Cognis, based in Monheim, Germany, is endowing a Chair of Communications and Management of Chemical Processes in Industry at the University of Wuppertal.
The endowment is intended to promote teaching, research and development activities relating to sustainable chemistry, and to strengthen the company’s ties with the university. Cognis will fund the post for three years, after which the costs will be borne by the university. The Cognis professorship will embrace an interdisciplinary approach. In particular, the research will focus on how the efficient management of chemical processes can optimise resource and energy utilisation. The University of Wuppertal will develop basic concepts for new products and production processes, criteria for evaluating products and processes for performance, environmental compatibility and sustainability, and ways of communicating these benefits. It is envisaged that interdisciplinary collaboration will combine scientific, economic and engineering-related aspects.
