Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
At the Institute of Sustainable Chemistry the research and teaching activities focus on Environmental Chemistry as well as Sustainable Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry focuses on studies regarding the environmental fate and behaviour of already existing chemicals, Sustainable Chemistry develops in a more holistic approach solutions that meet the criteria of sustainability.
In addition, the Institute for Sustainable Chemistry is also home to the didactics of natural sciences with its research and teaching activities in the profession of chemistry, biology and science education with the reference subject of natural sciences.
Main research areas
Key topics of our research field are as follows:
- Sustainable Chemistry and Sustainable Pharmacy
- Inclusive science education
- Efficient use of biogenic resources
- 2025
Perspektiven teilen – Transformation gestalten: Externalisierung des Inklusionsverständnisses mit Lego® Serious Play®
List, F. (Speaker), Schellig, H. (Speaker), Hofer, E. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
19.02.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen - IFO 2025
Abels, S. (Keynote Speaker)
18.02.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen - IFO 2025
List, F. (Participant) & Schellig, H. (Participant)
17.02.2025 → 19.02.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Gamification für den Artenschutz der Fledermaus nutzen
Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)
12.01.2025 → 15.01.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2024
Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids
Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
10.11.2024 → 15.11.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Ein inklusiver Blick auf das Fach - Barrieren in Lerngegenständen verorten (Workshop)
Menthe, J. (Speaker), Rott, L. (Speaker), Abels, S. (Coauthor), Nehring, A. (Coauthor) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)
18.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Praktisches Arbeiten mit Schüler*innen - Erfahrungen von Studierenden
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
17.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Youth Participatory Science: Gesellschaftliche Partizipation durch MINT?
Rüschenpöhler, L. (Speaker), Bernsteiner, A. (Speaker) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)
17.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2024
Hofer, E. (Participant), Sowinski, R. (Participant), List, F. (Participant), Fietkau, A. (Participant), Groß, J. (Participant) & Fuhrmann, T. (Participant)
16.09.2024 → 19.09.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
16 European Conference on Research in Chemical Education - ECRICE 2024
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.09.2024 → 06.09.2024Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Integrating Systems Thinking Approaches in Chemical Education for Sustainable Development - Exploring the Status Quo
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
05.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Gamification as a tool to increase species protection awareness for bats
Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)
03.07.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Using Gamification Elements as a tool for species protection awareness (Single Paper)
Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)
28.06.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
lernen:digital Impuls: Einsatz von Gamification am Beispiel von Artenschutzsensibilisierung
Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker)
24.05.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Transfer
Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Chakravarti, S. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
13.05.2024 → 15.05.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
DIY Bat Detector with Gamification Elements
Kasper, L. (Speaker), Krebs, A.-K. (Coauthor), Pfeifer, J. (Coauthor) & Nepper, H. H. (Coauthor)
06.01.2024 → 09.01.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
- 2023
GDCP Doktorierendenkolloquium 2023
List, F. (Participant)
26.10.2023 → 28.10.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Peter G. Mahaffy
Kümmerer, K. (Host) & Zuin Zeidler, V. (Host)
02.10.2023 → 30.11.2023Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Konzeption einer inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Lernumgebung im Sinne offenen Forschenden Lernens
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
28.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
17. Treffen des Netzwerkes inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht (NinU): Digitalisierung und Inklusion
Abels, S. (Organiser), Hofer, E. (Participant), List, F. (Participant), Sowinski, R. (Participant) & Fietkau, A. (Participant)
27.09.2023 → 29.09.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Barcamp "Vielfalt verbündet"
List, F. (Participant)
23.09.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Forschendes Lernen im integrativen naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht - Teil 2
Abels, S. (Speaker) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)
18.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Inklusive Gestaltung einer Einheit offenen Forschenden Lernens
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Transformation von Schule durch inklusiven Nawi-Unterricht
List, F. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
13.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Entwicklung eines virtuellen Lernraums zum digitalen Kompetenzerwerb
Abels, S. (Coauthor), Hofer, E. (Coauthor), Rodenhauser, A. (Coauthor), Sowinski, R. (presenter) & Stinken-Rösner, L. (Coauthor)
12.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Herausforderungen in der Planungsphase offenen Forschenden Lernens
Fietkau, A. (presenter), Hofer, E. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
12.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
DIY-Fledermausdetektor mit Gamification-Elementen
Kasper, L. (Coauthor), Krebs, A.-K. (Speaker), Pfeifer, J. (Coauthor) & Nepper, H. H. (Coauthor)
11.09.2023 → 14.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP) 2023: Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abels, S. (Participant), Hofer, E. (Participant), Fietkau, A. (Participant), List, F. (Participant), Sowinski, R. (Participant) & Hüfner, S. K. (Participant)
11.09.2023 → 14.09.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fachinhaltliches Lernen beim offenen Experimentieren: Ergebnisse der Erprobung einer Lernumgebung zum Thema „Dem Zucker auf der Spur“
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
05.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Formaldehydbelastungen mit dem Arduino untersuchen: Eine Unterrichts- einheit mit forschendem Lernen und Wissenschaftskommunikation
Rüschenpöhler, L. (Speaker), Hofer, E. (Coauthor), Zeller, M. (Coauthor) & Bernsteiner, A. (Coauthor)
04.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum (WiFo) Chemie 2023: Rethinking Chemistry
Hofer, E. (Participant)
04.09.2023 → 06.09.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
One Fits Them All? – Metaphors in Multilingual Biology Classes
Sowinski, R. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
01.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Forschendes Lernen im integrativen naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht - Teil 1
Abels, S. (Speaker) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)
28.08.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
What we know about conceptual learning in open inquiry settings in science education
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
24.08.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
European Conference on Educational Research 2023
Hofer, E. (Participant)
22.08.2023 → 25.08.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Benign by Design. Approaches and methods for designing environmentally mineralising chemicals
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker)
16.01.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik e.V. (External organisation)
List, F. (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
- 2022
Forschendes Lernen im inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
21.11.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
AG-Tagung Chemie an AHS 2022
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
20.10.2022 → 21.10.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Kontexte zur Professionalisierung für inklusiven Nawi-Unterricht
Abels, S. (Speaker)
14.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Einfluss der Erstsprache von Lernenden auf ihre Vorstellungen
Sowinski, R. (presenter) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
13.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Inclusive science teaching in the field of tension between theory and practice
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
13.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Naturwissenschaftliche Fragen stellen beim Forschenden Lernen
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
13.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Einfluss der Erstsprache von Lernenden auf ihre Vorstellungen im Fach Biologie
Sowinski, R. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
12.09.2022 → 15.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2022
Hofer, E. (Participant), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
12.09.2022 → 15.09.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Transformation Products (TPs) of Sulfonamides (SUA) in Aquatic Systems - What can we learn from available environmental fate and behaviour data?
Puhlmann, N. (Speaker)
09.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Does it occur or not? - A structured approach to support students in determining the spontaneity of chemical reactions
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Steininger, R. (Coauthor)
12.07.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
15th European Conference on Research in Chemical Education - ECRICE 2022
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
11.07.2022 → 13.07.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Subject-related interactions of students in chemistry lessons during distillation
Abels, S. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Plotz, T. (Coauthor)
11.07.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Forschendes Lernen inklusiv gestalten
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
20.05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Gestaltung von inklusiven Aufgabenformaten am Beispiel des Flaschentutens
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Coauthor) & Hofer, E. (Speaker)
21.03.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Lernwerkstatt als Format "diklusiven" naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts
Hofer, E. (Speaker), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
09.03.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
15. Internationale Fachtagung der Hochschullernwerkstätten - 2022
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
07.03.2022 → 09.03.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
75. Fortbildungswoche des Vereins zur Förderung des physikalischen und chemischen Unterrichts
Hofer, E. (Participant)
22.02.2022Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
"Warum müssen wir immer ein Protokoll schreiben?"
