With heterogeneous catalysis and material design as core expertises, we tackle global challenges via the development of sustainable chemical transformations.

Aachen, Germany
Hiring! You are highly motivated, you bring excellent expertise in heterogeneous catalysis and catalyst characterization, autoclave experimentation, plastic waste recycling or biomass valorization? Send an email with your documents for PhD or PostDoc level.
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Our Green Chemistry Cover to this @fuelsciencenter article (xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=D1GC02513…) is just out!
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We are looking for a PostDoc on supported catalysts (Mo andRe) in DODH! Experience in the field is required. Start latest 9/2021, application by Email.
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Interested in CO2 Hydrogenation to Higher Alcohols? Our joined Review with Prof Erik Heeres and Team is out!!! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Very honoured to become member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts!
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Looking forward to my double role @fz_juelich @HCH2Cluster and @rwth with great colleagues!
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Max. 3 years after PhD? 2 years outside of Germany? Your research fits into my group? We can apply together for a RWTH Young Principle Investigator position to start your independent scientific career. Deadline is 21st Feb. Be quick! rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Fors…
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Congratulations „Dr“ Joel Mensah !!!! Great PhD Defense!
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Today PalkovitsLab ReUnion. Great to see all of you back at RWTH Aachen!!!!
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Max. 3 years after PhD, great ideas in Catalysis and Beyond? Check the JPI Fellowship of RWTH Aachen University and feel free to contact us. Deadline 9th Feb. 2021: rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Fors…
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On my way to Göttingen to contribute to the public lecture series on sustainable chemistry
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Dechema-Medaille to Prof. Robert Schlögl @GeCatS annual catalysis meeting! Congratulations 🎉
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The opportunity to implement this concept with the support of the Werner Siemens Foundation is wonderful! Many thanks!!!
Decision on the Werner Siemens Foundation's "project of the century" has been made: a team led by @PalkovitsLab and Jürgen Klankermayer from @RWTH will get CHF 100 million to develop catalytically driven processes for a multidimensional recycling economy. wernersiemens-stiftung.ch/de…
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@PalkovitsLab, Regina receiving the 2019 EFCATS Young Researcher Award.
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We managed a group picture of current and former PalkovitsLab members @Europa_Cat !
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I define today as start of the summer ☀️
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Just in time in London for the talk of Prof Javier Perez-Ramirez at Green Carbon Meeting! Looking forward to my talk later the day @fuelsciencenter @HCH2Cluster @RWTH
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Our Group Leader Dr. Irina Delidovich has an open position: We have an open postdoc position for 14 months in the area of isomerization of monosaccharides. Highly motivated candidates are welcome to send CV via email to delidovich@itmc.rwth-aachen.de
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Most important German Catalysis Award in Weimar „Roter Löwe“ @GeCatS , beyond other for Prof Kathi Beine & Prof Bert Weckhuysen!!! 🥳
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@PalkovitsLab @exxonmobil, Regina receives this years ExxonMobil European Science and Engineering Award.
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Lutz Ackermann and I enjoying Luzern and looking forwards to WSS100 Research Award Event @aztul @RWTH
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PalkovitsLab Team @GeCatS annual catalysis conference in Weimar!!! @RWTH @HCH2Cluster
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First 2022 PhD defense! Great Job Andree!!!
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Great lunch discussions at 11th Intern. Conference of Fuel Science Center @fuelsciencenter @RWTH
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Looking for a PostDoc starting asap. Skills: Biomass, supported catalysts, pressured reactions, ideally hydrodeoxygenation experience.
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Otto-Roelen-Medaille for Prof Lutz Ackermann @GeCatS !!! 🥳
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Great to be part of the new International Research Training Group on Hydrogen „Hy-Potential“ with Tokyo Institute of Technology!!! @RWTH rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Die-…
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@PalkovitsLab⁩ enjoying our yearly group trip with hiking and some climbing. Like always the boss is just hanging around...
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Everything helps! Our Institute gave yesterday a lot of gloves to the neighboring University Hospital.
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Friedrich-Wilhelm-Award for our former PhD Student and now PostDoc at Utrecht University Dr Joel B. Mensah for excellent PhD Thesis! Congratulations!!!
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The Preprint of the Machine Learning Tutorial (with the complete Python code) of our group leader Stefan Palkovits is out in @ChemCatChem! Should be Open Access soon, have fun reading. dx.doi.org/10.1002/cctc.2020…
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Our team at NCCC Catalysis Conference, Barbara with an oral on H2 Storage in LOHC and Sarah with a poster on solid molecular catalysts in photocatalysis! @HCH2Cluster @fuelsciencenter @RWTH
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Wonderful to meet friends at Riccione for the Italian Catalysis Conference!!!
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Meeting friends @Europa_Cat !!!
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Home match at #europacat2019. Regina @PalkovitsLab presents her EFCATS Young Researcher Award Keynote Lecture.
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Great to welcome Prof. Javier Perez-Ramirez as first speaker of our 11th Intern. Conference @fuelsciencenter @rwth
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Joschka is now officially the first electrochemist who graduated @PalkovitsLab. Congratulations Dr. Holzhäuser!
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Model of the Demonstrator opened today in Erkelenz @HCH2Cluster !
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And here PalkovitsLab in Action @IUPAC2023!
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Hello out there. There is an opening for a Full Professorship at our Institute. Details see rwth-aachen.de/global/show_d…
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Next on stage @Europa_Cat is Prof. Deryn Fogg!
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On my way to Berlin for Parliamentary Evening talking about ways to a sustainable circular chemical industry! @fuelsciencenter @RWTH @HCH2Cluster
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Great that our vision was so well received!!!!
