Theory Department - FHI der MPG
@thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social
We focus on quantitative #modeling of #material properties and functions, especially in #catalysts and #energy conversion devices.
Based in Berlin Dahlem.
Website: https://www.fhi.mpg.de/th-department
Based in Berlin Dahlem.
Website: https://www.fhi.mpg.de/th-department
👏 Congrats to Maurits, Juan, Christoph S., and our collabs from @fhi-mpg.bsky.social and @tum.de, whose paper "Stabilizing Frustrated Phase Transitions in Selective Oxidation Reactions" just made it into Adv. Mater by @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social! 👏
📝 Paper Digest👇
#Catalysis #MaterialsScience
📝 Paper Digest👇
#Catalysis #MaterialsScience
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
👏 Congrats to Maurits, Juan, Christoph S., and our collabs from @fhi-mpg.bsky.social and @tum.de, whose paper "Stabilizing Frustrated Phase Transitions in Selective Oxidation Reactions" just made it into Adv. Mater by @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social! 👏
📝 Paper Digest👇
#Catalysis #MaterialsScience
📝 Paper Digest👇
#Catalysis #MaterialsScience
👏 Congrats to Ange, Simone, and Christoph, whose paper "Performance metrics for tensorial learning: prediction of Li4Ti5O12 nuclear magnetic resonance observables at experimental accuracy" has been selected as @jmaterchem.rsc.org HOT🔥 article! 👏
pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
👏 Congrats to Ange, Simone, and Christoph, whose paper "Performance metrics for tensorial learning: prediction of Li4Ti5O12 nuclear magnetic resonance observables at experimental accuracy" has been selected as @jmaterchem.rsc.org HOT🔥 article! 👏
pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
From inspiring talks to vibrant poster sessions — the Scientific Advisory Board meeting is coming an end…
and what better way to wrap it up than with a toast among colleagues?
Cheers to great discussions and even greater colleagues! 🥂✨
and what better way to wrap it up than with a toast among colleagues?
Cheers to great discussions and even greater colleagues! 🥂✨
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
From inspiring talks to vibrant poster sessions — the Scientific Advisory Board meeting is coming an end…
and what better way to wrap it up than with a toast among colleagues?
Cheers to great discussions and even greater colleagues! 🥂✨
and what better way to wrap it up than with a toast among colleagues?
Cheers to great discussions and even greater colleagues! 🥂✨
It’s Scientific Advisory Board Review Week! A process held every 3 years to evaluate research activities at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social.
💫 Highlights of today for our department? Christoph’s talk on “Digital catalysis”, followed by an engaging #poster session!
#Research #Science #FHI
💫 Highlights of today for our department? Christoph’s talk on “Digital catalysis”, followed by an engaging #poster session!
#Research #Science #FHI
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It’s Scientific Advisory Board Review Week! A process held every 3 years to evaluate research activities at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social.
💫 Highlights of today for our department? Christoph’s talk on “Digital catalysis”, followed by an engaging #poster session!
#Research #Science #FHI
💫 Highlights of today for our department? Christoph’s talk on “Digital catalysis”, followed by an engaging #poster session!
#Research #Science #FHI
Yesterday’s poster session was an absolute blast! We had great discussions, received tons of positive feedback, and even enjoyed some delicious cake and coffee. ☕🍰
Check out the highlights below!👇
Check out the highlights below!👇
October 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Yesterday’s poster session was an absolute blast! We had great discussions, received tons of positive feedback, and even enjoyed some delicious cake and coffee. ☕🍰
Check out the highlights below!👇
Check out the highlights below!👇
💫 Excitement is in the air and we can already smell the good science brewing! Everything is set for today’s theory poster session at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social. Looking forward to inspiring science and great discussions! 💫
In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
💫 Excitement is in the air and we can already smell the good science brewing! Everything is set for today’s theory poster session at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social. Looking forward to inspiring science and great discussions! 💫
In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of last year’s highlights!
