Prof. Schirin Hanf is leading the KIT project “FAIR in the Laboratory,” which has received nearly €100,000 from the Chemical Industry Fund (FCI). The initiative will train chemistry students in modern research data management and FAIR principles, preparing them for the digital future of science and industry.
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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in synthesizing molecules with great potential for future applications in data storage and quantum information technology. They report on this new class of rare-earth compounds with specific magnetic properties in the journal Nature Chemistry.
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At the Chemiedozententagung, the ADUC awards the ADUC Prize to up to three early-career researchers who have established an independent research profile in chemistry.
Schirin Hanf has been awarded the ADUC Prize this year in recognition of her development of homo- and heterogeneous transition metal catalysts involving p-block elements and their application in industrially relevant processes.
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Schirin Hanf has received the Jochen Block Prize 2026 of the German Catalysis Society for her innovative work on new, alternative concepts for the synthesis and application of catalytic systems with isolated active centers. The prize will be awarded at the Deutsche Katalytikertagung in Weimar.
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The Leopoldina originated in 1652 as a classical scholarly society and now has 1,700 members from almost all branches of science. In 2008, the Leopoldina was appointed as the German National Academy of Sciences and, in this capacity, was invested with two major objectives: representing the German scientific community internationally, and providing policymakers and the public with science-based advice.
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Founded in 1909, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the State Academy of Sciences and Humanities of Baden-Württemberg.