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Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
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We're pioneering the future of physical chemistry. Uniting scientists globally, working on energy & matter transformations at interfaces.

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🚀 FHI Alumna Antonia Herzog was appointed a professor at DTU in her early thirties - an impressive career. She describes how she achieved this career step and encourages young female researchers to keep going.

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#WomenInSTEM #ScienceNeedsWomen #StayCurious
With curiosity, passion, and resilience: FHI alumna Antonia Herzog appointed professor at DTU
FHI alumna Antonia Herzog has been appointed professor at DTU.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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🎉We're happy and proud that the director of our Theory Department, Prof. Karsten Reuter, is part of a team that secured one ERC Synergy Grant: #MAGNESIS: Magnetically Enhanced Electrocatalysis.

Read more about the planned research project: www.fhi.mpg.de/2157238/2025...
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Congratulations! In the current call of the European Research Council, Max Planck researchers have secured five Synergy Grants. Together with the University of Cambridge, we are among the top three most successful #research institutions in #Europe ! 🙌 www.mpg.de/25684336/erc... @erc.europa.eu
Strong as a team
Five Max Planck researchers secure prestigious ERC Synergy Grants in 2025, enhancing collaborative research in Europe.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Congratulations! In the current call of the European Research Council, Max Planck researchers have secured five Synergy Grants. Together with the University of Cambridge, we are among the top three most successful #research institutions in #Europe ! 🙌 www.mpg.de/25684336/erc... @erc.europa.eu
Strong as a team
Five Max Planck researchers secure prestigious ERC Synergy Grants in 2025, enhancing collaborative research in Europe.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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News from #UVQuant: New molecular MOT! A team at the FHI has succeeded in loading the first magneto-optical trap (MOT) of a spin-singlet molecule, diatomic AlF. This is the first time a chemically stable molecule has been laser-cooled and trapped.
Read more in Phys Rev Lett: doi.org/10.1103/ksnd...
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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🔬 For eight years they've worked hard in the lab to realize their dream: A research team from FHI's Molecular Physics Department finally succeded in laser cooling and trapping a chemically stable molecule - breaking new ground in ultracold physics.

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A breakthrough in laser cooling: trapping of a stable molecule with deep ultraviolet light
New magneto-optical trap developed for capturing stable molecules.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Everyone at our institute is excited in these days: Nov 11-14, our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) will come to evaluate the work done at the FHI.

🫶 This event is very important for all institute members. We wish each other all the best for the presentations, poster sessions & discussion rounds!
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🚀 ¡Nueva subvención #ERCSyG para IMDEA Nanociencia!

#MAGNESIS explorará el campo emergente de la magnetoelectrocatalisis ⚡🧲
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November 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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🌍⚡ Can magnets help us build a cleaner energy future? @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant Funds MAGNESIS to Unlock Magnetically Enhanced Catalysis! 🧲

Press Release: www.fhi.mpg.de/2157238/2025...

ERC Synergy Grant Results: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Magnets for a Cleaner Future: ERC Synergy Grant Funds MAGNESIS to Unlock Magnetically Enhanced Catalysis
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November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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🧟🎃 Last Thursday, it got spooky at the institute: PhD students met for the #Halloween Fritz Forum. Christian Feregrino from @molgen.mpg.de gave a lecture on "Flying with hands – The evolution of bat wings" 🦇

The Fritz Forum is a series of colloquia at the #FHI organised by a group of PhD students.
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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As part of the Horizon 2021 project #UVQuanT, the team of Dr. Stefan Truppe at Imperial College London has demonstrated high-power (500 mW), continuous laser light at 231.7 nm. These new systems will be used for cooling and trapping AlF molecules, a new candidate for ultracold molecular experiments.
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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SusMax—the first #MaxPlanck research network dedicated to #sustainable #materials and founded through an interdisciplinary collaboration of six MPIs—is inviting new partners from across the Max Planck Society @maxplanck.de

Call for Proposals: 23 Oct–5 Dec 2025

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SusMax:The First Max Planck Network for Circular Materials Science
SusMax is the Max Planck Society’s network for sustainable materials and circular-economy; interdisciplinary and cross-MPI. Next call for proposals opens 23 Oct 2025.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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💫 Excitement is in the air and we can already smell the good science brewing! Everything is set for today’s theory poster session at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social. Looking forward to inspiring science and great discussions! 💫