Hofer, E. (Plenary speaker)
22.02.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Naturwissenschaftliche Lernwerkstatt am BG/BRG Gmünd
Hofer, E. (Consultant)
2022 → 2024Activity: Consultancy
- 2021
Towards the Design of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) mineralizing readily in the Environment
Puhlmann, N. (Speaker)
18.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Guidance on the application of in silico tools for Benign by Design
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Lorenz, S. (Coauthor), Puhlmann, N. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Reich, M. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
16.11.2021 → 18.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Students' concpetions about the sense of smell
Hofer, E. (Coauthor)
05.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Project-based and other activating strategies and issues of science education - PBE 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant)
04.11.2021 → 05.11.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ZuS-Tagung "Inklusion Digital" - 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
29.09.2021 → 01.10.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Welches Kontextverständnis braucht der inklusive Nawi-Unterricht
Weirauch, K. (Speaker), Hüfner, S. K. (Speaker), Abels, S. (Speaker) & Menthe, J. (Speaker)
16.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Deutungsmuster von MINT-Lehrpersonen zu Forschendem Lernen
Koliander, B. (Speaker), Hofer, E. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
15.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Literature Review zu konzeptuellem Lernen in Open Inquiry Settings
Hofer, E. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
14.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
48. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - GDCP 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant), Abels, S. (Participant) & Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
13.09.2021 → 16.09.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Kontexte als Lehr-Lernsettings für inklusiven Nawi-Unterricht
Hüfner, S. K. (Speaker) & Abels, S. (Speaker)
13.09.2021 → 16.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Wo bleibt die Fachlichkeit? Zum Stellenwert der Fachlichkeit bei der rekonstruktiven Analyse naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts
Abels, S. (Speaker)
09.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Teachers beliefs and goals concerning inquiry-based science
Hofer, E. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
01.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Towards the Design of Active Pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) mineralizing readily in the Environment
Puhlmann, N. (Speaker)
01.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Weltwasserwoche 2021
Kümmerer, K. (Interview partner)
31.08.2021 → 05.09.2021Activity: Other expert activities › Other
ESERA Online Conference - ESERA 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant), Abels, S. (Participant), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker), Brauns, S. (Participant) & Egger, D. (Participant)
30.08.2021 → 03.09.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ESERA Online Conference - ESERA 2021
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
30.08.2021 → 03.09.2021Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Lehrpersonen sprechen über Forschendes Lernen
Hofer, E. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Speaker) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
16.07.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
GDCP Schwerpunkttagung "Naturwissenschaftsdidaktik und Dokumentarische Methode"
Abels, S. (Organiser) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
15.07.2021 → 17.07.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
LP 2020 - Informationsveranstaltung für Gutachterkommissionen
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
28.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Digitale NAWIgation von Inklusion
Abels, S. (Keynote speaker), Stinken-Rösner, L. (Keynote speaker) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
11.06.2021 → 12.06.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Guidance on the application of in silico tools for Benign by Design
Amsel, A.-K. (Speaker), Lorenz, S. (Coauthor), Puhlmann, N. (Coauthor), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Reich, M. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
07.06.2021 → 09.06.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ein Unterricht für alle - (un)planbar? 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
06.05.2021 → 07.05.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2021 Annual International Conference - NARST 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant)
07.04.2021 → 10.04.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Vorschau zum neuen Lehrplan Chemie in der Sekundarstufe I
Hofer, E. (Oral presentation)
06.04.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
LP 2020 - Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsmaterialien für die Sekundarstufe I: Workshop 3 (Chemie)
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
24.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Education
Inklusive Unterrichtsgestaltung - Brüche und Brücken zwischen Sach- und Fachuntericht
Abels, S. (Plenary speaker)
19.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Sustainable Chemistry as a future guiding principle
Kümmerer, K. (Oral presentation)
18.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
16. LeLa-Jahrestagung - LeLa 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant)
08.03.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg: naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten
Hofer, E. (Speaker)
08.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
L3 - Leuphana Lernwerkstatt Lüneburg - Naturwissenschaftliches Lernen inklusiv gestalten
Hofer, E. (presenter) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)
02.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
14. Internationale Fachtagung der Hochschullernwerkstätten 2021
Hofer, E. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
01.03.2021 → 03.03.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast 2021
Abels, S. (Organiser) & Hofer, E. (Participant)
09.02.2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Indian Chemical Council Webinar "FROM GREEN CHEMISTRY TO CHEMISTRY IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY"
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
18.01.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
digiGEBF 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Participant) & Abels, S. (Participant)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
DPG-Frühjahrstagungen – Fachverband Didaktik der Physik – DPG 2021
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Sachverständige für die Begutachtung von Unterrichtsmaterialien (Schulbüchern) für Chemie/Physik
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Scientia in Educatione (Journal)
Hofer, E. (Reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- 2020
Chemieunterricht inklusiv?! - Forschendes Lernen mit heterogenen Lerngruppen - Teil 2
Abels, S. (Lecturer) & Hofer, E. (Lecturer)
24.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Chair)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Available data on readily biodegradable ionic liquids
Amsel, A.-K. (presenter), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Project-Based Education and Other Activating Strategies in Science Education 2020
Hofer, E. (Participant)
05.11.2020 → 06.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Learning
Hofer, E. (presenter), Koliander, B. (Coauthor) & Puddu, S. (Coauthor)
05.11.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Fachliche Bildung und digitale Transformation - Fachdidaktische Forschung und Diskurse
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Speaker)
23.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and Water (Online) 2020
Kümmerer, K. (Organiser)
21.09.2020 → 25.09.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer