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Cluster of Excellence RESOLV
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RESOLV is a #ClusterOfExcellence #Exzellenzcluster in the German #ruhrarea. 200 #solvation scientists explore #solvent effects in #chemistry #biology #physics
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Academia meets industry
Yesterday, we welcomed around 100 scientists and company representatives to celebrate the World Science Day for Peace and Development at our annual networking event. This year’s focus: young researchers and career opportunities in industry.
#SolvationScience #WorldScienceDay
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
solvationsci.bsky.social
New opportunity for Early Career Researchers!

🚀 Our Integrated Graduate School Solvation Science (iGSS) and DAAD offer again two PhD scholarships for international doctoral students.

❗Complete your application by December 7, 2025!

➡️ More information: www.solvation.de/career/gradu...
GSSP Application Information: RESOLV
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Dual degree graduation at RESOLV

Recently, our first dual degree student completed successfully his master’s degree. Congratulations!

www.solvation.de/news/current...

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November 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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mertenlab.bsky.social
Out now in @pccp.rsc.org 🥳: Deborah tackles the challenge of computing the VCD spectra of tartaric acid and the dianionic tartrate in water. She shows that few water molecules and a micro-solvation approach are not sufficient!

doi.org/10.1039/D5CP...
@solvationsci.bsky.social #VCDspectroscopy
Vibrational circular dichroism of tartaric acid in water
Although tartaric acid (TA) and its esters have been among the first molecules to be characterized by means of VCD spectroscopy, the experimental spectra of TA recorded in water have not yet been repr...
doi.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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greggaube.bsky.social
The tour continues in Switzerland!🇨🇭Thanks to Dr. Schörgenhumer at the University of Zurich for the afternoon tour and his helpful conversations as @solvationsci.bsky.social builds up their HTE and Automation capabilities!
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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greggaube.bsky.social
The last stop of the tour was an excellent visit to EPFL and the SwissCat+ West team. Thanks to Dr. Miéville and Dr. Di Leone for the constructive chat and a tour of their remarkable lab! @solvationsci.bsky.social #Chemsky 🧪
April 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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shuberlab.bsky.social
A paper with a Queen song title? Check! (Even though that was an easy one).
We've investigated the high pressure behavior of halogen bonding and found some unexpected solvent @solvationsci.bsky.social dependence:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Halogen Bonding in Solution: Under Pressure
The first study of the high-pressure behavior of organic halogen bond donors in solution is presented: HP-NMR titrations were performed in various solvents, primarily with a neutral tridentate halogen...
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August 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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mertenlab.bsky.social
Finally out in @pccp.rsc.org: Our VCD study on Ace-Trp-nPr describes an approach to guide the micro-solvation based spectra analyis with data on conformational and solvation preferences obtained from MD simulations.

▶️ doi.org/10.1039/D5CP...
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A VCD study on micro-solvation and self-aggregation of N-acetyl tryptophan propylamide
The analysis of VCD spectra recorded in hydrogen bonding solvents often requires the explicit consideration of solute–solvent interactions in the DFT-based spectral calculations. While such a micro-so...
doi.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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mertenlab.bsky.social
Proudly presenting our new🔥paper in @chemcomm.rsc.org : We characterize halogen-bonded complexes of ITFE and various phosphines by means of matrix isolation IR spectroscopy in para-hydrogen.

doi.org/10.1039/D5CC...
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Matrix-isolation IR spectra of halogen–P and halogen–π complexes of phosphines and iodotrifluoroethylene (C2F3I)
The C [[double bond, length as m-dash]] C stretching mode of iodotrifluoroethylene (ITFE) serves as a marker for halogen-bonding (XB) interactions in complexes with phosphines. The formation of C–I⋯P ...
doi.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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prakashduari.bsky.social
Our manuscript from the Gessner group showing a new strategy to isolate anionic NHOs via ligand exchange is now published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social. (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....). Thanks to all coauthors. @solvationsci.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
#chemsky #maingroup #research
Isolation of Anionic N‐Heterocyclic Olefins and Their Versatile Reactivity
A new synthetic approach to anionic N-heterocyclic olefins (NHOs) via ligand exchange of metalated ylides/diazomethanes with free carbenes is reported. The anionic NHOs adopt bent structures with del....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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cleverlab.bsky.social
Now online as 🌶️ Hot Paper 📄 in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social: see how we combine Pd(II) and Pt(II) nodes with dynamic covalent chemistry to assemble highly robust interpenetrated double cages capable of abstracting halides from organic substrates:
doi.org/10.1002/anie...

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October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Welcome to RESOLV

Last week we welcomed new members to the RESOLV community to introduce the program and offer the opportunity to meet new colleagues. We wish you all a good start!

www.solvation.de/news/current...

#SolvationScience #iGSS #iMOS
Onboarding event for international students Autumn 2025
RESOLV’s biannual “On Board” event was held on October 18, 2025, welcoming the new members of the RESOLV community at the Gasometer Oberhausen, an impressive industrial monument built in the late 1920...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Klimaneutrale Chemie kommt bald aus Herne: Gemeinsam mit der Stadt Herne und Herne.Business wollen wir Spitzenforschung aus dem @solvationsci.bsky.social schneller in die Anwendung bringen.

👉 news.rub.de/transfer/202...
Zitat von Rektor Martin Paul: "Das Transferzentrum ChemINa fügt sich nahtlos in unsere Strategie ein, exzellente Forschung und gezielten Wissenstransfer als Motor regionaler Entwicklung zu begreifen."
July 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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On 08th July RESOLV hosted the Summer Optica Summit. Thanks to all the participants and speakers!

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July 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Check out Jan's paper @acs.org Anal. Chem. We developed a simulation to quantify advantages of the near infrared and use the insights to create a diagnostic test/device for levodopa in blood serum for better Parkinson's treatment. @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @solvationsci.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2zvhtxcr
June 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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"Hydrogen-Producing Catalysts Based on Ferredoxin Scaffolds" was published yesterday in Advanced Science.

news.rub.de/english/pres...
Miniaturized Hydrogen Production
Researchers have created a miniature biocatalyst for hydrogen production. It works efficiently with electrons from photosynthesis.
news.rub.de
June 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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RESOLV research results spotlighted in Physics World:

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Supercritical water reveals its secrets – Physics World
New terahertz spectroscopy study puts to rest a long-standing controversy
physicsworld.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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"Terahertz-calorimetry spotlights the role of water in biological processes"
Published May 2025 in Nature Reviews Chemistry.
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Thermodynamics in a Millionth of a Millionth of a Second
For the first time, the newly developed method of terahertz calorimetry makes it possible to experimentally examine the role of water in complex biological processes.
news.rub.de
June 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
solvationsci.bsky.social
Last week, RESOLV hosted its 11th Summer School. Thanks to all the participants and contributors!

www.solvation.de/news/current...
Summer School Solvation Science 2025
As every year after Whitsun, this years´ Summer School Solvation Science took place from June 10th to June 13th. About 100 participants attended at ZEMOS research building (RUB) the eleventh edition o...
www.solvation.de
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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We are looking for a motivated postdoc to join our lab as Humboldt fellow via the Henriette Herz scouting program as soon as possible. If you are interested in optical spectroscopy/microscopy, biosensing or nanomaterials please contact me. Please RT! @solvationsci.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de
May 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Despite its abundance, there are still many unanswered questions about water's behaviour. RESOLV doctoral researcher Adrian Buchmann explains in his Science Slam how science is trying to unravel the mystery of water. Watch the full video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FJ...
May 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Millionenförderung für unsere Exzellenzcluster! 🎉 Wir gratulieren den Forschenden der Cluster CASA und @solvationsci.bsky.social zu ihrem verdienten Erfolg.
Weiße Schrift auf rosa Hintergrund: "Millionenförderung für unsere Exzellenzcluster!"
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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We made it! Thanks to everybody in this wonderful team!
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A RESOLV team, led by E. Sanchez-Garcia, G. Sadowski, and R. Winter, uncovered how TMAO and sorbitol influence the catalytic power of C. boidinii formate dehydrogenase. Their study made it to the Hot Topic section of ChemCatChem!
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Effect of Trimethylamine‐N‐Oxide (TMAO) and Sorbitol on the Catalytic Activity of Candida boidinii Formate Dehydrogenase
The effects of the osmolytes TMAO and sorbitol on the catalytic activity of Candida boidinii formate dehydrogenase are investigated using computational and experimental studies. The osmolytes exert d....
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Don't miss this article from RESOLV researchers, led by Thomas Happe and Lars Schäfer, published in May 2025 in JACS: "Protein Dynamics Affect O2-Stability of Group B [FeFe]-Hydrogenase from Thermosediminibacter oceani"

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May 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM