Inauguration lecture
On Jan 21st Simon gave his inauguration lecture as part of the new year’s reception of the faculty of natural sciences of Ulm University. The audience saw an interactive talk …

an explorative research lab located at the University of Ulm and Max-Planck-Institute for Solid-State Research.
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Porous Functional Framework Materials Porosity is an intersting property although it describes more or less void. Voids in porous solids can easily be occupied by guest species, creating a rich …
Molecular Machines are dynamic molecular species that transfer a physical or chemical stimulus into directed motion. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 was awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser …
What phenomena can arise from dynamic properties in porous solids? Adsorption describes the adhesion of atoms, ions or molecules from a gas, liquid or solution state (fluid phase) to a …
Light emitted by the sun is the most powerful energy source in our solar system and as thus provides a unique chance to render energy demanding processes sustainable if sun …
On Jan 21st Simon gave his inauguration lecture as part of the new year’s reception of the faculty of natural sciences of Ulm University. The audience saw an interactive talk …
Simon was recently named as part of the board of the newly founded Electrochemical Energy Storage Academy (EES Academy). Building on the strong foundation established since 2018, the 𝗘𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 …
I guess it’s a good time to share this image from last years “porous materials in energy science” conference that I had the pleasure to co-organize. Congrats to Susumu Kitagawa, …
You want to see our latest work on flexible MOFs? Check out the open access paper by Timo Manitz et al. published in Small on “Elucidating the Structure and the …
Today is the first day of Simons new position at Ulm University. The group is still preparing the move and we are confident to ramp up our research soon in …