Author: Gerd Gätzschmann

On November 18, 2025, Prof. Guldi presented his cutting-edge research on "Molecular Strategies for Photon Down-Conversion and Up-Conversion" at the RSC-Nanoscale & HKU-MILES International Symposium. Hosted by the Materials Innovation Institute for Life Sciences and Energy (MILES), the event too...

Prof. Dirk M. Guldi recently participated in the 2025 Fullerene Ruby Anniversary Symposium, held from November 14-17, 2025, at Anhui Normal University in Wuhu, China. He delivered an insightful lecture titled "Designing Carbon Dots for Enhanced Photo-Catalysis: Challenges and Opportunities." The sy...

Forschenden der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) ist es gelungen, den Mechanismus der lichtinduzierten Isomerisierung eines neuartigen molekularen Photoschalters (engl. Photoswitch) aufzuklären. Die Ergebnisse liefern die Grundlage für die Entwicklung von Materialien, die sic...

Giulia Pancotti obtained her M.Sc. in Photochemistry and Molecular Materials at the University of Bologna in 2022, where she conducted her master’s thesis on the Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of a Mechanically Planar Chiral rotaxane. In 2022, she started her Ph.D. at the Institute of Materials Scie...

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Dirk Guldi has been awarded the prestigious Masuhara Lectureship at the ACP Conference 2025, held in Kochi, India. This esteemed recognition highlights his significant contributions to the field of photochemistry. During the conference, Prof. Guldi deli...

This year´s scary spooktober was organized by Anna-Sophie, the Spider Lady, and Lukas, the Mummy. In the haunted seminar room all kind of creepy creatures came together. Creepy clowns, wild witches, wise wizards, vicious vampires, mouldering mummies were scared by the possessed priests, judgmental ...

We are proud to announce that Yifan Bo has been awarded the prestigious Hans-Wilhelm und Helga Schüssler-Preis. This award recognizes Yifan's outstanding research contributions in photochemistry and spectroscopy, highlighted by her 23 publications, including a notable review in Accounts of Material...

We are delighted to announce that Professor Dirk M. Guldi has been selected as the 2025 Edinburgh Instruments Lecturer in Photophysics and Photochemistry at Duke University. Established to honor scientists who have made transformative contributions to the fields of light–matter interaction, energy ...

Elena Alma Mack was awarded the Zonta Club Erlangen Women in STEM prize for her research in the field of 2D semiconductors. Her commitment to empowering women, being the coordinator of the Women in Science Symposium during from 2023 to 2024, was also weighted into this decision. Zonta is an interna...

We are pleased to share that the Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech) initiative of the Bavarian government continues to be a cornerstone of our collective efforts toward sustainable solar energy. Through ongoing support, this network enables us to deepen the connections between basic science, ma...