From March 30 to April 1, 2026, the 125th Annual Conference of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry was held at the Dresden University of Technology (TUD). Under the title “Properties & Processes under Confinement”, the Bunsen-Tagung 2026 brought together around 400 researchers from across the field of physical chemistry.
The CRC 1333 was represented by a number of speakers who presented on the key topic “Properties and Processes under Confinement”:
- Prof. Joris van Slageren “EPR investigations of Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis in Confined Geometries”
- Prof. Anke Krüger “Nanostructured diamond for applications in photocatalysis”
- Dr. Johanna Bruckner “Tailor-made mesoporous support materials for catalysis in confinement on the example of the CO hydrogenation reaction”
- Prof. Niels Hansen “Leveraging molecular simulations to corroborate confinement effects observed in mesoporous materials”
- Dr. Julian Fischer “Small-Angle Scattering Analysis of Catalyst-Supporting Ionic Liquid Films in Ordered Mesoporous Silica”
Doctoral researcher Selina Itzigehl presented a poster on “Confinement-Controlled Surface Acidity in Ordered Mesoporous Aluminosilicates”.
The diverse contributions from CRC 1333 highlighted the central role of confinement effects in modern physical chemistry and fostered lively interdisciplinary exchange throughout the conference.
