Ever since its foundation, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) internationally has ranked among the top research centers in the field of polymer science. The focus on so-called soft matter and macro-molecular materials has resulted in the worldwide unique position of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and its research focus.
Polymers are very large molecules, which can be found in ordinary things like packaging, clothing, displays of mobile phones and laptops, as well as in proteins, cellulose or in the DNA, containing the human genome.
Scientists from over 40 nations work at the production and characterization of polymers and research their physical and chemical properties at the MPI-P. Thus, they can reach a better understanding of already known materials and develop new ones with specially designed properties. The MPI-P combines all the necessary specialized expertise – from the creative design of new materials, to their synthesis in the lab and their physical characterization as well as the theoretical understanding of polymer characteristics. For more than 25 years, the MPI-P has been extensively supporting junior researchers. The Max Planck Graduate Center offers an internationally attractive graduate training program in cooperation with the Johannes Gutenberg University.
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Board of directors
Prof. Dr. Mischa Bonn
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Butt
Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer
Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester
Prof. Dr. Klaus MüllenYear of establishment
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Fields of research
Surfaces and Interfaces
Supramolecular Architectures
Functional Materials and Devices Approaches to Synthesis
Development of Methods
Work groups
Molecular Spectroscopy
Theory of Soft Matter
Physical Chemistry of Polymers
Synthetic Chemistry
Molecular Electronics