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  02MAR 2026

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  DBU project granted

  Great news that Stephan’s proposal on iron oxide powder for energy- and hydrogen storage was granted via the funding initiative storage and grids of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). Herein, we use our expertise on iron oxide for energy solutions rather than for magnetic identification!Great news that Stephan’s proposal on iron oxide powder for energy- and hydrogen storage was granted via the funding initiative storage and grids of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). Herein, we use our expertise on iron oxide for energy solutions rather than for magnetic identification!

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  27FEB 2026

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  New article accepted

  We brought our magnetic ID particles to the next level: we found that a bit of oleic acid is doing the trick to make them much more stable in harsh environments, thus turning them into real permanent markers for objects to be identified. Deuso S.L., Müssig S., Stephani P., Conan R., Winzer B., Hurle K., […]We brought our magnetic ID particles to the next level: we found that a bit of oleic acid is doing the trick to make them much more stable in harsh environments, thus turning them into real permanent markers for objects to be identified. Deuso S.L., Müssig S., Stephani P., Conan R., Winzer B., Hurle K., […]

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  05FEB 2026

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  New article accepted

  We now can design magnetic nanoparticles with nearly freely tunable Curie temperature from 250°C down to room temperature – the article describing this was just accepted in Small. Luthardt L., Müssig S., Hurle K., Zink A., Zhou X., Zubiri B.A., Spiecker E., Mandel K.*Tailorable Curie Temperature in Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles with Finely Tunable Induction Heating […]We now can design magnetic nanoparticles with nearly freely tunable Curie temperature from 250°C down to room temperature – the article describing this was just accepted in Small. Luthardt L., Müssig S., Hurle K., Zink A., Zhou X., Zubiri B.A., Spiecker E., Mandel K.*Tailorable Curie Temperature in Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles with Finely Tunable Induction Heating […]

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  26JAN 2026

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  New article accepted

  Nice work by the Crisp Group on electrospun Carbon-TiO2 fibers for photoelectrocatalysis that we had the honour to support a bit! Hager S.P., Herbig B., Müller V., Dreßel A.K., Dehm K.E., Mandel K., Wintzheimer S., Crisp R.W.*Electrospun carbon-TiO₂ composite nanofibers for environmental photoelectrocatalysisIn: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (2026)DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2026.100278Nice work by the Crisp Group on electrospun Carbon-TiO2 fibers for photoelectrocatalysis that we had the honour to support a bit! Hager S.P., Herbig B., Müller V., Dreßel A.K., Dehm K.E., Mandel K., Wintzheimer S., Crisp R.W.*Electrospun carbon-TiO₂ composite nanofibers for environmental photoelectrocatalysisIn: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (2026)DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2026.100278

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  21JAN 2026

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  New article published

  Susanne’s work on supraparticles and SCALMS was accepted in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Groppe P., Zimmermann T., Madubuko N., Bürner K., Sheng Y., Wichmann C., Moritz M.S., Czechowsky J., Müller V., Libuda J., Wasserscheid P., Mandel K., Daeneke T., Grunwaldt J.-D., Papp C., Haumann M., Retzer T.,* Taccardi N.,* Wintzheimer S.*The influence of […]Susanne’s work on supraparticles and SCALMS was accepted in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Groppe P., Zimmermann T., Madubuko N., Bürner K., Sheng Y., Wichmann C., Moritz M.S., Czechowsky J., Müller V., Libuda J., Wasserscheid P., Mandel K., Daeneke T., Grunwaldt J.-D., Papp C., Haumann M., Retzer T.,* Taccardi N.,* Wintzheimer S.*The influence of […]

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  16JAN 2026

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  Servus Stephan

  Servus Stephan – as of January 1st, Stephan Müssig was appointed as academic council – congratulations, looking forward to an exciting time together!Servus Stephan – as of January 1st, Stephan Müssig was appointed as academic council – congratulations, looking forward to an exciting time together!

