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Prof. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, Head of the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin (Germany), has received the 4^th ACES-Margarita Salas Award in Stockholm (Sweden) in the category of Physics, Mathematics and Engineering. more

We are thrilled to announce that the official presentation of the Leopoldina (German National Academy of Sciences) new membership certificates has taken place. This prestigious event marks a significant milestone for the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, with the admission into this prestigious academy of Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, the Managing Director of the FHI and Director of the Interface Science Department. more

The Interface Science and Inorganic Chemistry Departments at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society had the pleasure of welcoming two fourth-grade classes from the Joan-Miró School. Over two days, the young students immersed themselves in the fascinating world of science and gained insight into the work of our renowned research institute. more

Scientists from the Interface Science Department of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in collaboration with beamline scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have made an advancement in the field of electrocatalysis. Their latest research, published in the prestigious journal Nature Materials, sheds light on how catalysts can stay in unanticipated forms during the process of nitrate reduction. The study, titled "Revealing Catalyst Restructuring and Composition During Nitrate Electroreduction through Correlated Operando Microscopy and Spectroscopy," offers new insights that could pave the way for more efficient catalyst design. more

The Fritz-Haber-Institut of the Max Planck Society is proud to announce that Dr. Huimin Liu has been awarded the esteemed Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship will support Dr. Liu's research in the field of electrocatalysis over the next two years, starting February 2025. more

Fengli Yang defended her doctoral thesis at Freie Universität Berlin. She carried out research on the broader impact of impurity ions on the structure of Ni/Co-based electrocatalysts under electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction conditions. more

Dr. Janis Timoshenko, W2 research group leader at the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has been elected as a foreign member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. more

The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society proudly hosted the Ertl Lecture 2024, celebrating excellence in catalysis research. This year's award was presented to Prof. Dr. Graham Hutchings from Cardiff University, who delivered a lecture on "Catalysis using gold containing materials." more

A novel catalyst platform, known as Laterally Condensed Catalysts (LCC), has been developed to enable design and analysis of the functional interface connecting the active mass to its support. This interface not only influences the chemical properties of the reactive interface but also controls its stability and hence the sustainability of the catalytic materials. more

Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, the director of the Department for Interface Science and Managing Director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has been honored as a Highly Cited Researcher for the fourth time, this year in the field of chemistry. This recognition is particularly noteworthy considering her background in physics and being the only woman in Germany recognized in the chemistry category this year. more

A study published in Physical Review Letters by the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute has unveiled new insights into the electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ using nickel-based catalysts. The research, led by Dr. Janis Timoshenko and Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, marks a significant advancement in the quest for sustainable and efficient CO₂ conversion technologies aimed to close the artificial carbon cycle.
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We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl has been awarded the prestigious Diels-Planck Medal 2024. Prof. Schlögl was the Director of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute at the Max Planck Society and currently serves as the President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. more