We are proud to announce that the Clara Immerwahr Award will be presented as part of the Gerhard Ertl Lecture 2026, hosted by FHI and supported by @tuberlin.bsky.social. 🧪 For more than a decade, the renowned award has been presented by @unisyscat.bsky.social. www.fhi.mpg.de/2269844/2026...

The Clara Immerwahr Award is coming to FHI

In 2026, the Clara Immerwahr Award will be presented for the first time as part of the Gerhard Ertl Lecture, hosted by the Fritz Haber Institute with the support of Faculty II – Mathematics and Natura...

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👏 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲! 🎓 @zausibergmann.bsky.social successfully defended his doctoral thesis, "Accelerating Atomistic Simulations at Electrified Solid–Liquid Interfaces," at @humboldtuni.bsky.social! Congratulations! #PhDDefense #Electrochemistry #MachineLearning #Catalysis

Last Friday, we had our summer party at FHI! In pleasant weather and festive atmosphere, institute members, alumni, families and friends came together on our beautiful campus. This year's party, hosted by the Interface Science Department, embraced the theme "Sun & Soul – Europe Meets Latin America."

👏 Congrats to our friend and colleague Bettina @lotschgroup.bsky.social at @mpifkf.bsky.social on being elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina @leopoldina.org! 👏

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Shout-outs to Prof. Dr. Bettina V. Lotsch, director of the Nanochemistry department, on being elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina! 🥳🥳🥳 Link to the full article: www.fkf.mpg.de/8992608/2026... @leopoldina.org @lotschgroup.bsky.social #Leopoldina

Dr. Giesbrecht from our Interface Science Department secured a #NSERC Postdoc Fellowship - congratulations! 🎉 🧪 He'll explore how covalent organic frameworks (COFs) – porous structures with intriguing chemical properties – influence electrodes for electrocatalysis. www.fhi.mpg.de/2268624/2026...

Patrick Giesbrecht is awarded a prestigious Canadian Postdoc Fellowship

Dr. Patrick Giesbrecht has been granted a fellowship through the highly competitive Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canad...

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📚Today and tmrw, our group leaders are discussing how to build and lead successful research groups at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social! Scientific excellence is one thing, but leading people is another skill entirely. Can you be both a great scientist and a great manager? We think so! What do you think?

❓ What does it mean to have children and be a scientist at the same time? How to reconcile an academic career with familiy planning? ➡️ These questions were adressed by the workshop "Parenthood in Science: Care, Careers, and Structural Inequality" that took place on June 30 at the FHI.

⚡ FHI researchers gained control over structural changes of a molecule using two synchronized infrared lasers. Thus, they could record the spectral fingerprints of the molecule’s two structural forms separately- what previously seemed impossible with a single laser. www.fhi.mpg.de/2261596/2026...

Laser light controls molecular structures

FHI researchers present a new technique based on two highly synchronized infrared laser beams from the FHI FEL that provides a new window into how molecules rearrange themselves during chemical reacti...

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Congratulations! 👏 Our PhD student Qi Zhou from our Molecular Physics Department won the #ELSPEC Student Award at the #VUVX2026 conference in Uppsala! She has been honored for her work on developing novel methods for photoelectron spectroscopy of liquids.

Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Director of our Interface Science Department, will present this year's prestigious Heilbronner-Hückel Lecture. She will speak about her research at the major research universities in Switzerland. www.fhi.mpg.de/2261231/2026... @gdch.de @swisschemistry.bsky.social

Beatriz Roldan Cuenya has been honored with the Heilbronner-Hückel Lecture

Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Director of the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute, presents the prestigious Heilbronner-Hückel Lecture of 2026.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀? A lot of science + just enough fun 😄 @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social group retreat in Doksy, Czech Republic: 36 talks, 35 posters, 9 speakers, plus time on the water and space for new ideas 🚣☀️

Congratulations! Eight Max Planck Society scientists have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) in its latest funding cycle. @erc.europa.eu

👏 Prof. Dr. Gerard Meijer, Director of the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute, was awarded the "Doctor of Science, honoris causa" by the Faculty of Science at @uwaterloo.ca. We heartily congratulate our director on this distinguished honor! www.fhi.mpg.de/2256061/2026...

Honorary Doctorate for Gerard Meijer

Prof. Dr. Gerard Meijer, Director of the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada...

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Last week, our Interface Science Department invited to the Open Lab Day. They guided institute members through their labs and explained on what they are working. 🧪 Our departments take turns organizing the Open Lab Day once a year. Thus, our staff can gain insight into the work of all departments.

✨ Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Director of our Interface Science Department, had the honor to give the prestigious Nanqiang Lecture at Xiamen University in China. 👏 We warmly congratulate her on this distinction! www.fhi.mpg.de/2252828/2026...

Nanqiang Lectureship Award for Beatriz Roldan Cuenya

Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Director of the Interface Science Department of the Fritz Haber Institute has been awarded the prestigious Nanqiang Lecture at Xiamen University in China.

