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We are a dynamic, innovative team searching for new nanoporous materials, manufacturing methods and transport processes with benefits in the areas of water, sensor technology and energy conversion.

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News

Mohadeseh Bagherabadi receives SI Club Darmstadt Award

May 04, 2026

We are extremely proud of our colleague Baran who was honored with the SI Club Darmstadt Award. The Soroptimist International Club Darmstadt Award at TU Darmstadt recognizes the particular challenges faced by women and mothers in academia who have successfully completed their doctoral studies. At the same time, the award encourages the compatibility between family life and academic qualification, as well as equal opportunities and gender equality. Baran received this award because of her outstanding contribution to science whilst at the same time moving from Iran to Germany as a single mother and bravely facing every challenge life put up against her. Keep being such an inspiration! “Learn more about Baran´s incredible story”:https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet/aktuelles_meldungen/einzelansicht_558272.de.jsp
Zsigmondy Colloquium 2026 in Erlangen

March 20, 2026

From March 16 to 18 our group participated in the Zsigmondy Colloquium 2026 held by the German Colloid Society under the motto: Characterisation tools for particle systems and their functional assemblies. The annual conference aims to encourage vital exchange between young scientists from academia, research institutions, and industry entities. Two of our PhD students (Surya Suresh Puthenpurackal & Lisa Balonier) traveled to the city of Erlangen to eagerly share their research via poster presentations. During their visit they got to learn about advanced characterisation techniques and valuable insights into the functional properties of colloidal systems.
New Article published

March 12, 2026

We are proud to share a new article about Spin-Crossover Confinement in Mesoporous Matrices Enables Tunable Porosity for Molecular Sensing, a collaborative work with Lucia Pizarro, who did a DAAD funded research stay with us, and Marcelo Ceolin.

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