++ 2013 Feb 07 ++
Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry
The 2nd German Symposium on supramolecular chemistry is hosted at the WWU Münster on February 14th and 15th. The Meeting is organized by Prof. Bart Jan Ravoo and Dr. Pol Besenius, both being members of the Münster initiative "Center for Soft Nanoscience". [SupraChem 2013 Webpage]

++ 2012 Dec 17 ++
Young Career Focus in SYNFORUM: Dr. Olga García Mancheño
"Dr. Olga García Mancheño is portrayed in SYNFORUM Issue 01/2013 in order to present young up-and-coming researchers who are performing exceptionally well in the arena of organic chemistry and related fields of research." [SYNFORM Issue 2013/01]

++ 2012 Dec 06 ++
LEIBNIZ-PRIZE 2013 goes to Prof. Frank Glorius!
The most prestigious German scientific award, the "Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Preis" 2013 goes to Prof. Frank Glorius for his outstanding and pioneering contributions in the field of organic catalysis research. [press release, german]

++ 2012 Aug 28 ++
"Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis" of the GdCh for Prof. Werner Uhl
Prof. Werner Uhl (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and SFB 858, Project A2) is awarded with one of the most important prizes of the inorganic chemistry community in Germany by the German Chemists' Society (GdCh), the "Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis" for his research on innovative synthetic concepts involving the chemistry of aluminum, gallium and indium. [press release, german]

++ 2012 Jul 30 ++
Young Scientist Pol Besenius introduces Nanoscience guided by Nature
Dr. Pol Besenius, habilitand in the environment of Prof. Ravoo's group, and his research group is portrayed. [press release, german]

++ 2012 May 04 ++
Renowned: 3rd Edition of the SFB 858 hosted "Münster Symposium on Cooperative Effects in Chemistry" (MSCEC 2012)
More than 350 scientific guests, a total of 74 poster contributions, 4 of them awarded with the MSCEC 2012 poster prize for outstanding scientific achievements on the field of cooperative research and 4 worldwide renowned scientist, that presented their results in plenary lectures: These indicators marked the quality of the third edition of the SFB 858's "Münster Symposium on Cooperative Effects in Chemistry" [symposium webpage]; [press release, german]

++ 2012 Mar 30 ++
Welcome: Guest Scientists Prof. Christina White and Prof. Martin Burke (univ. of Illinois)
Both Scientist have been awarded with numerous prizes, including the prestigeous Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. The SFB 858 invites interested scinetist and students for fruitful discussions. [press release, german]; [guests, lectures and events of the SFB 858]

++ 2012 Mar 22 ++
Springer Heterocyclic Chemistry Award for Prof. Frank Glorius
Prof. Frank Glorius has been selected as first laureate of the Springer Heterocyclic Chemistry Award, that acknowledges inventive research on this particular field of chemical research.  [press release, german]

++ 2012 Mar 08 ++
Speaker of the SFB 858 portrayed - Prof. Armido Studer
Prof. Armido Studer, speaker of the SFB 858, is portrayed in ChemistryViews and in an Author Profile in the Angewandte Chemie. Have a look. [author profile in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.]; [portrait in ChemistryViews]

++ 2012 Jan 02 ++
TWAS elects Prof. Harald Fuchs
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, has elected Prof. Harald Fuchs from the Department of Physics and Principle Investigator in project B2 as a new member. [TWAS web page]; [press release, german]

++ 2011 Dec 15 ++
Prof. Gerhard Erker awarded with "ERC Advanced Grant 2011"
The European Research Council (ERC) recognizes the research of Prof. Gerhard Erker, Principle Investigator of the SFB 858 on projects A1 and B3, with the "ERC Advanced Grant 2011" on the field of Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry. [ERC web page]; [press release, german]

++ 2011 Dec 14 ++
Cooperative Effects Mediate Surface Chemistry - Prime Example of SFB 858 published in SCIENCE
An outstanding example of cooperative effects utilized for chemical reactivity on surfaces has been published in Science. Principle Investigators Proff. Fuchs, Chi and Erker have demonstrated aliphatic C-H activation and C-C bond formation on gold surfaces. [doi]; [press release, german]

