MultiDrug-TDM: New LOEWE research cluster for medical technology

The new LOEWE research cluster ‘MultiDrug-TDM’, coordinated by TU Darmstadt, will receive 4.3 million euros state funding for four years, starting in January. The goal is to research a novel, intelligent sensor system to significantly improve paediatric cancer care. By measuring drug levels directly at the bedside, immediate adjustments and thus optimised personalized therapy will be possible.

On 1 July, Dirk Hartmann joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology as a cooperation professor for the research area ‘Digital Twins’. The 47-year-old scientist, who completed his doctorate at the University of Heidelberg and worked there as a junior research group leader at the Institute for Scientific Computing, has had an expert career with various management roles at Siemens AG. He currently heads the technology innovation team for the simulation products of Siemens Digital Industrie Software.

Since July 1, Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering has been a cooperation professor for “Computational Electromagnetic Compatibility” at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering. The scientist, who earned her doctorate from TU Darmstadt in 2019, has been leading the independent junior research group “Quasistatics in Computational Engineering (QuinCE)” at the TU's “Electromagnetic Field Theory (EMFT)” department since 2022. Additionally, she has been heading the simulation team in the ME/EMC division of Robert Bosch GmbH since 2023.

Since July 1st, Holger Maune has been a Professor of High-Frequency Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TU Darmstadt. The 43-year-old completed his doctoral studies at TU Darmstadt in 2011 and subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Microwave Engineering and Photonics. In 2020, he habilitated in the field of High-Frequency Engineering at TU Darmstadt. Most recently, he held the position of Professor of High-Frequency and Communication Engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg since 2021. In an interview, he shares what particularly attracts him to return to TU Darmstadt and the challenges he anticipates in his new role.

State programme provides around three million euros

Professor Heinz Koeppl has been awarded a LOEWE top professorship at TU Darmstadt. He is investigating how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the design of new biomolecules and genetic circuits in synthetic biology. The state is providing around three million euros from LOEWE funds over a total of five years.

Energy Technology Excursion 2025

In 2025 the energy technology excursion organised by the five labs of professors Burkhardt, Griepentrog, Hanson, Koch and Steinke took place again. From May 11 to 16, around 50 participants, including more than 35 students from the ETiT, Mechatronics, and Energy Science and Engineering degree programmes, visited energy technology companies and facilities in the Bremen and Oldenburg area.

More than 4,000 guests at the TU Darmstadt Open Campus

TU Darmstadt celebrated its Open Campus on 25 May with open doors, more than 100 programme items and around 4,000 guests. Under the motto ‘A day that creates knowledge’, visitors were able to experience hands-on research, take part in guided tours and take part in discussions at lectures. The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology was represented with a wide range of activities for young and old.

TU Darmstadt honours Ralf Steinmetz with the Robert Piloty Prize

The renowned etit scientist Ralf Steinmetz received this year's Robert Piloty Prize last Friday (23 May): Steinmetz, professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology until 2024, received the prize for his tireless commitment to networking – both in the technical and figurative sense. Johannes Buchmann, who was a professor at the Department of Computer Science until 2019, was also honoured.

Universities co-operate within the framework of the IJRL Solid State Lighting Technology

As part of the International Joint Research Lab (IJRL) ‘Solid State Lighting Technology – Components to Systems’, leading European universities are working closely together to improve the reliability and service life of semiconductor-based lighting and irradiation systems.

Career panel provides exciting insights into the world of work

This year's career podium ‘Karrierewege etit’ took place on 25 April 2025. Organised as part of the mentorING programme, the event offered students a platform for exchange, orientation and personal encounters with representatives from industry, start-ups and academia.

etit degree programmes receive good feedback in the CHE Ranking 2025

In its current survey on study programmes and study conditions in Germany, the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) examines a selected range of subjects, including electrical engineering and information technology as well as mechatronics.

etit experts on power outages

A power blackout hit the Iberian Peninsula on Monday afternoon. Public life in Spain and Portugal largely came to a standstill. The power supply is currently being restored and the cause is being investigated.

Renewable energies and soldering workshop

‘No nonsense with solder’ was the motto of Girls' Day 2025 at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TU Darmstadt. 19 schoolgirls from grades 5 to 9 enthusiastically took part in the sunny weather to gain an insight into electrical engineering and information technology.

Networking meeting 2025 at the Department etit

This year's networking meeting at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology was all about medical engineering. Under the motto ‘etit on, around and within people’, medical engineering professors Christoph Hoog Antink, Anna Bakenecker and Christian Graeff discussed their exciting areas of research.

etit provides first demonstrator for use in schools

On 19 March 2025, researchers from the Adaptive Lighting Systems and Visual Processing Lab (ALSVV) handed over a plant demonstrator to teachers at the Bertolt-Brecht-Schule in Darmstadt. The demonstrator is part of a special research programme of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (etit) at TU Darmstadt, which aims to intensify the exchange between the university and schools and teach pupils during their school years how biology and technology can be directly linked.