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
Lehreinheiten Basiskompetenzen Inklusion in den Fachdidaktiken (Erste Förderphase)
Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Partner), Ahlers, M. (Partner), Greve, S. (Project staff), Leiss, D. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner) & Troll, B. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.12.16 → 31.01.18
Project: Research
Untersuchungen zum Abbau siliziumorganischer Verbindungen mithilfe von Labor-Experimenten
Grabitz, E. (Project staff), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.16 → 30.11.20
Project: Dissertation project
Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Linking High-Performance Modeling and Transition Experiments to Foster Transformational Change Towards Sustainability
Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Forrest, N. (Project staff), Engler, J.-O. (Project staff), Zimmermann, H. (Project staff), Wiek, A. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Ghosh, A. (Project staff), Reich, M. (Project staff), John, B. (Project staff) & Feller, R. L. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.06.16 → 30.09.19
Project: Research
Single-Quadrupol-Massenspektrometer
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
07.09.15 → 07.07.17
Project: Other
Wasser-Ressourcenpreis 2015
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.15 → 31.12.19
Project: Other
Problemstoffe in Oberflächengewässern 2
Scheringer, M. (Project manager, academic)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.07.15 → 31.12.16
Project: Other
MUTReWa: Measures for a more sustainable management of pesticides and their transformation products within a regional water management
Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Coordination)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.15 → 31.05.18
Project: Research
PharmCycle
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Floeter, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.15 → 31.08.23
Project: Other
The lipidome of the pellicle and the role of lipids for the dynamic process of initial biofilm formation in situ.
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, C. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, M. (Project manager, academic) & Reich, M. (Project manager, academic)
11.01.15 → 10.01.18
Project: Research
Time matters. Unlocking the transformative potential of strategic approaches towards a more sustainable metal use
Weiser, A. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project staff) & Kümmerer, K. (Project staff)
01.01.15 → 31.03.19
Project: Dissertation project
