CNC Lectures
26.01.2024 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Wesley Chalifoux (University of Alberta, Canada)
"Multialkyne annulations: Synthesis of achiral and chiral nanographenes" - 26.01.2024
04.10.2023 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Suhrit Ghosh (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India)
"Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Nanostructures for Biological Applications" - 04.10.2023
25.04.2023 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Klaus Meerholz (University of Cologne)
"Template-Designed Organic Electronics" - 25.04.2023
22.03.2023 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Sebastian C. Peter (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)
"Carbon and Water Recycling for Sustainable Energy: A Journey from Fundamental Chemistry to Green Technologies" - 22.03.2023
22.11.2022 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Reji Varghese (IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India)
“Self-assembly of DNA-amphiphiles: DNA-decorated and surface addressable soft nanostructure” - 22.11.2022
13.04.2021 CNC Online Lecture
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Prof. Wesley Chalifoux (University of Nevada, USA)
“Alkyne benzannulations as a linchpin strategy to access achiral and chiral nanographenes”
26.11 & 27.11.2019 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Prof. Mitsuhiko Shionoya (University of Tokyo, Japan)'
“Complexity in Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly: Molecular Design and Serendipity” - 26.11.2019
"Metallo-DNAs and applications to strand exchange and DNAzymes" - 27.11.2019
04.10.2019 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Soo Young Park (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Fluorescence Photoswitching: Manipulating Energy Transfer Processes in Molecular Materials Systems"
13.06.2019 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Antoni Llobet (Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona; Institute for Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Tarragona, Spain)
“Hybrid Molecular Materials for the Generation of Solar Fuels”
06.06.2019 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2019
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Prof. Dr. Makoto Fujita (University of Tokyo):
“Coordination Self-Assembly: From the Origins to the Latest Advances"
28.05.2019 Cram-Lehn-Pedersen-Lecture of the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Prof. Xiaopeng Li (University of South Florida, USA)
"Pushing the Limits of Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly: Construction of Giant 2D and 3D Supramolecular Architectures"
26.02.2019 CNC/GRK Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Vivian Yam (The University of Hong Kong):
„Versatile Chromophores and Excited States – From Fundamentals to
Molecular Materials for Optoelectronic, Memory and Chemosensory Functions“
28.01.2019 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Marcel Mayor (University of Basel, Switzerland):
“From Functional Molecules to Structural Beauties”
08.11.2018 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Prof. Ivan Aprahamian (Darthmouth College, Hanover, USA):
“Hydrazone-Based Switches and Functional Materials“
07.11.2018 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Prof. Tomás Torres Cebada (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spanien):
“Subphthalocyanines and Related Compounds: Singular Aromatic non-planar Molecules”.
22.10.2018 OC/CNC Lecture
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Dr. Kazunori Sugiyasu (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)):
"Supramolecular Chemistry Designed Based on Polymer Chemistry and Vice Versa"
07.06.2018 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2018
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Prof. Dr. Cynthia Burrows (University of Utah):
“Physical Organic Chemistry of the Genome”
12.04.2018 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Professor Klaus Meerholz, (University of Cologne):
"Crosslinkable Semiconductors - from the idea to applications"
17.11.2017 CNC Bayreuth-Würzburg Lecture Series
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Prof. Dr. Birte Höcker (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
“Design of Protein Folds and Functions"
14.11.2017 CNC Bayreuth-Würzburg Lecture Series
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Senker, (Universität Bayreuth, Germany):
"Structure, Disorder and Function in Hybrid Materials"
09.11.2017 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Professor Paolo Samori, (Université de Strasbourg & CNRS, France):
"The power of light: from fast photodetectors to photoswitchable transistors
based flexible multilevel memories"
19.10.2017 CNC/GDCh Lecture
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Professor Ivan Huc (LMU München, Germany):
"Aromatic foldamer-based protein mimicry and recognition"
28.09.2017 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Michael Haley (University of Oregon, USA):
"Indenofluorenes and Ring-Expanded Analogues: From Quinoidal Electron-Accepting Materials to Stable Organic Biradicals"
01.06.2017 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Masahiro Murakami (Kyoto University, Japan):
"Photon-Assisted Organic Synthesis"
27.04.2017 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2017
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Prof. Dr. Eichii Nakamura (University of Tokyo, Japan):
„Chemistry: A Bridge between Molecular World and Real World“
02.02.2017 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Mir Wais Hosseini (University of Strasbourg, France):
"Perspectives in molecular tectonics: from crystalline molecular networks to networks of crystals"
16.01.2017 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Silke Christiansen (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Max-Planck-Institut fuer die Physik des Lichts, Erlangen, Germany):
"3D-Nanoarchitectures for energy conversion and biomedical research"
12.01.2017 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Sven Rau (Universität Ulm, Germany):
"Artificial Photosynthesis Modelled after Nature"
17.11.2016 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Mahesh Hariharan (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,Thiruvanathapuram, Indien):
"Strategies to Reduce the Rate of Charge Recombination"
07.10.2016 Scientific Symposium during the opening ceremony of the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Feldmann (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany):
"Energy Conversion with Nanocrystals: When Photogenerated Carriers do Right or Wrong"
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Prof. Dr. E. W. "Bert" Meijer (Technische Universität Eindhoven, Niederlande):
"Mastering Complexity: Funtional Supramolecualr Materials and Systems"
12.05.2016 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2016
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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Erker (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany):
"Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Metal-Free Dihydrogen Activation and More"
04.02.2016 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Bein (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany):
"Light Induced Charge Carriers in Covalent Organic Frameworks"
10.12.2015 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Harald Schwalbe (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Germany):
"NMR-based Investigation of RNA Regulation"
29.10.2015 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Ian Manners (University of Bristol, UK):
"Living" Crystallization Driven Self-Assembly: A Versatile, Seeded Growth Approach to Supramolecular Materials"
21.05.2015 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2015
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Prof. Dr. Ben L. Feringa (University of Groningen, NL):
"Dynamic Molecular Systems, from Molecuar Switches to Motors"
04.12.2014 CNC "Science meets Business" Lecture
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Dr. Martin Vollmer (Clariant International Ltd.):
"Forschung in der Spezialitätenchemie - Was ist daran so spannend?"
06.11.2014 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Timothy M. Swager (Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology):
"Molecular Electronics for Chemical Sensors"
26.05.2014 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2014
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Prof. Alois Fürstner (MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim):
"Catalysis for Total Synthesis"
15.05.2014 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Virgil Percec (University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, USA):
"Why Are Biological Systems Homochiral?"
18.11.2013 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Beller (University of Rostock, Leibniz-Institute for Catalysis, Rostock):
"Catalysis: New Opportunities for Energy Technologies"
07.11.2013 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lubitz (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr):
"Light-Induced Water Splitting andy Hydrogen Production in Nature: Basis for the Design of Bioinspired Molecular Catalysts"
26.09.2013 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Takuzo Aida (University of Tokyo, Japan):
"Molecular Design of Functional Soft Materials"
19.09.2013 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Myongsoo Lee (Seoul National University, Korea):
"Switchable Supramolecular Assembly of Aromatic Block Molecules in Aqueous Solution"
18.07.2013 CNC Lecture (within the framework of the research cooperation of SolTech)
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Prof. Dongho Kim (Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea):
"The Role of Electronic Coupling in Modulating the Photophysical Properties of Molecular Assemblies"
06.05.2013 Siegfried-Hünig-Lecture 2013
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Prof. Peter Stang (University of Utah, USA):
"Abiological Self-Assembly: Predesigned Metallacycles and Metallacages via Coordination"
24.01.2013 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Nazario Martin (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain):
"Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbon Nanostructures: Concave-convex interactions"
15.10.2012 CNC Lecture
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Prof. Michael R. Wasielewski (Northwestern University, Evanston, USA):
"Solar Fuels to Address Global Energy Needs"
07.05.2012 Siegfried Hünig Lecture 2012
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Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg):
"Perspectives in Chemistry: From Supramolecular Chemistry towards Adaptive Chemistry"