatology / Vegetationgeography)

Duration of project: 10/2014 - 03/2017

According to the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) global warming is undoubtedly occurring. Moreover, the dynamics of regional and seasonal climate changes will differ significantly. Model comparisons indicate ...

Charge transfer at organic semiconductor hetero-interfaces: Towards a unified picture in intermediate cases of ground state and excited state scenarios

Opitz, Andreas, PD Dr. rer. nat. (Structure, Dynamics and electronic Properties of Molecular Systems)

Duration of project: 05/2019 - 05/2024

In this proposal, we study the charge transfer at organic semiconductor hetero-interfaces using the joint expertise of three groups. Our aim is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the electronic processes and optical properties involved by com ...

Charge transfer at organic semiconductor hetero-interfaces

Opitz, Andreas, PD Dr. rer. nat. (Structure, Dynamics and electronic Properties of Molecular Systems)

Duration of project: 03/2014 - 12/2017

In this project we plan to study charge transfer at organic semiconductor hetero-interfaces using the joint expertise of three groups. Our aim is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the electronic processes involved by combining complementary ...

Carbon sequestration, biodiversity and social structures in Southern Amazonia: models and implementation of carbon-optimized land management strategies

Hostert, Patrick, Prof. Dr. (Geomatics)

Duration of project: 06/2011 - 08/2016

Climate change will increase precipitation variability – i. e. extreme events like droughts will occur more often also in the tropics and mean temperature will ultimately increase. Land use intensification is associated with (a) losses of ecosystem s ...

Carbon in sealed and de-sealed soils of Berlin (Kosie)

Zeitz, Jutta, Prof. Dr. agr. (Soils and Environmental Science)

Duration of project: 11/2019 - 05/2023

Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Consequently, they have a special responsibility for creating strategies and implementing measures to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. A systematic management of the carbon reservoirs of Berlin's soi ...