++ 2011 Dec 08 ++
"Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2012" for Dr. Olga García Mancheño
Dr. Olga García Mancheño has been awarded with the "Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2012" which recognizes scientific achievements on an early stage of the career. [press release, german]

++ 2011 Dec 08 ++
2nd Students' Workshop in Münster welcomes B. Kirchner (U Leipzig), K.-H. Gericke (TU Braunschweig), H. Hopf (TU Braunschweig) and I. Krossing (U Freiburg)
One by one: The students of the IRTG/SFB 858 have invited reknowed scientists, who contribute to their particular field of research. Each invited lectue is flanked by a students talk. Guest are most welcome. [guests, lectures and events of the SFB 858]; [workshop program]

++ 2011 Nov 03 ++
Project A14 on Ubiquitine-like Modifiers as Biochemical Tools granted
The DFG has allowed funding for Project A14 by Prof. Henning D. Mootz entitled "Novel Protein Chemical Tools for the Investigation of Cooperative Effects in Protein Interactions mediated by Ubiquitine-like Modifiers" from 2012 on. [project description]

++ 2011 Sep 01 ++
MINT Academy for Female Students - SFB 858 supports Gender Concepts of the WWU Münster
The First MINT Academy "The World in 3D" was hosted at the University of Muenster on September 1st and 2nd. Female students from several high schools (Gymnasien) took the chance to get a deeper insight into the topics of the SFB 858 and into the young PhD students' daily lab life. [press release, german]; [snapshot at the excursion]

++ 2011 Aug 03 ++
DFG grants Project B13 on Molecular cooperative action of proteins involved in positive DNA supercoiling
The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports project B13 by Prof. Dagmar Klostermeier within the SFB 858. Prof. Klostermeier explores the molecular interaction modes in enzymes involved in DNA supercoiling, strenghening the field of biophysical research on Cooperative Effects. [project description]

++ 2011 Jul 25 ++
OMCOS Award 2011 - Prof. Frank Glorius honored in Shanghai
Prof. F. Glorius is decorated with the OMCOS 2011 Award (IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis) for his outstanding contributions to organometallic heterogeneous and homogenoeus catalysis. [press release, german]

++ 2011 May 06 ++
MSCEC 2011 - Cooperative Effects Research form Large Biological to Small Molecular Systems - More than 60 Posters - Four Posters awarded with the MSCEC 2011 Poster Prize
More than 300 scientist joined the 2nd Münster Symposium on Cooperative Effects in Chemistry (MSCEC 2011) on May 6th 2011 in the Aula of the Schloss (Castle) of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Contributions from all areas covered by the SFB 858 where adressed by plenary lectures from E.M. Carreira (ETH Zurich, SUI), D. Milstein (Rehovot, ISR), C.M. Niemeyer (Dortmund, GER), and K. Schulten (Illinois, USA). Furthermore, more than 50 posters presented by young researchers from allover Germany where presented and the top four where awarded with MSCEC 2011 poster prizes. [symposium webpage]; [press release, german]

++ 2011 Apr 27 ++
New Member of the Leopoldina: Prof. Gerhard Erker
Prof. Gerhard Erker, principle investigator within the SFB 858 in projects A1 and B3, has been elected as a member of the "Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina". The "Leopoldina" is one of the oldest scientific academies, existing continiously for more than 350 years. [press release, german]

++ 2011 Apr 12 ++
Humboldt-Foundation awards Prof. Erker with Heisenberg Medal
Prof. Gerhard Erker, principle investigator within the SFB 858 in projects A1 and B3, has been awarded with the Werner-Heisenberg-Medal of the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation. [press release, german]

