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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 12d

Nice to re-connect with the University #alumni community 🤝

Erwin gave a talk to update @cam.ac.uk graduates on the exciting #science that our Department keeps fostering 🧪 🚀

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 12d

#COF and CNx join forces for scalable #photoreforming 💪🍃

Check our latest work led by Suvendu on covalent organic frameworks-carbon nitride Z-scheme for the photoreforming of #plastic and #biomass ☀️

doi.org/10.1002/adma...

Covalent Organic Framework and Carbon Nitride Composite for Scalable Solar Reforming

A modular composite, containing a covalent organic framework, indium tin oxide, carbon nitride and nickel based molecular catalyst, enables solar reforming under neutral aqueous conditions, convertin....

doi.org

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 14d

Design a semi-artificial flow #electrolyzer⚡️, converge #CO2 and #plastic into #formate➡️⛽️⬅️, then use it as a C1 block for #light-driven #hydrocarboxylation💡🧪

That's the latest work by Beverly and Santiago, just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🥳🥳

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

Enzymatic Flow Electrolyzer for CO2 and Waste Comproportionation to Formate and Its Use in Photocatalytic Alkene Hydrocarboxylation

A flow electrolyzer employing formate dehydrogenase on a porous TiO2-carbon felt cathode is developed for paired electrolysis of CO2 and waste (plastic and biomass) to produce formate. The electrolyz...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 20d

#Connecting with our #alumni🔗

Carla Casadevall (2020-2022) enthusiastically worked on #carbon-based materials for #photocatalysis 💪🌱☀️

Now group leader at @iciq.org, her mission is turning sunlight into chemicals with nanoreactors 🔍

Here her #memories of the @reisnerlab.bsky.social

ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 22d

#Connecting with our #alumni 🔗

We remember Qian Wang for her many contributions as a postdoc in our group (2018-2021) 🫴☀️

Today, she's happily leading her own #research group as a full #professor at @en.nagoya-u.ac.jp
🌸

Here are some of her #memories of the
@reisnerlab.bsky.social

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 25d

Great week enjoying the breeze on Lake Como in Italy at the International School on Material Interfaces for Engineering Living Systems, where Glenn presented his results on Organic #Semiconductors-#Bacteria #Biohybrids 🥤🦠☀️

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · 28d

It was great to celebrate 15 years of the @reisnerlab.bsky.social with our alumni! 🥳

Inspiring stories of their paths since they left our #sun-driven lab in Cambridge at our symposium in St John's College and fun at our Sunday #BBQ ☀️🍔

Can't wait to reunite a wider #family of alumni next time!

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 7

Great opportunity to work at the interface between #microbiology, #photocatalysis and #electrocatalysis as a project coordinator of our recently EIC-funded #sunlight-to-food project ☀️➡️🍔 led by @biophotoelectro.bsky.social

Jenny Zhang @biophotoelectro.bsky.social · Sep 7

We have a project coordinator role open for a new EIC consortium project SOLARSPOON. It is suitable for anyone with a Masters or PhD www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/project...
Do you know anyone who might be suitable? Please let me know :)

Project Coordinator and Developer (full time or part time)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and highly organised person for a newly created role to act as coordinator and developer for the new European Innovation Council-funded

www.cam.ac.uk

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Finally, the final plenary talk speaker, and a notable member of the @reisnerlab.bsky.social received the Tilden Prize from the @rsc.org 🏆

Congratulations, Erwin 👏👏🥳
#ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

And here is a beautiful collage of poster presenters 📊
Nice to see the happy faces of our PhD students Afreen, Ariffin, Beverly, and Sampurna 😁😁😁

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Recently graduated, jointly supervised by our and @biophotoelectro.bsky.social's lab, Rachel Egan summarises her thorough PhD exploration on wired photosynthetic #cyanobacterias on #electrodes 👏👏🦠⚡️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

One of our #bio-hybrid enthusiast alumni, Shafeer Kalathil, now Assistant Professor at @northumbriauni.bsky.social, giving updates on his independent research since he left our lab 🦠☀️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

Now lecturer at @qmul.bsky.social, Lin Su still finds it hard to detach from the @reisnerlab.bsky.social ❤️
He joined us to share his experience with E. coli and artificial #photosynthesis 🦠🍃🌞

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Bacteria 🦠 and #light 💡 team up to convert #CO2 into complex products in the story of Santiago Rodríguez-Jiménez's committed research in our lab

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

A colourful, enthusiastic journey into the secret life of #enzymes on #semiconductors unravelled by our Yongpeng Liu 🚀

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

One more member of the early days of the lab, Moritz Kühnel, now Professor at @unihohenheim.bsky.social, showcasing his latest results on O2-tolerant #photocatalysis for #enzymatic and bio-driven #chemical conversion 🎈☀️♻️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

One of the earliest members of the lab, Chia-Yu Lin, now professor at National Cheng Kung University, giving insights into iodide-enhanced
#CO2RR to C2+ products.

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our recent alumnus @virgilandrei.bsky.social, now Assistant Professor at NTU Singapore, presenting an overview of his work on #PEC devices developed through years of PhD and postdoctoral research in our lab 💪💪☀️⚡️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's @andrea-rogo.bsky.social's turn presenting his exploration into liquid-solid-liquid #photocatalysis 🟠🟡🔵
☀️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

A whole PhD of dedication on the development of #OPV solar cells for #photoelectrochemical cells and #enzymatic solar-driven synthesis presented by our @celineyeungws.bsky.social

👏👏☀️⚡

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

Do Hyung telling the audience how he transitioned from the design of #perovskite solar cells ⚡to biohybrid-driven #SolarFuels production ☀️🦠

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 A large delegation of members and alumni of the
@reisnerlab.bsky.social presenting at the International #SolarFuels conference in Newcastle 🗣️🥳

We start today with Qian Wang from Nagoya University presenting her many achievements in Z scheme photocatalysis ☀️

@rsc.org #ISF2025

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ReisnerLab @reisnerlab.bsky.social · Aug 16

📢 Apply now to the #GRC and #GRS conference and seminar on #Light-Driven #Chemical Interactions 💡🧪 to be held May 2-8, 2026 in Lucca, Italy @GordonConf

🗓️Application deadline: 5 April, 2026 🗓️

www.grc.org/renewable-en...
www.grc.org/renewable-en...

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

Join our team for a #postdoc #fellowship at NTU Singapore! ☀️ Multiple opportunities available: 👇

1) Research Fellowship in Photo(electro)catalysis
www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences...
Apply here: ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Career...

Research Fellow (Photo(electro)catalysis)

The School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) provides a vibrant and nurturing environment for staff and students to carry out inter-disciplinary research in key areas such as Computational Ma...

ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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Virgil Andrei @virgilandrei.bsky.social · Aug 6

2) NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline: 31 October 2025)
www.ntu.edu.sg/research/res...
Apply here: apps.ntu.edu.sg/TRACS_ui/wel...

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