Max Syrbe, until now head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Information and Data Processing IITB, takes over the post of president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft from Heinz Keller. His aim is to consolidate the rapid gain in size of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft over the previous ten years by following on with a phase of qualitative growth.
The Documentation Center for Water DZW in Düsseldorf is divested.
The prize-giving ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 1983 takes place at the annual convention in Berlin.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
To provide local industry with access to forward-looking technology, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is founded in Aachen.
"Foreseeing the potential of the laser as a general tool was not difficult shortly after it was discovered. It was important for Fraunhofer to seize the opportunities as the development of a market for applications became apparent. The promising candidate for the management of the Fraunhofer ILT was working at the TU Darmstadt at that time, but North Rhine-Westphalia was most willing to start something big with this hope. We have set the concept for the ILT in Aachen in a small circle. When the plan became public, everything was already lashed. This confidential development in a network of reliable partners at federal, state and university level was the recipe for success.«
Dr. Alexander Imbusch, until 2006 Head of the Department of Research and Communication and "father" of many Fraunhofer Institutes.
The Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics is founded with the aim of avoiding thematic overlaps and duplication of work at the participating institutes. Today the group is one of the world's top four research institutions in the field of microelectronics.
In a published report, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft announces its intention to promote the formation of spin-off companies by Fraunhofer employees, because this is seen as a particularly effective way of transferring know-how from the scientific community to private industry.
After 35 years, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employs a staff of 3,500.
Its 33 institutes generate research to the value of 360 million marks.
The prize-giving ceremony of the 1984 Joseph von Fraunhofer Awards takes place at the annual convention in Stuttgart.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
In Erlangen, two working groups are formed in the field of microelectronics, which later become the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Applied Electronics Department, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Device Technology Department.
The Institute for Aerosol Biology IAe in Schmallenberg is transformed into the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology IUCT.
The award ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 1985 takes place at the annual meeting in Munich.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF for investigations on the luminescence of rare earths in semiconductors
In Darmstadt, the Working Group for Computer Graphics Research AGD is formed, which quickly grows into a fully-fledged institute, the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD, founded in 1991.
The prize-giving ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 1986 takes place at the annual convention in Wiesbaden.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
The award ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 1987 takes place at the annual conference in Munich.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC for their research work on the removal of arsenic from grinding wastewater in the glass industry
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM for a computer-controlled test system for the determination of material properties in the toughened zone using the method of partial relief
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT for a laser system for domain refinement in grain-oriented electrical sheets
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation IPA for a graphic-based production planning and control system (GRIPPS)
The proportion of military research relative to the total budget of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft now lies at only 10 per cent. This relative decline is largely due to strong growth in the civil research fields and institutes.
The award ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prizes 1988 takes place at the annual conference in Aachen.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation IPA for a simulation system for material handling and storage processes
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT for the development of a method and device for the diagnosis of laser beams
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT for the development of an optical method for the dynamic measurement of Poisson's number of materials
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS for research on a CMOS circuit for automatic telephone exchange switches
from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS for research on an integrated circuit for camera control
The contract research organizations from France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are founding the European Association of Contract Research Organizations (EACRO), representing common interests in the European Union.
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft responds to the decline in the proportion of military research with a plan to convert certain areas of research and even entire institutes to civil contract research. The greater part of this conversion plan is implemented over the next five years. One example of complete and successful conversion to contract research is the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Materials Research IFAM in Bremen, which will change its name to the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research in 1999.
The development of a cochlear implant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS makes it possible to provide the deaf with a rudimentary listening experience.
Over the last ten years, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has tripled its figures: almost 6,400 employees in 37 institutes now produce a total volume of nearly 700 million marks a year.
On April 1, 1989, Dr. Dirk-Meints Polter takes over the position of Chief Human Resources Officer from his predecessor Eberhard Schlephorst
The award ceremony of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 1989 takes place at the annual meeting in Munich.
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize:
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