++ 2011 Mar 22 ++
Vice-Speaker of the SFB 858, Prof. Stefan Grimme, elected as regular member of the "Class of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy for Sciences and Arts"
Prof. Dr. Stefan Grimme, Vice-Speaker of the SFB 858, has been elected as regular member of the "Klasse für Naturwissenschaften und Medizin der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaften". Currently 68 regular members from sciences, medicine and arts belong to the academy. The award honors outstanding contributions within the field of the development of quantum-chemical methods, in particular the "double hybrid functionals" as an correction and improvement of conventional DFT-based methods. [list of academy members in natural sciences, german]; [homepage of the academy, german]

++ 2011 Jan 14 ++
Prof. Galla elected as president of the German Society of Biophysics (DGfB e.V.)
The German Society for Biophysics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biophyik e.V.) has elected Prof. H.-J. Galla as its president. The Society represents about 600 national researchers on this particular field of research. [press release, german]

++ 2010 Nov 28 ++
DFG grants Project B12 "Multi Scale Modeling of Cooperativity in Complex Molecular Systems" by Dr. Mark Waller
The German Research Foundation (DFG) supports project B12 by Dr. Mark Waller within the SFB 858. Dr. Waller will work on Multi Scale Modeling of Cooperativity in Complex Molecular Systems, strenghening the field of theoretical research on Cooperative Effects. [project description]

++ 2010 Nov 25 ++
Prof. Dr. Stefan Grimme awarded with "Lise Meitner Lectureship 2010"
Prof. Dr. Stefan Grimme, Chair of theoretical organic chemistry at the WWU Münster and principle investigator (Z1) and Vice-Speaker of the SFB 858, was awarded with the "Lise Meitner Lectureship 2010" in Jerusalem, Israel. The "Lise Meitner-Minerva Center" honors his contributions to the development of novel and reliable methods for the density functional theory (DFT). [press release, german]

++ 2010 Nov 02 ++
"Starting Grant" of the ERC for Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius
Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, Speaker of the IRTG/SFB858, was awarded with one of europe's most prestigious grants: The European Research Council (ERC) will support his research with the "ERC Starting Grant", supporting his research after a highly competitive selection procedure. [press release, german]

++ 2010 Oct 18 ++
"Science Slam": SFB 858 - Contribution on Cooperativity by Patrick Seelheim (Biochemistry) wins!
Patrick Seelheim from the group of Prof. H.-J. Galla wins the 2nd "Science Slam" with a contribution on Cooperative Effects. [video of the awarded presentation, german]

++ 2010 Oct 13 ++
1st Students' Workshop in Wettringen, Landhaus Rothenberge, Oct 13th-15th
The Students of the IRTG/SFB858 "Principles and Applications of Cooperative Effects" meet on their first workshop in the Landhaus Rothenberge with an evening lecture by Prof. Gerhard Hilt (Philipps-University Marburg). The students' lectures are completed by contributions from Dr. J. J.Weigand and Dr. M. Waller (both WWU Münster). [schedule]; [snapschot]

++ 2010 Apr 30 ++
The 1st Münster Symposium on Cooperative Effects in Chemistry (MSCEC), 2010 April 30th
With the start of the Collaborative Research Center, SFB 858 in 2010, more than 200 scientist joined the first Münster Symposium on Cooperative Effects in Chemistry on April 30th 2010 in the Aula of the Schloss (Castle) of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Contributions from all areas covered by the SFB 858 where adressed by plenary lectures from E.W. Meijer (Eindhoven, NL), B.H. Lipshutz (Santa Barbara, USA), H. Grützmacher (Zürich, SUI), H. Waldmann (Dortmund, GER) and F.D. Toste (Berkeley, USA). Furthermore, nearly 50 posters presented by young researchers from allover Germany made this meeting a fruitful platform for research areas related to cooperative effects in chemistry. [symposium webpage]

++ 2009 Nov 18 ++
DFG establishes SFB 858 at the University of Münster
A total of 17 new collaborative research centers is established by the DFG with the beginning of the year 2010, among them the SFB 858. [press release, german]; [press release DFG, english]