In a recent paper in Angewandte Chemie, Amsterdam researchers solve a decades-old problem in using VCD spectroscopy for the analysis of chiral, ‘handed’ molecules. Their work now enables the reliable determination of ...

Building on their earlier research into two-dimensional and layered catalysts, researchers at the Catalysis Engineering group of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences led by associate professor Shiju ...

In a 'hot paper' that has just been published in Angewandte Chemie, researchers at the Flow Chemistry group of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences report a safe and scalable flow-based strategy for the ...

A 2023 paper on “Chemical Recycling of Used PET by Glycolysis Using Niobia-Based Catalysts" in ACS Engineering Au is one of the most read and most cited papers of the journal. The research was conducted by the ...

In a paper in Nature Chemistry, a team of researchers from the universities of Groningen, Amsterdam, and East China University of Science and Technology present a fully synthetic covalent polymer that mimics the ...

Researchers at the Biocatalysis group led by Dr Francesco Mutti at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (University of Amsterdam) have developed a novel use of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) enzymes. In an ...

In a recently published article in the journal NPJ Heritage Science, researchers from the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam show how Rembrandt tuned his choice of pigments to arrive at a high-contrast, ...

In a recent Chemistry Europe paper, PhD candidate Jens Tolboom from the research group Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-inspired Catalysis at the Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences describes improved ...

In a paper in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Dr Lapo Renai and colleagues at the Environmental Modelling and Mass Spectrometry (EMCMS) group led by Dr Saer Samanipour at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for ...

In a collaboration with the group of Prof. Ben Feringa at Groningen University, Prof. Hong Zhang and his PhD graduate Dr Kefan Wu at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have ...

Dr Amanda Garcia has been promoted to Associate Professor in Electrocatalysis and Electrocatalytic Conversion at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS). Garcia leads a research team that develops ...

NWO has awarded grants to 72 projects in the latest round of the Open Competition ENW-XS. Four of these projects are led by researchers from the UvA Faculty of Science: Bettina Baumgartner, Tina Pollmann, Joost Reek ...

Dr Stefania Grecea of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) takes part in the H2LEARN project that was recently awarded funding of almost €4.5 million by the Dutch Research Council NWO and the ...

In a new educational initiative at the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Science, food professionals contribute to an appealing course teaching the basics of physics, chemistry and biology through cooking. Both ...

The research group of associate professor Bob Pirok at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) is partnering with Agilent Technologies to develop advanced analytical ...

Dr Giulia Giubertoni and Dr Zheng Wei have been selected as fellows of the Dutch national 'Faculty of Impact' programme. It will help them to further develop their entrepreneurial and business skills to grow their ...

Prof. Katrien Keune is the newly-appointed Chair of the Netherlands Institute for Conservation+Art+Science+ (NICAS), an institute carrying out interdisciplinary research that encompasses the fields of conservation, ...

Prof. Wybren Jan Buma of Molecular Photonics at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has received €350,000 funding from HFML-FELIX, the Dutch national research institute featuring a High Field Magnet ...

NWO has awarded grants to 21 projects in the latest round of the Open Competition ENW-M. Two of these projects are led by researchers who work at the UvA Faculty of Science: the project of Rebecca Reiffenhäuser and ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to dance among molecules? Probably not, but on Friday, 28 November, you can check it out anyway. That evening, Computational Chemistry researchers of the University of ...