Researchers at the Catalysis Engineering group, led by Dr. Shiju Raveendran at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), have developed potassium-doped borophane nanosheets as ...

In a paper that has just been accepted by Communications Chemistry, an international team including researchers at the HIMS Molecular Photonics group led by Prof. Wybren Jan Buma present a study on optimizing photon ...

In a recent paper in the Journal of Chemical Physics, computational chemist Dr Ioana Ilie of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences and her PhD student Massimiliano Paesani explore the physics of ...

In a recent study published in Analytical Chemistry, researchers from the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) reveal a sobering reality regarding "nontargeted" chemical ...

Scientists at the EU4MOFs research network have taken the initiative to standardise the reporting of synthetic procedures and material properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). To this aim they have developed ...

Researchers Andreas Ehlers and Bas de Bruin at the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) contributed to research on a novel iron-based catalyst enabling novel carbene radical transfer reactions. Just ...

Researchers led by Dr Tati Fernández-Ibáñez at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have discovered that silver salts can actively promote the oxidative addition step in palladium-catalysed C–H arylation ...

In a recent paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (University of Amsterdam) present a practical two-step, one-pot strategy to convert ...

In a paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), chemists Dr Catriona James, Maartje van Rijn and Dr Sonja Pullen of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) report an in-depth study ...

With their recent paper in ACS Central Science, Jasper Schuurmans and Timothy Noël at the Flow Chemistry group of the Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences make an important contribution to a lively discussion ...

Following the success of the first edition of the ‘Molecular Jungle’ club night, Computational Chemistry researchers of the University of Amsterdam will host its second edition on 10 April at Jungle Amsterdam, Tweede ...

On Wednesday 18 March, students of the ‘MBO College Hilversum’ visited the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences for an inspiring Masterclass on electrolysers. The secondary vocational students got hands-on ...

Gadi Rothenberg, professor of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam’s Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, has written a textbook on Innovation Management in ...

Analytical scientist Dr Bob Pirok of the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences has been awarded the 19th annual ‘Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award’ by LCGC International, a well-known global publisher in ...

On 28 January, the UvA Faculty of Science hosted the Deep Tech Day to explore how our deep technological research can create real-world impact and foster collaboration with business leaders and innovators. The ...

Prof. Wim Noorduin has received a Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council. Noorduin, professor at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (UvA/HIMS) and group leader at the AMOLF research ...

The Dutch Research Council NWO and National Growth Fund GroenvermogenNL have awarded €19,3 million to the HyFINE consortium that will work towards a more sustainable synthesis of special and fine chemicals. Such ...

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 ...