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Doreen Stehlik stands in the institute's chemical storage room next to a shelf containing bottles of chemicals.

Minerva’s Daughters

June 12, 2025
Doreen Stehlik combines her passion for logistics and chemistry in her role at the MPI. As a warehouse employee, she is particularly interested in shipping samples and dangerous goods, as this requires her chemical expertise. As deputy equal opportunities officer, she is also committed to promoting an equal working environment.
A collage for the event “100 years of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis”
From 5 to 7 May 2025, Mülheim an der Ruhr will become a meeting place for international researchers from science and industry: A top-class scientific conference will honour the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis - a chemical process for the production of liquid fuels that was discovered 100 years ago at our institute and is more relevant than ever today.

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From the University of Lucknow in India to the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung: Dr. Shalini Yadav is fully committed to investigating how enzymes function at the atomic level – and what we can learn from them for the development of new ...

Presentation of the Schrödinger Medal took place in Oslo
 

At a glance:

A female chemist working in a laboratory
Selective and energy saving transformation of chemicals and natural products.
The large lecture hall at the institute was filled to capacity with guests.
Direct access to the staff directory

Events

Student-Led Conference (StuCon)

Aug 27, 2025 - Aug 29, 2025
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

Summer School: Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes | September 7 - 12, 2025

Sep 7, 2025 11:15 AM (Local Time Germany) - Sep 12, 2025 11:15 AM
Mülheim Chemistry Campus, Lemkestraße 7, Room: Grand Lecture Hall of the Kohlenforschung and at the MPI CEC

Job and Career:

Young scientists stand in the institute's lecture hall building and exchange ideas.
The focus of the research at the MPI für Kohlenforschung is on cutting edge topics in the field of chemical transformations. Cooperation of specialists in many areas is mandatory for maintaining a top level in our fundamental research, the ultimate goal of all research efforts at institute. You want to join our team? This is where you find information on our career opportunities.
The training manager is in the laboratory with trainees.
The Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung provides apprenticeships for professional training in different disciplines. Technicians for chemical and physical laboratories as well as mechanics and office workers are educated according to highest standards. At present, about 30 apprentices ...

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