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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · 4d

She has been doing it all: placing NHC on surfaces 📍, adding the missing ingredient to battery electrolytes 🔋and shining light on new reactions 💡. Huge Congratulations to Ankita for her successful PhD defense! 🥳🥂
#PhDone

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · 15d

🔬 NHCs on III–V semiconductors this time!

📢 New in Angewandte Chemie: Functionalization of GaAs with N-heterocyclic carbenes — broadening the scope of NHCs as versatile surface modifiers.

A fantastic collaborative effort — congrats to all authors🎉

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes on a III‐V Semiconductor: From Chain Formation to Ordered Monolayers

The functionalization of GaAs, a model III-V semiconductor, with N-heterocyclic carbenes is demonstrated in a multidisciplinary experimental and theoretical approach. In this way, ordered monolayers ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · 26d

@boser-florian.bsky.social had a great time presenting at the 5-HT Chemistry & Health Innovators Club in Karlsruhe! Thanks to Alex Boeser & Corinna Herrmann for the inspiring program. Highlight: touring the Bräse group’s ChemASAP self-driving labs at @kit.edu!
#automation #chemistry

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nele & Sophie had a great time at #EFMCASMC2025 in sunny Porto 🌞. Inspiring talks, great networking, and, of course, some port wine 🍷.
A big thank you to the organizers and everyone who made this event so memorable!
#Porto #Networking #MedicinalChemistry

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ankita spent an inspiring week at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen during the 142nd International Summer School — gaining insights into cutting-edge innovations at BASF. 🌱🔬 Congratulations on winning the Best Poster Award! 🎉
#WinningWays #Networking #Collaboration

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dream Reactions Symposium – Wrap-Up Part III ✨

Congratulations to this year’s Poster Award winners for their outstanding contributions! 👏

A big thank-you to all poster presenters for sharing your research and the great spirit towards a sustainable future! 🌍

#DreamReactions #Sustainability

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dream Reactions Symposium – Wrap-Up Part II ✨

The momentum continued with engaging chemistry, and plenty of fresh ideas for a sustainable future. 🌍♻️

A special thank you to our speakers Tobias Ritter, Haritz Sardon Muguruza, Daniele Leonori and Bill Morandi! 🙌

#DreamReactions #Sustainability

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dream Reactions Symposium – Wrap-Up Part I ✨

Our speakers are truly passionate about driving towards a positive change! 🌍

Special congratulations to @fragrisoni.bsky.social, the very first recipient of the Green Dream Reactions Award!! 🏆👏

#DreamReactions#Sustainability

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 21

✨The Dream Reactions Symposium has begun! ✨

Today at the castle in Münster, brilliant scientists have gathered to share groundbreaking ideas in chemistry, sustainability, and innovation. 🌍⚗️

A huge thank you to our speakers —let’s make this symposium unforgettable!

#DreamReactions #Sustainability

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨Symposium Alert🚨

Building a sustainable future means daring to imagine new solutions and bringing pioneering ideas to life. What starts as a dream can become tomorrow’s state-of-the-art. 🌍

Stay tuned for cutting-edge research and inspiring talks!

#DreamReactions #Sustainability #GreenChemistry

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 19

What a catch! 🎣

Huge congratulations to @boser-florian.bsky.social for winning the first place poster prize at this year’s @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto awarded by @digital-discovery.rsc.org! 🥇

Thanks to the judges & organizers! #Accelerate2025

doi.org/10.1039/D4DD...

