Publication

January 20, 2025

Our latest publication, in collaboration with the Miljanic group at the University of Houston, entitled "Porous Organic Polymers Incorporating Shape-persistent Cyclobenzoin Macrocycles for Organic Solvent Separation" is just accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie and highlighted as a HOT article.

In this study, we report the synthesis of a macrocyclic porous organic polymer for size and shape selective separation of organic solvents. This research has been funded by NCCR Catalysis.


Congratulations to Timur for this excellent work!

Publication

December 17, 2024

Our latest publication, in collaboration with the Choi group at the Seoul National University, entitled "Solvation Structure Engineering of Weakly Coordinating Sulfonamide Electrolytes for 4.6 V Lithium Metal Batteries" is just accepted for publication in ACS Energy Letters. 

In this study, we systematically investigated the effect of ring size (4–6) at the N-terminal to tune their steric and electronic properties of trifluoromethanesulfonamide solvents to realize enhanced contact ion pairs for the formation of an anion-derived solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) and compatibility with the NMC811 cathode. 




Congratulations to Lea for this excellent work!

 Award

August 5, 2024


Dr. Timur Ashirov wins the Helvetica Prize of the Swiss Chemical Society for the best-published papers in Helvetica Chimica Acta. Runner up: Mr. Joël F. Keller (University of Basel). Congratulations Timur!











The SCS Helvetica Prize

Since 2019, Helvetica Chimica Acta awards the 'Helvetica Prize' on the occasion of the Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society to honor outstanding publications of young researchers in Switzerland. The prize is addressed to the best-published papers of PhD/Postdocs in Helvetica. The award winners present their work in a short talk at the Fall Meeting. The prize is endowed with CHF 1'000 for the winner and CHF 500 for the runner-up.

Funding

July, 2024

Dr. Timur Ashirov lands a highly competitve INNOBOOSTER grant from Gebert Rüf Stiftung with his project entitled "SEPARATIC – Hydrogen recovery from the fuel cell purge".

Gebert Rüf Stiftung supports university-based, high-potential businesses from the Venture Kick program with the aim of substantially accelerating their market entry. The funding line is calling for top talents with convincing proposals of how a research & development or design boost can speed up a successful market penetration of their deep tech business. Deeptech refers to technological innovations that are based on significant scientific or engineering breakthroughs and have the potential to solve societal challenges. 



Congratulations Timur!

 

Publication

June 11, 2024

Our latest publication entitled "Interfacial Stabilization by Prelithiated Trithiocyanuric Acid as an Organic Additive in Sulfide-Based All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries" is just accepted for publication in Angewandte Chemie. 

In this study, we introduced facile bulk functionalization of Li6PS5Cl with prelithiated trithiocyanuric acid as an organic additive strategy to stabilize the interfaces in sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. This research has been funded by SNSF under the Sinergia funding scheme.



Congratulations to Leonie for her excellent work!


 Award

April 15, 2024


In late March 2024, Patrick W. Fritz was announced as a 2024 CAS Future Leader. The CAS Future Leader program supports the growth of science leadership among early-career scientists. It provides opportunities to learn leadership skills, engage in scientific discourse, and connect with one’s peers. Patrick and the rest of the cohort will travel to Columbus for a one-week training program followed by attending ACS Fall in Denver. Congratulations Patrick!

 

Check out the C&EN article about the program here.


 

Publication

April 7, 2024

Our latest publication entitled "Porous Organic Polymers with Heterocyclic Crown Ethers for Selective Lithium-ion Capture" is just accepted for publication in Chem, Cell Press. 

In this study, we report the preparation of a porous organic polymer featuring heterocyclic crown ethers in its cavity, allowing for the selective capture of Li from mixtures of competing ions such as Na(I), Ca(II), or Mg(II). This research has been funded by SNSF.



Congratulations to Patrick for his excellent work!

 Award

November 15, 2023

Timur Ashirov receives the Vigener Prize for the best PhD thesis!

The Vigener Prize, instituted in 1908 after a donation from Joseph Vigener, honors doctoral work standing out by their excellence. We are very proud to announce that Timur Ashirov has won the Vigener Prize for the best PhD thesis in experimental sciences for his PhD thesis on “Functional Porous Materials and Membranes for Gas Capture and Separation Applications".

Congratulations Timur for this achievement!