PhD seminar 2025 - 1st (Chem)₂forum
The entire seminar will be held in english to include all our international PhD students. Therefore, all information will be handed out in english only. If you have any questions, just ask us.
(Chem)₂forum – Connecting Chemists in Chemnitz
The (Chem)₂forum is an exclusive annual event designed for PhD and Master students working on chemistry-related topics at TU Chemnitz, ENAS, ZfM, MAIN, and MERGE. It offers a unique opportunity to present your research, whether through a talk, a poster, or simply attend as a listener. With the full support and approval of professors (of the IfC), the forum encourages interdisciplinary networking across various departments, promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange. It’s a great platform to discover new measurement techniques, forge exciting new local partnerships, and expand your scientific network, all in an engaging, peer-driven environment - without the presence of supervisors.
Registration is now closed, the schedule has been finalized. See Programme for more details!
To participate in this years PhD seminar at 5th of March 2025, you need to register at this google form first. Registration was open until 31st of January 07th of February 2025. After this we will decide about the sessions and who will present a talk or a poster. You will be informed about your placement until 10th 14th of February 2025. To be able to organize this forum, we also need listeners, who do not want to present something, to register as well so we get an estimation of the attendence numbers.
Who is allowed to participate?
All PhD students of Chemnitz at the Institute of Chemistry, as well as associated PhDs and PhDs from the Institute of Physics, the ZfM, MAIN, MERGE and the ENAS, who have topics related to chemistry. Also undergraduates doing their master thesis are invited to join. If you are not sure you can join, just apply. Our comittee will notify you.
We do not allow PostDocs or Professors to participate.
Which topic am I allowed to talk about?
We intend this forum to inform other PhDs at Chemnitz about your research. So we'd like to have you talk about yor PhD topic (or Master thesis). Any and all contributions related to the field of chemistry are welcome. The programme committee will make the final determination regarding the suitability of each contribution.
What will my professor say, if I come to you instead of working?
This forum has been discussed with the professors (of the institute of chemistry) and was supported and approved by them. To make sure you don't get any problems, please ask your supervisors in advance.
How much does it cost?
The answer is straightforward: Since we are staying at TUC, the rooms are provided free of charge, and snacks and drinks will be covered by JCF. Therefore, the only expense you will have is your lunch, which can be purchased from the cafeteria or local food vendors.
| Time | Title | Name | Host | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talk Session I | ||||
| 11:00 | Opening & JCF Presentation | Aleksandra Przybylska |
Nicole Tschierschwitz |
1/305 |
| 11:15 | Magnetic investigations of electrodeposited epitaxial Fe on GaAs(001) | Danny Quint (ELSEN) | 1/305 | |
| 11:30 | Electrodeposition of copper in millimeter- and nanometer-size magnetic field gradients | Francesca Scarbi Stabellini (ELSEN) | 1/305 | |
| 11:45 | Magneto-ionic control of coercivity in electrodeposited Ni-Fe films | Anna Ullrich (ELSEN) | 1/305 | |
| 12:00 | Multimodal microscopy of optoelectronic materials and devices | Mengru Sun (Experimental Semiconductor Physics) | 1/305 | |
| 12:15 | Lunch (Mensa) | |||
| 13:00 | Poster Session I + Coffee | |||
| Systematic study and derivatization of stable neutral homoannulenes | Dmitrii Tolochenko (OC) | P1 | ||
| Semiconducting polymers in solution - in-situ assesment of aggregate self-assembly by single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy | Esther Schäfer (PolyC) | P3 | ||
| Can homoannulenes be forged into chiroptical switches? | Anne Krenkel (OC) | P5 | ||
| H2-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions with Cu and Pd co-catalysis | SK Ariyan (OC) | P7 | ||
| Multimodal microscopy of optoelectronic materials and devices | Mengru Sun (Experimental Semiconductor Physics) | P9 | ||
| Talk Session II | ||||
| 13:45 | Semiconducting polymers in solution - in-situ assesment of aggregate self-assembly by single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy | Esther Schäfer (PolyC) | Nicole Tschierschwitz | 1/305 |
| 14:00 | Mechanochromic break points control mechanical properties of tough polyphenylenes | Annina Missikewitsch (PolyC) | 1/305 | |
| 14:15 | Janus-type ligands for low valent main-group metal chemistry | Kai Pfefferkorn (AC) | 1/305 | |
| 14:30 | Catalyst development for the utilization of climate-damaging CO2 Via technical methanol synthesis. | Hani Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed (CT) | 1/305 | |
| 14:45 | Atomic Layer Deposition onto Carbon Fibers with Titanium Phosphate | Martin Klapper (PC) | 1/305 | |
| 15:00 | Poster Session II + Coffee | |||
| Reactivity Enhancement of Organocatalysts by Iodine | Monique Partzsch (TOC) | P2 | ||
| The Chiral Shape-Persistent π-Electron Macrocycles | Nikola Broftová (OC) | P4 | ||
| Chemo-, Regio- and Stereoselective Access to Polyunsaturated Building Blocks: H2-Mediated Copper-Catalyzed C–C Coupling Reactions of 1,3-diynes | Giriraj Pal (OC) | P6 | ||
| Mechanochromic break points control mechanical properties of tough polyphenylenes | Annina Missikewitsch (PolyC) | P8 | ||
| Thermodynamic and Kinetic Comparison of Sigma-hole Catalysts | Komal (TOC) | P10 | ||
| Circular Dichroism and Chirality in Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskites | Arina Narudin (Experimental Semiconductor Physics) | P12 | ||
| Position | Person | Description |
| General Chair |
Nicole Tschierschwitz |
Serves as the primary figurehead, overseeing sub-committees and ensuring fairness across all processes. |
| Programme Chair | Anna Ullrich | Responsible for organizing programme sessions and managing the event schedule. |
| Publicity Chair | Aleksandra Przybylska | Leads the promotion of the forum, manages social media content, and oversees post-event impressions. |
| Finance Chair | Helen Hintersatz | Manages the budget, monitors expenses, and ensures financial oversight. |
Questions may be asked using our mail adress ( chemnitz@…). We will add information missing and provide it in this FAQ section as well.
| Q: | Do we get food and drinks? |
| A: | During the talks we offer free drinks and during the poster sessions we will provide some snacks. For lunch, you can go to the mensa at the Straße der Nationen 62 or visit some other local food stands around the university. |
| Q: | Do I need to print a new poster? |
| A: | No. You can 'recycle' older posters of your topic, even from other conferences etc. We like to point out that you can print poster at the physics department, Research Group on the Theory of Disordered Systems pretty cheap. We like to point out that this is NOT the Printservice, they have shut down. 'Currently the price of an A0 printout on standard coated paper is 12 EUR and on glossy/semi glossy paper 20 EUR.' - 10/10/24 |
| Q: | Where will this forum happen? |
| A: | We intend to use the A10.305 for talk sessions and A10.367 + A10.368 at Straße der Nationen 62 for poster sessions. |
| Q: | How long is a talk? |
| A: | A talk slot is 15 minutes, consisting of 10 minutes talk and 5 minutes time for questions. |
| Q: | When can I put up my poster? |
| A: | At 5th of March, from 10:00 AM and 10:45 AM. The room will be specified in the programme section above. |
| Q: | Do you provide a laptop etc.? |
| A: | Yes. To ensure a smooth transition between the talks, a Laptop with wireless presenter will be provided by JCF. All you need to bring is your talk on a USB drive in either .pptx (Powerpoint, preferrable option) or .pdf format. |