Projekt #catalaix - #Katalyse für eine flexible mehrdimensionale #Kreislaufwirtschaft: Ein #RWTH-Team um Prof. Regina Palkovits und Prof. Jürgen Klankermayer erhält Forschungspreis der Werner Siemens-Stiftung 👍: ➡️rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bbdicd 📸: ITMC #Forschung #Chemie #Recycling
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We made it! „The Fuel Science Center“ is on the final list of Germany’s Excellence Initiative. Stay tuned for more excellent science! #ExcellenceStrategy #RWTH #DFG #Wissenschaftsrat
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Opening of the joined Sustainability Day of @GDCh_aktuell Devision Sustainable Chemistry with Jungchemikerforum Team Sustainability at @covestro
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Fabian, Martina and Felix from PalkovitsLab with great posters at PREPA13, where Martina won the Best Poster Prizes, CONGRATULATIONS! @RWTH @fuelsciencenter @BMBF_Bund #Bio4MatPro
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Prof. Graham Hutchings opening the day @Europa_Cat talking about gold catalysis!
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Fully agree!
The best catalyst particles for me in technical form 🤣
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Congratulations „Dr.“ Ximeng Chen! Great PhD defense!
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Computational Simulations, Photoredoxcatalysis, Electrochemistry and Sugar Isomerization- Nina, Daniel, Sonja, Peter and Matthias from @PalkovitsLab successfully presented their results and #ISGC2022.
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Great to have Prof. Petra de Jongh @UniUtrecht for a plenary lecture at #56Katalytikertreffen !!!
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At ACSSpring meeting, Justus from PalkovitsLab had the chance to present his insight on electrochemical acrylonitrile production!!! @dfg_public @fuelsciencenter @RWTH (10.1039/D3GC01045G)
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Congratulations to Marcelo!!! Great online PhD Defense
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Our Ph.D. student Jerome Meyers received a poster award @GeCatS for his non-Kolbe electrochemistry. No bad for a first year!
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Ever tried single site catalysis for CO2 activation? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Prof. Eelco Vogt opening the celebration of the new Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry @UniUtrecht . Wonderful Initiative!!!
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From the past to the present. Prof. Leitner is introducing the report for the Fuel Science Center.
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Have you seen our contribution on a novel route from methanol to dimethoxymethane? pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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On the occasion of our @GDCh_aktuell Online Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry with Prof. Charlotte Williams and Prof Paul Anastas, we could hand over PhD Awards of Sustainable Chemistry Division to Dr Ruth Rittinghaus and Dr Joel Mensah. Congratulations!!!!
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Sonja Mürtz from our Lab presenting her lecture on descriptors in chemo- & electrocatalytic @fuelsciencenter @NFDI4Cat @RWTH @GeCatS
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With Dr. Feng Zeng another Electrochemist defended his thesis. Congratulations Feng!
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Prof. Walter Leitner @mpicec_press & @RWTH talking about catalysis for CO2 valorization @Europa_Cat !!!
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Congratulations to „Dr.“ Jérôme Meyers!!! This was a great journey through the possibilities of (Non-)Kolbe electrolysis.
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Although Nils left for his PostDoc stay to the US he today talks about Polyoxometalates for electrochemistry.
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Prof. J. Perez-Ramirez starting the morning session of GDCh‘s Sustainable Chemistry Conference.
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hello Twitter-Crowd. We start this years timeline with a nice review about OME as cleaner fuel. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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I am glad to announce our upcoming Zoom and public viewing event on sustainable chemistry 1st December!!! Supported by @fuelsciencenter and @CatalysisSciTec !!! Registration details will follow soon, all free of charge gdch.de/netzwerk-strukturen/…
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Join our upcoming Biennial Meeting of the GDCh-Division Sustainable Chemistry on “Technologies for a Circular Economy”! veranstaltungen.gdch.de/tms/… (Afternoon of 5th October)
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Check our joined work on Dual CO2 and H2 adsorption on tailored CTFs with Tuci, Hirscher, Pham-Huu and Giambastiani Labs! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations „Dr“ Julia Wohland!!! Perfect defense! 🎉🎉🎉
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Congratulations „Dr“ Gierlich, Great Job!!!
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Great Start into the day with the award lecture of Prof. Martin Muhler @ruhrunibochum @mpicec_press for the Alwin Mittasch Prize @gecats #56katalytikertreffen
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Just about to talk at group seminar of Prof. van Bokhoven at ETH! Thanks for the Invitation!
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Garden Party and Award Session at #55Katalytikertreffen @GeCatS !!!!
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Jochen Block Award for Prof Tanja Franken @gecats!!!! Partys 🎉
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PalkovitsLab Day and Night at the great IUPAC23! @IUPAC2023 #Sustainability #Catalysis
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This morning in Aachen.
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Christian and Stefan wrote a tutorial about how to get started with featurization for Machine Learning in Chemistry in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. It is out right know and for the next 50 days freely available here authors.elsevier.com/a/1fRAl…
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I will use Yannik Louven‘s poster talk from @PalkovitsLab on #GeCatSgoesWeb to advertise the virtual poster sessions. Very good content and nothing like second class talks at all. CU tomorrow morning.
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Maike Berger is just two months into her Ph.D. and had today her first talk at the Aachen Hydrogen Colloquium 2022. Good discussion, well done Maike! #H2Giga @DECHEMA @BMBF_Bund
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Our Cover for this EES Catal. article is out: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti… @fuelsciencenter @RWTH
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