Florian Vollstädt has successfully defended his master thesis entitled “Solvothermal synthesis of organic materials“. The entire team expresses immense pride and extends heartfelt congratulations! [Read more]

The article “A Dibenzotetrathiafulvalene-Bridged Bis(alkenylruthenium) Complex and Its One- and Two-Electron-Oxidized Forms” just appeared in Inorganic Chemistry (ACS). We are grateful for this exciting collaboration and glad that we could contribute to this project led by Prof. Rainer Winter (University of Konstanz). [Read more]

We extend a heartfelt welcome to Nicola Scherer, who just joined us for a research internship focused on the hydrothermal synthesis of hybrid materials. The team is truly excited to have Nicola on board and wishes her successful syntheses! [Read more]

Elias has defended his doctoral thesis entitled “Polyimides – Non-Classical Synthesis and Comprehensive Correlation of Material Properties with Chemical Structure“. The entire team extends their warmest congratulations to Elias for his remarkable achievements and wishes him all the best for his future endeavours! [Read more]

Miriam gave a two-date scientific graphic design course in the framework of CeMM’s PhD introductory program in Vienna. Frank and Alonso joined as tutors, and together we taught the students the use of graphic design softwares and introduced them  to the effective communication of complex ideas, technical details, and research approaches through engaging and accessible illustrations. [Read more]

Fabián delivered an exceptional presentation, providing an overview of our research topics for students about to start on their Master’s curriculum. Congratulations, Fabián! [Read more]

In October we welcome four new group members: Danica (CeMM) as a project scientist and Lena, Simon, and Margherita (UniKN) for their master theses. We wish you lots of success with your projects! [Read more]

We are delighted to welcome Bastian Jehle, our newest team member working on the synthesis of high-performance polyimides together with Florian. We are excited to have Bastian join our team and wish him lots of success with his project! [Read more]

The Science Day 2023 of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), celebrating the 15th aAnniversary of the Young Academy took place today in Vienna. Miriam gave a talk entitled “The Chemistry of the Abiotic-Biotic Interface”, contributing a chemical perspective on the emergence of life to the conference’s topic: Life. [Read more]

Miriam gave an invited talk at the HolzOberflächenTag 2023 (Wood surfaces day) organized by Holzforschung Austria (Austrian Forest Products Research Society), which took place in Vienna, Austria on September 19th, 2023. Her talk focused on sustainable coating approaches and was entitled “Green organic chemistry – Opportunities and Challenges” (Grüne organische Chemie – Potentiale und Herausforderungen).  [Read more]