LightChEC News

PhD Defense: Zhenbin Wang

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Crystal Engineering in Sb₂Se₃ Photocathodes for Solar Hydrogen Production Enhancement

PhD Defense: Eva Vandaele

Fri, 31 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Computational Studies of Environment Effects on Ultrafast Non-Radiative Photodynamics

LightChEC Summer School: Application open

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:20:54 GMT

PhD Defense: Nora Grundmann

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT

The Quest for Reduced Overpotentials: Derivatisation of Polypyridyl Cobalt Based Water Reducing Catalysts

PhD Defense: Erin Service

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Charge Transfer in Amorphous TiO₂ Protected Photocathodes Determined by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

SASP Erwin Schrödinger Gold Medal for Karl-Heinz Ernst

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:20:21 GMT

PhD Defense: Pardis Adams

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:04:51 GMT

Enhancing the Efficiency of Antimony Selenide Photocathodes Towards Solar Hydrogen Production

Sign up for the LightChEC Symposium 2023

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:00:00 GMT

LightChEC Annual Report 2022

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 22:00:00 GMT

LightChEC researchers awarded prize by Werner Siemens Foundation

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:00:00 GMT

A consortium including LightChEC PIs has been awarded a CHF 1 million research prize by the Werner Siemens Foundation following the call for a "project of the century".

LightChEC Travel Grants

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:00:00 GMT

Microbeam Analysis Award for Prof. Ernst

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMT

Prof. Karl-Heinz Ernst received the “JVSS-Microbeam Analysis Award” from the Division of Microbeam Analysis (MBA) of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science (JVSS) in October.

LightChEC Annual Report 2021

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 22:00:00 GMT

PhD Defense: Franziska Rahn

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:09:45 GMT

Photo‐ and Electrocatalysis with Polymerised Water Reduction Catalysts

PhD Defense: Yonggui Zhao

Tue, 17 May 2022 22:00:00 GMT

Development and Characterization of Transition Metal-Based Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Water Splitting

LightChEC Summer School: Apply now

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:00:00 GMT

PhD Defense Emanuel Billeter

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:54:34 GMT

Probing Catalytic Metal Hydride Surfaces

Open PhD Positions: Solar Water Splitting

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:47:58 GMT

PhD Defense: Johann Mattiat

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Spectroscopy with Real-Time Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory - Linear Response and Gauge Dependence

LightChEC Symposium 2021 Registration Closed

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:00:00 GMT

24 posters submitted

PhD Defense: Esmael Balaghi

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Development and Mechanistic Studies of Water Oxidation Catalysts Based on 3d Transition Metals

LightChEC Symposium 2021 Open for Registration

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:00:00 GMT

PhD Defense: Wenchao Wan

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for the Water Splitting and Oxygen Reduction Reactions

LightChEC Annual Report 2020

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:42:30 GMT

PhD Defense: Ricardo Fernández-Terán

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:00:00 GMT

Understanding Catalysts, Photosensitisers, and Catalytic Intermediates with Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy in One and Two Dimensions

PhD Student Position: Material Design for Artificial Photosynthesis

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT

PhD Defense Jingguo Li

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Understanding Pristine Hematite Photoanodes and their Modification with Cocatalysts for Water Oxidation

Sandra Luber Appointed Associate Professor

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:29:39 GMT

Sandra Luber has been appointed Associate Professor for computational chemistry as of 1 April 2021.

PhD Defense Jihye Suh

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Molecular Ink-Derived Chalcogenide Photoelectrodes for Solar Water Splitting

PhD Defense Olga Sambalova

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Probing the Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Interfaces under Reaction-relevant Conditions

Nature Communications Features LightChEC Article in Editor's Choice

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:00:00 GMT

Interview with Greta Patzke about LightChEC

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 23:00:00 GMT

David Tilley promoted to Associate Professor

LightChEC — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMT

David Tilley has been promoted to associate professor at the Department of Chemistry. This promotion asserts a continuation of his field in sustainable energy
research at the University of Zurich.

PhD Defense Jinggang Lan

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMT

Ab-initio Simulations of Condensed Aqueous Systems

Sandra Luber Interviewed by AcademiaNet

LightChEC — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:00:00 GMT

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LightChEC — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:00:00 GMT

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LightChEC is Supporting the SUNERGY Initiative

LightChEC — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:00:00 GMT

We are now supporting SUNERGY.

Greta Patzke Elected Member of SATW

LightChEC — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:00:00 GMT

Approval of LightChEC Phase III

LightChEC — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:00:00 GMT