School III - Process Sciences

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Processes and process chains are the focus of training and research at School III. For our School in particular this means issues that touch on the transforming and transporting of energy and materials by means of physical, chemical and biological processes in the spheres of: energy and building engineering, process technology, biotechnology as well as food technology and food chemistry. This requires that we impart fundamental knowledge to our students, both in terms of natural science and engineering science methodologies. For this reason, the different fields of natural and engineering sciences cooperate closely and on an equal basis when researching solutions for the various challenges mentioned above.

Natural sciences are strongly represented in the analytical, chemical and biological focus of specialist fields and participate actively in conducting practical, solution-oriented basic research.

The engineering disciplines contribute their expertise primarily to the fields of energy management, process technology and various specialist fields, as well as to material science for the various products and target fields. These disciplines are very tightly integrated into cooperation and service activities across the involved schools.

Our research and teaching endeavors focus on the target fields, products and application areas in the fields of manufacturing and chemical waste disposal facilities, biotechnology products, energy and energy sources, human and animal foods, consumer goods, as well as environmental media.

This goal-oriented approach is clearly demonstrated in the courses that School III has offered in the past, and in the courses it is proposing for the new Bachelors/Masters program. Our courses are based on a common methodological principle: the Bachelor program provides broad, basic education in the natural and engineering sciences, while the Master program features a more differentiated and research-oriented didactic approach. Research at the interfaces of scientific fields not only ensures a uniquely integrated approach to teaching and research, but also promotes the emergence of new fields of research that can bring about innovation.

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The School’s commitment to offer three of the eight academic fields that were identified by the TU Berlin as future-oriented areas of scientific specialization is our contribution to achieving a forward-looking research profile for our university. Accordingly, our School takes the lead in addressing issues of water, energy and nutrition. We are also home to the DFG’s collaborative research center that investigates: “Control of complex turbulent shear flows” and the research cluster “Flow and Noise Control for Future Transportation Systems”. We also participate in cross-school areas of focus such as “Technology of Fluid Systems” and “Water in Urban Areas”.

With the implementation of the TU Berlin’s new Bachelors/Masters program, School III is continually updating the reshaped and modularized diploma programs that were realized to coincide with the winter semester of 2004/2005. In addition to our modular and performance-driven approach, we are introducing an internationally recognized Bachelor/Master degree system. Joint-Degree Programs are offered in association with universities in Lyon (France), Krakow (Poland) and Pusan, South Korea.

In the future, in addition to offering a state examination in food chemistry, Bachelor programs will also be offered in the areas of energy and process technologies, technical environmental protection/environmental science and technology, materials science, biotechnology and food chemistry. These will serve as the basis for various Master programs, some of which will be presented in English. Our School offers international post-graduate schools in the fields of process engineering and water and soil protection.