Conference contributions

2025 conference contributions:

Bunsen-Tagung 2025, 17-19 March 2025, Leipzig
“Physical Chemistry of the Climate and the Atmosphere” – 124th Annual Conference of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry
  • Elucidating active sites in selective oxidation reactions as a basis for rational catalyst design. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Raman and UV-Vis modulation excitation spectroscopy: A powerful approach to identify active species in copper-ceria catalysts. (Lecture by M.Sc. Henrik Hoyer)
  • Refining the CO sensing mechanism of Au doped SnO2 gas sensors using modulation excitation IR spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Maximilian Pfeiffer)
58. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, 12-14 March 2025, Weimar
The 58th Germany Catalysis Meeting
  • Operando Spectroscopic Study of novel In2O3/CeO2-based catalysts during CO2 hydrogenation. (Poster by M.Sc. Joanna Müller)
  • Combined operando spectroscopic insight into CO₂ hydrogenation over InOx/m-ZrO₂ catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Pascal Schwager)
  • Insight into the surface dynamics of iron vanadate catalysts during oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol using DRIFT spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Johannes Pfeiffer)
  • Elucidating surface and bulk dynamics of iron molybdate catalysts during oxidative dehydrogenation using operando spectroscopies. (Poster and Poster Workshop by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach)
  • Structural dynamics of iron molybdate during oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol using coupled operando Raman/XRD analysis. (Poster by M.Sc. Hannah Wilhelm and M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach, SFB 1487)
Colloquium, department of physics, 23 January 2025, BTU Cottbus
  • Shining light on CO2 activation and gas sensing using transient and operando spectrocopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

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2024 conference contributions:

Ceria 2024 Conference, 17-20 September 2024, Portoroz, Slovenia
4th International Conference on Fundamentals and Applications of Cerium Dioxide in Catalysis
  • Elucidating the role and dynamics of ceria in CO2 activation catalysts using multiple operando and transient spectroscopy. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Modern Concepts in Catalysis: From Science to Engineering – The South-West-German Catalysis Course (Südwestdeutscher Katalyse-Lehrverbund), 16-18 September 2024, Bad Herrenalb, Germany
  • New mechanistic insight into the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol over iron vanadate catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Johannes Pfeiffer)
  • Identifying active species in Cu/CeO2 catalysts using Raman and UV-Vis modulation excitation spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Henrik Hoyer)
  • In situ/operando spectroscopic insight into CO2 hydrogenation over InOx/m-ZrO2 catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Pascal Schwager)
CRC 1487 Symposium, 3-5 September 2024, Darmstadt, Germany
Understanding Iron & Friends
  • Mechanistic insight into iron molybdate catalysts during oxidative dehydrogenation using coupled operando spectroscopy and diffraction. (Talk by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach and M.Sc. Hannah Wilhelm, SFB 1487)
  • Elucidating surface and bulk dynamics of iron molybdate catalysts during oxidative dehydrogenation using operando spectroscopies. (Poster by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach)
  • Coupled Operando Raman Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction of Fe2 (MoO4 )3 Catalysts during Ethanol Selective Oxidation. (Poster by M.Sc. Hannah Wilhelm and M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach, SFB 1487)
  • New mechanistic insight into the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol over iron vanadate catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Johannes Pfeiffer)
EUROSENSORS XXXVI 2024, 1-4 September 2024, Debrecen, Hungary
  • Transient IR Spectroscopy as a Novel Approach to Unravel the Active Surface Species of Chemoresistive Gas Sensors. (Poster by M.Sc. Maximilian Pfeiffer)
18thInternational Congress on Catalysis, 14-19 July 2024, Lyon, France
  • New insight into the surface and bulk dynamics of iron molybdate catalysts during oxidative dehydrogenation using operando spectroscopies. (Poster by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach, SFB 1487)
Spectrocat, 09-12 July 2024, Caen, France
International Symposium. Advanced Spectroscopies and operando characterizations for Catalysis
  • Surface and bulk dynamics of iron molybdate during oxidative dehydrogenation using operando spectroscopies. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess, SFB 1487)
22. GMA/ITG Fachtagung Sensoren und Messsysteme, 11-13 June 2024, Nürnberg
  • Aufklärung des Sensormechanismus von chemoresistiven Metalloxidgassensoren mittels transienter IR-Spektroskopie: Au/SnO2. (Lecture by M.Sc. Maximilian Pfeiffer)
57. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, 13-15 March 2024, Weimar
The 57th German Catalysis Meeting
  • Developing synthesis strategies for novel In2O3/CeO2-based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation. (Poster by M.Sc. Joanna Müller)
  • New insight into the surface and bulk dynamics of iron molybdate during oxidative dehydrogenation using operando spectroscopies. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach)

