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Overview: Fields of Expertise

 TU Graz has divided its research into five innovative areas:  the Fields of Expertise. Researchers in the Fields of Expertise break new ground in basic research. They take part in interdisciplinary cooperation, gain support for outstanding projects and are based in the region as well as part of international networks. They also develop key technologies for industry and commerce, and perform research in the framework of company shareholdings and partnerships.

Fields of Expertise

  • The image of a microporous crystal taken by an electron microscope

    Microporous Crystals for Greater Food Safety – ERC Proof of Concept Grant for TU Graz Researcher

    A research team led by Paolo Falcaro has developed a microporous crystal compound that signals whether protein-rich foods are spoilt. The ERC grant is now being used to explore practical applications.   Read more

  • Bird's eye view of a conveyor belt in a logistics centre. Robotic arms take parcels from the conveyor belt.

    Employee Satisfaction as a Factor for Increasing Efficiency in Parcel Logistics

    Fast and reliable work in a parcel hub is an important piece of the puzzle for successful logistics. TU Graz is carrying out research into how a focus on satisfied and well-treated employees can bring benefits.   Read more

  • Ten molecules are arranged like a ring on a surface; a pointed structure is visible at the upper edge of the image, from which lightning flashes emanate.

    Autonomous AI Assistant to Build Nanostructures

    An interdisciplinary research group at TU Graz is working on constructing logic circuits through the targeted arrangement of individual molecules. Artificial intelligence should speed up the process enormously.   Read more

  • Three men are standing behind a motorbike with a yellow case containing a measuring device.

    Realistic Emission Tests for Motorbikes, Mopeds and Quads

    As part of an international project consortium, TU Graz has developed new measurement techniques and methods to measure emissions from category-L vehicles in realistic operation and to determine corresponding limit values.   Read more

  • A laser light beam is directed into the night sky from the roof of a building.

    Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses

    More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at TU Graz have achieved both using satellite laser ranging.   Read more

  • An e-motor lies on a tabletop, with a circuit board in the background.

    Researchers at TU Graz Improve Small Electric Drives

    Thanks to innovations in design, control and production technology, brushless drives for pumps and fan systems work more efficiently and quietly. Users of electrical appliances and the automotive industry do benefit.   Read more

  • A test stand for large engines in a hall. The frame around the test stand is green, at the top is a large pipe for discharging the exhaust gases.

    New fuels for climate-neutral marine transportation

    Methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen are waiting in the wings to replace problematic heavy fuel oil in ship propulsion systems. In this interview Nicole Wermuth and Andreas Wimmer explain the differences between the three variants, and look at the design requirements for the engines that will burn them.   Read more

  • Photo from the outside looking into a hall containing a test stand for large engines.

    Dynamic giants

    For a long time, large engines only knew one operating condition: full load. Nowadays, though, they are used much more flexibly and can effectively balance fluctuating electricity production, in particular from renewable energy sources.   Read more

  • Hands are typing on a computer keyboard. A computer monitor with code on it is blurred in the background.

    Researchers Speed Up Fault Localization During Software Development

    Finding and fixing errors in programme code still takes up a lot of developers’ time. A team at TU Graz has now developed a solution that tackles the biggest time wasters.   Read more

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    Study by TU Graz Shows that Non-Exhaust Emissions from Trains Are Not Negligible

    One of the first major studies on abrasion emissions from rail vehicles shows that a lot of particulate matter contaminated with heavy metals is produced especially along railway lines.   Read more

Kay Römer
Kay Römer, head of the Field of Expertise Information, Communication & Computing

The great challenges of our time, such as digitalisation, sustainability or pandemics can hardly be solved by individual researchers working on their own, but require critical masses and interdisciplinary cooperation. The Fields of Expertise of TU Graz are the ideal platform for this – researchers collaborate in an interdisciplinary way and are supported by funding.

Field of Expertise Advanced Materials Science
Atom, Advanced Materials Science, Photo source: Istockphoto.com
Advanced Materials Science
Field of Expertise Human & Biotechnology
Human and Biotechnology, human skull, strand of DNA, frequency, honeycomb structure. Photo source: Fotolia.com
Human and Biotechnology
Field of Expertise Information, Communication & Computing
Data tunnel, Information Communication and Computing, Photo source: Istockphoto.com
Information Communication and Computing
Field of Expertise Mobility & Production
Construction plans projected on a car. Mobility and Production, Photo source: istock and Fotolia.com
Mobility and Production
Field of Expertise Sustainable Systems
Town coloured blue.

Lead Projects at TU Graz

Since 2015, TU Graz has awarded special funding for multidisciplinary lead projects. By supporting such basic research projects, outstanding areas of top research are further developed and the research profile of TU Graz is enhanced.

Current lead projects at TU Graz

Past lead projects at TU Graz

New Projects with TU Graz

RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY HOUSE
Mandellstraße 9/II
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Christoph ADAMETZ   
Dipl.-Ing.
Phone: +43 316 873 6033
christoph.adametznoSpam@tugraz.at

Vice Rector for Research


Horst BISCHOF
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.
Inffeldgasse 16/II
8010 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 316 873 6020
bischofnoSpam@icg.tugraz.at

Latest articles on research in the Fields of Expertise
Man holding a digital globe with a network. Photo source: Sergey Nivens - Fotolia.com
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