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The IMPRS for Elementary Processes in Physical Chemistry (IMPRS-EPPC) continues to offer an exceptional educational and research environment for its doctoral candidates. This unique graduate program is a collaboration between the Fritz-Haber-Institut, the Berlin universities: Freie Universität (FU), Technische Universität (TU), Humboldt-Universität (HU), and Universität Potsdam. more

The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthias Kick as Group Leader in the Theory Department. Since April 2024, Dr. Kick has been leading the group „Light Matter Interactions in Energy Materials". more

The Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute has published a remarkable study in Nature Communications. The paper, titled „Spiral Packing and Chiral Selectivity in Model Membranes Probed by Phase-Resolved Sum-Frequency Generation Microscopy," reports on a breakthrough in molecular imaging and yields unprecedented insight into the structure of biological membranes. more

The Fritz Haber Institute is delighted to announce that two members of the Theory Department, Dr. Angela Harper and Dr. Patricia Poths, have been selected, together with 648 other Young Scientists from around the World, to participate in the 73^rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which will take place from June 30^th to July 5^th, 2024.
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In an important step towards sustainable energy solutions, a recent study published in Energy & Environmental Science reveals progress in the field of green hydrogen production. Led by researchers from the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute (FHI), the study entitled "Role of Fe decoration on the oxygen evolving state of Co₃O₄ nanocatalysts" uncovers how the addition of iron (Fe) to cobalt oxide (Co₃O₄) nanocatalysts improves their efficiency and stability in water electrolysis processes.
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The Interface Science Department of the Fritz Haber Institute has made significant strides in understanding the critical process of interfacial ion solvation, as detailed in their latest publication, “Ion Solvation Kinetics in Bipolar Membranes and at Electrolyte-Metal Interfaces" in the prestigious journal Nature Energy. more

The Fritz Haber Institute is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of two collaborative projects with the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT). During winter semester 2023/2024, two groups of master´s students in Computer Science for Digital Media from BHT, supported by colleagues of the Theory Department and their coordinator, BHT guest lecturer Heinz Junkes, have worked on meliorating tools for visualization and analysis of scientific data, alongside with improving accessibility to server-based scientific simulations. more