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October 17, 2025

Four exciting articles in the bulletin. - The CTA Institute showcases its diverse research!

In the current issue of the bulletin, the TU Wien alumni magazine dedicated to the topic of Materials - the Key to New Technologies, the Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics is represented with several exciting articles. The variety of topics impressively reflects the broad research landscape of our institute – from analytical chemistry to innovative materials and sustainable energy.

The articles at a glance:

Univ. Prof. Thomas Limbeck: Analytical chemistry of materials. (Page 6)
Univ. Prof. Alexander Opitz: The oxygen ion battery. Sustainable electricity storage made at TU Wien. (Page 14)
Associate Prof. Thomas Konegger: Less is more. New porous ceramics for chemical conversion processes. (Page 30)
Univ. Prof. Christian Gierl-Mayer: Movable metal components from the 3D printer. (Page 32)

These articles demonstrate once again how diverse the research at our institute is — and how significantly it contributes to the advancement of modern technologies.

May 29, 2024

Pro Didactica 2024 - These are the winners!

The Technical Chemistry Student Council organised the Pro Didactica again this year. Pro Didactica is a course evaluation that takes place every two years with the aim of honouring outstanding teaching with prizes and obtaining constructive feedback for lecturers so that they can improve their teaching in the long term. Unlike other course evaluations, Pro Didactica is organised and carried out entirely by students.

We would like to congratulate this year's award winners.

Best lecture: Dominik Eder AOC I
Best laboratory exercise: Antech Lab: Thomas Konegger, Christian Gierl-Mayer, Christian Edtmaier, Roland Haubner, Raquel De Oro Calderon
Best exam: Jürgen Fleig, Technical Electrochemistry
Most increased VO/VU/SE: VO Fundamentals + VU Chemical Calculation: Erwin Rosenberg and Georg Steinhauser
Most improved lab exercise: Antech Lab: Thomas Konegger, Christian Gierl-Mayer, Christian Edtmaier, Raquel De Oro Calderon, Roland Haubner
Student friendliness: René Sedmik
Special prize for efforts to promote diversity and gender competence in teaching: Bettina Mihalyi-Schneider

We are very pleased that several prizes were awarded to lecturer from our institute:

Figures made of glas: Prices for Pro Didactica 2024 — Prices of Pro Didactica 2024

Prof. Rosenberg — Erwin Rosenberg and Georg Steinhauser

Antech Labor — Christian Gierl-Mayer, Christian Edtmaier, Roland Haubner, Thomas Konegger

Certificate Jürgen Fleig — Certificate for Jürgen Fleig

[Translate to English:] bulletin - TU Alumni Magazin

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