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Excellence in the Ruhr Area: Prof. Martina Havenith Honoured with the Business Award Ruhr

Martina Havenith was honoured with the Business Award Ruhr in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the Metropole Ruhr. The award, presented by Business Metropole Ruhr, is dedicated to individuals who have significantly impacted the region. Havenith received the award at the Business Night Ruhr held at the Revue Palast in Herten, honouring her as the inaugural recipient.

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Wolfram Sander honoured with the George C. Pimentel Award

Wolfram Sander honoured with the George C. Pimentel Award

George C. Pimentel Award for Advances in Matric Isolation Spectroscopy 2024
Ferdi Schüth receives ERC Advanced Grant

Ferdi Schüth receives ERC Advanced Grant

ERC Advanced Grant
Clara Saraceno receives the IKZ International Fellowship Award 2024

Clara Saraceno receives the IKZ International Fellowship Award 2024

IKZ International Fellowship Award 2024
Clara Saraceno receives the SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award

Clara Saraceno receives the SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award

SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award
André Eckhardt receives Emmy-Noether Grant

André Eckhardt receives Emmy-Noether Grant

Emmy-Noether Grant
Martina Havenith receives Business Award Ruhr

Martina Havenith receives Business Award Ruhr

Business Award Ruhr
Clara Saraceno receives Zhenyi Wang Award

Clara Saraceno receives Zhenyi Wang Award

Zhenyi Wang Award
Clara Saraceno receives Proof of Concept Grant

Clara Saraceno receives Proof of Concept Grant

ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Frank Neese is honored with the ICReDD Award

Frank Neese is honored with the ICReDD Award

ICReDD-Award
Frank Neese receives the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Frank Neese receives the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry

ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Kai Exner receives the Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize

Kai Exner receives the Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize

Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein Prize
Kai Exner is awarded the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize by GDCh

Kai Exner is awarded the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize by GDCh

Carl Duisberg Memorial Award
Martin Muhler receives the Alwin Mittasch Preis

Martin Muhler receives the Alwin Mittasch Preis

Alwin Mittasch Preis
Rasmus Linser wins ERC Consolidator Grant

Rasmus Linser wins ERC Consolidator Grant

ERC Consolidator Grant
Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner wins ERC Consolidator Grant

Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner wins ERC Consolidator Grant

ERC Consolidator Grant
Edvardas Narevicius receives Humboldt Professorship

Edvardas Narevicius receives Humboldt Professorship

Humboldt Professorship
Benjamin List is awarded ECR Advanced Grant for “Early Stage Organocatalysis”

Benjamin List is awarded ECR Advanced Grant for “Early Stage Organocatalysis”

ERC Advanced Grant
Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner is awarded the Klung Wilhelmy Science Award

Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner is awarded the Klung Wilhelmy Science Award

Klung Wilhelmy Science Award
Kai S. Exner awarded by ADUC

Kai S. Exner awarded by ADUC

ADUC Prize
Kai Exner receives the Jochen Block Prize

Kai Exner receives the Jochen Block Prize

Jochen Block Prize
Frank Neese receives the Schrödinger medal of the WATOC

Frank Neese receives the Schrödinger medal of the WATOC

Schrödinger medal of the WATOC
Martina Havenith appointed by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Martina Havenith appointed by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Henriette Herz-Scouting-Program
Clara Saraceno honored for seminal contributions to ultrafast science and technology

Clara Saraceno honored for seminal contributions to ultrafast science and technology

Optica Fellowship
Mario Wiesenfeldt recieves Liebig Fellowship from the FCI

Mario Wiesenfeldt recieves Liebig Fellowship from the FCI

Liebig Fellowship
Benjamin List wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Benjamin List wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Frank Neese awarded for achievements in molecular theory and spectroscopy

Frank Neese awarded for achievements in molecular theory and spectroscopy

Luigi Sacconi Medal
Christopher Stein receives funding by NRW Ministry of Culture and Science

Christopher Stein receives funding by NRW Ministry of Culture and Science

NRW Rückkehrerprogramm
Kai S. Exner receives state funding for new research group

Kai S. Exner receives state funding for new research group

NRW Rückkehrerprogramm
Kai S. Exner honoured for pioneering research on processes in batteries and electrolyzers

Kai S. Exner honoured for pioneering research on processes in batteries and electrolyzers

Ewald-Wicke-Preis
Frank Neese honoured with membership

Frank Neese honoured with membership

NRW Academy of Sciences and Arts
High-Performance Computing Center awards Lars Schäfer

High-Performance Computing Center awards Lars Schäfer

Golden Spike Award
Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner reiceves award for exceptional articles

Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner reiceves award for exceptional articles