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2️⃣#ASCEND is a €30M initiative bringing together research, industry, startups, and policymakers to accelerate catalyst discovery through AI, automation, and scientific excellence. @helmholtz.de | @fhi-mpg.bsky.social | @tuberlin.bsky.social | @basfde.bsky.social | Siemens Energy | Dunia Innovations.

🤖 Last Saturday at the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin, we finally presented our immersive escape game: 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social. It was fantastic to see so many people of different ages dive into the story! 🧵👇

🔉The organizing committee in our department is working nonstop to deliver a fantastic event — there’s still time to register! Don’t miss this unique mix of PES sampling, MLIPs, rare events, batteries & catalysts with leading researchers, hosted at the @zuseinstitute.bsky.social!

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📢 Computational materials scientists: Join us in Berlin @ @zuseinstitute.bsky.social, Sept 14–17, for PES-X-Mat! Organized by @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social, the workshop will explore PES sampling, MLIPs, rare events, batteries & catalysts with leading researchers. Register below👇!

Das war die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften am Fritz-Haber-Institut! 👩‍🔬🧪🔬🧑‍🔬💚 Zahlreiche Neugierige und Wissenschaftsfans haben uns am 6. Juni besucht. Es war ein grandioser Abend. Danke allen, die dazu beigetragen haben, diese fantastische "klügste Nacht des Jahres" mitzugestalten!

📢 Computational materials scientists: Join us in Berlin @ @zuseinstitute.bsky.social, Sept 14–17, for PES-X-Mat! Organized by @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social, the workshop will explore PES sampling, MLIPs, rare events, batteries & catalysts with leading researchers. Register below👇!

Are you interested in novel #energy concepts? Then register now for the conference "Challenges on the Renewable Energy Storage" taking place from June 29th - July 1st, 2026 at the Castle Liblice in Czech Republic. ➡️ More information: www.fhi.mpg.de/1394988/Conf...

🎉 MORGEN: Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften und wir sind dabei! Hier kommt ein weiteres Highlight unseres Programms: Das FHI Science Quiz 💡 🌟 FHI Science Quiz: Rätseln Sie mit! 🌟 🕗 20:00-20:45 Uhr 📍 Bibliothek, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin Unser Programm zur #LNDW: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

3️⃣, 2️⃣, 1️⃣: Am 6. Juni ist Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften! Unser Highlight: Die Ausstellung "Elektronenmikroskopie - Leben und Werk von Ernst Ruska". Wir laden Sie in einen der Ruska-Türme ein, der erstmals für die Öffentlichkeit geöffnet wird. ➡️ Ruska-Ausstellung: www.fhi.mpg.de/2243203/Erns...

Noch 4 Tage bis zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften! Kommt zum Mitmachexperiment in unserem Elektroniklabor: Echter Zufall oder Chaos? Was zeigt uns der Würfel an? Ihr baut euren eigenen elektronischen Würfel und erfahrt spielerisch, was Zufall eigentlich ist. 🎲 Unser Programm: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

🎉 Nur noch 5 Tage bis zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften! Bei uns wartet ein ESCAPE GAME auf euch: Rettet das Self-Driving Lab! 📢 Eure Mission: Ihr seid Notfall-Forschende! In nur 60 Minuten müsst ihr das Labor wieder hochfahren! Unser gesamtes Programm findet ihr hier: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

🎉 Nur noch 5 Tage bis zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften! Bei uns wartet ein ESCAPE GAME auf euch: Rettet das Self-Driving Lab! 📢 Eure Mission: Ihr seid Notfall-Forschende! In nur 60 Minuten müsst ihr das Labor wieder hochfahren! Unser gesamtes Programm findet ihr hier: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

🤩 Es wird spannend: nur noch 5 Tage bis zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften!! Kommt am 6. Juni zu uns ans Fritz-Haber-Institut und erlebt Forschung zum Anfassen und Mitmachen. Werdet selbst zu Forschenden und erlebt Wissenschaft hautnah 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 #LNDW Unser Programm im Überblick: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

👏 Prof. Karsten Reuter, Managing Director of the FHI & Director of the @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social, has been named Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), a rare distinction, awarded to only a small number worldwide and just 10 Germans. Congrats! 🎉 www.fhi.mpg.de/2245551/2026...

Prof. Karsten Reuter is elected Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society

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⏳ Der Countdown läuft!! Noch 6 Tage bis zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften! #LNDW 🌟 Ein Highlight des Abends wird der Vortrag von unserem geschäftsführenden Direktor Prof. Karsten Reuter 18:00–18:30: "Wie KI die chemische Forschung auf Trab bringt" Unser Programm: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw

⏳ Der Countdown läuft! Nur noch 7 Tage bis zur Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin! Unsere Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren - wir freuen uns auf Euch! 💚 Unter anderem haben wir ein paar spannende und erkenntnisreiche Labortouren für euch in petto. Unser Programm: www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw