We are happy to welcome Giulia Sinesi to our team. Giulia studied chemistry at the University of Como (IT) and is currently pursuing her PhD at Milano-Bicocca University (IT). She joined the group in September 2025 for a research internship, where she explores sustainable treatments on different materials for cosmetic applications. [Read more]

We are pleased to share photos from the Governor General’s Academic Medal Award ceremony for students, who graduated in 2024 academic year at the University of Engineering – Polytechnique Montréal. During this event, Olivier received a special mention and a scholarship in recognition of the excellence of his doctoral thesis entitled Interfacial Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles in Soft Matter Systems. [Read more]

We are proud to share that “Selective chemical recycling of polyhydroxybutyrate into high-value hydroxy acid using the taurine organocatalyst” has been published in Chemical Science, as part of the themed collection “15th anniversary: Chemical Science community collection“. This publication describes an innovative method for selectively recycling polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biodegradable bioplastic, using naturally occurring taurine as an organocatalyst. [Read more]

Four new group members to the UnterlassLab this August: Isabelle Eggers (PhD Student), Hannah Mehringer (PhD Student), Dr. Fabián Andrés Amaya García (Postdoc), and Dr. Krystyna Albrecht (Senior Councillor). Isabelle performs her PhD thesis on the sustainable synthesis and structure-property correlations of photo-structureable, high-temperature stable materials; and Hannah’s PhD project focuses on the automation of hydrothermal synthesis. [Read more]

We welcome three new group members to the UnterlassLab this July: Daniel Rieger (BSc Student), Tamara Piock (PhD Student), and Tilman Stark (MSc Student). Daniel performs his BSc thesis with Frank on the synthesis of inorganic-organic hybrid materials for battery applications; Tilman’s MSc project focuses on inorganic supraparticles; and Tamara’s PhD thesis focuses on the development of new sustainable coating materials for textiles and packaging.   [Read more]

Hannah successfully defended her master’s thesis “Developing an Automated Platform for Optimizing Chemical Reactions in Flow Based on Green Metrics”. The team congratulates her on this achievement and wishes her every success in her future endeavors. [Read more]

We are thrilled to share that Celine attended the 10^th European Crystallography School (ECS10), held in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The thematic for this year was From Nano to Macro: Elucidating Structures at Different Length Scales. Celine presented her recent research in a poster titled “Controlled Crystallization and Morphological Studies of All-organic Salt Particles”. [Read more]

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]

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]

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]