Organometallics' Distinguished Author Award
Martina Havenith elected Fellow of the Optical Society

Martina Havenith elected Fellow of the Optical Society

Optical Society Fellowship
Harun Tüysüz wins prize for german-french research cooperation

Harun Tüysüz wins prize for german-french research cooperation

Forcheurs Jean-Marie Lehn Prize
Kristina Tschulik secures EU funding for research on nanoparticles

Kristina Tschulik secures EU funding for research on nanoparticles

ERC Starting Grant
Proof of Concept Grant for Nicolas Plumeré and Tobias Vöpel

Proof of Concept Grant for Nicolas Plumeré and Tobias Vöpel

ERC Grant
Continued funding for Uwe Bovensiepen for research on condensed matter

Continued funding for Uwe Bovensiepen for research on condensed matter

DFG Grant
Gabriele Sadowski highly honoured for research on material properties

Gabriele Sadowski highly honoured for research on material properties

Dis­tin­guished Lecture Award in Thermodynamics and Transport Properties, EFCE
Christian Merten awarded fellowship for physical organic chemistry

Christian Merten awarded fellowship for physical organic chemistry

Heisenberg Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Harun Tüysüz gets prize for research on catalysts

Harun Tüysüz gets prize for research on catalysts

DECHEMA-Preis 2019
Kristina Tschulik honoured with membership

Kristina Tschulik honoured with membership

NRW Academy of Sciences
Frank Neese one of the most cited researchers in 2019

Frank Neese one of the most cited researchers in 2019

Highly Cited Researchers powered by Web of Science
Initiation ceremony for Frank Neese

Initiation ceremony for Frank Neese

Academia Europaea
Ulf-Peter Apfel receives award for outstanding young scientists

Ulf-Peter Apfel receives award for outstanding young scientists

Dozentenpreis des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Harun Tüyüz receives funding for new research initative

Harun Tüyüz receives funding for new research initative

Volkswagen Foundation Award
Award for Nicolas Plumeré

Award for Nicolas Plumeré

Luigi Galvani Prize
Benjamin List gives lecture at Purdue University

Benjamin List gives lecture at Purdue University

Herbert C. Brown Lecturer
Wolfgang Schuhmann honoured in Ireland

Wolfgang Schuhmann honoured in Ireland

Giulio-Milazzo Prize
Wolfgang Schuhmann wins EU funding for innovative catalytic cascade reactions

Wolfgang Schuhmann wins EU funding for innovative catalytic cascade reactions

ERC Advanced Grant
Songi Han honored at The Biophysical Society’s 63rd Annual Meeting

Songi Han honored at The Biophysical Society’s 63rd Annual Meeting

2019 BPS Innovation Award
Martin Rabe wins best poster award

Martin Rabe wins best poster award

Best poster award at ICOMF17
Clara Saraceno elected as new ambassador

Clara Saraceno elected as new ambassador

Academia Europaea
Christian Merten funded in "Plus 3" programme

Christian Merten funded in "Plus 3" programme

Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
Electrochemical Society honours Wolfgang Schuhmann

Electrochemical Society honours Wolfgang Schuhmann

Alessandro Volta Medal, Electrochemical Society
Frank Neese accepted as new member

Frank Neese accepted as new member

Academia Europaea
Clara Saraceno wins EU funding for laser research

Clara Saraceno wins EU funding for laser research

ERC Starting Grant
Benjamin List new member of the Leopoldina

Benjamin List new member of the Leopoldina

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Kristina Tschulik awarded for outstanding contributions in electrochemistry

Kristina Tschulik awarded for outstanding contributions in electrochemistry

Hellmuth Fischer Medal
Wolfgang Lubitz invited to Università di Firenze

Wolfgang Lubitz invited to Università di Firenze

Luigi Sacconi Memorial Lecture in Chemistry
Michael Römelt secures Junior Group funding

Michael Römelt secures Junior Group funding

Emmy-Noether-programme
Nicolas Plumeré secures EU funding for transfer project

Nicolas Plumeré secures EU funding for transfer project

ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Ulf-Peter Apfel receives award

Ulf-Peter Apfel receives award

ADUC Prize
Markus Richter honoured with membership

Markus Richter honoured with membership

Junges Kolleg, Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste
Frank Neese invited to Canadian University of Alberta

Frank Neese invited to Canadian University of Alberta

Harry Emmett Gunning Lecture
Wolfram Sander honoured at University of California

Wolfram Sander honoured at University of California

Orville L. Chapman Lectureship Prize
Michael Senske wins prize for best thesis presentation

Michael Senske wins prize for best thesis presentation

GDCh Award
Martina Havenith invited member of the Academy of Europe

Martina Havenith invited member of the Academy of Europe

Academia Europeae Membership
Kristina Tschulik awarded by International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)

