About the International Max Planck Research School Magdeburg

The major goal of this International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) is to provide excellent training and PhD research on the analysis, the design and the optimization in chemical and biochemical processes engineering.

The approach aims to foster a close interplay between theory and experiment and to promote the use of mathematical modeling approaches based on a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of chemical and biochemical processes.

The focus of the IMPRS is on

  • the development and the application of mathematical modeling approaches and systems theoretical methods to identify systems structures, to investigate process behavior and to design technical processes for specific tasks,
  • the experimental characterization of challenging technical processes to identify key components of structure and function, to analyze systems under a variety of different process conditions, to characterize influence on modifications and perturbations on process performance, to enhance process yields and to validate mathematical models.

The main rationale of the PhD study program is to enable PhD students to develop knowledge, skills, perspectives and understanding to be capable of self-directed scientific work of a quality satisfactory to others in the field.
To achieve this ambitious goal students will be offered a broad range of basic as well as research specific lectures and seminars. These include systems and control theory, methods of continuous and discrete mathematics, numerical methods, fundamen­tal and advanced courses in chemical and bioprocess engineering as well as selected topics from various biological and medical disciplines.
In addition, experimental training for PhD students will be offered in the corresponding laboratories of the members of the Research School at the Max Planck Institute and the Otto-von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg.
PhD advisory committees will be established to support PhD students in selecting appropriate lectures, seminars and courses and to monitor and discuss the status of their thesis.
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the program the members of each PhD advisory committee will usually cover theoretical as well as experimental aspects of the work.

The IMPRS Magdeburg offers young researchers a stimulating and challenging atmosphere for education and research in a highly international and interdisciplinary environment.
Based on their specific background students can select PhD topics focusing on mathematical and systems theoretical or applied aspects of modeling technical and biological processes at the forefront of current research.
Students have access to state-of-the-art facilities at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg as well as to a broad selection of basic and advance lectures and seminars for education and training.
Intensive supervision and guidance will be guaranteed by PhD advisory committees (PACs).

Statutes of the IMPRS

Form for documentation of the PAC meetings

Learn more about the IMPRS initiative of the Max Planck Society

Ombudsman "good scientific practice" at the MPI Magdeburg

Science guided by ethics: Rules of good scientific practice of the Max Planck Society

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