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September 2023
Adolf-von-Baeyer-Denkmünze 2023 awarded to Prof. Dr. Rainer Herges
- Professor Rainer Herges is the awardee of the Adolf von Baeyer Medal 2023. He is honored for his outstanding and groundbreaking contributions to organic chemistry.
- The Adolf von Baeyer Medal is awarded by the German Chemical Society (GDCh) in odd-numbered years.
- Information on the Adolf von Baeyer Medal from the website of the German Chemical Society
October 2023
Invited Lectures
- 11. Jan. 2023 Dechema, Frankfurt
- 21. Sept. 2021 ESOR Amsterdam
- 29.-30. Nov. 2021 Photopharmacology, New York
- 17. Jan. 2022 Dechema
- 21.-22. 2022 Fachtagung Kampfmittelbeseitigung, Bad Kissingen
- 02.-04. May 2022 Seniorenexperten der Chemie, Wernigerode
- 03.-08. July 2022 ISNA (International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds), Warsaw
- 06.-07. July 2022 International Conference on Molecular Magnetism, Rennes
- 11.-16. July 2022 Telluride Conference on Molecular Rotors, Motors and Switches
- 11.-14. Sept. 2022 Mach-5: Molecular Machinery: Making Measuring, Modeling
- 19.-21. Sept. 2022 Workshop on Nanoscale Phenomena at Surfaces, Aschberg
- 09. Jan. 2023 Dechema, Frankfurt
- 16. March 2023 Wirtschaftskonferenz des Internationalen Wissenschaftssenats
- 08.-13. Mai 2023 Fusion Conference, From Carbon Rich Molecules to Carbon-Based Materials, Tulum Mexico
- 18.-23. June 2023 Gordon Conference, Molecular Motors, Rotors and Switches, New London NH
- 19.-21. July 2023 Curo-pi, Curved Organic pi-Molecules and Materials, Prague
- 17.-19. Sept. 2023 Solvation Chemistry and Reactive Molecules, Bad Honnef
- 01.-04. Nov. 2023 Molecular Rotor Workshop, Prague
November 2019
Conferences (Co-)Organized by Prof. Herges:
- 14.-15. Sept. 2020 Photochemietagung der GDCh
- Molecular Rotors, Motors, and Switches
July 11 - 15, 2022, Telluride, Colorado, USA - Mach-5: Molecular Machinery: Making, Measuring, Modeling
September 11 - 14, 2022, Plön, Germany
September 2018
Rudolf Gompper Memorial Lecture Awarded To Prof. Herges in 2019
Prof. Dr. Rainer Herges held the Rudolf-Gompper-Memorial-Lecture at the conference "Conjugated Oligomers And Polymers - New Horizons in Functional π-Systems" at Bad Honnef, Germany in May 2019.
August 2018
Nozoe Lecture Awarded To Prof. Herges in 2019
Prof. Dr. Rainer Herges held the Nozoe Lecture at the International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-18) at Sapporo, Japan in July 2019.
August 2018
Invited Lectures 2018
- 08. Apr. New Adventures in Physical Organic Chemistry, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 25. Jun. Telluride Workshop, Molecular Rotors, Motors, Telluride, USA
- 01. Jul. International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Faro, Portugal
- 05. Sep. Int. Symp. on the Synthesis and Application of Curved Organic π-Molecules, Oxford, UK
- 13. Sep. German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle, Germany
- 15. Oct. National Meeting of the Norwegian Chemical Society, Lillestrom, Norway
March 2017
Invited Lectures 2017
- 06. Jan. Heterocyclic and Synthesis Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK
- 04. Mar. International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials, Kirchberg, Austria
- 30. Mar. Molecular Rotors on Surfaces, Prague, Czech Republic
- 11. Jun. Gordon Conference on Molecular Switches and Motors, Holderness, USA
- 18. Jun. International Symposium on Reactiv Intermediates, Sorrent, Italy
- 23. Jul. International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds, Stony Brook, USA
- 02. Aug. Int. Symp. on Dynamics and Intermediates of Molecular Transformations, Munich, Germany
- 03. Sep. European Symposium on Organic Reactivity, Durham, UK
Februar 2016
Invited Lectures 2016
- 12. Jan. Sheffield Stereochemistry Lecture, Sheffield, UK
- 20. Jan. Beiersdorf, Applied Biophysics, Hamburg
- 30. März Paul Schleyer Memorial Symposium, Erlangen
- 11. April SFB 658 Symposium, Molecular Switches and Functional Interfaces, Berlin
- 18. April Fujiwara Seminar, Fukuoka, Japan
- 25. April Multi-Responsive Photochromes, Nantes, France
- 04. Juli International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, Sydney, Australia
- 10. Juli Heron Island Conference, Heron Island, Australia
- 19. Juli Telluride Workshop on Molecular Rotors, Telluride, USA
- 25. Juli Memorial University Student Summer Conference, St. John’s, Canada
- 02. Aug. Radicals in the Rockies, Telluride, USA
- 13. Sept. International Symposium CURO-pi, Eugene, USA
- 28. Sept. Photochemietagung der GDCh, Jena
- 05. Nov. International Symposium on Photochromism, Shanghai, China
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August 2014
Let There Be LED: Successful Spin-Off from SFB 677 and the Herges Group
Proper lighting is crucial for molecules to be operated like machines. Chemist Benjamin Sahlmann has acquired the necessary know-how - and builds his existence on it. His company Sahlmann Photochemical Solutions has been on the market for a year. Kieler Nachrichten recently published a detailed story on this successful spin-off from our SFB 677 and the Herges group.
show Unizeit (Kieler Nachrichten) (article in German)
October 2013
Beilstein-TV Reports on "Record Player Molecules"
An episode from Beilstein TV reports on the development of switchable contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the workgroup of Prof. R. Herges.
click image to watch video on Beilstein TV
The movie shows the collaboration between organic chemistry and neuroradiology at the university medical center Schleswig-Holstein to foster the development of switchable MRI contrast agents. The synthesis of the so-called "record player molecules" in the laboratory as well as the envisioned clinical application are demonstrated.
August 2012
Beilstein-TV Reports on Molecular Switches from SFB 677
A podcast from Beilstein TV reports on the design, synthesis and characterization of new molecular switches from the workgroup of Prof. Dr. R. Herges.
click image to watch video on Beilstein TV
The new switches are based on the diazocine switching unit, which itself is an improved azobenzene. Upon irradiation, the substances not only undergo a color change, but the less flexible molecular structure enables their application as a molecular synthetic machine.
The Beilstein TV movie gives an insight into the process leading from an idea and computer-based development to an optimized synthesis yielding new molecular switches.