News from the faculty
Event "BCI, warum es sich lohnt - Alumni berichten".
During O-Phase today, the event "BCI, warum es sich lohnt - Alumni berichten" took place.
![Gruppenfoto von Alumnis der BCI in der O-Woche bei der Veranstaltung Alumnis berichten](/storages/bci/_processed_/c/2/csm_2022_Alumniberichten_fcf1ba03a1.jpeg)
O-Phase for first semester students started
One week before the official start of the lecture period, the new students of the BCI faculty were welcomed to the so-called orientation phase.
![Gruppenfoto der O-Phase 2022 in BCI Shirts im Hörsaal](/storages/bci/_processed_/f/0/csm_2022_O-Phase_2090d4a5c8.jpg)
Japanese exchange students report on their industrial internship in Germany
After the student exchange with Kyoto University was not possible in the last two years due to corona, today the Japanese exchange students reported…
![Gruppenfoto vom Japanpraktikum vor roten Zahnrädern](/storages/bci/_processed_/0/9/csm_2022_Japanpraktikum_adda9a734f.jpg)
BCI-ChemCar SilverArrow takes 4th place
This year, BCI faculty again participated in the ChemCar competition at ProcessNet 2022 with a newly developed vehicle.
![Das ChemCar 2022 "SilverArrow" steht auf dem Boden vor den 6 Konstrukteuren](/storages/bci/_processed_/6/1/csm_2022_ChemCar_1e0b2c6d9d.jpg)
Prof. David Agar honored with the Gerhard Damköhler Medal
Prof. David Agar has been awarded the Gerhard Damköhler Medal during the ProcessNet Annual Meeting on September 13, 2022 in Aachen. Congratulations!
![](/storages/bci/_processed_/4/2/csm_Agar2021_f963d00ec8.jpg)
Master's thesis by Jonas Habicht awarded the DECHEMA Student Prize
Jonas Habicht was awarded the DECHEMA student prize for his master's thesis on "Advanced Operability and Process Integration of a Small-Scale…
![9 person are standing on a stage, 8 of them are holding a certificate. All are elegantly dressed. In the background you can see a projection with the text "Welcome to Eurogress Aachen. September 12-15, 2022 BioProcess Engineering - a Key to Sustainable Development. A joint event of ProcessNet and DECHEMA-BioTechNet Annual Conference 2022 together with 13th ESBES Symposium.](/storages/bci/_processed_/a/e/csm_2022HabichtJDechema_272d911f03.jpg)
Outstanding 2nd place for BCI students at ChemPlant competition.
In this year's ChemPlant competition, students from the BCI faculty achieved an excellent 2nd place out of 16 participating teams. Congratulations!
![The 4 winners hold an oversized check with a value of 1000€.](/storages/bci/_processed_/7/9/csm_2022_ChemPlant__2032740f36.jpg)
VAAM -Fachgruppentagung takes place in Dortmund for the first time
From September 7-9, 2022, the symposium of the VAAM Fachgruppe (specialist group) "Biology of Bacterial Natural Product Producers", organized by the…
![Bild aus dem Hörsaal beim VAAM Workshop](/storages/bci/_processed_/e/2/csm_Hoersaal_VAAM__527a841542.jpg)
International RPB-Community meets in Dortmund
35 participants from 11 countries accepted the invitation to attend the second interdisciplinary colloquium on Rotating Packed Beds (RPB) at TU…
![Gruppenfoto des RPB Meetings](/storages/bci/_processed_/c/5/csm_2022_RPB_MeetingNews_3f815b6d72.jpg)