Author: Gerd Gätzschmann

We are thrilled to announce that Dirk, a leading expert in the field of photochemistry, recently delivered an insightful and inspiring talk at the 29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, held in Valencia from July 14-19, 2024. His presentation, titled "Towards Adaptive Light Capture, Conversion,...

We are excited to announce the upcoming “Women in Science-Erlangen Symposium” to be held from July 22 to 24, 2024, at FAU and have an enriching experience of scientific exchange, empowerment, and networking. About the Symposium: The “Women in Science-Erlangen Symposium” is an initiative tha...

Check out a few snapshots from the exciting Chemistry Department football tournament that took place last Friday! Our team - the "Fluorescent Fanatics" - comprised of members from the Chair of Physical Chemistry 1, made it to the Semifinals! A huge thank you to our incredible Crab-Cheerleaders for k...

The NT24 conference, held from June 23-28, 2024, at MIT, focused on the science and applications of nanotubes and low-dimensional materials. This event, the 24th in its series, honoured the late Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in carbon science and an influential figure at MIT. During the confere...

We are happy to welcome our new guest Leonato Tambua Nchinda. Leonato obtained his M.Sc. in Physics in 2020 from the University of Buea in Cameroon, during which he conducted theoretical research on the dynamical transitions in a two-level Landau Zener model. In 2021, he started doctoral research...

Swathi Krishna, PhD student from the Guldi group, actively attended the 13th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP), held from June 23-28, 2024, at Niagara Falls, USA. She contributed to the conference with a poster presentation titled "Photoinduced Energy and Elect...

We are pleased to share insights from the 13th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP), held from June 23-28, 2024, at Niagara Falls, USA. This event, organized by the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (SPP), brought together scientists from various fields—inclu...

Thwahira Shirin A is currently enrolled a BS MS Dual Degree in Chemistry at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram and joined the Guldi Group in May 2024 to do an internship as part of the DAAD WISE program. Thwahira is working on photophysical investigations of electr...

We are happy to welcome our new guest Noémie Chantry. Noémie obtained her M.Sc. in Chemical and Materials Engineering in 2022 from UCLouvain University in Belgium, during which she conducted a master thesis entitled “Redox-active Rhodium complexes as a DNA photo-oxidizing agent”. In 2022, she sta...

Our former doctoral student Dr. Marcel Krug receives the Gerda Weller Prize. This prize is awarded annually to an outstanding doctoral thesis in the fields of chemistry, medicine, physics and law at FAU. Congratulations Marcel!