Oliver Johannesen has joined us as a new PhD student, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of novel titanium-based inorganic-inorganic hybrid powder catalysts. He joins Niko Kruse in our subproject focusing on inorganic-inorganic hybrid materials. His work is essential for developing highly active, non-noble metal-based catalysts with a clear view toward scaling up and transferring the technology to industrial applications for solar-driven CO₂ conversion.

We are also excited to have two new research interns providing valuable support for our experimental setups and catalyst research:
• Lan Yuan Kong joined us to work alongside Oliver. During his research internship, they characterized a reactor system in terms of mass transport limitations for nanoparticlulate catalyst systems and AI assisted experimental planning.
• Suraj Mailitafi is working closely with Niko on his existing TiO₂-TiS₂ system. Their focus is on the synthesis and characterization of new hybrid powder catalysts and a first evaluation of their photochemical properties.

A huge welcome to our three most recent team members! We look forward to their contributions to sustainable (sunlight) catalysis.