Contact

PlastX is a cooperative research project of the following institutes:

Goethe University Frankfurt Project partner

Dr. Martin Wagner
Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Goethe University Frankfurt
Max-von-Laue-Str. 13
60438 Frankfurt am Main
www.biotox.de

Goethe University is a research-oriented university in the European financial centre Frankfurt founded in 1914 with purely private funds by liberally-oriented Frankfurt citizens. It is dedicated to research and education under the motto “Science for Society” and to this day continues to function as a “citizens’ university”. Many of the early benefactors were Jewish. Over the past 100 years, Goethe University has done pioneering work in the social and sociological sciences, chemistry, quantum physics, brain research and labour law. It gained a unique level of autonomy on 1 January 2008 by returning to its historic roots as a privately funded university. Today, it is among the top ten in external funding and among the top three largest universities in Germany, with three clusters of excellence in medicine, life sciences and the humanities.

ISOE – Institute for
Social-Ecological Research Leading Project Partner

Dr. Johanna Kramm & Dr. Carolin Völker
Institute for Social-Ecological Research Ltd. (ISOE)
Hamburger Allee 45
60486 Frankfurt am Main
www.isoe.de

ISOE is one of the leading independent institutes for sustainability research. For over 25 years now, the Institute has been developing fundamental scientific principles and future orientated concepts for governments/policy makers, the civil society and business leaders – on a regional, national and international scale. The research topics include water, energy, climate protection, mobility, urban spaces, biodiversity, and social-ecological systems.

Max Planck Institute
for Polymer Research Project partner

Dr. Frederik Wurm
Department Physical Chemistry of Polymers
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P)
Ackermannweg 10
55128 Mainz
www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de

The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) ranks among the worldwide leading research centers in the field of polymer research since its foundation in 1984. The focus on so-called soft materials and macromolecular materials has resulted in the worldwide unique position of the MPI-P and its research focus. Fundamental research on both production and characterization of polymers as well as the physical and chemical properties analysis of polymers are conducted here by scientific collaborators from all over the world. Presently over 500 people are working at the MPI-P, the vast majority of whom are engaged in scientific research.