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HyPerCat seminar July 25, 2025 2 p.m. at ITCP Another HyPerCat seminar, this time in cooperation with the CRC 1441 TrackAct will take place at ITCP on KIT Campus South. Prof. Dr. Max Hülsey from TU Munich will present his research on ‘The impact of polarization on thermochemical catalysis’. You are cordially invited to attend either on-site or online.
HyPerCat project and PhD meeting in Berlin (July 21-23, 2025) From July 21-23, 2025, most of the HyPerCat project team travelled to Berlin for our bi-annual project meeting – this time hosted by TP7. Besides the status update of all the sub projects, we also discussed different methods for H2O2 quantification and other aspects affecting most TPs. Clearly, a lot of work has already been conducted since the start of the project in fall 2024, and we even had to cut short the engaging discussions after the talks for the sake of time repeatedly. The main project meeting was then followed by a PhD meeting, which was this time mainly dedicated to making all students familiar with the basic concepts of electrochemistry. While Philipp Röse (PI TP5) provided the necessary theoretical background, Jessica Hübner (TP7) showed the HyPerCat PhD students some of the most often used measurement cells and gave a lab tour. The PhD students also had time to discuss organizational topics (e.g. next lab tour & courses), but also general challenges during their PhD work. The whole HyPerCat wants to thank the team members of TP 7 – Jonas Grings, Jessica Hübner and Peter Strasser – as well as all other helpers – for the great organization of this meeting!
Beamtime at ASTRA beamline, Solaris synchrotron in Krakov (June 30 – July 7, 2025) A part of the HyPerCat project team (TP1, TP3, TP7 and TP8) took part in a recent experiment studying Pd hydride formation at the ASTRA beamline of Solaris synchrotron in Krakov (Poland). There they not only had the chance to test ASTRA’s new sample holder equipment for the first time, but also gain new insight into the electronic nature of some synthesized HyPerCat catalyst samples. Furthermore, there was also time for scientific discussions and even visiting Krakov city center and Wieliczka salt mine. HyPerCat wants to especially thank Dr. Henning Lichtenberg and Dr. Alexey Maximenko (both Solaris synchrotron) for their great support during this beamtime!
Visit Jessi van der Hoeven at IKFT In May, Assistant Professor Jessi van der Hoeven from Utrecht University (The Netherlands) was visiting IKFT. Among other things, she introduced her latest research on strain effect in nanoparticles during a HyPerCat seminar talk. She also shared her experience in working as a woman in academia with the female early career researchers from the HyPerCat team during a networking lunch. The HyPerCat team thanks Jessi van der Hoeven for this interesting visit!
HyPerCat seminar May 27, 2025 11 a.m. at IKFT The second HyPerCat seminar will be given by Jessi van der Hoeven from Utrecht University, who will talk about ‘Strain effects in core-shell nanocatalysts’. You are cordially invited to attend either on-site or online.
HyPerCat seminar April 7, 2025 1 p.m. at IKFT Matthias Franzreb (IFG, KIT) will give a seminar on 'Electrobiocatalysis for Sustainable Bioprocessing: 'From Gaseous Feedstocks to Autonomous Process Optimization'. You are cordially invited to attend the first HyPerCat seminar!
Official Kick-Off Meeting The official HyPerCat Kick-Off meeting took place on Feb. 19 and 20, 2025 at the Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), KIT. The individual subprojects presented the current state of their research and discussed overarching topics of the research unit. In addition, the PhD students who have already started working on the project met for their first PhD student meeting, followed by a lab tour for Project 1 (TP1).
Funding for HyPerCat research group at KIT approved The German research foundation will be financing the research group HyPerCat, which will focus on the thermo- and electrocatalytic direct synthesis of H2O2, for the next four years. More information can be found here