Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHTProf. Dr. rer. nat. Ulf-Peter Apfel has been conducting research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT since 2018 and has headed the Power-to-Chemicals department since 2020. Since 2024, he has also been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Ruhr University Bochum, where he has held various senior academic positions since 2013, including Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. His academic career has included positions at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA.
His research focuses on the development and optimization of electrochemical processes for sustainable energy conversion and storage. This includes, in particular, innovative approaches to hydrogen production, the use of CO₂-based raw materials, and the development of new catalyst systems for electrosynthesis.