IMPRS for Systems and Process Engineering for a Sustainable Chemical Production

Our International Max Planck Research School SysProSus is a joint initiative of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems and the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg. It provides high-level scientific training and supports PhD projects which investigate new methodological approaches for the systematic replacement of fossil raw materials in chemical production by renewable carbon sources, in particular biogenic residues and plastic waste.

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Successful PhD Defence!

April 22, 2026

Research focused on a nonlinear frequency response method for performance identification and analysis of the forced periodic operation of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE)

Next Stop: Assistant Professor

Sebastián Espinel Ríos has recently joined the University College Dublin as an Assistant Professor and lecturer.

International Max Planck Research School in Magdeburg successfully started

March 06, 2026

Research on sustainable chemical production processes

IMPRS for Advanced Methods in Process and Systems Engineering

September 2007 - August 2025

18 years of successful operation are coming slowly to an end. Since 2007, we support PhD projects which combine cutting-edge mathematical and systems-oriented engineering research, are driven by challenging questions arising from the analysis, design and optimization of chemical and biochemical processes. The third and last funding period of the joint initiative from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems and the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg will end in August 2025.

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Dr.-Ing. Ronny Tobias Zimmermann awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society

June 26, 2025

Chemical energy storage made possible with the help of innovative catalysts

Dr.-Ing. Ronny Tobias Zimmermann is Best Doctoral Student 2024 of the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering

November 29, 2024

His pellet-shaped core-shell catalysts can be integrated into existing Power-to-X systems without any additional equipment. This makes them an economically attractive option for renewable energy storage on the gigawatt scale.

Prof. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern receives Gruson Plaque of Honor from the Association of German Engineers

November 20, 2024

Prof. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern was honored for his accomplishments and outstanding achievements in process engineering, in particular for the establishment of innovative separation processes.