Collaborative Research Center 1333
Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis in Confined Geometries
From April 9–10, 2025, the CRC 1333 hosted the two-day workshop, “FAIR Research Data Management: Basics for Chemists,” in collaboration with NFDI4Chem and the University of Stuttgart. The event brought together early-career researchers and chemists interested in developing a strong foundation in research data management (RDM). Expert instructors Dr. Annett Schröter from NFDI4Chem and Dr. … Read more
A warm welcome to Dr. Maya Kumari who joined the CRC 1333 a few months ago as a postdoctoral researcher in project C02. Maya has received her doctoral degree in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher fellow in the Department of Chemistry there as well … Read more
At the beginning of April 2025, former CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Katrin Gugeler from project C04 has successfully defended her dissertation on “Simulation of catalytic reaction mechanisms and molecular dimensions” at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart. Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone … Read more
A warm welcome to Frederic Bender! Frederic has joined the CRC 1333 as a research data engineer for the INF project. Together with Felix Neubauer and Kenichi Endo, he is developing an automated PXRD analysis and synthesis planning in project A08. Frederic holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical- and Bio-Engineering and a master’s degree in … Read more
A warm welcome back to Maximilian Fleck,! Max has re-joined the group as a data steward and is also contributing to the development of pyThermoML. He is further actively working on building models within the CRC 1333, including those for deep eutectic solvents. Max is no stranger to the University of Stuttgart. He completed his … Read more
Congratulations to Samuel van Gele on being awarded the PEX 2025 fellowship. The German-South African Public Engagement Exchange (PEX), launching this month, is a new initiative funded by the BMBF and hosted by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin’s Public Engagement and Impact Unit. PEX is a distinctive leadership program that connects researchers and public engagement … Read more
From February 11 to 25, 2025, the “Was kann Katalyse?” science exhibition took place at the Stuttgarter Rathaus, as part of the “Wissen trifft Stadt” initiative. Organized in collaboration with the City of Stuttgart, the exhibition focused on catalysis and its role in sustainable science as well as on the research performed within the CRC … Read more
CRC 1333 doctoral researchers Alina Bauer, Liam Rautenbach, Fabian Heck, and Samuel van Gele attended the Spring Symposium – Cycling Chemistry hosted by the Junges Chemie Forum (JCF) of the German Chemical Society (GDCh e.V.) in Münster from March 12 to March 15, 2025. Fabian Heck also had the opportunity to give a talk on … Read more
We are very happy to announce that Samuel Van Gele, a doctoral researcher within the CRC1333, has been recognized as one of the world’s 30 most promising young scientists at the Inflection Award, for his outstanding work on Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. Selected through a rigorous assessment process by a panel … Read more
From February 11 to 25, 2025, the CRC 1333 Science Exhibition “Was kann Katalyse?” was held at the Stuttgart Rathaus in collaboration with the “Wissen trifft Stadt” initiative of the City of Stuttgart. The exhibition was formaly opened on February 11, 2025 with a Vernissage at the Stuttgart Rathaus, featuring speeches by Ines Aufrecht, Head … Read more