Institute News

Prof. Karsten Reuter, has been named an honorary fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society for his contributions to catalysis and international collaborations.  more

In honor of Prof. Gerhard Ertl, Chemistry Nobel Prize laureate in 2007, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the three Berlin universities (FU, HU and TU Berlin) annually bestow the Gerhard Ertl Lecture Award. This year, Dutch chemist Prof. Marc Koper is being honored for his achievements in the fields of electrochemistry and catalysis. more

To promote new scientific collaborations in the field of computational materials science, representatives of the CAMMS Center for Computational Molecular and Material Science at Tel Aviv University visited the Theory Department at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI). The meeting marks the start of the exchange program, supported by the Max Planck Israel Programme.  more

In recognition of their scientific work, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is supporting four young researchers of the Fritz Haber Institute with a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs: Dr. Alexander Gorfer from the Theory Department, Dr. Roey Ben David and Dr. Young Jae Kim from the Interface Science Department, and Dr. Sejun An from the Molecular Physics Department. more

As a member of the jury, Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, Director of the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute, presented this year’s Eduard Rhein Foundation Culture Award to the Swiss psychiatrist, explorer and environmental pioneer Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Bertrand Piccard. more

As part of this year’s Girls’ Day on April 23, 2026, 32 girls aged 10 to 15 visited the Fritz Haber Institute and gained insight into the diverse work carried out in the research groups and workshops through hands-on experiments and craft projects. more

The “Premio Investigación” (Research Award) is annually presented to outstanding scientists in any field whose work is having a global impact extending further from their own scientific discipline. For the year 2025, the prestigious award goes to Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, director of the Department of Interface Science at the Fritz Haber Institute, whose groundbreaking research on catalysts for renewable energy-based applications is making a contribution to reducing dependence on fossil fuels. more