Department of Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology (150e)

Our research focuses on milk and dairy products with emphasis on

1. innovative dairy technology and measurement techniques,
2. new methods of visualization and characterization of structures, and
3. methods and strategies for improving process and food safety.

Problems arising from the complex, colloidal matrix during processing are worked on in interdisciplinary cooperation projects with national and international research facilities and innovative companies. Physical, chemical, and microbiological methods of analysis as well as pilot plants are employed in order to ascertain, quantify, and eventually model functional connections. This is to facilitate the transfer of new technologies and methods into practical application.