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Gunnar Werncke

@wernckelab.bsky.social
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Heisenberg-Professor in inorganic chemistry at Leipzig University (Germany). Less is more: low-coordinate and low-valent chemistry of 3d metals.

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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
With a slight delay: it was a pleasure and honor to host (my group and I) the MANS26 last week, the annual young inorganic chemists (+PI) meeting of the inorganic chemistry departments from universities of the thuringia, saxony, saxony-anhalt and from Bayreuth with around 100 participants. 1/2
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Back to the beginning. Showing a trainee how to make Fe(hmds)2 and Co(hmds)2, may favorite compounds for Destillation. Also optimized the process to make it work faster in the lab practicals.
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Sven T. Stripp @stripplab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Max-Plank-Institute vs German university
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Hanna Hinrika Cramer @h2cramer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I have recently started my independent research at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de as part of the RESOLV excellence cluster @solvationsci.bsky.social and have openings for Bachelor, Master, and PhD students! Check out my website below: forschung.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/hanna-hin...
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Hanna Hinrika Cramer Research Group
ResearchA more sustainable chemical industry must move away from fossil-based carbon sources and instead utilize renewable feedstocks, such as CO2 or…
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International Conference on Coordination Chemstry @iccchemistry.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
⚠️ Deadline Extended — Oral abstract submissions now close 10 March! iccc2026.com/abstract-sub...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Our chemistry does not only attract students. Unusual guest on our lab balcony on the 2nd floor @unileipzig.bsky.social .
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Enjoying the lively student life in @stadtleipzig.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social. Chemistry carneval party organized by the chemistry students with a Westside story style of musical.
Filled ANKER club for chemistry carneval.
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Hadlington Research Group @hadlingtongroup.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Want to read about some of the highlights in the broad field of coordination chemistry from 2025? Look no further! gdch.app/article/nebe... Put together by myself and (Bluesky-absent) Gabi Hierlmeier 🧪
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Nebengruppen‐ und Koordinationschemie
Im Jahr 2025 waren aller guten Dinge der Hauptgruppenchemie drei: ein dreifach geladenes Triborattrianion, ein Molekül mit linearer Al3-Einheit, das dritte Erdalkalimetall, das Stickstoff bindet, ein ...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Congratz (again 🎉) to Gargi and everybody involved. What a run in the last days.
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LabLichtenberg @lablichtenberg.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Alkynyl radicals are readily released from homoleptic alkynyl #Bismuth compounds @angewandtechemie.bsky.social! Check out their selective C-X coupling reactions (X = C, B, Se, Te): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Congrats to the team, incl. @gargis.bsky.social, @aliciacasitas.bsky.social!
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Homoleptic Bismuth Alkynes: Isolable Reagents for Selective Alkynyl Radical Transfer
The first series of fully characterized homoleptic alkynyl bismuth compounds Bi(C≡CR)3 is presented. Facile homolytic Bi–C bond cleavage grants access to alkynyl radicals, which have been employed in...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Congratulations to Felix and everyone else involved. If I would have known earlier I could have congratulated him passing by him today during my stopover in Marburg.
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Congratz to Andres for is new manuscript on high spin iron arylimidos. Just in time for his successful PhD defense 💪 (Nr 6 😁). A Series of Trigonal Arylimido Iron Complexes and the Influence of Oxidation State and Steric Demand on Reactivity | Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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A Series of Trigonal Arylimido Iron Complexes and the Influence of Oxidation State and Steric Demand on Reactivity
We describe the reaction between the linear iron(I/II) silylamides [FeL2]0,– (L = N{Dipp}SiMe3) and aryl azides N3R with different steric demand (R = Ph, 2-Me-C6H4 (Tol), 2,4-Me2-C6H3 (Xyl), 2,6-iPr2-...
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Johannes Gierschner @gierschner.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
👉Also Sorbonne bsky.app/profile/sorb... pulled out of 'THE' University Ranking 👇 Important step in times of massive, systematic gaming by Universities, being a main incentive for Hyperprolific Publishing, Citation Cartels, Paper Mills & Junk Science! #researchintegrity, #Chemsky, #CompChemSky
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Why Sorbonne pulled out of university ranking
France’s Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, adding its name to a growing number of universities rejecting lists that play one institution off against another...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Happy to announce our newest imido iron compound in @chemcomm.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a.... It was a very tedious work with a lot of headscratching in-between due to its high reactivity (hmds co-ligands!)...In cooperation with @akmeyergoettingen.bsky.social and @cutsail-lab.bsky.social.
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The Flexible Behaviour of a Trigonal Arylimido Iron Complex
A trigonal arylimido iron complex is reported which is found in an intermediate spin state. The iron bound imido unit is electronically flexible and acts as nucleophile, reductant, or H atom abstracto...
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Robin Bedford @bedcatalysis.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Passionate about sustainable catalysis for synthesis? Three fully-funded (UK/home) PhD studentships in homogenous catalysis with Earth-abundant metals available at Bristol! Come and join the drEAMcat Prosperity Partnership collaboration between the University of Bristol, AstraZeneca and Labman.
