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Karl Ziegler Lecturer 2023
Professor F. Dean Toste of the University of California at Berkeley visited the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung as Karl Ziegler Visiting Professor from May 15-17, 2023. This was the 33rd time that the MPI had bestowed its highest honor in memory of the exceptional scientist Karl Ziegler.

Heterogeneous Catalysis
The Max Planck-Cardiff Centre Funcat lays the foundations for the systematic development of chemical reaction accelerators.

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When Saskia Schulthoff told her parents that she wanted to drop out of school, they weren't particularly happy at first. But then the young woman began an apprenticeship at the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung - a step she has never regretted.

Even 50 years after his death, the memory of exceptional scientist Karl Ziegler, director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung from 1948 to 1969, is still vivid. One reason for this is the Karl Ziegler Guest Professorship that the institute ...

The "Bürgenstock Conference on Stereochemistry" is not only one of the oldest scientific meetings in the field of organic chemistry, but certainly one of the most prestigious.

To be able to exploit the advantages of elements and their molecular compounds in a targeted manner, chemists have to develop a fundamental understanding of their properties. In the case of the element bismuth, a team from the Max Planck Institut für ...

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Prof. Dr. Smaranda Marinescu (University of Southern California, US)

Jun 7, 2023 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Lecture Hall Building, Entrance Lembkestraße 7, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Room: Grand Lecture Hall

Dr. Qun Yang (Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Physics of Solids)

Jun 15, 2023 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM (Local Time Germany)
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Lecture Hall Building, Entrance Lembkestraße 7, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Room: Grand Lecture Hall

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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.

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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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