Latest DNA sequencing device
Keylab Genome Analysis & Bioinformatics has now installed an Illumina MiSeq™ i100, a compact, high-throughput sequencing device and making it available to all established and young researchers at the University of Bayreuth. ...more
New CRC Publication
The new study by Michael Schwarzer and co-authors „Effects of petroleum-based and biodegradable bio-based microplastics … on Paramecium caudatum…” shows differences in the regeneration rate. ...more
New CRC Publication
The study “Mobility and retention of microplastic fibers and irregular plastic fragments in fluvial systems: an experimental flume study” shows that microplastic shape matters for transport and retention in fluvial systems. ...more
CRC Microplastics at Water Month March
This year, the CRC Mikroplastik is once again organising events for young and old alike: a lecture on the journey of tiny particles in water with an aquarium tour, a film programme for children with microscopy and games, and part of an exhibition. ...more
WRR Editors’ Choice Award
Congratulation to Jan-Pascal Boos, Franz Dichgans, Jan Fleckenstein, Ben Gilfedder and Sven Frei have received the Editor’s Choice Award 2024 from the journal Water Resources Research Journal for their open access paper “Assessing the Behavior of Microplastics in Fluvial Systems: Infiltration and Retention Dynamics in Streambed Sediments”. ...more
New CRC Publication
Check our new publication: “About the Variability of Tire and Road Wear Marker Components in Air: From Emissions to Atmospheric Deposition” in Environmental Science & Technology." ...more
Neue SFB Publikation
Glückwunsch an unser C03 Team! Der Artikel "Degradation Behavior of Aliphatic−Aromatic Polyesters: from Microplastic-free Composting to Enzyme-Driven Recycling Possibility" zeigt dass Struktur-Eigenschafts-Abbau-Beziehung wichtig sind um nachhaltige Polymere mit maßgeschneiderten Abbauprofilen zu entwickeln. ...more
CRC 1357 PhD Symposium
The doctoral student group of SFB 1357 Microplastics travelled to Bremerhaven and visited the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for an intensive scientific discourse and to expand their network. ...more
Congratulation!
Congratulations to Prof. Laforsch and Dr. Löder on this special award "Highly Cited Researchers 2025": it honours the 1% of scientists whose publications are cited most frequently worldwide. An overview of all publications of tht CRC can be found in the "Publications" section. ...more
