Cluster of Excellence BlueMat: Water-Driven Materials

BlueMat is a Cluster of Excellence based at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), with partners including Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, University of Hamburg, and the European XFEL.  BlueMat's vision is to rethink the role of water in materials and to develop a new class of nature-inspired, sustainable material systems, so-called "Blue Materials", whose functionality arises from water, one of the most abundant substances on Earth, and its unique properties. Our contribution lies in combining multiple imaging modalities with deep learning models to capture how water behaves in hierarchically porous materials across multiple scales. Wiebke Wollenberg from Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon is pursuing her PhD within this project at the University of Rostock.

Research Focus: Imaging / Correlative Image Analysis 

BlueMat Staff: 

Prof. Dr. Berit Zeller-Plumhoff (PI and coordinator Cross Area Imaging)

Wiebke Wollenberg (PhD student) 

Malte Bruhn (associated)

Partners: 

  • Universität ist die Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
  • Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
  • Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
  • European XFEL
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
  • Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Struktur und Dynamik der Materie (MPSD)
  • Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK)
  • Universität Hamburg (UHH)

News

First BlueMat Retreat (Kopie 2)

Inspiring discussions and valuable exchanges at the BlueMat Retreat in Schneverdingen: from June 29 – July 1, Berit, Dinah, Fabian, Malte, and Wiebke attended the first meeting of all researchers in the Cluster of Excellence "BlueMat: Water-Driven Materials". The overall goal of the cluster is to develop sustainable and interactive material systems deriving their functionality from their interaction with water. Berit is leading the Cross Area Imaging in BlueMat as part of her position at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. She presented the current vision of the CA Imaging team and the unique imaging capabilities available at the partner institutions. As PhD students Dinah, Fabian, Malte, and Wiebke presented and discussed their individual research projects with their peers. Overall, it was a great opportunity to get to know each other and establish new connections.