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re proud to share that Kazuho Ban was selected as part of the 2025 CAS Future Leaders program! 🎉

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition and exciting experience! 👏

#CASFutureLeaders #Leadership #CareerDevelopment #ResearchExcellence #Networking #FutureOfScience

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are excited to share our latest research article on lipofection using imidazolium-based lipids! 🧬

Congratulations to Marco Pierau , Ronewa Nematswerani, Calvin Dunker and a huge thank you also to Anna Junker for a great collaboration! 👏

Article: short-link.me/1b6EX

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Aug 14

Glorius Group on tour in Toronto! 🇨🇦🧳
Happy to see our Data Science team discussing the lab of the future at #Accelerate2025 🦾🧪.
Special thanks to all organizers from the @accelerationc.bsky.social!
#Closingtheloop #Chemistry

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our amazing bachelor students wrapped up their stays with a homemade breakfast for us — including a classic Mettigel! Big thanks to them for the hard work, good vibes, and delicious send-off.🍳🥐🌞

#LabLife #BreakfastInTheLab #BestTeam

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚀Unlocking new frontiers in photocatalysis with AI!
Our latest @jacs.acspublications.org paper presents a 3️⃣-layer screening strategy for accelerated discovery of EnT-catalyzed dearomative cycloadditions! ✨
Check this out: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#Photocatalysis #AIforScience #OrganicChemistry

Accelerated Discovery of Energy Transfer-Catalyzed Dearomative Cycloadditions through a Data-Driven Three-Layer Screening Strategy

Visible-light-mediated energy transfer (EnT) photocatalysis has emerged as a highly appealing strategy for converting planar (hetero)arenes into complex, medicinally relevant, three-dimensional (3D) a...

pubs.acs.org

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 24

Wrapping up ISSOC 2025 in Cambridge with huge congratulations to Marco Pierau and @mkarrasch.bsky.social on each winning a poster prize! 👏🏼👏🏼
We leave inspired by visionary talks by speakers including Zhiwei Zuo, exciting discussions, and new international friendships.
#ChemistryConference

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 23

An exciting start of ISSOC 2025 at Cambridge with great talks, discussions and a great finale by Tobias Ritter. Poster session by @mkarrasch.bsky.social, @felixwessels.bsky.social and @steffenheuvel.bsky.social was followed by rich scientific and intercultural exchange.🌏
More updates soon!🤓

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 23

👃🏼Smells like networking, fresh ideas & great science!
Nick Wierich & @marcjaspers.bsky.social are at "Flavors & Fragrances 2025" in Göttingen! From volatile compounds to vibrant conversations — chemistry's never smelled so good! 🌸🍐🍋
#chemistry #GDCH #flavors #fragrances #Göttingen

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 14

Huge congratulations to Dr. Marco Pierau & Dr. Ranjini Laskar on receiving their PhDs last Friday!🎓 The lab won’t be the same without our hydrogenation/membrane and photochemistry pros. Wishing you all the best in the next chapter of your careers!🌟
#PhDone #OrganicChemistry

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 9

Just returned from the European Symposium on Organic Chemistry 2025 after almost a week of engaging talks, diverse poster sessions and exploring Copenhagen🇩🇰. We had an inspiring time and thank everyone involved. Congratulations to Rebecca for winning a poster prize!🥳
#ESOC2025

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our summer party was a blast! We welcomed alumni, current members and students for a day of fun. Great food, even better company — thank you all for coming!☀️🥂
Can you spot our BBQ team?😉
#GloriusFamily #GroupSpirit #Chemistry #LabLife #SummerVibes

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 3

Leon and Niklas attended the Houk Research Conference “Combining Computation and Experiments” in Dresden! ☀️
Inspiring talks on synthesis, mechanisms, comp chem & ML, plus a sunny city tour.

Huge thanks to all speakers and organizers! 🙌

#HoukConference #MachineLearning

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jul 1

✨ Two of our group members had the incredible opportunity to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2025! 🌍🤝
They connected with brilliant minds, exchanged cutting-edge ideas, and were inspired by conversations with Nobel Laureates.

#LINO25 #NobelLaureates #LindauMeeting

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Glorius Group @gloriusgroup.bsky.social · Jun 27

The 4th Münster Symposium on Intelligent Matter #MÜSIM25 was a great success!😊
Engaging talks, interactive posters, and cross-disciplinary discussions. Ankita had a fantastic time attending!🤓👩‍🔬

#InterdisciplinaryResearch #ScienceCommunity

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