We congratulate Lotte Metz, who successfully defended her thesis last week! Congratulations Lotte, and good luck in the rest of your career! Lotte Metz UvA Amsterdam

What is the environmental impact of lab research itself? And what can we do to reduce this impact, and simultaneously save money? Thomas Freese and colleagues did a case study, and show what you can change today to make an impact: arc-cbbc.nl/news/the-green… Lerch Research Group

Thank you for the nice words, Jon! And well done El Said Hasnaa, good preparation for your PhD defense 😉 ARC CBBC

We're delighted to announce that Ben has been elected as a member of the prestigious American Philosophical Society Am Phil Society. Excited to engage and collaborate with the Society's endeavors! Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen

Daan Groefsema (Utrecht University) received a Best Oral Presentation Award at the 13th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium in Xiamen, China!

Congratulations Daan!

Welcome to our new PhD candidates: Rik Bennis (UvA Amsterdam) and Daan van Eck (@UniUtrecht)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

Come work with us! We have an opening for a tenure track position in Electrochemical Synthesis and Catalysis at University of Groningen in the frame of the ARC CBBC programme

We're hiring! As part of the ARC CBBC programme, we have an opening for a tenure track assistant prof position in electrochemical synthesis and catalysis

Apply before May 24th - sharing appreciated

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Science LinX-Faculty of Science and Engineering-UG

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As if developing artificial cells isn't impressive enough, Jan van Hest is also breaking new grounds by creating artificial tissue! For this project PRO-ARTIS, Van Hest receives an ERC Advanced Grant. 👏

Read about his research here👇

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#ThrowbackThursday !

Sarina Maßmann in '2022 at a Glance'!

Discover more about her research on biobased coatings on page 6 of '2022 at a Glance': arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

#ThrowbackThursday !

In '2022 at a glance', we placed Marie Brands (UvA Amsterdam) in the spotlights!

Read more about her research on page 12 of '2022 at a glance': arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

Marie

A warm welcome to our new researchers: Batuhan Özyürek (University of Groningen), Panji Tamarona (@tudelft) and Paul Wienecke (RUG)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

A warm welcome to our new PhD candidates: Roy Maas (Utrecht University) and Tianbo Duan (@UvA_Amsterdam)!

We would like to introduce them to you: arc-cbbc.nl/news/new-phd-c…

#ThrowbackThursday !

In 2021, our ‘dreamteam’ of chemists was featured in the December edition of Change Inc.. Ten of our researchers, PhD candidates, and assistant professors were highlighted, each with their own expertise!

Read it here (in Dutch): change.inc/industrie/het-…

Unravelling Potential Reaction Intermediates during Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polypropylene with Microscopy & Spectroscopy

Highly fluorescent methylated aromatic reaction intermediates observed.

Catalysis Sci & Tech paper: doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01…

ARC CBBC MCEC Research Center Ina Vollmer

Green Additives in Chitosan-based Bioplastic Films: Long-term Stability Assessment and Aging Effects

Chitosan-based films with e.g. citric acid as green additive show a high stability for more than 400 days.

ChemSusChem article : doi.org/10.1002/cssc.2…

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In today’s #ThrowbackThursday : alumnus Chuncheng Liu (TUD) in ‘2022 at a Glance’!

Can we take CO2 from the atmosphere, and use it to make something useful instead? Chuncheng studied how we can turn CO2 into e.g. aspirin, nylon, and insulation materials: arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

iRASPA/RASPA workshop 2024: registration has opened!

Among the organizers are our member prof. Thijs Vlugt and PhD candidate Shrinjay Sharma.

Find more information and the registration link here: iraspa.org/workshops/iras…

#ThrowbackThursday : Ellard Hooiveld (Wageningen U&R) in the spotlights in “2022 at a glance”!

Ellard is working on paints and coatings that can sufficiently coat surfaces in one go, without having to apply a second layer afterwards: arc-cbbc.nl/uploads/2022-a…

We have another new alumnus: Tizian Ramspoth (University of Groningen) successfully defended his thesis yesterday! Congratulations, and good luck in the future! 🎓