The building will be occupied in stages
BayBatt's subject range, which is unique in Germany, is also reflected in the subject profiles of the participating research groups and professorships. Prof. Dr. Matteo Bianchini is one of the first to work in the new research building with his international team. He is Chair of Inorganic Active Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and specialises in electrode materials. He recently received an ERC Starting Grant, the highest European funding award, for his project to develop solid-state batteries based on sodium. "4SBatt", as the project is called, is dedicated to current battery-related issues: more range and more safety.
Junior professor Dr. Fridolin Röder has also already moved into several rooms at the new BayBatt site. He and his team are also working on the central technical challenges of the energy transition and electromobility. The focus of his research work is on the development of modern battery management systems. Over the coming months, additional professors will be appointed who will further strengthen the battery-specific know-how of the University of Bayreuth. Electrical energy storage, mechanics, as well as sustainability and material cycles are to be the focal points.
Study programmes unique in Germany
The central importance of battery systems for future energy storage and use future is associated with an enormous rise in demand for experts. Highly-qualified graduates are needed to actively shape the ongoing development of sustainable, safe, and networked battery technology. BayBatt has therefore launched two dedicated battery-related master's programmes - a first in the German university landscape. With the English-language degree programme "Battery Materials & Technology" (M.Sc.) and the German-language degree programme "Batterietechnik" (M.Sc.), the University of Bayreuth aims to train interdisciplinary experts who have an overview of the entire value chain of energy storage systems.
The novel degree programmes are aimed at graduates from both the natural sciences and engineering. Both master's programmes will start in the 2022/23 winter semester. Applications are open from now until 15 July 2022 (information on the programmes: https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/master/battery-materials-technology resp. https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/master/batterietechnik).
"We wish to contribute to the success of the transition to renewable energy, not just through outstanding research, but also with our excellent teaching," affirms Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Danzer, Director of the Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology (BayBatt). "That is why we are looking forward to outstanding applicants from Germany and abroad who will work with us on the next generation of the battery at our new centre."
Contact:
Dr. Julia Menzel
Bavarian Centre for Battery Technology (BayBatt)
University of Bayreuth
Phone +49 (0) 921-55-5877
E-mail: julia.menzel@uni-bayreuth.de
WWW: https://www.baybatt.uni-bayreuth.de/en
https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/master/battery-materials-technology
https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/master/batterietechnik