👋Today we welcome Antonia Gerstenberg, who starts as a #PhD Student in Nico´s group, working on electrochemical studies with bias-aware machine learnt interatomic potentials. Antonia got her #MSc in Applied Chemistry from DTU and her hobbies are: cooking 🍝 , art and music🎼 ! 👋
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👋Today we welcome Lucas Hildebrandt, who starts as a #MSc Student in Vanessa´s group, investigating the role of temperature and pressure in electrocatalysis. Lucas studies #Chem at the Leibniz University Hannover and in his free time he likes playing table tennis 🏓 and ultimate frisbee 🥏. 👋
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
👋Today we welcome Sebastian Rejman, starting as a #Postdoc in Christoph´s group working on Automation for Experimental #Catalysis Research. Sebastian did his #PhD at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and will defend his thesis 🔜!
When not at work, he enjoys powerlifting🏋️& playing guitar🎸!
When not at work, he enjoys powerlifting🏋️& playing guitar🎸!
October 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
👋Today we welcome Sebastian Rejman, starting as a #Postdoc in Christoph´s group working on Automation for Experimental #Catalysis Research. Sebastian did his #PhD at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and will defend his thesis 🔜!
When not at work, he enjoys powerlifting🏋️& playing guitar🎸!
When not at work, he enjoys powerlifting🏋️& playing guitar🎸!
👋Today we welcome Alexander von Rueden, who starts as a new #Postdoc in Vanessa´s group, working on "Atomic modeling of electrocatalysts". Alex obtained his #PhD in #ChemE from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and did research at PNNL too.
When not at work, he enjoys playing jazz piano🎹! 👋
When not at work, he enjoys playing jazz piano🎹! 👋
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🥳 It´s #PAW2025 part two!
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🥳 It´s #PostdocAppreciationWeek!
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
September 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🥳 It´s #PostdocAppreciationWeek!
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
Postdocs are more than their research—habits, routines and personal rituals keep their engines running. Check out below 👇 what are some of the daily non-negotiables of our #Postdocs. Happy #PAW2025!
Share with us what are the little things that power your day! ✅
👋 Today we welcome Bowen Cheng, new #PhDstudent in Hendrik´s group working on "High Throughput Enabled Optimization of #machinelearning for Property Targeted Spiropyran Design".
Bowen obtained his MChem degree from the Trinity College @ox.ac.uk and when not at work he enjoys playing 🎸 and cooking! 👋
Bowen obtained his MChem degree from the Trinity College @ox.ac.uk and when not at work he enjoys playing 🎸 and cooking! 👋
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👋 Today we welcome Bowen Cheng, new #PhDstudent in Hendrik´s group working on "High Throughput Enabled Optimization of #machinelearning for Property Targeted Spiropyran Design".
Bowen obtained his MChem degree from the Trinity College @ox.ac.uk and when not at work he enjoys playing 🎸 and cooking! 👋
Bowen obtained his MChem degree from the Trinity College @ox.ac.uk and when not at work he enjoys playing 🎸 and cooking! 👋
Change of scenery this week 🌄 — some of us are in beautiful Lausanne for the Psi-k conference. Great science, inspiring talks, and stunning surroundings.
Check out the program to see our talks and posters! www.psik2025.net/home
#psik2025 #EPFL #scienceontheroad
Check out the program to see our talks and posters! www.psik2025.net/home
#psik2025 #EPFL #scienceontheroad
August 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Change of scenery this week 🌄 — some of us are in beautiful Lausanne for the Psi-k conference. Great science, inspiring talks, and stunning surroundings.
