The third Materials Chain International Conference MCIC 2021: Materials Discovery and Processing for Energy will be held from November 22 to November 23, 2021. Stay tuned for further information on registration and abstract submission. Read more

Research conducted within the scope of the Materials Chain covers all stages of modern materials science from designing, manufacturing and refining of materials to their characterisation, and fashioning within production processes. Read more

On September 16, 2019, the first Materials Chain Early Career Researchers´ Forum took place at TU Dortmund University. The forum stimulated scientific exchange amongst young scientists, encouraged them to initiate joint projects and gave an overview of funding possibilities generally available for early career researchers. Read more

Collaboration is greater than the sum of its parts. Our principal interest is to further cultivate already existing research collaborations and to encourage new collaborative research projects among the Materials Chain members. Read more

Welcome to Germany: Within our exchange program EXPLORE Materials Chain (EXMAC) 30 international postdocs were granted the opportunity to work on joint projects and proposals with local researchers. Read more