The scientists at the Faculty of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Geography, and Geosciences (Faculty 09) have access to an exceptionally good research infrastructure. Among other things, this includes excellent facilities with large-scale equipment belonging to the department. Additionally, the short distances on the campus university allow for an intensive exchange between the faculties and institutes. In conjunction with the short distance to the University Medical Center Mainz (UM) as well as the proximity to local non-university research institutions such as the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM), the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems (IMM), the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPI-C), and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P), Faculty 09 benefits greatly from these diverse interdisciplinary collaborations in its research work.