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Welcome sessions September 2026

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Conférence 04.09.2026 14:15 – 16:00
Construction of Valuable Molecular Scaffolds from CO₂, Ethylene, and Strained Rings via Computational Design – Tsuyoshi Mita
Sciences III / 1S059
Conférence 08.09.2026 14:00 – 15:30
Watching Photocatalysis Unfold: How Pump-Pump-Probe Spectroscopy Unravels Multielectronic Reaction Mechanisms
Sciences II / Room A50A
Symposium 14.09.2026 09:00 – 17:00
PFAS Detection and Beyond (Symposium)
Sciences II / 449
Conférence 18.09.2026 10:00 – 11:00
title coming soon – Maartje Bastings
Sciences III / 0019
Soutenance de thèse 18.09.2026 12:00 – 14:00
title coming soon – Francesco Russo
Sciences II / A150
Conférence 22.09.2026 15:30 – 17:00
Selective Vibrational Tracking of Excited States in Photosynthetic Antennas
Sciences III / Auditoire 1S059
Conférence 24.09.2026 14:15 – 16:00
Biomolecule Functionalization and Strained Ring Chemistry – Jérôme Waser
Sciences III / 1S059
Soutenance de thèse 24.09.2026 16:30 – 18:00
title coming soon – Julia Moreno
Sciences III / 1S059
Conférence 12.10.2026 17:30 – 19:00
Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: New Opportunities in Organic Synthesis - Prof Paul Chirik
Sciences II / A-100
Conférence 29.10.2026 14:15 – 16:00
title coming soon – Maren Podewitz
Sciences III / 1S059
Conférence 02.11.2026 17:30 – 19:00
Data-Driven Engineering of Enzymes for the Synthesis of Complex Molecular Scaffolds - Prof Rebecca Buller
Sciences II / A-100
Conférence 05.11.2026 14:15 – 16:00
title coming soon – Ghislaine Vantomme
Sciences III / 1S059
Conférence 19.11.2026 14:15 – 16:00
title coming soon – Werner Nau
Sciences III / 1S059
Soutenance de thèse 19.11.2026 16:30 – 18:00
title coming soon – Jules Bouffard
Sciences III / 1S059
Soutenance de thèse 20.11.2026 15:00 – 18:00
Chemical Tools and Active-Site Engineering to Interrogate and Reprogram ATAT1-Mediated Microtubule Acetylation – Luis Hernández
Sciences II / A150

ConférenceConstruction of Valuable Molecular Scaffolds from CO₂, Ethylene, and Strained Rings via Computational Design – Tsuyoshi Mita
04.09.2026 14:15 – 16:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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ConférenceWatching Photocatalysis Unfold: How Pump-Pump-Probe Spectroscopy Unravels Multielectronic Reaction Mechanisms
08.09.2026 14:00 – 15:30 / Sciences II / Room A50A
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SymposiumPFAS Detection and Beyond (Symposium)
14.09.2026 09:00 – 17:00 / Sciences II / 449
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Conférencetitle coming soon – Maartje Bastings
18.09.2026 10:00 – 11:00 / Sciences III / 0019
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Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Francesco Russo
18.09.2026 12:00 – 14:00 / Sciences II / A150
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ConférenceSelective Vibrational Tracking of Excited States in Photosynthetic Antennas
22.09.2026 15:30 – 17:00 / Sciences III / Auditoire 1S059
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ConférenceBiomolecule Functionalization and Strained Ring Chemistry – Jérôme Waser
24.09.2026 14:15 – 16:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Julia Moreno
24.09.2026 16:30 – 18:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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ConférenceCatalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: New Opportunities in Organic Synthesis - Prof Paul Chirik
12.10.2026 17:30 – 19:00 / Sciences II / A-100
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Conférencetitle coming soon – Maren Podewitz
29.10.2026 14:15 – 16:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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ConférenceData-Driven Engineering of Enzymes for the Synthesis of Complex Molecular Scaffolds - Prof Rebecca Buller
02.11.2026 17:30 – 19:00 / Sciences II / A-100
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Conférencetitle coming soon – Ghislaine Vantomme
05.11.2026 14:15 – 16:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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Conférencetitle coming soon – Werner Nau
19.11.2026 14:15 – 16:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Jules Bouffard
19.11.2026 16:30 – 18:00 / Sciences III / 1S059
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Soutenance de thèseChemical Tools and Active-Site Engineering to Interrogate and Reprogram ATAT1-Mediated Microtubule Acetylation – Luis Hernández
20.11.2026 15:00 – 18:00 / Sciences II / A150
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Construction of Valuable Molecular Scaffolds from CO₂, Ethylene, and Strained Rings via Computational Design – Tsuyoshi Mita

Watching Photocatalysis Unfold: How Pump-Pump-Probe Spectroscopy Unravels Multielectronic Reaction Mechanisms

PFAS Detection and Beyond (Symposium)

title coming soon – Maartje Bastings

title coming soon – Francesco Russo

Selective Vibrational Tracking of Excited States in Photosynthetic Antennas

Biomolecule Functionalization and Strained Ring Chemistry – Jérôme Waser

title coming soon – Julia Moreno

Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: New Opportunities in Organic Synthesis - Prof Paul Chirik

title coming soon – Maren Podewitz

Data-Driven Engineering of Enzymes for the Synthesis of Complex Molecular Scaffolds - Prof Rebecca Buller

title coming soon – Ghislaine Vantomme

title coming soon – Werner Nau

title coming soon – Jules Bouffard

Chemical Tools and Active-Site Engineering to Interrogate and Reprogram ATAT1-Mediated Microtubule Acetylation – Luis Hernández

ConférenceConstruction of Valuable Molecular Scaffolds from CO₂, Ethylene, and Strained Rings via Computational Design – Tsuyoshi Mita

ConférenceWatching Photocatalysis Unfold: How Pump-Pump-Probe Spectroscopy Unravels Multielectronic Reaction Mechanisms

SymposiumPFAS Detection and Beyond (Symposium)

Conférencetitle coming soon – Maartje Bastings

Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Francesco Russo

ConférenceSelective Vibrational Tracking of Excited States in Photosynthetic Antennas

ConférenceBiomolecule Functionalization and Strained Ring Chemistry – Jérôme Waser

Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Julia Moreno

ConférenceCatalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: New Opportunities in Organic Synthesis - Prof Paul Chirik

Conférencetitle coming soon – Maren Podewitz

ConférenceData-Driven Engineering of Enzymes for the Synthesis of Complex Molecular Scaffolds - Prof Rebecca Buller

Conférencetitle coming soon – Ghislaine Vantomme

Conférencetitle coming soon – Werner Nau

Soutenance de thèsetitle coming soon – Jules Bouffard

Soutenance de thèseChemical Tools and Active-Site Engineering to Interrogate and Reprogram ATAT1-Mediated Microtubule Acetylation – Luis Hernández