German Research Foundation approves collaborative research center for soft-matter simulations

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German Research Foundation approves collaborative research center for soft-matter simulations www.uni-mainz.de

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he German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of a new collaborative research center (CRC) to be coordinated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The new CRC/Transregio Multiscale Simulation Methods for Soft-Matter Systems will focus on developing methods for computer-aided research on structural properties and processes of soft matter. Collaborative research centers are long-term DFG projects in fundamental research; CRC/Transregio projects are special in that the application must be submitted by several universities and/or institutions jointly. In addition to Mainz University as coordinator, the Technical

University of Darmstadt and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz will be participating in the new CRC/Transregio. DFG will fund the CRC/Transregio with about €7 million over the next four years. According to DFG, the new research center will concentrate on multiscale modeling. Soft matter represents an important class of materials that ranges from simple plastics to complex biomolecular systems and materials used in organic electronics applications. Their properties are determined by a subtle interplay of energy and entropy. Small changes in molecular interactions can lead to large changes in the macroscopic

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