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Expertise from local research partners – Application Centre for Materials and Environmental Research (AMU) at the University of Augsburg

The University of Augsburg’s Transfer Centre for all enquiries relating to physics, chemistry or materials science

 

The Application Centre supports the transfer of technology and knowledge, particularly from the Institutes of Physics (IfP) and Materials Resource Management (MRM), to industry, society and the economy. To achieve these objectives comprehensively, the AMU is organised into two scientific divisions: ‘Contract Analysis and Engineering (AAE) & Projects’ and ‘STEM Education (MINT_Bildung)’. Its activities focus on collaboration with industry, ensuring the regional promotion of young talent in STEM subjects, and establishing efficient and innovative transfer structures.

 

The Application Centre supports the transfer of technology and knowledge, particularly from the Institutes of Physics (IfP) and Materials Resource Management (MRM), to industry, society and the economy. To achieve these objectives comprehensively, the AMU is organised into two scientific divisions: ‘Contract Analysis and Engineering (AAE) & Projects’ and ‘STEM Education (MINT_Bildung)’. Its activities focus on collaboration with industry, ensuring the regional promotion of young talent in STEM subjects, and establishing efficient and innovative transfer structures.

Contract Analysis and Engineering (AAE) & Projects

In the field of contract analysis, the AMU offers a wide range of physical and chemical analytical methods and expertise in materials science. Its areas of specialisation include:

  • Fibre-reinforced composites
  • Coatings
  • Corrosion
  • Porous materials
  • Building materials
  • Plastics
  • Functional materials for sensor technology
  • Photonics materials
  • Oxide materials
  • Simulation

STEM Education

In the field of STEM education, the focus of activities lies on collaboration with industry, ensuring the promotion of young STEM talent at a regional level, and establishing efficient and innovative knowledge transfer structures.

  • The application for, coordination and implementation of STEM education projects and projects aimed at involving the wider community in technology transfer.
  • The running of the DLR_School_Lab at the University of Augsburg (for pupils from Year 6 onwards on various STEM topics).
  • The design and delivery of teacher training programmes, as well as the development of innovative teaching and learning scenarios for new technologies.
  • Promoting the formation of regional STEM networks.

 

For detailed information about the AMU, its services and activities, please refer to the relevant sections on their website.

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  • Please get in touch with the AMU at the University of Augsburg if you have any questions regarding the future of automation.
  • You can find specific services offered by the AMU and the University of Augsburg for businesses on their website!
  • Visit the Technology Transfer Congress in Augsburg to discover the potential of application-oriented research partners in Augsburg.

Profile of the Application Centre for Materials and Environmental Research

 

The Application Centre for Materials and Environmental Research (AMU) was founded on the initiative of professors from the Institute of Physics and with the support of the Free State of Bavaria. Its partners include research institutions, schools, educational bodies, chambers of commerce, associations and companies from a wide range of sectors.

The primary aim of the AMU is to make the expertise of the Institute of Physics (IfP) and the Institute of Materials Resource Management (MRM), as well as other institutes at the University of Augsburg in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and technology, available to society, particularly to industry. The development and maintenance of this two-way knowledge transfer is intended to expand the institutes’ competence and expertise in application-relevant fields and to strengthen partners from society and industry.

Among other things, the AMU is a member of the TEA network of transfer centres in the Augsburg region, which is open to collaboration with businesses.

AMU’s core methodological competencies:

  • Thermal and Chemical Analysis
  • Microscopy and Topography
  • Destructive and Non-Destructive Materials Testing
  • Structural and Phase Analysis
  • Modelling and Simulation

Contact

Application Centre for Materials and Environmental Research (AMU)

Dr. Marietta Menner
Head of the STEM Division; STEM Manager for the Al STEM Region

Universitätsstraße 1a
86159 Augsburg

+49 821 5983598
+49 821 598-3397
marietta.menner@amu.uni-augsburg.de
https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/forschung/einrichtungen/institute/amu/

Application Centre for Materials and Environmental Research (AMU)

Dr. Timo Körner
Head of the AAE Division

Universitätsstraße 1a
86159 Augsburg

+49 821 598-3070
+49 821 598-3397
timo.koerner@amu.uni-augsburg.de
https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/forschung/einrichtungen/institute/amu/