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2023 conference contributions:

Modern Concepts in Catalysis: From Science to Engineering, 18-21 September 2023, Heidelberg
The South-West-German Catalysis Course
  • Developing synthesis strategies for novel ceria-based catalysts for CO2 activation. (Poster by M.Sc. Joanna Müller)
  • Operando vibrational spectroscopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Gordon conference on Laser Diagnostics in Energy and Combustion Science, 9-14 July 2023, Newry Maine, USA
Advancing Optical Diagnostics for Future Energy Systems
  • Shining light on catalysts using operando/transient Raman and IR spectroscopy. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess).
Bunsentagung 5-7 June 2023, Berlin
Physical Chemistry of the Energy Transition
  • Mechanistic insight into CO2 activation using new operando and transient spectroscopic approaches. (Invited keynote lecture by Prof. Christian Hess)
  • Time-resolved operando UV-VIS spectroscopy of LaFeO3 sensors. (Poster by M.Sc. Maximilian Pfeiffer)
Operando VII, 7-11 May 2023, Grindelwald, Switzerland
7th International Congress on Operando Spectroscopy
  • CO2 activation over reducible oxide catalysts studied by operando/transient spectroscopy. (Invited keynote lecture by Prof. Christian Hess)
German Catalysis Meeting, 15-17 March 2023, Weimar
56. “Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker”
  • Mechanistic insight into CO2 activation using new operando and transient spectroscopic approaches. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Unraveling the Active Vanadium Sites and Adsorbate Dynamics in VOx/CeO2 Oxidation Catalysts Using Transient IR Spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)
  • Structural Dynamics of Iron Molybdate Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation studied by In-situ and Operando Spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach)
  • Unraveling active species on gold- and copper-ceria catalysts using IR-modulation excitation spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)

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2022 conference contributions:

Modern Concepts in Catalysis: From Science to Engineering, 19-23 September 2022, Pirmasens
The South-West-German Catalysis Course
  • Vibrational spectroscopies in heterogeneous catalysis. (Invited lecture by Prof. Christian Hess)
  • Ethanol ODH over Iron molybdate catalysts using operando Raman spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Jan Welzenbach)
9th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, 4-8 September 2022, Cardiff, U.K.
WOCO
  • Unravelling the dynamics of the CO oxidation over Au catalysts using transient and operando spectroscopies combined with DFT. (Lecture by Prof. Christian Hess)
  • The mechanistic interplay between vanadia and its support during propane ODH studied by transient spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)
Bunsentagung 7-9 September 2022, Gießen
  • Shining light on CO₂ activation over oxide catalysts using transientand operando vibrational spectroscopies combined with DFT. (Lecture by Prof. Christian Hess)
  • Application of Modulation-Excitation Spectroscopy to Unravel the Mechanism of Ethanol Gas Sensing over Au/SnO2. (Lecture by M.Sc. Maximilian Pfeiffer)
  • Combining transient IR spectra with DFT to elucidate the active Au sites during CO oxidation on Au/CeO2(111). (Poster by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
Vibrational Spectroscopy Gordon Research Conference, 31 July-5 August 2022, RI, USA
  • Unraveling active species in gold-ceria catalysts using IR-modulation excitation spectroscopy. (Poster by Jakob Weyel)
Vibrational Spectroscopy Gordon Research Seminar, 30-31 July, Smithfield, RI, USA
  • Unraveling active species in gold-ceria catalysts using IR-modulation excitation spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
Kolloquium LIKAT, 22. July 2022, Rostock
  • Shining light on catalysts using operando and transient spectroscopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
ZCAM-ASEVA, Zaragoza, Spain, 4-8 July 2022
Metal oxide ultrathin films and nanostructures
  • Shining light on the reactivity behaviour of ceria catalysts using transient / operando vibrational spectroscopies combined with DFT. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Elucidating the reducibility behavior and CO2 activation of In2O3 nanoparticles using multiple in situ / operando spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba)
German Catalysis Meeting, 27-29 June 2022, Weimar
55th Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker
  • Mesoporous CuO-CeO2/SBA-15 catalysts for NH3-SCR applications: Controlled synthesis using in situ spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jun Shen)
  • Operando spectroscopic investigation of the reaction mechanism of the propane ODH over VOx/TiO2 catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)
  • Elucidating the CO2 Conversion via Reverse Water-gas Shift over In2O3 using In Situ/Operando Spectroscopies. (Poster by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba).
  • Detailed understanding of reaction mechanisms by unravelling hidden active species on Au/CeO2 catalysts using modulation excitation spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)

