From the 8th to 10th September 2023, the 11th PhD-Student Workshop of the EFCE Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering (WPPRE) took place at the Fraunhofer IAP Conference Center in Potsdam as a direct follow-up event to the PRE conference. The WPPRE provides a framework for young scientists in the field of polymer reaction engineering to exchange ideas with each other and to establish contacts in the industry.

In the context of the 14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE), Nicola Schreiner is awarded the “Macromolecular Journals Best Poster Award“ granted by Wiley.

At the 14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE), Aaron Röblitz is awarded the “Young Professional Best Lecture Award“ granted by the DECHEMA e.V., BASF SE and SABIC.

The 14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering took place from September 5th to 8th 2023 at the Fraunhofer IAP Conference Center in Potsdam (Germany).

In the continuation of a long-standing tradition, this year’s ChemCup, the soccer tournament of the chemistry department, took place on August 16th. Therefore, a total of 11 teams from the different research groups came together in the university’s stadium (Hochschulstadion).

In the context of the TC1 lecture an excursion led by Prof. Markus Busch and Dr. Kristina Zentel to the Evonik Industries AG site in Weiterstadt took place on August 9th.

The ASME PVP (Pressure Vessels & Piping) Conference was held this year from July 16th to 21st in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). The research group Busch was represented with three presentations.

Seven PhD students of the research group Busch participated from July 9th to 22nd in the ESS-HPT („The European Summer School in High Pressure Technology“) 2023 in Graz (Austria).

In order to conclude a cooperation project, six PhD students of the research group Busch together with Professor Busch visited the Linz plant of Borealis in Austria on July 6th.

On July 5th, 2023 the graduation party of the department of chemistry took place, which twice a year honors the graduates, who completed their Bachelor's or Master's degree or doctorate.