Defect engineering is an established approach in hard-matter science, focusing on tailoring properties of inorganic semiconductors and organic molecular materials. However, the potential of defect control in soft matter remains underexplored.
Our collaborative research center (CRC) aims to shift this paradigm by understanding and controlling defects in polymeric, colloidal, and amphiphilic systems. We seek to establish the fundamental interplay between defects and the adaptivity and resilience of dynamic soft matter systems, enabling the development of functional units where defects control matter or charge transport.
This research will involve close collaboration among biologists, chemists, and physicists at Mainz, a renowned center of polymer and soft matter science.
In CRC1552, various projects from the fields of chemistry, physics and biosciences are working together under the premise “From Defects to Effects” to understand, control and ultimately utilize defects as functional entities in soft matter.
27 Aug 2026
Since 2024, the Family Service Office has been participating in the nationwide National Reading Day through the series “Der VORLESUNGSTAG. University Professors Read to Preschoolers.” Professors from various institutes and departments at JGU switch from lecture mode to reading mode and read aloud to children ages 5 and up in one of JGU’s lecture halls.
SFB1552 members Pol Besenius and Shikha Dhiman read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle under the motto “Reading Aloud Speaks Your Language.” Pol Besenius read in French and Luxembourgish, while Shikha Dhiman read in English and Hindi.
Please feel free to visit the homepage of the JGU Family Service for further information.