Check out the program to see our talks and posters! www.psik2025.net/home
#psik2025 #EPFL #scienceontheroad
Check out the program to see our talks and posters! www.psik2025.net/home
#psik2025 #EPFL #scienceontheroad
👏Congratulations to Patricia P., who secured a Liebig Fellowship to support her independent research group and future teaching career at a university of her choice!👏
Stay tuned for more news from her junior group, "Advancing Realistic Modelling of Catalyst Interface Dynamics", soon! 🔜
#WomenInSTEM
Stay tuned for more news from her junior group, "Advancing Realistic Modelling of Catalyst Interface Dynamics", soon! 🔜
#WomenInSTEM
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
👏Congratulations to Patricia P., who secured a Liebig Fellowship to support her independent research group and future teaching career at a university of her choice!👏
Stay tuned for more news from her junior group, "Advancing Realistic Modelling of Catalyst Interface Dynamics", soon! 🔜
#WomenInSTEM
Stay tuned for more news from her junior group, "Advancing Realistic Modelling of Catalyst Interface Dynamics", soon! 🔜
#WomenInSTEM
🎤 Preparing to give a talk is a crucial — and often underrated — skill in #science.
That’s why today we’re rehearsing our presentations for the Psi-k conference next week at @icepfl.bsky.social.
Practice makes progress! 🖥️
#ScienceCommunication #PsiK2025 #EPFL
That’s why today we’re rehearsing our presentations for the Psi-k conference next week at @icepfl.bsky.social.
Practice makes progress! 🖥️
#ScienceCommunication #PsiK2025 #EPFL
August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎤 Preparing to give a talk is a crucial — and often underrated — skill in #science.
That’s why today we’re rehearsing our presentations for the Psi-k conference next week at @icepfl.bsky.social.
Practice makes progress! 🖥️
#ScienceCommunication #PsiK2025 #EPFL
That’s why today we’re rehearsing our presentations for the Psi-k conference next week at @icepfl.bsky.social.
Practice makes progress! 🖥️
#ScienceCommunication #PsiK2025 #EPFL
Who says you can't celebrate summer at work? ☀️
Great food, even better company, and a little team spirit to top it off! Here's a snap from our group lunch today, set in the beautiful surroundings of our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social!
🍕🍣🌽
Great food, even better company, and a little team spirit to top it off! Here's a snap from our group lunch today, set in the beautiful surroundings of our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social!
🍕🍣🌽
August 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Who says you can't celebrate summer at work? ☀️
Great food, even better company, and a little team spirit to top it off! Here's a snap from our group lunch today, set in the beautiful surroundings of our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social!
🍕🍣🌽
Great food, even better company, and a little team spirit to top it off! Here's a snap from our group lunch today, set in the beautiful surroundings of our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social!
🍕🍣🌽
👋 Today we welcome Deniz, student at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! She will be working in Sebastian Matera´s group on “Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical Kinetic”.
When not in the office, Deniz plays the piano and likes taking portrait pictures! 🎹📸
Welcome Deniz! 👋
When not in the office, Deniz plays the piano and likes taking portrait pictures! 🎹📸
Welcome Deniz! 👋
August 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
👋 Today we welcome Deniz, student at the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! She will be working in Sebastian Matera´s group on “Advanced Numerical Methods for Chemical Kinetic”.
When not in the office, Deniz plays the piano and likes taking portrait pictures! 🎹📸
Welcome Deniz! 👋
When not in the office, Deniz plays the piano and likes taking portrait pictures! 🎹📸
Welcome Deniz! 👋
👋 Today we welcome Cao Khanh Nam, winner of Jugend forscht for this year. He will be visiting our department for one week and especially diving into Light Matter Interactions in Energy Materials with Matthias Kick and his group! 👋
www.jugend-forscht.de
www.jugend-forscht.de
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
👋 Today we welcome Cao Khanh Nam, winner of Jugend forscht for this year. He will be visiting our department for one week and especially diving into Light Matter Interactions in Energy Materials with Matthias Kick and his group! 👋
www.jugend-forscht.de
www.jugend-forscht.de
Everything is ready for the Long Night of Science! We are looking forward to engaging with the public and sharing our work on #catalysis, #machinelearning and #batteries.
Check out the full program at our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social at www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw.
Check out the full program at our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social at www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw.
June 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Everything is ready for the Long Night of Science! We are looking forward to engaging with the public and sharing our work on #catalysis, #machinelearning and #batteries.
Check out the full program at our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social at www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw.
Check out the full program at our institute @fhi-mpg.bsky.social at www.fhi.mpg.de/lndw.
Our retreat has been great so far, with scientific discussions and fun activities reaching great heights!
We're looking forward to our outing later today: we'll be hiking to Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery east of the Ammersee. Let´s explore nature and strengthen our sense of community! 🥾⛰️
We're looking forward to our outing later today: we'll be hiking to Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery east of the Ammersee. Let´s explore nature and strengthen our sense of community! 🥾⛰️
June 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Our retreat has been great so far, with scientific discussions and fun activities reaching great heights!
We're looking forward to our outing later today: we'll be hiking to Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery east of the Ammersee. Let´s explore nature and strengthen our sense of community! 🥾⛰️
We're looking forward to our outing later today: we'll be hiking to Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery east of the Ammersee. Let´s explore nature and strengthen our sense of community! 🥾⛰️
🖥️ Today we are travelling towards Bayern, destination our Group Retreat! During this week, we will be extensively talking about topics like #machinelearning, electrochemistry, #battery materials, and #catalysis together with our colleagues and invited speakers. Stay tuned for more! 🔜
June 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🖥️ Today we are travelling towards Bayern, destination our Group Retreat! During this week, we will be extensively talking about topics like #machinelearning, electrochemistry, #battery materials, and #catalysis together with our colleagues and invited speakers. Stay tuned for more! 🔜
📣We have a new Dr. in the house!🎉🥂
Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth Keller, who successfully obtained her PhD on Friday from the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social focusing on "Low-Cost Electronic Structure Methods for Computational Materials Science".
Well done Elisabeth! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth Keller, who successfully obtained her PhD on Friday from the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social focusing on "Low-Cost Electronic Structure Methods for Computational Materials Science".
Well done Elisabeth! 👏
June 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📣We have a new Dr. in the house!🎉🥂
Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth Keller, who successfully obtained her PhD on Friday from the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social focusing on "Low-Cost Electronic Structure Methods for Computational Materials Science".
Well done Elisabeth! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. Elisabeth Keller, who successfully obtained her PhD on Friday from the @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social focusing on "Low-Cost Electronic Structure Methods for Computational Materials Science".
Well done Elisabeth! 👏
We compiled the nationalities of our department members and the results are incredible! 🙌
📊 Our team represents 25 different countries in the world, a reminder of the diverse backgrounds that contribute to our work every day! 🌍👇
#GlobalTeam #ScienceWithoutBorders #InclusiveExcellence
📊 Our team represents 25 different countries in the world, a reminder of the diverse backgrounds that contribute to our work every day! 🌍👇
#GlobalTeam #ScienceWithoutBorders #InclusiveExcellence
May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We compiled the nationalities of our department members and the results are incredible! 🙌
📊 Our team represents 25 different countries in the world, a reminder of the diverse backgrounds that contribute to our work every day! 🌍👇
#GlobalTeam #ScienceWithoutBorders #InclusiveExcellence
📊 Our team represents 25 different countries in the world, a reminder of the diverse backgrounds that contribute to our work every day! 🌍👇
#GlobalTeam #ScienceWithoutBorders #InclusiveExcellence
🎉 The inaugural Theory Alumni Day at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social was a blast! Over two days, we enjoyed engaging talks from former group members, explored job opportunities in industry, savored delicious food, and experienced delightful interactions.
We can only look back and cherish these moments! 🤩
We can only look back and cherish these moments! 🤩
May 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🎉 The inaugural Theory Alumni Day at the @fhi-mpg.bsky.social was a blast! Over two days, we enjoyed engaging talks from former group members, explored job opportunities in industry, savored delicious food, and experienced delightful interactions.
We can only look back and cherish these moments! 🤩
We can only look back and cherish these moments! 🤩