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  10DEC 2025

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  Welcome Benita

  We are happy to welcome our new group member Benita. Benita Stein von Kamienski completed her Master of Science in Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg in 2025. In her Master’s thesis, conducted in the research group of Prof. Mandel, she focused on the design of iron oxide-based supraparticles for hydrogen detection using magnetic particle spectroscopy. She […]We are happy to welcome our new group member Benita. Benita Stein von Kamienski completed her Master of Science in Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg in 2025. In her Master’s thesis, conducted in the research group of Prof. Mandel, she focused on the design of iron oxide-based supraparticles for hydrogen detection using magnetic particle spectroscopy. She […]

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  08DEC 2025

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  Welcome Céline

  We are happy to welcome our new group member Céline. Céline Untch completed her Master of Science degree in Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in 2025. During her Master’s thesis in the group of Prof. Mandel she worked on multi-stage dye release from polymer-based supraparticles via induction heating. In her PhD thesis, she will support […]We are happy to welcome our new group member Céline. Céline Untch completed her Master of Science degree in Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg in 2025. During her Master’s thesis in the group of Prof. Mandel she worked on multi-stage dye release from polymer-based supraparticles via induction heating. In her PhD thesis, she will support […]

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  17NOV 2025

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  New article accepted

  In our latest work that was just accepted in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science we report on a way how to influence the structure of supraparticles by using salt that can easily be removed afterwards via simple thermal treatment. Zink A., Kolb S., Wintzheimer S., Mandel K.Salt ions can control supraparticle structure during […]In our latest work that was just accepted in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science we report on a way how to influence the structure of supraparticles by using salt that can easily be removed afterwards via simple thermal treatment. Zink A., Kolb S., Wintzheimer S., Mandel K.Salt ions can control supraparticle structure during […]

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  14NOV 2025

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  VAA Foundation Excellence Award for Dr. Jakob Reichstein

  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. Cechanaviciute-Misiune, and Dr. Joe […]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. Cechanaviciute-Misiune, and Dr. Joe […]

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  14NOV 2025

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  STAEDTLER Foundation doctoral award for Dr. Jakob Reichstein

  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 year’s doctoral awards were presented to a total of eleven winners at a ceremony held at […]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 year’s doctoral awards were presented to a total of eleven winners at a ceremony held at […]

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  10NOV 2025

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  Poster Prize for Romain!

  Romain won the Materials Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) poster prize on synthesis methods at the 12th International Conference on Fine Particle Magnetism (ICFPM 2025) in Bariloche, Argentina, where he presented two posters on the correlation of the structural and magnetic morphology of nanoparticles with a case-study on manganese doped cobalt ferrite nanocubes towards hyperthermia applications and on the influence of metal […]Romain won the Materials Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) poster prize on synthesis methods at the 12th International Conference on Fine Particle Magnetism (ICFPM 2025) in Bariloche, Argentina, where he presented two posters on the correlation of the structural and magnetic morphology of nanoparticles with a case-study on manganese doped cobalt ferrite nanocubes towards hyperthermia applications and on the influence of metal […]

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  31OCT 2025

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  Dr. “Junior”

  Andreas “Junior” Wolf successfully defended his PhD Thesis entitled “Multiscale interactions of magnetic supraparticles upon readout with magnetic particle spectroscopy”. Congratulations, Junior!Andreas “Junior” Wolf successfully defended his PhD Thesis entitled “Multiscale interactions of magnetic supraparticles upon readout with magnetic particle spectroscopy”. Congratulations, Junior!

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  27OCT 2025

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  Chair of PBMC at Long Night of Science

  Our Chair had a lot of fun being part of the program of the Long Night of Science and we were delighted to see that we could infect the broader public with our fascination for magnetic nanoparticles.Our Chair had a lot of fun being part of the program of the Long Night of Science and we were delighted to see that we could infect the broader public with our fascination for magnetic nanoparticles.

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  17OCT 2025

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  Karl has been a liaison lecturer for the German National Academic Foundation since October

  It is a great honor and, at the same time, a responsible task: Karl is now a liaison lecturer at FAU for scholarship holders of the German National Academic Foundation, the scholarship organization for highly gifted students.It is a great honor and, at the same time, a responsible task: Karl is now a liaison lecturer at FAU for scholarship holders of the German National Academic Foundation, the scholarship organization for highly gifted students.

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