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Grill Lab
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We do single-molecule chemistry at the University of Graz #unigraz

Follow our work and what we read about in #journalclub

This profile is managed by the group members 🤝

Website: https://nano-lab.uni-graz.at/en/
#journalclub

Prof. Leonhard Grill shared a paper which introduces ULEPD—a photoelectron diffraction method with ~100 fs resolution. It’s ideal for ultrathin heterosystems and reveals both structural and electronic dynamics via trARPES.

Read via: doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.226201
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thank you to Christoph Heil from the TU Graz (@tugraz.bsky.social) for showing us how they use supercomputers to predict promising high Tc superconductors!

#seminar
November 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
One week ago Peter Woitke from the Space Research Institute (@iwf-oeaw.bsky.social) introduced us to how they use modern astronomical observations to model the evolution of protoplanetary disks.

Thank you for the interesting talk!

#seminar
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thanks to Peter Jacobson (@spmqt.bsky.social) from the University of Queensland for visiting and showing us his team's exciting research on the epitaxial growth of hyperdoped Ga:Ge superconductors. #SPMQT_Lab

#seminar
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#seminar

Thank you to Vladimir Starostin (@unituebingen.bsky.social) for showing us how to solve the Inverse Problem in scattering physics by using Machine Learning.

#MachineLearning #X-rayScattering #GravitationalWaves
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We welcome Asma Khizar to the group who recently started her PhD.

She is from Pakistan and has a Master's in Applied Physics from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, and worked on optimizing electrode materials for hybrid supercacitors.

Welcome Asma! 🙂

#STM #PhD
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thanks to Chun-Liang Lin from NYCU University Taiwan (scholar.nycu.edu.tw/en/persons/chun-liang-lin) for visiting our labs and his interesting talk in our seminar! #seminar
August 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We have a position with permanent perspective available in our group!
August 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
#journalclub

Today’s discussion focused on: How stacked-perovskite photodetectors overcome CMOS limitations to enable next-gen imaging performance?

Check it out: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM


🎉 Please welcome our new PhD student, Nikita Osipov! 👋

He completed his Master’s at Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he worked on photoswitchable complexes with paramagnetic metals based on spiropyrans.

We’re excited to have him on board! 🚀

#PhDLife #SurfaceScience #STM
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎓 Today, Leopold Widmer presented his bachelor thesis!

His research explores how STM tips expand under continuous-wave (CW) laser illumination in the ambient STM junction — a fascinating intersection of optics and nanotechnology.
Well done, Leopold! 👏🔬💡 #BachelorThesis #Nanotech #STM
July 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#seminar

One week ago Ulrich Höfer (@unimarburg.bsky.social @uniregensburg.bsky.social) came to Graz to present us time-resolved photoemission and how it allows to track electron motion in momentum space on ultrafast time scales.

Thank you for this inspiring talk!
June 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#seminar

Thanks to Gaurab Ganguly @univie.ac.at for recently sharing his group's progress on theoretical methods to better understand the storage and release of energy by photoexcited molecules
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Thank you to Professor Jan Řezáč @iocbprague.bsky.social‬ for sharing the progress his group is making toward combining #quantumchemistry ⚛️ and #machinelearning 🤖 to model protein-ligand interactions 👨🏻‍🔬

Check out his paper: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
May 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#journalclub

👩‍💻 Have you ever created a #neuralnetwork 🧠 using ChatGPT? 🤖

Prof. Kowarik gave us a tutorial 👨‍🏫 on how this can be done! #AI #coding

Check out his course @uni-graz.at: 646.511 AI / Machine Learning for Data Analysis
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#journalclub

Switching site selectivity ⚗️

Prof. Boese shared a paper where strong coupling of specific vibrational modes to an optical cavity greatly affected reaction outcome: the disfavored product became favored inside the cavity!

Check it out at @science.org: doi.org/10.1126/scie...
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#research

Do your PhD in our group! 🧑‍🔬

Experiment with molecular motors and switches using #STM and #AFM 🔬

Study electrical and chemical properties using #PES 🔆

Teach the next generation of students 👩‍🏫 #YoungMinds

Deadline: 29/05/2025

Apply @universityofgraz.bsky.social: jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs
May 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#literaturereview

Today Paul presented a literature summary on the state-of-the-art of the field of #ultrafastSTM 🔬⏱️

If you're curious about where Paul's research is headed, check out nano-lab.uni-graz.at/en/amos-proj...

#amosproject

@universityofgraz.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#seminar

Thank you to Prof. Peter Saalfrank @unipotsdam.bsky.social giving us an enlightening 💡 presentation on light-driven processes in molecules!
May 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#journalclub

Do robot fruit flies 🤖 dream of electric oranges 🍊 ?

Today we discussed an article where fruit flies are harnassed as "living microrobots", showing precise navigation, coordinated swarm 'writing', and controlled cargo transport!

Check it out at @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
May 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#seminar
Thank you, Akitoshi Shiotari (@fhi-mpg.bsky.social), for the recent inspiring talk on plasmon-induced reactions in the STM junction!

@natureportfolio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#STM
May 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
How does water behave at the interface of oil droplets?

Today’s journal club is;

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

They showed developing Raman-MCR spectroscopy to isolate interfacial water signals in emulsions.

Our colleagues compared this article in terms of different aspects.
April 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hello from the #DPGR25 @uniregensburg.bsky.social 👋
Come talk with us 🤗

Mon:
imharaprasad.bsky.social - 7 pm in P4

Tue:
Matthew - 11:30 am in H24
Ilias - 2:30 pm in H11
Ken - 6 pm in P2
Grant - 6 pm in P2
Paul - 6 pm in P2
@henriksiboni.bsky.social - 6 pm in P4

Wed:
Bensu - 6 pm in P2

See you
March 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Celebrating Dr. Shilpa Panchami Raj! 🎓✨

Huge congratulations to Shilpa Panchami Raj on successfully defending her PhD! Her dedication and hard work have been truly inspiring. We wish herall the best in her next chapter! 🥂🎉

#PhDDefense #Graduation #SuccessStory
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Please welcome our master student Ève who is doing an internship with the ambient #STM 👩‍🔬

She usually studies at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, but you can meet her this March at the #DPG2025 Spring Meeting.

Watch the full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhXH...

@uni-graz.at
February 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM