We welcome Melissa Waschinger as new group member. She is working on light-based fabrication and recycling of mesoporous silica using 3D-printing. Furthermore she is also working on automatisation of processes.

We welcome Tobias Gaydoul as new group member. He is working on silica-paper hybrid materials, investigating their mechanical properties and their potential regarding sustainable recycling of wet-strength paper and circularity.

Congratulations Dr. Mohadeseh Bagherabadi, who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Multifunctional Mesopores for Wound Dressing with Integrated Recognition, and Release Functions.