Braunschweig University of Technology

BAU Faculty 3 BAU Faculty 3 November 2007November 2007

Prof. Dr. mult. Dr. h. c. Ali Müfit BahadirVice-President for Research,

Junior Scientists and Technology Transfer

Braunschweig University of Technology

• Founded 1745

• 6 Faculties, 5 on Science & Technology

• 12,500 Students

• 2,600 Employee, incl. 10% Prof.

• 200 Mio. € Budget incl. 45 Mio. € Third-Party Funds

Historical Building of TU Braunschweig

Braunschweig University of Technology

Historical Building of TU Braunschweig

Mathematics & Computer Sciences Economics & Social Sciences

Life Sciences

Architecture, Construction Engineering, and Environmental Sciences

Mechanical Engineering

Humanities & Educational Sciences

Electrical Engineering & Physics

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2

3

4

5

6

Construction and Environment

Life Sciences

Micro-Nano-Production

Mobility and Transportation

Information & Communication Technology

Strategic Research Fields of the University

Subjects in the Faculty 3

Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Sciences

Architecture

Structural Engineering

Environmental Science and Engineering

Transportation

Computational Engineering

Large Scale Tests in Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering

Concrete Structures

Fire Protection

FoundationEngineering

Steel Structures

Collaborative Research Center 477

Project Fields• Methods and Strategies • Adaptive Models• Measuring Systems• Testing on Structures

LCA of Structures via Innovative Monitoring

Environmental Geology

Lake system response of Nam Co area, Central Tibet to Late Quaternary Monsoon dynamics

Environmental Science and Engineering

Environmental System Analysis and Soil Physics

xy

Tief

e [c

m]

Kon

zent

ratio

n [/]

Cparent in liquid

phase

mmetabolite inliquid phase

CminCO2

Rnon

extractable(fast

degradable)

RRnon

extractable(slow

degradable)

k10

k20

k23

k13

k12

k40

k34k30

smetabolite insorbed phase

k52k25

Cparent in liquid

phase

mmetabolite inliquid phase

CminCO2

Rnon

extractable(fast

degradable)

RRnon

extractable(slow

degradable)

k10

k20

k23

k13

k12

k40

k34k30

smetabolite insorbed phase

k52k25

sum CO2 ER NER

0 20 40 60 80 100

Time [days]

0

20

40

60

80

100

ac

tiv

ity

[%

]

Environmental fate modeling

dep

th [

cm]

con

cen

trat

ion

Environmental Science and Engineering

Geochemistry

Hg(II) Hg(0)

Hg+ Huminstoffe

Komplexierung(Huminstoffe; S, Cl, I)

Fixierung

Methylierung Reduktion

Mobilisierung

Ausgasung

CH Hg 3+

Mikroorganismen

Hg(0)

Hg(0) CH Hg 3+

CH Hg 3+

CH Hg 3+

CH Hg 3+

Adsorption

Grundwasser

Reduktion

Atmosphäre

Demethylierung

Methylierung

Hg°

Hg

2+

HgS

Fixierung

Remobilisierung

Organo-Schwefel Verbindungen Pyrit

CH HgCH + HgS

Sediment

Atmosphäre

Wasser

S 2-

Demethylierung

Methylierung 2+

CH Hg +

CH Hg + Hg 2+

CH HgCH 3 3

Hg°

3 3 3

3

Hg

hv

Reduktion

Transformation

Transfer

Oxi

dat

ion

Hg-Huminstoffe

Hg(II) Hg(0)

ca. 75 %

ca. 25 %

Biogeochemical cycles of nutrients and pollutants

Environmental Science and Engineering

Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources

Numerical Modelling

Interaction Flow Sediment Vegetation

Turbulent Flow Field

Large Wave Flume (GWK)

Layers of input data for a

catchment model

Environmental Science and Engineering

Highway Engineering

Transportation

Railway Systems Engineering and Traffic Safety

Transportation

Railway operation and controlOperational infrastructure

Rail automationSafety targets

Numerical Simulation

Computational Engineering

Noise barrier3D Visualisation

Concrete foundation in soil: Horizontal impact

TUBS – R&D as Interdisciplinary Approach

Contributing Faculties

(1) Mathematics and Computer Sciences

(3) Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Sciences

(4) Mechanical Engineering

(5) Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Physics

Computational Engineering