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22MAY 2026
Conferences
Edinburgh-Erlangen School of Adsorption: EESA 2026
Prof. Stefano Brandani (University of Edinburgh) and Prof. Matthias Thommes (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) are pleased to invite the International Adsorption Community to the Edinburgh-Erlangen School of Adsorption 2026, now in its 5th edition, which will take place in Edinburgh (UK) from September 1-4, 2026. The school is aimed to PhD students, Researchers and Industrialists willing to […]Prof. Stefano Brandani (University of Edinburgh) and Prof. Matthias Thommes (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) are pleased to invite the International Adsorption Community to the Edinburgh-Erlangen School of Adsorption 2026, now in its 5th edition, which will take place in Edinburgh (UK) from September 1-4, 2026. The school is aimed to PhD students, Researchers and Industrialists willing to […]
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22MAY 2026
Highlights
Welcome to Prof. Randy Snurr – Humbold Research Award
Prof. Dr. Randall Snurr (Northwestern University, United States) was granted a Humboldt Research Award (host: Prof. Matthias Thommes), and he will spend this summer at our institute. Professor Randall Snurr is a world-renowned leader in the use of molecular-level simulation to accelerate the development of new nanoporous materials to solve important environmental problems faced by […]
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25NOV 2025
Conferences
Prof. Matthias Thommes honored with Clarence (Larry) G. Gerhold Award
Honored for groundbreaking contributions to adsorption, porous materials characterization, and international standardization in chemical separations technology. We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes, Full Professor and Head of the Institute for Separation Science and Technology (TVT) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Clarence (Larry) G. […]Honored for groundbreaking contributions to adsorption, porous materials characterization, and international standardization in chemical separations technology. We are delighted to announce that Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes, Full Professor and Head of the Institute for Separation Science and Technology (TVT) at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Clarence (Larry) G. […]
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25NOV 2025
Highlights
Excursion to CarboTech and Chemiepark Lülsdorf
The Institute of Separation Science and Technology, in collaboration with CarboTech, organized an educational excursion on November 13 and 14, 2025. Students of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering had the opportunity to visit CarboTech in Essen and Chemiepark Lülsdorf in Niederkassel to gain insights into the different aspects of the daily routines of […]
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07NOV 2025
Conferences
AIChE 2025 Annual Meeting
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Matthias Thommes has been awarded the prestigious Clarence (Larry) G. Gerhold Award by the Separation Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting! This highly esteemed award recognizes outstanding progress in the area of separation technology. In connection with the award, […]
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28OCT 2025
News
Invited Lecture at the University of Delaware
Prof. Thommes gave an invited lecture at the University of Delaware, Center for Catalytic Science & Technology in Newark, USA on 31. October 2025.
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