2021 conference contributions:

MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, 29 November-2 December 2021, Boston, USA
  • Operando Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroelectrochemistry for Mechanistic Understanding of Energy Storage in Lithium/Sodium/Potassium Ion-Batteries Containing Few-Layered 2D Anodes. (Lecture by Dr. Mariusz Radtke)
EUROMAT, 12-16 September 2021, Graz, Austria, online
European congress and exhibition on advanced materials and processes
  • Surface Enhanced Raman spectroelectrochemistry as a tool in operando studies of energy storage systems. (Lecture by Dr. Mariusz Radtke)
ExpReS 2021, 3rd IMPRS RECHARGE, 19-21 May 2021, online
  • Shining light on catalysts at work: A combined operando and DFT approach. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Elucidating active species over Au/CeO2 catalysts during CO oxidation with modulation excitation IR spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
  • The active role of the support in propane ODH over VOx/CeO2 catalysts studied using multiple operando spectroscopies. (Poster by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)
54th Annual Meeting of German Catalysts, 16-19 March 2021, online
  • CO2 activation over Au/CeO2 catalysts in the reverse water-gas shift reaction: an operando spectroscopic study. (Lecture by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba)
  • CO2 as a soft-oxidant for propane ODH over VOx/CeO2 catalysts and its influence on the reaction mechanism: an operando spectroscopic study. (Poster by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)
  • Infrared modulation excitation spectroscopy over Au/CeO2 catalysts: temporal assignment of active CO adsorbates. (Poster by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
Faraday Discussion London “Reaction Mechanism in Catalysis”, 17-19 February 2021, digital
  • Insight into the mechanism of the water–gas shift reaction over Au/CeO2 catalysts using combined operando spectroscopies. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2020 conference contributions:

1st International Electronic Conference on Catalysis Science, 10-30 November 2020, online
  • Combined DFT and operando Spectroscopic Study of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction over Ceria based Catalysts: The Role of the Noble Metal and Ceria Faceting. (Lecture by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba)
Workshop on Catalysis, 30 September-2 October 2020, online
  • DRIFT-MES of CO oxidation over Au/CeO2: temporal classificationof CO adsorbates within the mechanism. (Lecture by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
GeCatS Info 2020, “Operando Spectroscopy in Catalysis”
  • Elucidating the role of ceria in Au/CeO2 catalysts during CO oxidation using operando Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba)
  • Application of infra-red modulation excitation spectroscopy to Au/CeO2 catalysts for CO oxidation: new insight into the mechanism and the state of gold under working conditions. (Poster by M.Sc. Jakob Weyel)
  • An operando spectroscopic approach to investigate the role of the support material in the ODH of propane for vanadia catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Leon Schumacher)

2019 conference contributions:

Kolloquium Inorganic Materials & Catalysis, October 2019, TU Eindhoven
  • Shining light on ceria catalysts at work using combindes operando spectroscopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Southwest German catalysis course, September 2019, Höchst
Modern methods in catalysis
  • Shining light on catalysts at work using combined operando spectroscopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess
EMRS Fall MeetingSeptember 2019, Warschau, Polen
  • Operando multi-wavelength Raman / UV-Vis spectroscopy as applied to oxidative dehydrogenation. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Shining light on catalysts at work using combined operando spectroscopies. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
EuropaCat 18-23 August 2019, Aachen
  • Elucidating the oxygen dynamics of the water-gas shift reaction over Au/CeO₂ catalysts using combined operando spectroscopies. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • New Insight into the Role of Platinum in NOx Storage over Pt/CeO2 using Operando Spectroscopies. (Lecture by Dr. Anastasia Filtschew)
  • The influence of CeO2 surface facets on oxygen activation: A combined in situ Raman spectroscopic and DFT study. (Lecture by M.Sc. Marc Ziemba)
  • Elucidating the structure of supported vanadia catalysts during ethanol and propane ODH using operando UV Raman spectroscopy. (Poster by M.Sc. Simone Rogg)
17th Int. Conf. on Carbon Dioxid Utilization (ICCDU), 23-27 June 2019, Aachen
  • The structural dynamics of supported vanadia catalysts: a comparative study of CO2 and O2 during propane ODH by using operando UV Raman spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Simone Rogg)
8th GOSPEL Workshop, 20-21 June 2019, Ferrara, Italy
Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides: Basic Understanding & Application Fields
  • Shining light on indium oxide gas sensors at work: A combined operando Raman / UV-Vis / FT-IR spectroscopic study. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
118th Bunsentagung, 30 May-1 June 2019, Jena
  • Monitoring SEI components on cathode material: An in situ surface enhanced Raman study on Li-ion batteries. (Lecture by M.Sc. Marcel Heber)
  • Embedded vanadia as a new class of oxide catalysts: Synthesis and operando spectroscopic analysis during partial oxidation. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2018 conference contributions:

