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It is our pleasure to announce the Photochemistry Summer School 2012, an advanced course covering fundamentals and applications of photochemistry, the fourth in a series (1998, 2003, 2008) organized by the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC, a cooperation between the Chemistry Departments of the University of Amsterdam, Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) under the auspices of the European Photochemistry Association (EPA). Registration is open for PhD-students, postdoctoral students and industrial scientist

A quick photoimpression of the TULIP school 2012. A more elaborate photo-website will be launched soon.

Both the renown journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics and the Genootschap ter Bevordering van de Natuur-, Genees-, en Heelkunde were kind enough to sponsor the HRSMC Summerschool on "Modern Developments in Spectroscopy" (TULIP 2012) that was held in Noordwijk, April 10-13. In their name, two posterprizes were awarded. The organizing committee also awarded the most active participant prize.

After 3 full days (starting Tuesday afternoon, ending Friday afternoon) of inspiring lectures and intellectual and social challenges Tulip 2012 has ended. It was hard to say goodbye to sunny Noordwijk.
We hope you had as wonderful a time as we did and we hope to see you all at a next HRSMC course or summer school. (Spread the word!)

Metal-free Phosphorus/Boron-species stores Hydrogen and CO₂

Koop Lammertsma, Chris Slootweg and co-workers have published the pre-organized P/B-based Frustrated Lewis Pair tBu₂CH₂BPh₂ (see picture) in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (J.Am.Chem.Soc.2012, 134,201) and showed that this simple main-group compound can store hydrogen as well as carbon dioxide.

 For download available: abstracts of the lectures and posters that will be presented during the Symposium on November 4. Take a look and tell your colleagues about the fascinating programme!

October 1, 2011

Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry honors innovative PhD-thesis work.

Dick Stufkens Prijs 2011 awarded to chemist Sergio Ioppolo

The Dick Stufkens Prijs 2011 is awarded to Dr. Sergio Ioppolo. The prize is given for his Ph.D. thesis “Surface Formation Routes of Interstellar Molecules”, in which he describes the construction of a laboratory-based instrument enabling the simulation of interstellar conditions and the observation of chemical reactions under such conditions. The Dick Stufkens Prijs is an annual prize, awarded to the best thesis of a Ph.D. student belonging to the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC). The prize consists of a certificate and an amount of 1.000 euro. Prof. dr. J. W. Verhoeven will present the prize to the winner on November 4 during the annual HRSMC symposium in Amsterdam. At the symposium the laureate will present a lecture on the work described in his thesis.

Mark your calendars for the next HRSMC Symposium: November 4, 2011.

This annual event will be organized at the VU University. Besides PhD lectures (to be further announced), a guest lecture of prof.dr Piet Gros (winner of the NWO Spinoza Prize 2010) and lectures of HRSMC staff members: dr Eelco Ruijter, prof.dr Fred Brouwer and dr Francesco Buda. 

 Final programme and details will follow, the preliminary programme can be found here