Kristina Tschulik awarded by International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)

2017 Early Career Analytical Electrochemistry Prize
Kolos Medal for Walter Thiel

Kolos Medal for Walter Thiel

Kolos Medal
International EPR Society awards Wolfgang Lubitz

International EPR Society awards Wolfgang Lubitz

IES fellowship
Gabriele Sadowski gives a lecture on key properties of pharmaceutical substances

Gabriele Sadowski gives a lecture on key properties of pharmaceutical substances

Leibniz Lecture, German House in New York
Yuan-Pern Lee brings expertise in pioneer spectroscopy to RUB

Yuan-Pern Lee brings expertise in pioneer spectroscopy to RUB

Humboldt Research Award
Simon Ebbinghaus receives prize from Biophysical Society, New Orleans

Simon Ebbinghaus receives prize from Biophysical Society, New Orleans

Junior Faculty Award
Metin Tolan wins prize in science communication

Metin Tolan wins prize in science communication

Robert-Wichard-Pohl-Preis of the German Physical Society
Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner wins EU funding for research on unique ligand systems

Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner wins EU funding for research on unique ligand systems

ERC Starting Grant
Nicolas Plumeré wins EU funding for research on renewable energy sources

Nicolas Plumeré wins EU funding for research on renewable energy sources

ERC Starting Grant
Benjamin List wins EU funding for research on a new class of catalysts

Benjamin List wins EU funding for research on a new class of catalysts

ERC Advanced Grant
Martina Havenith wins EU funding for research on Time-Resolved THz-Calorimetry

Martina Havenith wins EU funding for research on Time-Resolved THz-Calorimetry

ERC Advanced Grant
Guido Clever wins EU funding for research on nanometer size-cages

Guido Clever wins EU funding for research on nanometer size-cages

ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT
Beatriz Roldan wins EU funding for catalyst research

Beatriz Roldan wins EU funding for catalyst research

ERC Consolidator Grant
Kristina Tschulik awarded for research on single nanoparticles

Kristina Tschulik awarded for research on single nanoparticles

Joachim Walther Schultze-Prize
RESOLV scientists attend renowed Solvay Conference

RESOLV scientists attend renowed Solvay Conference

2016 Solvay Conference in Chemistry
Martina Havenith wins prize for supporting women in science

Martina Havenith wins prize for supporting women in science

Sophie La Roche prize
Beatriz Roldan receives funding to collaborate with MPI CEC

Beatriz Roldan receives funding to collaborate with MPI CEC

Max Planck Fellowship
Jörg Neugebauer receives highest honour in physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Jörg Neugebauer receives highest honour in physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Ernst Mach Medal
Enrica Bordignon wins award for research on magnetic spin resonance

Enrica Bordignon wins award for research on magnetic spin resonance

Ampere Prize
Harun Tüysüz awarded for research on nanostructured multifunctional materials

Harun Tüysüz awarded for research on nanostructured multifunctional materials

Jochen-Block-Prize of the German Catalysis Society
Katrin Sommer receives funding for chemistry education

Katrin Sommer receives funding for chemistry education

Preis der Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft
Jelena Stojadinovic presents hydrogen production project at NRW initiative for climate

Jelena Stojadinovic presents hydrogen production project at NRW initiative for climate

Selection for KlimaExpo.NRW
Andreas Erbe receives best paper award

Andreas Erbe receives best paper award

EOS Prize of the European Optical Society 2016
Ferdi Schüth wins prize for research on energy storage technologies

Ferdi Schüth wins prize for research on energy storage technologies

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker-Preis
Benjamin List awarded for opening a new field in catalysis

Benjamin List awarded for opening a new field in catalysis

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Metin Tolan awarded for the "Physics of Star Trek"

Metin Tolan awarded for the "Physics of Star Trek"

Science Communication-Medaille
Markus Valtiner wins EU funding for research on solid/liquid interfaces

Markus Valtiner wins EU funding for research on solid/liquid interfaces

ERC Starting Grant
Martin Muhler receives funding to collaborate with MPI CEC

Martin Muhler receives funding to collaborate with MPI CEC

Max Planck Fellowship
Elsa Sanchez-Garcia receives support for molecular understanding of enzymatic activity

Elsa Sanchez-Garcia receives support for molecular understanding of enzymatic activity

PLUS 3 grant of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
Kristina Tschulik receives state funding for new research group

Kristina Tschulik receives state funding for new research group

NRW Rückkehrerprogramm
Clara Saraceno wins funding for new research group at RUB

Clara Saraceno wins funding for new research group at RUB

Sofja Kovalevskaja Prize from the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Muhler, Schuhmann win 2 out of 3 invention prizes

