Institute for Micro Process Engineering

Institute for Micro Process Engineering IMVT, view from the south-west

The Institute for Micro Process Engineering IMVT (from the German name Institut für Mikroverfahrenstechnik) is an institute within the Karlsruhe Research Center (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe) in Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany. Its main field of activity is micro process engineering, the science of conducting chemical and/or physical processes in confines with typical dimensions below 1 mm.

History and Organization

The IMVT was formally established in July 2001 and continued previous activities in micro process engineering carried out by the Central Experimentation Department (Hauptabteilung Versuchstechnik, HVT) at the Karlsruhe Research Center. Its first director was Klaus Schubert. Professor Roland Dittmeyer assumed control of the institute in July 2009. The IMVT operates within the programs "Nano- and Microsystems" and "Sustainability and Technology" of the Helmholtz Association. Its staff initially consisted of about 40 employees (on 31 December 2001[1]) and numbered approximately 50 in 2005.[2] The institute carries out both basic development of apparatus (e.g. "microreactors") and processes, funded via the Helmholtz Association and the Research Center, as well as development projects in cooperation with and funded by industry.

References

  1. ↑ (PDF file, German) Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Appendix to Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprogramm 2002
  2. ↑ (German) press release no. 13/2005 of Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, dated 6 July 2005

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