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This year, for the third consecutive time, Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, director of the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has been recognized as one of the world's most cited scientists. more

Prof. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya was awarded the Manchot Research Professorship, becoming the first woman to receive this prestigious honor. The award is presented annually by the Jürgen Manchot Foundation to outstanding scientists. In addition to recognizing her exceptional scientific contributions, the foundation provides the opportunity for the award winner to teach at the Chemistry Faculty of the Technical University of Munich. more

The Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) of the Max Planck Society congratulates Dr. Jingyi Yang and Dr. Wei Nie, who have just been awarded a Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. They will pursue their two-years projects at the Department of Interface Science (ISC) in the groups of Dr. Shamil Shaikhutdinov and Dr. Christopher Kley. more

Fengli Yang, a dedicated PhD student within the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, has been selected as the recipient of the Eric Samuel Memorial Scholarship by the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). more

Researchers from the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society conducted experiments using atomically defined model pre-catalysts to unveil intricate details of the electrocatalytic water splitting reaction, targeting the advancement of green H₂ production. more

A team of researchers from the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society addressed the question: what happens to a Ga-promoted Cu surface under reaction conditions required for the synthesis of methanol? They found complex structural transformations of this bimetallic catalyst that might change the common view on the catalytically active surface structure. more

An important building block in achieving climate targets is to develop technologies that can produce synthetic fuels and chemical feedstocks from CO₂ using electricity from renewable sources. In the electrochemical conversion of CO₂, defect structures on catalyst surfaces are believed to have a significant impact on selectivity. Researchers at Kiel University (CAU) and the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have now shown that atomic rearrangements occur even in the early stages of the reaction. more

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has accepted Dr. Juan J. Navarro into the Emmy Noether Programme. He will lead the Metal-Organic Interfaces (MOIN) Emmy Noether Group in the Interface Science Department. more

Recognition of outstanding achievements in the fields of technology and culture more

Today, Antonia Herzog defended her doctoral thesis at TU Berlin. She carried out research on size and shape-controlled copper-based nanocatalysts for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into feedstock chemicals and fuels. more

Today, Clara Rettenmaier defended her doctoral thesis at TU Berlin. She carried out research on In situ and Operando Electrocatalysis: Shape-dependent Nanocatalysts for the CO₂ Reduction and the Formic Acid Oxidation. more

In April, Dr. Jie Wei started his research work in the Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Nanoscale Operando CO₂ Photo-Electrocatalysis at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) of the Max Planck Society. Wei received one of the highly competitive Humboldt postdoctoral research fellowships and will pursue his two-year project under the guidance of the academic hosts Dr. Christopher Kley and Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya. more