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The final work to become operational. The repaired freezer of our glovebox arrived. Just had to put it in rapidly in the counterflow in the stupid hope that o2 would not spike too high...
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 15/09/2025
Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Nice end of the weekend. First International soccer match in stadium ☺️ #gernir.
Football field with flags from Germany and Northern Ireland.
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westermayrgroup @westermayrgroup.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Curious about AI & data science in the natural sciences - especially chemistry? We’re offering a student assistant role starting October 2025 (up to 19 h/week). Students with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree are welcome to apply. Application deadline: 07 Sep 25 #AI #DataScience #Chemistry #Hiring
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Carsten von Hänisch @haenisch-group.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Until two weeks ago, I didn't even know this journal existed. And now I already have a publication there ;) A wonderful collaboration with Manfred Scheer's group on a 13/15 analogue of ethene. - ChemistryEurope - chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Fabian Dankert @fabiandankert.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Thrilled to share a first publication of the group! We report on cadmium aluminyls that find application as Cd-nucleophiles and(!) Al(I)-Transfer reagents. Now out in @jacs.acspublications.org ! 🥳👍 Thanks a lot to @chemieverband.bsky.social for the generous funding. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Functional Al/Cd Heterometallics─From Controlled Al(I) Transfer to Nucleophilic Transfer of Cadmium Ions
Low-valent cadmium compounds have remained largely unexplored as electron reservoirs, with no precedent for their use in reduction or bond activation chemistry. Here, we address this gap by integratin...
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L.G. @gliam96.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Over the past years we traversed a huge network of FeS cluster conversions: 2Fe2S-to-4Fe4S-to-8Fe8S… and all the way back again! @natchem.nature.com @ethz.ch www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Stepwise and reversible assembly of [2Fe–2S] rhombs to [8Fe–8S] clusters and their topological interconversions - Nature Chemistry
Elucidating the nature of the metallocofactors in nitrogenase enzymes, and preparing synthetic analogues of these clusters, is a classic target for bioinorganic chemists. Now the transformation of [Fe...
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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
O2 activation at biomimetic Fe complexes/first O2-dioxygenation mediated by a Co center. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great work by Kilian! Thx also to the de Visser group for fruitful collaboration, @dfg.de for funding within the research group “BioOxCat” and @humboldtuni.bsky.social
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Promiscuity in Molecular Mimics of the Cysteine Dioxygenase: Effects of Selenium in the Substrate and Cobalt as the Central Metal Ion
A biomimetic model for the cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) was found to be also capable of selectively dioxygenating selenocysteamine, suggesting that the lack of reactivity found for the CDO in combinati....
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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to christian.limberg@chemie.hu-berlin.de. Pls retweet!
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Elsa II arrives at her new home @unileipzig.bsky.social . #newstart
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Prof. Nicholas Chilton @nfchilton.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
International PhD scholarship round for 2026 is open at ANU. Aspiring scholars with Masters degree, or equivalent (eg Australia/NZ Hons), interested in computational chemistry, quantum information, molecular spins, vibronic coupling, or something in that vein - get in touch!
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PerezBitrianLab @perezbitrianlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
PhD POSITION OPEN! We are looking for someone enthusiastic to join our team at @humboldtuni.bsky.social! If you want to work in the frontier between noble gas chemistry and organometallic fluorine chemistry, this is for you! #TeamXenon Info here: haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
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Alicia Casitas @aliciacasitas.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
JOB ALERT! 🚨 Are you interested in organic synthesis and catalysis? We have an open PhD position in our group at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Deadline: 10th August 2025. For more details and to submit an application, please refer to the official posting here: lnkd.in/e_f3Xerq #chemsky
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Second that. The same could be said for @rsc.org journals. It is a pain to have a number of different possible social media platforms. But others are more flexible such as @angewandtechemie.bsky.social and other journals from Wiley.
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
A well timed publication in @chemcomm.rsc.org for transitioning from @unimarburg.bsky.social to @unileipzig.bsky.social. Our view on recent developments in linear metal(I) chemistry in part from our lab in Marburg. There is still a lot to do on this topic in Leipzig. 😊 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Linear Open-Shell 3d-Metal Silylamides – A Versatile Tool in Coordination Chemistry
Linear 3d-metal complexes with open-shell metal ions have fascinated coordination chemists for decades. Originally the focus lied on metal(II) species, yet the synthetic possibilities to acquire their...
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Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) @gdch.de · 14/07/2025
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Stefanie Dehnen als Distinguished Women in Chemistry ausgezeichnet
Gratulation: Heute wurde GDCh-Präsidentin Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen von der IUPAC mit dem Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering ausgezeichnet.  Die Auszeichnung wird alle zwei Jahre...
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Hannon research group @hannongroup.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Calling all coordination chemists! ICCC 2026 (Denmark /Sweden) - in Odense next year. Propose sessions on your favourite topics NOW... but be quick! iccc2026.com Great planning meeting last week... Lots to look forward to… See you there!
