UnterlassLAB

Sustainable Advanced Materials

Conference participation at ISSF-ISHA 2025

Our team attended the 14th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids and the 9th International Solvothermal and Hydrothermal Association (ISHA) Conference – ISSF-ISHA 2025, held in Bali, Indonesia. The joint scientific event gathered leading experts and early-career researchers from around the world to discuss the latest advances in hydrothermal, solvothermal, and supercritical fluid technologies. [Read more]

Conference participation at ICSC-NZ

Frank and Alonso participated in the International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ICSC-NZ) in St. Andrews, UK, an international meeting focused on advancing green chemistry and sustainable solutions for a low-carbon future. Alonso contributed to the Sustainability and Circularity session with a flash talk titled “Commercial Polyester Depolymerization through Hydrothermal Techniques”, where he showcased how hydrothermal conditions can effectively recycle polyesters and how this approach can be evaluated in terms of green chemistry metrics. [Read more]

Fabián successfully defends his PhD Thesis

We are proud to announce that Fabián has successfully defended his PhD thesis at University of Konstanz, marking a major academic and scientific milestone. Fabián’s thesis entitled “High-Temperature water as reaction medium towards heteroaromatic compounds and contributions to assess chemical greenness”, explored the synthesis of small molecules featuring optical properties using benign reaction conditions.  [Read more]

5th Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology

Miriam  gave the opening address at the Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology hosted by Fraunhofer Institut and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and gave a talk on materials acceleration for sustainable nanomaterials. This  two-day event addressed the opportunities and risks associated with this rapidly evolving field of nanomaterials as a core technology utilized in numerous sectors.   [Read more]

Farewell, Elana!

After joining our group at the University of Konstanz in 2021, Elana has been an essential part of the UnterlassLAB, investigating co-crystals for sustainable materials and managing PXRD and SAXS equipment. She also served as one of our radiation protection officers. As our group transitioned to the University of Würzburg, Elana moved to new challenges in the Student Lab. [Read more]