Our working group (AG Thomas Mayer-Gall) at the German Textile Research Center North-West (DTNW) is always looking for motivated students for research work in the form of

• Bacherlor’s thesis
• undergraduate work (Vertiefungs- und Analytikpraktikum)
• Master’s thesis
• Internship

So far, these collaborations have taken place with the following universities and institutes:

• University Duisburg-Essen
• Chemistry program
• Water Science degree program
• Chemistry teaching profession program
• Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences
• Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences
• Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

Students from other universities are also welcome to join us.

Overview of current research topics offered in our work group:

• Synthesis and characterization green flame retardant (development of halogen-free flame retardants) and their application

• Nanofibre through electrospinning
• Nanofibres through defibrillation of polymeric fabric
• Light-active textiles (e.g. IR reflection & passive radiation cooling, UV protection, self-cleaning textiles, antibacterial effect)

• Development of carbon nanofiber (CNF) materials for energy storage (supercapacitor, batteries, redox flow and fuel cells)
• Selective textile recycling using ionic liquid, deep eutectic or biobased solvents
• Functional textile/nanofibers based adsorber for water and air treatment

• Novel detector systems for organometallics in the environment

• Ageing behavior of polymers
• Biobased textile coating and finishing
• Nanofibers-based heterogeneous catalyst
• and more..

For further information on specific topics and possible dates, please contact:

Dr. Thomas Mayer-Gall, mayer-gall@dtnw.de

Dr. Wael Ali, ali@dtnw.de