Heimspiel Wissenschaft: Im Gespräch Dr. Nils Nöthling

“The Magic of Crystals”

Climate change, resource scarcity, energy transition—the major challenges of our time are protracted and complex. But solutions arise when we look more closely: at the molecular level. Catalysis enables, accelerates, and directs chemical processes. Crystallography reveals how molecules are structured and why they react with each other. Together, they open up paths to more efficient and sustainable technologies. Learn why it is precisely the “small” things that determine the success of the great transformation and how today's basic research is shaping the chemistry of tomorrow.

Dr. Nils Nöthling grew up in beautiful Hamminkeln, where he attended school. He then studied analytical chemistry at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld and at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

As deputy head of the Department of Chemical Crystallography and Electron Microscopy, Dr. Nils Nöthling works closely with various scientists and contributes to solving open questions in research projects in catalysis, medicinal chemistry, materials science, energy processes, and structural chemistry by elucidating the structure of crystals.

In his lecture in Hamminkeln, he will provide exciting insights into the method of crystal structure analysis and his research work. Among other things, he will explore the question of how modern catalysis can contribute to making our world more sustainable in a wide variety of areas. Visitors to the home game will also learn how cutting-edge basic research works in practice.

Before the lecture, there will be an opportunity to take a short tour of the van Nahmen fruit press.