To address current challenges in the areas of energy technology, medical technology, environmental technology, construction technology and traffic engineering, the development of functional materials is of central importance. There are more and more interdisciplinary approaches  for the successful further development of this key technology and thus synergies between different scientific disciplines. The development of innovative and competitive products in the high-tech sector relies on the use of the most modern materials and cost-effective processes for producing them. In addition, sustainability strategies and environmental compatibility must be taken into account more than ever.

The interdisciplinary orientation of the course opens up a particularly wide range of professional fields for graduates of the master’s program Chemistry and Physics of Materials. This ranges from specialist activities to functions in official performance areas and in management.

Typical professional fields are to be found

– in the chemical and in the building materials industry,

– in the automotive industry,

– in energy technology,

– in sectors of the electrical and electronics industry,

– in biotechnology and medical technology,

– in research at universities and at non-university scientific institutes.