Research School

Welcome to the

International Max Planck Research School for Surface and Interface Engineering in Advanced Materials (IMPRS-SurMat)

This graduate school offers especially gifted students from Germany and abroad the possibility to prepare for their PhD exam in a structured program. A unique combination of excellent research conditions plus an intensive and interdisciplinary teaching program are part of it. After successful completion, the students are awarded a doctorate degree from the Ruhr University Bochum plus an IMPRS certificate from the Max Planck Society.
The school provides scholarships, students with an already existing funding can also apply.

Concept of IMPRS

Educating and training junior scientists is of primary importance for the future of science, research, and innovation in Germany. In 1999, the Max Planck Society together with the Association of Universities and Other Education Institutions in Germany launched an initiative to promote junior scientists called the

The Idea of SurMat

This Research School (SurMat) represents a cooperative effort involving the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH (MPIE) in Düsseldorf, the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim, and the Ruhr University (RUB) in Bochum. In addition, ...

Contact

Dr. Rebekka Loschen
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH

Phone: +49 (0)211 6792 542
Fax: +49 (0)211 6792 218
surmat[at]mpie.de