Muhler, Schuhmann win 2 out of 3 invention prizes

RUB invention award
Song-I Han wins prize for research on water dynamics at the subcellular level

Song-I Han wins prize for research on water dynamics at the subcellular level

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize from the Humboldt Foundation
Markus Richter wins DFG funding for research on phase behavior of fluid compounds

Markus Richter wins DFG funding for research on phase behavior of fluid compounds

Emmy Noether Junior Group
Jelena Stojadinovic rewarded for research on materials for hydrogen production

Jelena Stojadinovic rewarded for research on materials for hydrogen production

Engineer Powerwoman Hannover Messe 2015
La Mantia & Stojadinovic's membrane for hydrogen production wins prize

La Mantia & Stojadinovic's membrane for hydrogen production wins prize

KUER Start-Up Competition
Michael Römelt receives support for new Junior Group in theoretical chemistry

Michael Römelt receives support for new Junior Group in theoretical chemistry

Otto Hahn Award
Stefan Huber wins EU funding for research on halogen bonds

Stefan Huber wins EU funding for research on halogen bonds

ERC Starting Grant
Wolfgang Lubitz gets historic honor

Wolfgang Lubitz gets historic honor

Vice-President of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Heather Allen gets award to pursue research on water structure at RUB

Heather Allen gets award to pursue research on water structure at RUB

Humbold Research Award
Wolfgang Schuhmann awarded research visit in Sydney

Wolfgang Schuhmann awarded research visit in Sydney

Howard Fellowship of New South Wales University
Wolfgang Schuhmann to held a lecture on the design of electrified interfaces

Wolfgang Schuhmann to held a lecture on the design of electrified interfaces

Heyrovský-Ilkovic-Nernst lecture at the Central European Institute of Technologie in Czech Republic
Fabio La Mantia wins prize for research on Li-ion batteries

Fabio La Mantia wins prize for research on Li-ion batteries

Hans-Jürgen Engell Prize of the International Society of Electrochemistry
Wolfgang Lubitz receives university award

Wolfgang Lubitz receives university award

Docteur Honoris Causa of Aix-Marseille University
Ferdi Schüth awarded prize for research on renewable energies

Ferdi Schüth awarded prize for research on renewable energies

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker-Preis
Moran Grossmann to pursue research on proteins solvation shell at RUB

Moran Grossmann to pursue research on proteins solvation shell at RUB

Humboldt Research Prize
Jörg Behler receives funding for research on neuronal networks

Jörg Behler receives funding for research on neuronal networks

Heisenberg Fellowship
Benjamin List awarded research grant for pioneering research in catalysis

Benjamin List awarded research grant for pioneering research in catalysis

Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award of the American Chemical Society
Walter Thiel to held a lecture on "Chemistry and Spectroscopy with the Computer"

Walter Thiel to held a lecture on "Chemistry and Spectroscopy with the Computer"

Robert Bunsen Lecture 2014
Jennifer Strunk awarded for research on photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

Jennifer Strunk awarded for research on photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

Jochen-Block-Prize of the German Catalysis Society
Nicolas Cox awarded prize for research on Photosynthesis

Nicolas Cox awarded prize for research on Photosynthesis

Young Investigator Award (John Weil)' of the International EPR/ESR Society
Łukasz Walewski wins prize for best paper in Molecular Physics

Łukasz Walewski wins prize for best paper in Molecular Physics

Longuet-Higgins Early Career Researcher Prize 2013
Benjamin List wins city prize for revolutionary research in organic chemistry

Benjamin List wins city prize for revolutionary research in organic chemistry

Ruhrprize of the city of Mülheim
Martina Havenith awarded fellowship to collaborate with University of California, Berkeley

Martina Havenith awarded fellowship to collaborate with University of California, Berkeley

Visiting Miller Professorship of UC Berkeley
Jörg Behler develops new computer simulations of chemical processes

Jörg Behler develops new computer simulations of chemical processes

Hans G. A. Hellman Prize for theoretical chemistry
Christian Merten receives funding for junior group in organic chemistry

Christian Merten receives funding for junior group in organic chemistry

Liebig stipend from the "Fond der Chemischen Industrie"
Walter Thiel wins EU funding for theoretical chemistry research

Walter Thiel wins EU funding for theoretical chemistry research

ERC Advanced Grant
Moran Grossmann receives fellowship to pursue research at RUB

Moran Grossmann receives fellowship to pursue research at RUB

National postdoctoral award program for advancing women in science
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Metin Tolan awarded for original communication of physics

Communicator-Preis – Wissenschaftspreis des Stifterverbandes 2013