Program – 2023

Final Program

Sunday, June 18th 2023

12:00 – 14:00 Registration
14:00 – 14:15 Opening Remarks by the Organizing Committee
Chairperson – Swathi Krishna
14:15 – 15:15 Keynote Lecture: Luisa De Cola – Università di Milano


Responsive Organosilica Nanoparticles
15:15 – 15:40 Invited Lecture: Danijela Gregurec– Friedrich Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

 

Remotely Responsive Magnetic Nanomaterials for Neuromodulation
15:40 – 15:50 Siow Woon Ng– Friedrich Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

 

Ultrathin ALD Coatings on Complex Geometries for Sensing and Catalytic Applications
15:50 – 16:30 Coffee Break – Discussion with Speakers
Chairperson – Simon Hammann
16:30 – 17:15 Invited Lecture: Jenny Zhang – University of Cambridge

 

Shooting for Sustainability  (online)
17:15 – 17:25 Jenny Schneider – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

 

Photocatalysis as a Tool to Tackle Global Warming
17:25 – 18:10 Invited Lecture: Sara Aldabe Bilmes – Universidad de Buenos Aires


The Challenge of Preparing Tailored Materials and Sharing Knowledge with the New Generations
19:30 Speakers dinner (invitation only)
Students Dinner at Gaststätte mit Biergarten “Am Röthelheim” (Am Röthelheim 40, 91052 Erlangen) (self-pay)

 

Monday, June 19th 2023

09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Addresses

Andreas Hirsch – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Lina Seitzl – Member of the Bundestag

Chairperson – Frank Hauke
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote Lecture: Isabel Pastoriza Santos – Universidad de Vigo

 

Synthesis and Applications of Plasmonic Nanoparticles
10:30 – 10:50 Invited Lecture: Magda Luthay – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

 

Bridging the Gender Gap: Women in Science and Academia
10:50 – 11:15 Invited Lecture: Andrea Büttner – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg


Trust your Senses, follow your Nose… Why Comprehension of Bioeconomy has a lot to do with Perception
11:15 – 12:00 Invited Lecture: Roberta Romano-Götsch – European Patent Office

 

Women’s Participation in Inventive Activity
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
Chairperson – Ingrid Span
13:00 – 13:45 Invited Lecture: Marika Schleberger – Universität Duisburg-Essen


From Surfaces Physics to Two-Dimensional Materials – and why you should not be afraid of Serendipity
13:45 – 13:55 Marta Alcaraz – Universidad de Valencia

 

Colloidal Synthesis of 2D-Pnictogens: Antimonene and Bismuthene
13:55 – 14:40 Invited Lecture: Paula Diaconescu – University of California, Los Angeles


Redox Switchable Ring Opening Copolymerization
14:40 – 14:50 Lisa Gravogl – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

 

A Phenolate-Carbene Supported High-Valent Fe–O Intermediate Derived From Dioxygen
14:50 – 16:10 Coffee Break with Roundtable Discussions
Marcus Halik – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-NürnbergSusanne Wintzheimer – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Chairperson – Marcus Halik
16:10 – 16:55 Invited Lecture: Sophie Beeren – Technical University of Denmark


Enzyme-Mediated Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry with Cyclodextrins
16:55 – 17:05 Asli Can Karaca – Istanbul Technical University

 

Recent Advances in the Modification of Surface Characteristics and Functionality of Plant Proteins
17:05 – 17:15 Theresa Maria Schichtl – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg


Effect of Vitamin B6 on the Formation of Non-Enzymatic Protein Modifications in Heat-Treated Whey
17:15 – 19:00 Poster Session
19:00 Barbecue (outside the Chemikum at the main entrance) and Scientific Discussions

 

Tuesday, June 20th 2023

Chairperson – Hannah Zenker
09:00 – 09:45 Invited Lecture: Derya Baran – King Abdullah University of Science and Technology


Chasing Answers: A Chemist’s Material Journey to Make a Difference
09:45 – 09:55  Lisa M. S. Stiegler – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg


Characterization of Complex Colloidal Nanomaterials by Analytical Ultracentrifugation (AUC)
09:55 – 10:40 Invited Lecture: Marta Liras – IMDEA Energy


Conjugated Porous Polymer and Hybrid thereof Ground-Breaking Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
10:40 – 11:50 Coffee Break with Braindating
Chairperson – Hannah Smith
11:50 – 12:00 Caterina Bellatreccia – Università di Bologna


CuInS2 Nanocrystals for Solar-Driven Oxidation of Redox Mediators
12:00 – 12:10 Giovanni M. Beneventi – Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg


On the Rich Photophysical Properties of Nitrogen-Containing Molecular Nanographenes and their Coordination Compounds

12:10 – 12:20 Hemlata Agarwala – Technical University of Munich


Alternating Substrate-Ligand Coordination Provides a Lower Energy C-O Bond Cleavage Pathway for Electrochemically Driven Catalytic CO2 Reduction
12:20 – 13:35 Lunch Break
Chairperson – Svetlana Tsogoeva
13:35 – 14:20 Invited Lecture: Rajyashree Sundaram – Huawei Nuremberg Research Center


A Journey across the World for Nano(carbon)materials
14:20 – 14:30 Sophie R. Thomas– Technical University of Munich


Water-Soluble Gold Nanoparticles Stabilized by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Applications in Catalysis and Medicine
14:30 – 14:55 Invited Lecture: Sabine Maier– Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg


On-Surface Synthesis: a Bottom-Up Strategy to Low-Dimensional Carbon-Structures
14:55 – 15:20 Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks