Key research areas in the Chair of Polymer-based Lightweight Construction are:

• Design, simulation and prototype production of structured lightweight construction systems in metal and fibre composite construction
  
• Development of special joining technologies and load introduction systems for high-strength mixed construction methods with fibre-plastic composites (FRP) and metals
  
• Production and processing of textile fibre-reinforced lightweight structures with thermoplastic (organic sheets) and thermoset matrix
  
• Processing of hybrid FRP/metal multi-layer composites
  
• Testing lightweight structures under mechanical, thermal and medial loads
  
• Functionalisation of lightweight materials.