Welcome to the Graduiertenkolleg 2376
Confinement-Controlled Chemistry
Confinement-Controlled Chemistry
2nd Group of PhD Students and further RTG Members (October 2021)
1st Group of PhD Students and further RTG Members (September 2018)
The Research Training group GRK 2376 determines how the nature of a confining environment like geometry, surface texture and surface chemistry affects the transition states and pathways of chemical reactions. This scientific approach is addressed by researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Technische Universität Dortmund, Universität Duisburg-Essen and collaborating partners from University of California, Berkeley. Their complementary scientific expertise enables to combine theoretical models and state-of-the-art experiments in synthesis, spectroscopy and surface science. Thus, the collaborative research will contribute to the fundamental understanding of confinement-controlled reactions.
NEWS
June 1st, 2024
New Scientific Coordinator - Thea Mayer
We are happy to welcome Thea Mayer as the new Scientific Coordinator in our Research Training Group. Thea studied Chemistry in Rostock, Germany and did her doctoral research at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis. She now takes over the tasks of Dr. Sandra Metych, who will be on parental leave for the next two years.
We wish both of you all the best for the coming time.
March 5th, 2024
New Principal Investigators - Prof. Dr. Marialore Sulpizi and Prof. Dr. Poul Petersen
We are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Marialore Sulpizi and Prof. Dr. Poul Petersen from Ruhr-Universität Bochum to our Research Training Group. Prof. Petersen from the chair of Physical Chemistry II focuses on the development and use of nonlinear vibration spectroscopy to determine time resolved and ultrafast dynamics of molecules at interfaces and bulk fluids. In contrast, Prof. Sulpizi from the chair of theoretical physics deals with the investigation of structures, dynamics and reactivities of (electrified) interfaces by ab initio and atomistic MD simulations.
We wish you a pleasant start and much success.
Nov 29th, 2023
3rd RTG Retreat 2023
The WE Heraeus seminar concluded successfully in beautiful Bad Honnef. The seminar consisted of lectures on wide variety of topics, from membrane pores to metal cages to theoretical simulations in confinement. With two lively poster sessions and a hike to Löwenburg we ended the seminar on a cheerful note! The 3rd retreat was rounded off by an excursion to the chemical park in Marl and by a career day full of inspiring talks by representatives from industry, academia and more!
November 9th, 2022
Funding for Graduate School Extended by German Research Foundation
We feel honored to announce that the funding period of our graduate school "Confinement-Controlled Chemistry" has been extended by further 4.5 years! We thank the German Research Foundation for the extension and all who contributed to the proposal and the evaluation!
December 20th, 2017
New Graduate School
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has established the new Research Training Group Confinement-controlled Chemistry (see DFG press release), a program supporting PhD students with an interest in exploring the influence of geometrical confinement on reactions.
The starter's gun for the Research Training group GRK 2376 will be fired on July 1st, 2018, when the first cohort of PhD students will commence the research and education program.
