Outreach
Chemical products and applications are ubiquitous. Chemical processes take place everywhere, even in our bodies and in our kitchens. Researchers are tackling the challenges of our time and developing new innovations such as solar cells and fuel cells.
The Institute of Chemistry informs interested parties about its work at various events and offers school students opportunities to further their education in the field of chemistry.
The Institute of Chemistry informs interested parties about its work at various events and offers school students opportunities to further their education in the field of chemistry.
Offers for Pupils at the Institute for Chemistry
Regular events organized by TUC with participation from the Institute of Chemistry
- Open House Day
- Future Day (next date 23.04.2026)
- Long Night of Science (next date 09.05.2026) - A look back at 2025 [de]
- Christmas Lecture
- TUC explains Nobel Prize [de]
Current News from the Institute
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Thursday, 29.01.2026 GDCh-Kolloquium - “Rotaxanes. Catenanesand macrocycles: Using the supramolecular toolbox for the design of novel catalysts” (Seminar/Colloquium)
- Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie
- Time: 09:30 to 11:30 Location: Str. der Nationen 62, Böttcher-Bau A12.232 Language: Englisch
- Speaker: Prof. Jochen Niermeyer, Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry University of Duisburg-Essen
- Info: Prof. Dr. Michael Sommer, 0371/ 531 32507, michael.sommer@…
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Thursday, 05.02.2026 GDCh-Kolloq.New Perspectives for Main Group Organometallics: Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry and Photoinitiated Radical Reac..." (Seminar/Colloquium)
- Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie
- Time: 09:30 to 11:30 Location: Str. der Nationen 62, Böttcher-Bau A12.232 Language: Englisch
- Speaker: Prof. Frank Breher, KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- Info: Prof. Dr. Michael Sommer, 0371/ 531 32507, michael.sommer@…
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Thursday, 26.02.2026 54. Chemiewettbewerb "Julius Adolph Stöckhardt" an der TU Chemnitz
- Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie
- Time: 09:30 to 15:00 Location: Str. der Nationen 62, Böttcher-Bau A12.232 Language: Deutsch
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Johannes Teichert
- Info: Prof. Dr. Klaus Stöwe, 0371 531-35241, ct@…
- Das Thema des Chemiewettbewerbes lautet:
"Chemie der Elemente der IV. Hauptgruppe und ihrer Verbindungen".
Das Thema des Experimentalvortrages lautet:
"Was die Süßkartoffel mit der 'Pille' zu tun hat". - iCal file
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Thursday, 23.04.2026 GDCh-Kolloquium „From anion development for coordination chemistry and electrolyte design to fluorinated building blocks“ (Seminar/Colloquium)
- Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Institut für Chemie
- Time: 09:30 to 11:30 Location: Str. der Nationen 62, Böttcher-Bau A12.232 Language: Englisch
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maik Finze, Institut für Anorganische Chemie - Lehrstuhl III; Institut für nachhaltige Chemie & Katalyse mit Bor (ICB)
- Info: Prof. Dr. Michael Sommer, 0371/ 531 32507, michael.sommer@…
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Research
Fat Molecules and Water Interact in Surprising Ways within Collagen FibrilsResearchers from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Chemnitz University of Technology have discovered fat molecules in natural collagen fibrils, the main component of connective tissue. Their research shows how fats affect the mechanical properties and water content of collagen fibrils.
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Research
“Tamed” Molecules for More Sustainable CatalystsNew perspectives for the development of catalysis: Chemnitz University of Technology's Chair of Inorganic Chemistry has succeeded in synthesizing a spectacular gallium compound in the laboratory
