Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

http://www.tropos.de/eng/ift_research.html

 

https://www120.uni-hohenheim.de/

 

The Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research belongs to the Leibniz Association (WGL), which is named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 - 1716), philosopher and universal scholar. His notion of a close combination between theory and practice (theoria cum praxi) is evident concerning the institutes´ work. In total the Leibniz Association counts 86 research institutes and service centers as well as three associated members. Leibniz Institutes perform strategic and thematically oriented research and offer scientific service of national significance and strive for scientific solutions for major social challenges.
Leibniz Institutes maintain 2.200 major national and 1.300 international scientific cooperations. Every year, about 2.300 foreign scientists start a temporary work at Leibniz Institutes. Third party funds of 230 million Euros per year indicate high competitiveness and excellence.
Leibniz institutes carry out applied research in the following fields of activity: Mathematics, Optic Technologies, Materials Research, Medicine, Climate and Environmental Research, Bio- and Nanotechnology as well as humanities, economics and social sciences. They foster close cooperations with universities, industry, and other research institutes, both in Germany and abroad. The Leibniz Association has developed a comprehensive system of quality management. In the unique peer review evaluation process, independent experts assess every institute at regular intervals.