Priority Programs (PP)
The following provides an overview of German Research Foundation (DFG) priority programs coordinated by the Technical University of Munich.
- Priority programs (PP; short SPP for german ‘Schwerpunktprogramme’) are coordinated university programs that are funded by the German Research Foundation and typically run for six years.
- They aim to deliver tangible impetus for scientific development by providing coordinated support for important new research topics throughout Germany.
- The projects are characterized by their outstanding quality and focus on highly original topics and/or methodologies. They lay the foundations for emerging fields.
- In particular, the projects focus on supporting young scientists and promoting collaboration across different disciplines, fields, institutes and departments.
- These collaborations strengthen relationships between universities and other research institutes.
Visit the DFG website for more information about priority programs.
Priority programs coordinated at TUM
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandra Hirche (Chair of Information-oriented Control, TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology)
Funding: since 2016
Website: https://www.ce.cit.tum.de/itr/startseite/
Project description of SPP 1914 on the DFG website (German only)
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Roland A. Fischer (Chair of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, TUM School of Natural Sciences)
Funding: since 2016
Website: http://www.coornets.tum.de
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk (Chair of Metal Forming and Casting, TUM School of Engineering and Design)
Funding: since 2017
Speaker: Professor Dr. Christian Pfleiderer (Chair of Experimental Physics on the Topology of Correlated Systems, TUM School of Natural Sciences)
Funding: since 2018
Speaker: Professor Dr.-Ing. Kartsen Stahl (Chair of Machine Elements, TUM School of Engineering and Design)
Funding: since 2021