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The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society is proud to announce that Dr. Niclas Müller, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physical Chemistry, has been awarded the Gerhard Ertl Young Investigator Award 2025. This esteemed accolade is presented by the Surface Science Division of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) and recognizes a young researcher for their outstanding research in the field of surface science. more

Researchers have developed a novel method to trace light fields directly inside cavities, providing in-situ measurement where future field-resolved studies of light-matter interactions will happen. more

Dr. Melanie Müller, a distinguished researcher from Germany, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her groundbreaking project entitled „Ultrafast atomic-scale imaging and control of nonequilibrium phenomena in quantum materials". The grant, amounting to €1.5 million over five years, will support her innovative research, by funding experimental equipment and supporting the recruitment of new PostDoc and PhD researchers. more

Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics, as detailed in their recent publication in Nature Communications. The study, titled „Atomic-Precision Control of Plasmon-Induced Single-Molecule Switching in a Metal–Semiconductor Nanojunction,” introduced a groundbreaking method for achieving unprecedented control over single-molecule photoswitching. This breakthrough could transform the future of nano-device technology. more

Prof. Dr. Sebastian F. Mährlein, formerly a research group leader at the Fritz Haber Institute, has been appointed professor of High-Field THz Physics at the Technical University of Dresden and simultaneously takes over the leadership of the "High-Field THz-Driven Phenomena" department at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). A conversation about his journey, his research, and his visions. more