We research and teach the processes and procedures of material and energy conversion.
- Our research is geared to the requirements of a resource-efficient and increasingly data-based industrial society
- With our research-based teaching, we qualify engineers for a sustainable economic society
- Our networking with innovative young and established companies, organizations and authorities ensures efficient knowledge and technology transfer.

During the public spring session, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dimosthenis Trimis, Professor of Combustion Engineering at the Engler-Bunte Institute at KIT, was admitted to the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig along with 19 other scientists. The election recognizes his scientific achievements as well as his commitment to research and teaching
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Dr.-Ing. Frank Rhein has been awarded the KIT Faculty Teaching Award from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering for his outstanding course “Data-Driven Modeling with Python”. Congratulations!

In the 2026 edition of the “QS World University Rankings by Subject,” the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ranks 25th worldwide in the field of chemical engineering. In Germany, KIT is the leader and holds first place. This places the discipline among the top five percent of the subjects evaluated worldwide.
We are delighted with this outstanding result!
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