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Prof. Harre's working group has state-of-the-art laboratories, enabling highly specialised and precise teaching and research activities. The group collaborates closely with other departments at HTW Dresden, including the Electron Beam Laboratory and the Institutes of Water Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. The group also actively cooperates with external partners from industry and scientific institutions in Germany and abroad, promoting knowledge and technology transfer and developing practical solutions.

The working group's range of topics includes, among other things:

• Microplastics: The development of reference materials and innovative methods for detecting and quantifying microplastic particles in various environmental compartments, such as water, soil, and air.
• Development and Modification of Biopolymers: Research into new bio-based polymers and how to adapt their functionality to optimise their properties for technical applications, for example through electron beam treatment.
• Technology Transfer: Strengthening interdisciplinary cooperation in Saxony by establishing formats for knowledge exchange and the joint development of innovative technologies.
• Digital Teaching Resources and Sustainability: Conceptualisation of the mutual permeability of vocational and academic education.