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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Proud to be part of the 1st Runner-Up team at the Merck Innovation Cup 2026 with Advanced Electronic Materials! An intense, inspiring week of science, innovation, and teamwork. Grateful for the experience and everyone who made it possible! #MerckInnovationCup #MaterialsScience #Innovation

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Simon Krause @simonkrause.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

See our first work in context of Research Data Management. Thanks for the nice collaboration in the @crc1333.bsky.social consortium and to @esengulciftci.bsky.social for her efforts in reproducible MOF synthesis.

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CRC 1333 @crc1333.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

CRC 1333 supported the 37th German Zeolite Conference at the @mpifkf.bsky.social, organized by @dechema.bsky.social. Great discussions on porous materials & catalysis — and a dedicated CRC 1333 session with Dr. Johanna Bruckner, Dr. Patrick Probst &@samvangele.bsky.social. ▶️more: 🔗bit.ly/4cVoDKg

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CRC 1333 Supports the 37th German Zeolite Conference in Stuttgart - Collaborative Research Center 1333

From February 25–27, 2026, the 37th German Zeolite Conference (DZT) took place at the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart. The conference was organized by DECHEMA e.V. and co-ho...

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Kenichi Endo @kenichiendo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

New preprint! We worked with data scientist colleagues on how we can tidy up messy records of MOF syntheses and use them for ML. The keyword is "data model"! @esengulciftci.bsky.social @simonkrause.bsky.social chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....

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Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research @mpifkf.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Visit of Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann to the MPI-FKF with Petra Olschowski, Minister of Science of Baden-Württemberg, and Prof. Patrick Cramer, President of the MPG. The visit included lab tours, the presentation of the AMDL project, and discussions on fostering science and innovation!

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

From labs to the stage, people from different departments and countries. Music brings us together. BandGap, our institute music group, @mpifkf.bsky.social end-of-year party✨

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We aim for high-level research, so we decided to put ourselves at the highest altitude in Germany - the Zugspitze! 🏔️❄️☃️ This year's group retreat was fully surrounded by snow, but the confinement effect in the mountain successfully induced our red-hot, strong bonds once again 🤝🤝

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa, and Richard Robson on receiving the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Their discoveries continue to inspire scientists worldwide. I’m grateful to contribute to this fascinating area of research.

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Stefano Canossa @stecanossa.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

My tutorial review on single crystal diffraction analysis is now online @crystengcomm.rsc.org! Students, supervisors, and reviewers: Please consider this thought-provoking read to discover many facets of the crystallographic practice that are often overlooked or misunderstood 💎 #crystallography

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Useful practices in single crystal diffraction analysis of reticular structures

Single crystal diffraction analysis remains the gold standard for the three-dimensional atomic structure characterization of framework materials such as metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic fram...

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Grateful to the Royal Society of Chemistry Switzerland for inviting me to visit CERN, a place where science and technology push their limits. A powerful reminder of Carl Sagan’s words: “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” #CERN #Science #Technology

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Frederik Haase @frederikhaase.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Come join our team! We have a PhD position available on noncovalent interactions in COFs. The position is part of the BEAM graduate school. (Details in the alt text)

PhD Position:
One fully-funded doctoral student (m/f/d) position (salary level 65% E13) is available in the group of Jun.-Prof. Frederik Haase at the MLU Halle in Germany (https://www.chemie.uni-halle.de/AK_Haase).
Self-organization in covalent organic frameworks via multiple noncovalent interactions
This project is part of the BEAM: Beyond Amphiphilicity graduate school that also offering career development courses. Applicants must have a completed or soon to be completed scientific university degree (Diploma or Master's) in chemistry, have a solid background in organic chemistry and an interest in organic solid-state chemistry.
Very good knowledge of written and spoken English is required.
Please send your application until 8. September 2025 to frederik.haase@chemie.uni-halle.de. The application should include a cover letter and CV that include your previous research experience.
For the full application text see:
https://www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/ausschr/25_5_8919_25_D_engl.pdf

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Wrapped up 24 intense hours at BESSY II, lots of data, and a truly valuable experience. Huge thanks to @stecanossa.bsky.social and @shuntokuda.bsky.social for the help, and to @simonkrause.bsky.social for all his support. Looking forward to data analysis 😊

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Look at our first group photo in 2025! We celebrated Bettina's Leibniz award together and enjoyed the beautiful weather of early summer with BBQ ☀️🌲 Here’s to more breakthroughs, sunshine, and sizzling science this year!

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Attended the Japanese–German Symposium on Frontiers in Future Materials Design at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research. Inspiring talks and ideas. Big thanks to the organizing team for a great event! #mpi #futurematerials

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Had a great time at the International Max Planck Research School for Condensed Matter Science (IMPRS-CMS) Retreat with colleagues from different research areas at MPI-FKF. Glad to share a brief intro on MOFs. Thanks to the organizers! #MOFs #imprs #mpı

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Glad to attend MOF School 2025 online this year. It was a week full of insightful lectures. The photo is from my first MOF School in Lake Como, a truly memorable experience and a turning point in my MOF journey. Many thanks to the organizers for both inspiring events! #MOFschool2025 #MOFs

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Lotsch Group @lotschgroup.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🏃‍♂️🌍 The FKF-Nanorunners crushed it at the Stuttgart Run 2025! Over 12 nationalities, one team spirit — members of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research proudly crossed the finish line together (10 km run / 5 km Nordic walking). Science, sweat & solidarity! 💪🔥 #TeamFKFNanorunner

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 22/04/2025

In an open letter of support to the President of @harvard.edu, Max Planck President Patrick Cramer @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de has expressed his full support of the University in its stance against demands by the Trump administration to change its policies in order to retain federal funding.

A photo of Max Planck President Patrick Cramer and the words: "Threats to science anywhere are threat to science everywhere".

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

We recently attended the Rietveld and Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis Workshop in Stuttgart. This one week school gathered PhD students and postdocs from around the world for both theoretical lectures and hands-on sessions in crystal structure analysis, with a focus on TOPAS software.

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I would like to thank the Royal Society of Chemistry Switzerland for the kind invitation. It was a pleasure to meet researchers and professionals doing great work in their fields.

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Simon Krause @simonkrause.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Back from great two days at @mpifkf.bsky.social celebrating the new position in @uniulm.bsky.social and a bit of fare well. So honoured to work with these guys and a big thanks to the whole @lotschgroup.bsky.social ! #baileyssontherocks

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Kristina Gjorgjevikj @krisgjorgjevikj.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to give a lecture at the 36. Deutsche Zeolith-Tagung in Erlangen and present our progress on the topic of "Light-driven molecular motors in permanently porous Metal-Organic Frameworks".

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Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research @mpifkf.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! We asked some of our researchers about their experiences as women in STEM. You can read some of their responses in this thread, whole read a whole article on our website: www.fkf.mpg.de/8658191/2025

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Simon Krause @simonkrause.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Thrilled that @esengulciftci.bsky.social made the cover of MAX magazine by @maxplanck.de with her MAXMIND project, for which we hosted Fatma in our group in late 2024. bc.pressmatrix.com/en/profiles/...

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Esengul Ciftci @esengulciftci.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The first issue of the new year in the Max Planck Society’s magazine has highlighted our MaxMinds project on the cover with my mentee, Fatma Alma. Grateful to @maxplanckpress @mpifkf, Simon Krause, Michael Eppard, E. Yıldız, Z. Caglar, and the all team for their support!

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