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Robin Bedford @bedcatalysis.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
As promised, postdoc positions at BristolUni.bsky.social available in homogeneous catalysis and computational chemistry exploring the replacement of palladium catalysts by Earth-Abundant Metals: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... #ChemSky #CompChemSky #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Packing and dismantling our workhorse.
Office with boxes for moving
Glovebox. Dismantled glovebox.
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Nice work. It is always nice to see the resemblance of both metals (and Zn). Long road to N2 activation with Mn. I still remember Patrick's attempts...
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Alexander Titz @titzlab.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Come and join us at Saarland University @uni-saarland.de as a professor for organic chemistry! Please spread the word! The call for the position has just been announced here jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w2-prof...
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W2 Professorship in Organic Chemistry (m/f/x) - Universität des Saarlandes
Universität des Saarlandes bietet Stelle als W2 Professorship in Organic Chemistry (m/f/x) in Saarbrücken - jetzt bewerben!
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
It's getting real and is still unreal. First days @unileipzig.bsky.social, with lots of room to fill (still need to pack our lab stuff in Marburg). I'm a little scared to fully dismantle our large glovebox.
Door sign for Prof. Werncke An empty lab with fume hoods.
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David Mills @millsgroupchem.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Delighted to announce the publication of our work in @nature.com, in collaboration with @nfchilton.bsky.social's group, on a dysprosium compound with magnetic memory at 100 Kelvin. Congrats to all authors inc. @gemmagransbury.bsky.social, @jeffjefftyjeff.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Soft magnetic hysteresis in a dysprosium amide–alkene complex up to 100 kelvin - Nature
A dysprosium amide–alkene complex shows soft magnetic hysteresis loops up to 100 kelvin, arising from the high charge density of the amide ligands and the structural role of the pendant alkene.
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tambolab.bsky.social @tambolab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Excited to kick off this new account with great news: our latest work just appeared in Angewandte Chemie (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)! Huge thanks to our fantastic collaborators from the groups of Florian Weigend, Xulian Xie, and Xue-Bin Wang!
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A Thorough Characterization of the Tellurocyanate Anion
[K@crypt-222][TeCN] was synthesized from KCN, Te, and crypt-222 in acetone. We discuss fundamental properties of [TeCN]−: Single crystal X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance (13C, 15N, 125Te...
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
What don't you do for your kids. Trip to Baku with one of zhem to an international math Olympiad. A nice occasion to visit an interesting country I likely would have never visited. Also my first real trip outside of Europe as I hesitate to do such longrange trips. Now I had a good excuse.
Ballroom of a hotel with kidsFamous building in bakuKid on a gangway arriving at the airport in baku
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Universität Marburg @unimarburg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🎉Doppelerfolg für die #UniMarburg in der Exzellenzstrategie! 🎉 Zwei Cluster zu Klimawandel und menschlicher Wahrnehmung sichern sich Förderung. Marburg beweist Forschungsstärke und Innovationskraft.🚀 @proloewe.bsky.social @synmikro.bsky.social @maxplanck.de @jlugiessen.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
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Marburg feiert Doppelerfolg in der Exzellenzstrategie
Zwei Cluster erhalten Förderung im wichtigsten deutschen Forschungswettbewerb
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
On my way to a special birthday symposium/party for the combined 120th birthday of @christianlimberg.bsky.social and @akmeyergoettingen.bsky.social. Looking forward to celebrate with them and moreso to exchange fun stories and anecdotes. 😊
Bild vom Kölner Hauptbahnhof.
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Short stint at my new future office @unileipzig.bsky.social. Nice coincidence that the student club a floor below had an outdoor event. Back to student life?
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Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Pleasure to host @joshabbenseth.bsky.social for his talk our institute at @unimarburg.bsky.social . Great talk. All the best for your future and your new endeavor.
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Bourissou's group - LBPB @lbpblab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Our team has open Phd and postdoc positions if you are interested in being part of the gold adventure, don't hesistate to contact us. All the information are available here: www.lhfa.cnrs.fr/index.php/eq...
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Harder Research Group @harder-research.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
TOMORROW: the first Global Inorganic Virtual Seminar with @TheBartLab and @harder_research riceuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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orca-qc-official.bsky.social @orca-qc-official.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Dear ORCA community, it took a while, but now the ORCA 6.0 article is out! It serves as generic reference for ORCA 6.x. However, if you are serious about supporting our efforts, please take note of the suggested citations at the end of each ORCA run. wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Software Update: The ORCA Program System—Version 6.0
This article describes the philosophy behind- and new features in the ORCA quantum chemistry program suite, version 6.0.
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Dominik Munz @munzgroup.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Our DFG-funded RTG-3082 Ec=m2 is hiring 10 PhD Scholars! Check out further details at: shorturl.at/Tue2T ecm2.org @dfg.de @uni-saarland.de @leibnizinm.bsky.social #Engineering_Covalent_Bonds_in_Molecules_and_Materials
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Rodolphe Clérac @cleracr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Exciting PhD opportunities in our M3 team! Dive into molecule-based magnets, metal-organic conductors, switchable complexes, or magnetic porous MOFs. If you're a motivated Master's student in Chemistry, contact us! @crpp-bordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cleracr.bsky.social
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