Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 | 1st Funding period
The Priority Programme 2171 shall develop the basic physical
understanding of dynamic wetting and dewetting processes on flexible,
adaptive and switchable surfaces. The SPP shall mainlyfocus on the
dynamics of (de)wetting of simple, low-molecular-weight liquids. Beside
this it shall consider mixtures of simple liquids, diluted suspensions
and surfactant solutions in situations where their (de)wetting dynamics
is altered by substrate- or interface-induced internal structuring. This
in turn, may influence the substrate dynamics. The highly cooperative
and interdisciplinary priority programme shall establish the
prerequisites for a future control of dynamic wetting processes.The
Coordination Funds shall provide the means for realising this
interdisciplinary priority programme in a coherent manner. Further, it
shall allow all participating projects and researchers to develop their
collaborations and share their results within and beyond the SPP. The
main measures, whose realisation shall be funded are: Organisation of
the scientific exchange between the individual projects; Support of the
training of junior researchers through central events, by promoting
individual exchanges, and through local training events that are open to
other SPP groups; Development of a structured collection of hands-on
knowledge (tutorials, etc.) that fosters interdisciplinary cooperation
and lowers entry thresholds for junior researchers and students;
Organisation of the presentation of the scientific results of the SPP to
the international scientific community and the general public;
Administration of the support for junior researchers within the SPP;
Management of measures for family-friendliness and gender equality
within the SPP.
Keywords: Oberflächen; Nanotechnologie