In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Congratulations to Dr. Baran Eren on being awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship!! And welcome at the Fritz Haber Institute. We wish Baran all the best for his stay and the planned experiments! 💚 @humboldt-foundation.de @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social

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Dr. Baran Eren awarded Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship
Baran Eren visits the FHI as Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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This year's Nobel Prize impressively demonstrates how multifaceted chemistry can be. Small, inconspicuous materials enable a variety of fantastic materials and reactions with marvelous applications. We congratulate Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar Yaghi warmly!

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Chemistry Nobel Prize for Ertl Lecture Awardee Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Omar Yaghi who won the Ertl Lecture Award in 2021.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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With this workshop, #FHI and @mpib-berlin.bsky.social put the important topic of menstruation at work on the institute's agenda for the first time - with the aim to raise awareness and to provide valuable suggestions for improving working life of menstruating persons.

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Improving Menstrual Health at Work
Workshop on Menstrual Health by FHI and MPIB
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October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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A warm welcome to Prof. Tanja Cuk at the institute 💚 The renowned spectroscopist is visiting the departments of Prof. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya and Prof. Martin Wolf as a Bessel Awardee.

🧪 She has planned a number of exciting experiments at the FHI. Read more: www.fhi.mpg.de/2139330/2025...
Bessel Awardee Tanja Cuk at the Institute
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October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, our Managing Director and Director of the Interface Science Department, was ceremonially inducted into the ranks of #ISE Fellows. We congratulate her warmly on this well-deserved award and express our appreciation for her outstanding research!

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ISE Fellow Award to Beatriz Roldan Cuenya
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October 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Our sporty team "Fritz" participated in the company run B2Run Berlin on September 18. The team tackled the 5.7 km course in and around the Olympic Stadium with athletic ambition and great team spirit. We're proud of everyone and looking forward to the next team event!

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Strahlende Gesichter beim B2Run Berlin 2025
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September 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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🔬 New insights into ammonia synthesis: Researchers at our Inorganic Chemistry department, the #MPICEC and #Clariant evidence the critical role of catalysts promoters in enhancing the performance and stability of ammonia production.

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Behind the scenes of ammonia synthesis
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September 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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🔬 Researchers at our Physical Chemistry Dep & Vanderbilt University have confined THz light to the nanoscale using hafnium dichalcogenides. This could enhance opto-electronic devices, making technology faster and more compact. 🌟📉

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Paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Shrinking Terahertz Light to Nanoscale
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September 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🔬 Researchers at our Interface Science Department have explored catalyst activity for green hydrogen production. Their study in highlights the role of interfacial solvent changes, paving the way for efficient energy solutions. 🌿🔋

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Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Understanding Catalyst Activity for Green Hydrogen Production
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September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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🔬 Researchers at our Interface Science Department have enhanced CO2 conversion into fuels using pulsed electric potential on copper. Published in Nature Catalysis, this method supports renewable energy progress. 🌍🔋

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Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enhancing Copper's Role in CO2 Conversion to Valuable Fuels
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August 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Thrilled to announce that three of our scientists attended the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting! They joined 33 Nobel Laureates and 600+ young scientists, returning with fresh ideas and collaborations. 🌟🔬 #LindauMeeting #Science #Innovation

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FHI Scientists participate in Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2025
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July 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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🌍 Excited to share that our @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social researchers Christoph Dähn & Dr. Christian Carbogno joined ASESMA 2025 in Ghana! 🇬🇭 They led sessions on vibrational dynamics in solids, empowering future scientists with hands-on skills. 🤝✨

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Empowering Future Scientists: FHI's Collaborative Efforts at ASESMA 2025 in Ghana
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July 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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🔬 Honoring Science Excellence! 🔬

Prof. Dr. Héctor D. Abruña from ‪@cornelluniversity.bsky.social has been named the 2025 Ertl Lecture Awardee by the Fritz Haber Institute! 🏆 Join us on Dec 10, 2025, for his lecture on electrochemical science. 🌟

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2025 Ertl Lecture Awardee: Prof. Dr. Héctor D. Abruña
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July 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM