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Welcome to "4f for Future"
Welcome to the website of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1573 "4f for Future". CRC 1573 is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and has officially been launched on January 1st, 2023, cf. press releases from DFG and KIT. It is coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), its current partners are the University of Marburg (UMR), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU, since 10/2023), the University of Tübingen (UTÜ) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU, since 08/2024).
Materials based on rare-earth metals and their compounds are of crucial importance to our modern high-tech society. Surprisingly, the molecular chemistry of these elements is poorly developed. However, recent progress in this area has shown that this is going to change: In the past years, dynamic developments in the chemistry and physics of molecular rare earth compounds have shifted borders and paradigms that existed for decades.
The chemistry of molecular and nanoscaled rare-earth compounds and their physical properties are in the focus of our CRC “4f for Future”. Its researchers will study synthesis paths and physical properties of new molecular and nanoscaled rare-earth compounds in order to develop materials with unprecedented optical and magnetic properties.
Find out more about the individual research projects here.
Prof. Dr. Eva Rentschler (JGU Mainz) has recently joined "4f for Future" and will take part as a future project leader in Research Area B. The central theme of her group's research is the synthesis and characterization of new coordination compounds whose magnetic properties are of purely molecular origin.
Prof. Peter Roesky, speaker of our CRC, received the 2024 Marianne Baudler Prize (former Alfred Stock Memorial Prize) from the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GDCh) in recognition of his "innovative and groundbreaking contributions to lanthanide chemistry".
The Marianne Baudler Prize is awarded to chemists for outstanding scientific work in the field of inorganic chemistry. In addition to his synthesis of numerous novel compounds, Prof. Roesky also "described their successful applications, for example in catalytic processes or in the production of luminescent and magnetic materials. Excellent and versatile synthesis strategies, consistent structural and property investigations and intelligent ligand design, which recently enabled access to spectacular polynuclear complexes, are the basis of his successes."
New Developments in Quantum Chemistry will be in the focus of an international workshop, organized together with the Research Training Group (RTG) 2450 at KIT, Campus South on Oct. 10 & 11, 2024. Quantum chemistry has experienced significant advancements over the past two decades, allowing researchers to explore complex chemical systems with unprecedented accuracy and detail, leading to a deeper understanding of molecular behavior and reactivity. Contact persons are Prof. Marcus Elstner (speaker of RTG 2450) and PI Prof. Willem M. Klopper.
Registration is free of cost and open to everybody via the workshop's website.
On Aug. 23, 2024, a professional one-day workshop will be held at KIT in the framework of our IRTG (project G): the course "Scientific Writing: What Makes a Good Paper and How to Write It", offered by KIT's Language Center (Sprachenzentrum), will cover various essential topics to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in scientific communication.
Mr. Matthew Shimohara, accomplished at teaching academic writing, will lead this course. For further information please contact our IRTG manager Mrs. Feye.
Prof. Dr. Justin R. Walensky (Chair of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Missouri) will be a guest of our CRC and present a lecture on "Small Molecule Activation with the Actinides" in the Anorganisch-Chemisches Kolloquium at KIT on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 17:00 h.
Venue: AOC seminar room 101, building 30.45, KIT Campus South.
All interested parties are cordially invited to this lecture.
A Turbomole hands-on workshop will be held at KIT, Campus South, on June 26-28, 2024, organized together with the Research Training Group (RTG) 2450. After introductory lectures on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 26, a hands-on workshop for beginners will be held on Thursday, June 27. The hands-on workshop will be completed by a session for advanced users on the morning of Friday, June 28. Contact persons are PIs Prof. Karin Fink, Prof. Willem M. Klopper, and Prof. Florian Weigend.
The workshop is open to (associated) members of RTG 2450 and to (associated) members of the integrated RTG of our CRC 1573.
As part of the well-known German TV format "Sendung mit der Maus", a nationwide day of action will take place on Oct. 3, 2024, on which Prof. Lena Daumann's team at HHU Düsseldorf will also participate with an experimental lecture for kids (already fully booked!) on rare earths: "Your cell phone needs them and so do bacteria: rare earth elements. They are not that rare, but their extraction is difficult and not very environmentally friendly. To make future applications for these elements more sustainable, we are performing research on bacteria that 'devour' old magnets."
Sophie Gutenthaler-Tietze, CRC doctoral researcher in Prof. Lena Daumann's group at HHU Düsseldorf, is very active in educational video clips on chemistry for the classroom, produced by German public broadcasting networks:
In this entertaining ARD "Planet Schule" video she talks about chemical processes involved in crime-solving, familiarizing pupils with redox reactions, dye chemistry or catalysts, and in a ZDF "Princess of Science" feature she explains (starting at 19:30 min.) the role of rare-earth metals in modern technology. (Both clips are available only in German.)
Together with her CRC colleague Ioana Ciubotaru at LMU München, also a doctoral researcher with Prof. Daumann, she belongs to the organization team for "Soapbox Science", an annual Munich-based public science communication event that brings cutting-edge science to the public in a fun and un-intimidating way.
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Hinweis
Der Sonderforschungsbereich SFB 1573 "4f for Future" befasst sich mit der Chemie molekularer und nanoskaliger Verbindungen der Seltenen Erden sowie ihren physikalischen Eigenschaften.
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