We present selected basic research topics for the chair of functional materials and the people who work on them.

We also report on our unique offers of international study opportunities, coordinated by our

European Schoof of Materials (EUSMAT)..

In addition, we will present selected activities of the MECS (Material Engineering Center Saarland), which is dedicated to materials-related transfer and the corresponding industrial cooperations.

Our building in the middle of the campus houses all these facilities, creating not only modern working conditions in a great atmosphere, but also space for optimal personnel synergies through the activities of the staff of the various facilities within the institute. The student laboratory (SAM) completes our holistic approach with a view to talented students and their enthusiasm for our interdisciplinary subject.