Author: Gerd Gätzschmann

Why do we use salt and not sugar to defrost our streets? This was just one of the intriguing questions that Lukas Santiago Diaz addressed as he guided 11th-grade students from Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium Bamberg on a campus tour at FAU. Accompanied by Mrs. Günther and Mrs. Müller, the students beg...

Following the success of last year’s event, the third Women in Science Symposium took place from July 22-24, 2024. Our PhD students Elena Mack and Anna-Sophie Wollny, were members of the Organizing Committee. Notably Elena Mack served as the Symposium coordinator for the second consecutive year....

Our PhD students Tobias Ullrich and Anna-Sophie Wollny attended the 11th International Conference on Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy (CMDS) from June 24-28, 2024. The event took place at the National STEM Learning Centre of the University of York in England. The CMDS conference is a si...

Former PhD student of the Guldi Lab, Dr. Anna Zieleniewska, recently returned to Erlangen to present at the Women in Science symposium. Anna is pursuing an academic career, focusing on the understanding driven development of energy harvesting materials. She is currently doing her second postdoc ...

Phillip Greißel, a PhD student in the Guldi group, attended the Women in Science – 3rd Erlangen Symposium held from July 22-24 at FAU in Erlangen. He presented a poster titled "Twisted Molecular Nanoribbons – Charge-Transfer Formation Competes with Singlet Fission via a Mixed Electronic State", for ...

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...