Sino-German symposium on gas sensors, 4.-9.12.December 2019, Wuhan, China
  • Shining light on gas sensors and catalysts at work by using operando spectroscopy. (Invited keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
256th ACS National Meeting 19.-23. August 2018, Boston, USA
  • Shining light on catalysts at work: Multi-wavelength and time-resolved operando Raman spectroscopy. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Nanoscale structuring of surfaces by using atomic layer deposition: Controlled synthesis of nanocavities. Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
CERIA 25-27 June 2018, Barcelona, Spain
3rd Fundamentals and Applications of Cerium dioxide in Catalysis
  • Surface and bulk oxygen defects in ceria support of Au/CeO2 Catalysts: A combined operando Raman and DFT study. Lecture by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
  • Shining light onto the mechanism of NOx storage in ceria using operando spectroscopy: The role of defects and Ce-O sites. Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Bunsentagung, Mai 2018, Hannover
Kinetics in the Real World
  • Monitoring defect and adsorbate dynamics in supported gold catalysts using combined operando spectroscopy. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
OPERANDO VI, 15-19 April 2018, Estepona (Malaga), Spain
6th International Congress on Operando Spectroscopy
  • Defect and adsorbate dynamics in supported gold catalysts: Combining operando spectroscopy with DFT calculations. (Invited keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
51. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, 14-16 March 2018, Weimar
  • Targeted resonance Raman spectroscopy on supported vanadia catalysts during ODH reactions. (Poster and selected poster-talk by M.Sc. Simone Rogg)
  • Real-time observation of the oxygen dynamics in working Au/CeO2 catalysts probed by combined operando spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)

2017 conference contributions:

8th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, 3rd-8th September 2017, Krakow, Poland
  • New insights into the role of defects in supported gold catalysts combined operando spectroscopy and DFT-based interpretation. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
50. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, March 2017, Weimar
  • Bulk and surface defects in Au/CeO2 catalysts: Combined operando spectroscopy and DFT based interpretation of support effects. (Poster by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
  • Monitoring supported vanadia catalysts at work: An operando resonance Raman study during ethanol partial oxidation. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2016 conference contributions:

EMN Meeting on Mesoporous Materials, June 2016, Prag, Czech Republik
  • Surface structuring of mesoporous materials: Controlled synthesis of nanocavities. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, June 2016, New London, NH, USA
  • Operando Raman UV/Vis DRIFT spectroscopy of Au/Ce2: Oxygen vacancy creation in ceria during CO oxidation. (Poster by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
17th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis, June 2106, Lund, Sweden
  • Insights into ethanol partial oxidation over supported vanadia catalysts using operando UV Raman spectroscopy. (Lecture by M.Sc. Philipp Waleska)
Annual Meeting FOR1583, May 2016, Rückersbach
  • Synthesis and controlled surface functionalization of mesoporous silica materials and ion track nanochannels. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Interdisziplinären Doktorandenseminar des Deutschen Arbeitskreises für Analytische Spektroskopie (DAAS), April 2016
  • Operando Raman-FTIR studies on metal oxide gas sensors. (Lecture by M.Sc. Ann-Kathrin Erlenkötter)
Sensoriker Treffen, April 2016, Saarbrücken
  • Operando-Raman-FTIR-Spektroskopie an SnO2 als Ethanol-Gassensor.. (Lecture by M.Sc. Ann-Kathrin Erlenkötter)
Manfred-Eigen-Nachwuchswissenschaftlergespräche der Deutschen Bunsensgesellschaft, April 2016
  • Understanding the defect dynamics in Au/CeO2 Catalysts: Combined operando Raman/UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy. (Poster by. M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
49. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, March 2016, Weimar
  • Combined spectroscopic studies on ceria and its defect structure. (Poster by M.Sc. Anastasia Filtschew)
  • Operando spectroscopy of supported vanadia catalysts: Mechanistic insights into the partial oxidation of ethanol. (Poster by M.Sc. Philipp Waleska)
  • Role of defects in Au/CeO2 catalysts during oxidation using combined operando Raman/UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy. (Poster by M. Sc. Christian Schilling, best poster award)
Seminar at Fritz-Haber-Institut, Januray 2016, Berlin
  • Raman spectroscopy in catalysis: Examples from current research. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Basic principles of Raman spectroscopy. ((Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2015 conference contributions:

