External doctoral student honoured for her research topic
Jessica Wittmann, M.Sc. – who conducts research at Hof University of Applied Sciences and is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology as part of a Cooperative doctoral procedure received the special research award from the Hof University of Applied Sciences' 2021 funding organisation. This recognition of her achievements is worthy of recognition and underlines the relevance of her doctoral project. Congratulations to her!
Professor Thomas Lampke, Head of the WOT Chair at Chemnitz University of Technology, is currently supervising 26 doctoral students. 10 doctoral students are „external“, who are gaining further academic qualifications either from industry or through so-called cooperative doctoral programmes. Co-operative doctorates allow academics from a University of Applied Sciences (HAW) to complete a doctorate under the co-supervision of a university professor at their faculty. Through the common interest of the participants and regular dialogues, e.g. in the WOT doctoral seminar this approach is very successful.
Ms Wittmann received the award as a research assistant at the Institute of Materials Science at Hof University of Applied Sciences for her research project „KH Bett“. In the research project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy until the end of the year, the project team is developing an antibacterial coating solution for hospital and care beds. The basic idea is to implement the active ingredient chitosan in a coating. The natural raw material chitosan is extracted from shellfish and seafood and can have antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antifugal properties. Chitosan therefore has great potential for use as a natural raw material against microorganisms.
The Hof University of Applied Sciences sponsorship organisation's special research prize was awarded for the first time in 2021. The special prize, endowed with 10,000 euros, honours a research team at the university that has implemented its research objectives particularly well in the previous year. In particular, work with social relevance and direct benefits for companies or start-ups, especially in the Upper Franconia region, is honoured. The jury consists of representatives from business, science and politics, including representatives from the IT Cluster Upper Franconia, the Environmental Technology Cluster Bavaria e.V., REHAU AG, Chemie-Cluster Bayern GmbH and the City of Hof.
Further information on the research content of the award-winning project and the Hof University of Applied Sciences' special research prize can be found at https://campuls.hof-university.de/wissenschaft-forschung/viren-und-bakterienfreie-oberflaechen-ein-interview-mit-jessica-wittmann-zum-forschungsprojekt-kh-bett/ or under https://campuls.hof-university.de/aktuelles/auszeichnung-fuer-digitalisierung-und-forschung-in-der-hochschullehre/ .
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Jessica Wittmann analysing chitosan samples [Source: Hof University of Applied Sciences].
2.8.2022 – Personnel of the professorship ( thomas.grund@mb… )
