Vietnamese Researchers Visit the ALSVV Department

How does light influence plant growth? This question is at the center of an international collaboration at the ALSVV research group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TU Darmstadt. Together with researchers from Vietnam, the team led by Professor Tran Quoc Khanh is investigating innovative LED technologies aimed at enabling sustainable plant production.

Doctoral student Theresa Nolte on her medical technology studies – fifth and final part of a series

While searching for an application-oriented engineering degree programme, Theresa Nolte came across medical technology. In this interview, the 27-year-old, who graduated in 2024, talks about what particularly motivated and surprised her during her studies.

Doctoral student Phil Reize on his studies in medical technology – part four of a five-part series

For Phil Reize, the medical technology degree programme brought together two of his interests: electrical engineering and medicine. In this interview, the 24-year-old, who graduated in October 2023, looks back on his studies – and gives first-year students an important tip.

Graduate Ellen Bräuer on her medical technology studies – part three of a five-part series

Ellen Bräuer took up medical technology as a second degree rather by chance during her bachelor's studies and then switched to it completely for her master's degree. In this interview, the 33-year-old, who graduated in April 2024 and now works as a medical physicist, talks about her experiences – including the oddest ones.

Interview with the Deans of Studies for the RMU joint degree programme “Medizintechnik” – part two of a five-part series

Together with Goethe University Frankfurt as a partner in the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) alliance, TU Darmstadt has been offering the Medizintechnik programme since 2018. The two Deans of Studies, Anja Klein and Miriam Rüsseler, look back on the beginnings and venture a prediction for the future.

A degree programme offered by the strategic alliance of Rhine-Main Universities (RMU)

Engineering meets medicine: Nearly seven years ago, the joint Medizintechnik (Medical Technology) degree programme, offered by TU Darmstadt and Goethe University Frankfurt, was launched. Since then, 132 students have successfully completed the programme. A five-part series now shines a spotlight on this unique academic offering, the only one of its kind in the state of Hesse and part of the strategic alliance of the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU). The series begins with a video that provides a comprehensive overview of the field of medical technology.

Interview with Professor Tran Quoc Khanh on the Upcoming International Symposium on Automotive Lighting

Early next week, the 16th International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL) will kick off in Darmstadt, featuring 48 exhibitors and around 700 experts from research, industry, and regulatory bodies. They will come together for an intensive exchange on the latest findings in research and development.

Professor Grace Li Zhang awarded ERC Starting Grant

etit Professor Grace Li Zhang has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for her research project “LogiNet”. She will receive 1.5 million euros. LogiNet pursues a new approach to making neural networks – the heart of many artificial intelligence (AI) applications – more energy-efficient and transparent. LogiNet not only develops new solutions for green AI to benefit the economy and the environment but also lays the foundation for new directions such as logic-based DNN validation in the era of large-scale models that have started to influence our society fundamentally.

Graduation Ceremony of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology – Summer Semester 2025

On July 25, 2025, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (etit) at TU Darmstadt held a festive ceremony to bid farewell to its graduates of the summer semester 2025. The event took place in a fully packed hall—joined by family members, friends, lecturers, and companions.

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.