Seminar, Umicore. November 2015, Hanau
  • Shining light on ceria: Structural characterization and NOx storage properties, (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Seminar Haldor Topsoe, October 2015, Lygnby, Denmark
  • Titania supported vanadia catalysts for NH3 SCR, (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Shining light on catalysts using in situ spectroscopy. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
EuropaCat-XII in Kazan, August 2015
  • Ceria supported gold catalysts: Mechanistic studies during CO oxidation using a combined operando approach. (Lecture by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
Workshop on Ceria-based Materials in Catalysis and Electrochemistry (MCE), July 2015, Gießen
  • Probing the influence of defects in gold loades ceria during CO oxidation by a combined in situ spectroscopic approach. (Poster by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
  • New insight into ceria and its defect structure: A combined spectroscopic approach. (Poster by M.Sc. Anastasia Filtschew)
Bunsentagung, May 2015, Bochum
  • Operando Raman-FTIR studies on Au/CeO2 as ethanol gas sensor. (Poster by M.Sc. Ann-Kathrin Erlenkötter)
  • The mechanism of CO oxidation over gold loaded ceria: A combined operando spectroscopic approach. (Lecture by M.Sc. Christian Schilling)
Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 2015, San Francisco, USA
  • In situ Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis of lithium-ion batteries. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
48. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, March 2015, Weimar
  • The influence of ceria defects on NO2 storage in NOx storage-reduction catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Anastasia Filtschew)
  • UV resonance Raman spectroscopy in catalysis: the structure of dispersed Vanadia. (Poster by M.Sc. Philipp Waleska)
Seminar, Haldor Topsoe, January, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Shining light on catalysts: Surface structure of supported vanadia catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2014 conference contributions:

GDCh-Kolloquium und -Podiumsdiskussion, November 2014, Darmstadt
  • Das Zukunftsversprechen: Die Rolle der Chemie in der Zukunft. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
International Symposium on Electrical Fatigue in Functional Materials, September 2014, Sellin
  • In situ Raman diagnostics of intercalation batteries. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Nanosmat, September 2014, Dublin, Ireland
  • Conformal SiO2 coating of porous polycarbonate etched ion-track membranes by ALD. (Lecture by M.Sc. Nikolas Sobel)
Electrochemistry, September 2014, Mainz
  • In situ-Raman Diagnostics of Intercalation Batteries. (Lecture by M.Sc. Toni Groß)
International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, August 2014, Jena
  • Shining light on catalysts and gas sensors at work. (Invited Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
International Symposium on Inorganic Insights into Catalysis, July 2014, Berlin
  • Shining light on catalysts, batteries and gas sensors at work. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
16th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis, June 2014, Oslo, Norway
  • Understanding the role of the support in the CO oxidation over ceria supported gold catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
225th Electrochemical Society Meeting, May 2014, Orlando, USA
  • Monitoring gas sensors at work: operando Raman/FTIR study of ethanol detection by indium oxide. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • In situ Raman diagnostics of intercalation batteries. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
113. Bunsentagung, May 2014, Hamburg
  • Understanding the catalytic activity of gold supported by nanostructured ceria. (Lecture by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
  • Atomic layer deposition of nanometer scaled SiO2 films in mesoporous ion-track etched polycarbonate membranes. (Lecture by M.Sc. Nikolas Sobel)
  • In situ-Ramanmikroskopie an Kompositelektroden für Li-Batterien. (Poster by M.Sc. Toni Groß)
556. WE-Heraeus – Seminar, March 2014, Bad Honnef
  • Raman diagnostics of electrode materials for lithium batteries. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
47. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, March 2014, Weimar
  • The role of ceria defects in catalysis: New insights by in situ and operando Raman/FT-IR spectroscopy. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • Operando spectroscopy of ceria supported gold catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
  • Vibrational spectroscopy meets theory: new insights in the structure of dispersed vanadia and titania. (Poster by M.Sc. David Nitsche)

