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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 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...

Excellent ideas for a strong industry – VAA Foundation honors a successful young researcher from FAU in the field of chemistry 2025: At the VAA Annual Conference on November 7, 2025, in Essen, Dr. Jakob Reichstein (at the chair of Prof. Dr. Karl Mandel, FAU), Dr. Maximilian Baur, Dr. Ieva A. Cec...

The STAEDTLER FOUNDATION promotes cutting-edge research and honors doctoral students at FAU at its 2025 annual meeting For the 27th consecutive year, the STAEDTLER Foundation honored doctoral students from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) at its 2025 annual meeting. This y...

Dr. Sabrina Gensberger-Reigl and Dr. Hannah Zenker have been honored with the Renate Wittern-Sterzel Award by FAU for their pioneering in promoting equality and inclusion in research. At the Chair of Food Chemistry, the two scientists have established a maternity protection laboratory that enables ...

The German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG) has awarded the 2025 DBG Master’s Award to Mr. Daniel Schauermann. Each year, the society honors outstanding Master’s theses in the field of physical chemistry completed at German universities. Mr. Schauermann conducted his award-winning researc...

An interdisciplinary team of doctoral students from the FAU Profile Center Solar has won this year's Graduate School Molecular Science (GMSM) research project competition. The young scientists took part in the GSMS Winter School, which took place in Kirchberg, Austria, in January 2024. The aim of th...

Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi and Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda have been elected to the review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the membership period from 2024 to 2028. The review boards are responsible for evaluating proposals submitted to the DFG. They compare all proposals submitted in order...

Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda, Chair of Interface Research and Catalysis, has been appointed to the Research Advisory Board of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) with effect from January 1, 2024. As a funding organization of the association of the German chemical industry, Verband der Chemischen In...

Functional nanomaterials could soon control the activity of neurons in the brain. By using this minimally-invasive method, Prof Dr. Danijela Gregurec, Professor for Sensory Sciences at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, hopes to revolutionize the treatment of neurological disorders such as de...