Nobel Prizes 2021

This October the winners of the annual Nobel Prizes have been announced, and we are proud to say that not one but two of our MPG scientists have had the honor of receiving this coveted award.

Physics:
Together with two other laureates Klaus Hasselmann shares this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for:

“[…] groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems”

Hasselmann and Manabe laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it and are acknowledged for:

“[…] the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming”

Chemistry:
Benjamin List
together with his co-laureat David MacMillen won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for:

“[…] the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”

They are credited with the invention of “an ingenious tool for building molecules” called organocatalysis, which has had a great impact on pharmaceutical research, and “has made chemistry greener”

Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach.
1. Klaus Hasselmann
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
2. Benjamin List
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

You can find more information on this year’s Nobel Prices and the winners here.

FHI Research Report 2020 as Highlight

The research reports 2020 (in German) from the Max Planck Institutes have been published. The report from the Interface Science Department on tailor-made catalysts for the green energy industry is one of the Max Planck Society’s yearbook highlights

Highlights from the yearbook 2020 (PDF)
Roldán Cuenya, Beatriz; Bergmann, Arno; Kley, Christopher; Grosse, Philipp; Öner, Sebastian: Tailor-made catalysts for the green energy industry, p. 8-10

Jahrbuch-Highlights 2020 (PDF)
Roldán Cuenya, Beatriz; Bergmann, Arno; Kley, Christopher; Grosse, Philipp; Öner, Sebastian: Maßgeschneiderte Katalysatoren für die grüne Energiewirtschaft, S. 8-10

Stadt-Rundgänge durch Dahlem 2021

Am 6. Juni starten die Dahlem-Rundgänge 2021. Dieses Mal werden zwei unterschiedliche Sonntagsführungen angeboten.

TERMINE (unter Vorbehalt nach Pandemielage)
6.6., 4.7., 1.8., 5.9., 3.10.2021 Auf den Spuren der Nobelpreisträger
20.6., 18.7., 15.8., 19.9.2021 │ Fake & Fakten aus dem “deutschen Oxford”
jeweils 11 Uhr (für Einzelbesucher)
TREFFPUNKT
Harnack-Haus, Ihnestr. 16-20, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
UNKOSTENBEITRAG
5 Euro, 3 Euro ermäßig

Mehr unter https://www.mpg.de/11137898/dahlemtour-berlin.html

Dahlem-Rundgänge 2020

Am 7. Juni starteten in diesem Jahr die Dahlem-Rundgänge. Die Sonntagsführungen stehen unter dem Titel:

Fake & Fakten aus dem “deutschen Oxford”

TERMINE
21.6., 5.7., 19.7., 2.8., 16.8., 6.9., 20.9.2020 / jeweils 11 Uhr (für Einzelbesucher)
TREFFPUNKT
Harnack-Haus, Ihnestr. 16-20, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
UNKOSTENBEITRAG
5 Euro, 3 Euro ermäßig

Mehr unter https://www.mpg.de/11137898/dahlemtour-berlin.html