2013 conference contributions:

Kolloquium, LIKAT, October 2013, Rostock
  • Probing catalysts and gas sensors at work. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM), June 2013, Louisville, USA
  • Structure of dispersed molybdena studied by in situ Raman spectroscopy under reactive and non-reactive conditions. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • UV Raman Spectroscopy and Force Field Analysis of Silica Supported Vanadium Oxide Catalysts. (Reisestipendium der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Katalyse, M.Sc. David NItsche)
112. Bunsentagung, May 2013, Karlsruhe
  • Multi in situ spectroscopy of CeO2 and Au/CeO2. (Poster by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
  • UV Raman spectroscopy and force field analysis of silica supported vanadium oxide catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. David NItsche)
  • Montoring gas sensors at work: operando Raman/FT-IR study of ethanol detection by indium oxide. (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • In situ-Ramanspektroskopie an Lithium-Ionen-Batterien. (Poster by M.Sc. Toni Groß)
46. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, March 2013, Weimar
  • Multi in situ spectroscopy of CeO2 and Au/CeO2. (Poster by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
  • In situ UV-Raman Spectroscopy and Force Field Analysis on VxOy/SBA-15. (Poster by M.Sc. David NItsche)

2012 conference contributions:

Südwestdeutscher Katalyse-Lehrverbund, September 2012, Darmstadt
  • In situ Raman spectroscopy of catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
111. Bunsentagung, May 2012, Leipzig
  • Multi in situ Sektroskopie an Polykristallinem Ceroxid. (Poster by M.Sc. Marno Lohrenscheit)
14th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors – IMCS 2012, May 2012, Nürnberg
  • Operando spectroscopic study of the EtOH gas sensing mechanism of In2O3. (Lecture by M.Sc. Sandra Sänze)
45. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalystiker, March 2012, Weimar
  • In situ UV Raman spectroscopy of dispersed vanadium oxide catalysts. (Poster by M.Sc. David Nitsche)
  • Analyse der Einspeicherung von Stickstoffdioxid in Cerdioxid mittels in situ Ramanspektroskopie. (Poster by M.Sc. Dominic Stranz)
Kolloquium, Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, KIT, January 2012, Karlsruhe
  • Probing catalysts, batteries and gas sensors at work. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)

2011 conference contributions:

Seminar, Fritz-Haber-Institut, August 2011, Berlin
  • Probing catalysts, batteries and gas sensors at work: Examples from current research. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Bunsentagung 2011 – 110th Annual German Conference on Physical Chemistry, June 2011, Berlin
  • In situ spectroscopic study of the EtOH gas sensing mechanism of In2O3. (Poster by M.Sc. Sandra Sänze)
  • In situ Ramanspektroskopie von Interkalationsbatterien. (Lecture by Dipl.-Ing. Toni Gross)
  • In-situ ramanspektroskopische Analyse der Einspeicherung von Stickstoffdioxid in Cerdioxid. (Poster by M.Sc. Dominic Stranz)

2010 conference contributions:

Seminar, Analytik, Robert Bosch GmbH, November 2010, Stuttgart
  • In situ-Ramandiagnostik von Li-Ionen-Batterien. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
IMM Young Scientists Workshop, November 2010, Mainz
  • In situ-Ramandiagnostik von Li-Ionen-Batterien. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
6th EFCATS Summer School “Catalysis & Surface Science for Renewables & Energy”, September 2010, Izmir, Turkey
  • Spectroscopic study of the NO2 sensing mechanism of In2O3. (Poster by M.Sc. Sandra Sänze)

2009 conference contributions:

Department Seminar, Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University, November 2009, Ankara, Turkey
  • Nanostructured vanadium oxide model catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Workshop METU &TUD, METU, November 2009, Ankara, Turkey
  • XPS – From basic principles to research applications, part 1. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • XPS – From basic principles to research applications, part 2. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
  • XPS – From basic principles to research applications, part 3. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Department Seminar, Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, June 2009, Suwon, South Korea
  • Nanostructured vanadium oxide model catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
International Symposium on Advanced Materials: Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Kyungpook National University, June 2009, Daegu, South Korea
  • Nanostructured vanadium oxide model catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)
Department Seminar, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, June 2009, Daejeon, South Korea
  • Nanostructured vanadium oxide model catalysts. (Invited lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Hess)