Press Releases and MPI News

Research and education in the field of Advanced Material Systems for Energy Engineering, Sensors and Actuators more

We warmly congratulate our alumna Dr. Laura König-Mattern on this outstanding award and honour. more

Prof. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, emeritus of our institute, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, in recognition of his outstanding achievements. more

Mathematician Prof. Dr. Peter Benner, Director at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg, was elected a member of acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering, in October 2025. more

Magdeburg Max Planck Director honoured for contributions to German-Bulgarian cooperation in education and science more

CoSeCats – a scalable, load-flexible catalyst reactor system for the chemical storage of renewable energy
A team at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg has been researching core-shell catalyst pellets that enable the flexible operation of Power-to-X processes. more

The doctoral programme Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network allows young academics to contribute to the ongoing transformation of the sciences by developing and applying AI methodology. One of the coordinators is Prof. Peter Benner, director at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg. more

Nominations sought for the position of a director at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg/Germany, in the research area of Systems-oriented Biotechnology and Bioengineering and related areas. more

Prof. Dr. Sohini Kar-Narayan will take up her full-time position as the new director of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems with effect from October 1, 2025. She heads the new Materials Systems Engineering department and brings her expertise in the field of functionalized materials systems and devices to the Magdeburg institute. more