31.10.2011

Dr. Andrew Inglis


has won the
2011 KIT Doctoral Award
in the field of Material Science
for his excellent doctoral research work !

Congratulations to Andrew !

 


 

20.10.2011

Congratulations to Mathias Dietrich

who successfully defended his PhD thesis !

 

 


 

11.-13.09.2011

Anna, Bernhard, Anja and Nathalie presented their work at the
"Bayreuth Polymer Symposium" (BPS ´11)

 

 


 

25.07.2011

Group Excursion

Hochseilgarten

 


 

01.05.2011

Congratulations to
Christina Schmid!
as winner of a poster prize award at the 11th Annual UNESCO/IUPAC Conference on Functional Polymeric Materials and Composites in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

 


 

28.02.2011

Christoph Dürr and Sebastian Emmerling presented at
"Makromolekulares Kolloquium" in Freiburg PosterContribution in cooperation with LANXESS

 



23.02.2011

New Group Picture
Macroarc still continues growing...


02.06.2011

Position opening:
Macroarc is offering a position for a
diploma or master thesis

in an industrial cooperation with LANXESS in a project concerned with
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Prepared via Living/Controlled
Radical Polymerization

 


01.04.2011

Position opening - Position Filled

We are seeking applications for a

Post-doctoral position

in cooperation with Prof. Martin Wegener (Institute of Applied Physics, KIT) in a project concerned with the optimization of a Direct Laser Writing (DLW) process, to be filled immediately. Applicants with a strong synthetic polymer background and a demonstrated publication track record in high impact journals are invited to apply. Applications must include a CV, a complete publication list as well as two detailed academic reference letters, one of which must come from the PhD supervisor. Please send your application to: projects@macroarc.de

 

12.01.2011
Follow-Up on Otto !

Otto, the first Macroarc Baby is really into science. However, his key concern in any of his enterprises is lab safety.

Otto wishes you all the best and many great discoveries for 2011 !



27.11..2010

Dominik Voll attended the "chemtogether@evonik" in Marl 17.-19.11.2010


22.10.2010
Congratulations to Andrew Inglis!

Who defended his PhD thesis with "Summa cum laude" (Highest honours)!




28.09.2010
Congratulations to Thomas Paulöhrl

As winner of the best diploma thesis 2010 sponsored by Procter & Gamble!
The award ceremony takes place 28th of october 2010, 5.30 pm, Criegee lecture hall (Building 30.41).

 


08.09.2010
We are seeking applications for a PhD position - position filled -

Beginning from January 2011 in an industrial
cooperation in the field of reversibly crosslinked
polymer systems.
Highly motivated students interested in the field of polymer science are invited to apply.Applications must include a CV, diplomas and one reference letter from the diploma or master thesis supervisor.

please send your application to: projects@macroarc.de

 


08.09.2010
Position opening - position filled -

we are seeking applications for a

Post-doctoral position (2 years)

Beginning from January 2011 in an industrial cooperation in the field of reversibly crosslinked polymer systems. highly motivated applicants with a very strong synthetic polymer background are invited to apply. applications must include a CV, diplomas, a complete publication list as well as two detailed academic reference letters, one of which must come from the phd supervisor.

Please send your application to: projects@macroarc.de

 


25.08.2010
Check out our latest publication
(click here)

Single chain self-assembly: Preparation of a,w-donor-acceptor chains via living radical polymerization and orthogonal conjugation

O. Altintas; P. Gerstel; N. Dingenouts; C. Barner-Kowollik, Chem. Comm., 2010, 46, 6291-6293.

 



24.08.2010
Attend the ...

... 150th anniversary Weltkongress Chemie - Progress and challenges in chemistry !


September 3.-4., 2010 in Karlsruhe

 



16.07.2010
Congratulations to Leena Nebhani and Sandy Koo

Who successfully defended their PhD theses !

>> click photo to enlarge



13.07.2010
Our 2nd macroarc baby:

Mehmet Selim was born 12th of july 2010 !


Congratulations to the proud parents Halime and Özcan Altintas from the entire team !

 



21.05.2010
Position opening - position filled -

We are seeking applications for a

Post-doctoral position (1 year)

In an industrial cooperation. applicants with a very strong synthetic polymer background and a demonstrated publication track record in high impact journals are invited to apply. applications must include a CV, a complete publication list as well as two detailed academic reference letters, one of which must come from the phd supervisor.

Please send your application to: projects@macroarc.de



02.07.2010
Ceck out our latest publication:

Facile conversion of raft polymers into hydroxyl functional polymers:
A detailed investigation of variable monomer and RAFT agent combinations

 

 



10. 05. 2010
Macroarc is offering a position for a diploma thesis to work in an

Exciting field of polymer chemistry in cooperation with BASF! - position filled -

Please contact Prof. Barner-Kowollik for further details.



10. 05. 2010
Upcoming Macroarc guest lectures:

Prof. Stefan Hecht · 31.05.2010
Switchable molecules for smart materials

Prof. Dieter Schlüter · 14.06.2010
Polymers going thick and laterally infinite

 

 



07. 04. 2010
Macroarc and students visiting La Wantzenau, France

getting insight into the rubber research and innovative chemical industry

 



19. 03. 2010
Position opening - position filled -

we are seeking applications for a

Post-doctoral position (1 year)

In the field of modular polymer conjugation, to be filled immediately. applicants with a very strong synthetic polymer background and a demonstrated publication track record in high impact journals are invited to apply. Applications must include a CV, a complete publication list as well as two detailed academic reference letters, one of which must come from the phd supervisor.

Please send your application to: projects@macroarc.de



16. 03. 2010
Macroarc is searching for a "Vertiefungsstudent"

To work in an exciting field of polymer chemistry! - position filled -

Please contact Dr. Anja Goldmann for further details.

 



11. 03. 2010
Check out our latest publication with the Du Prez group:

Limitations of radical thiol-ene reactions for polymer-polymer conjugation

 



18. 02. 2010
Follow-up on Otto!

Otto, the first Macroarc baby is fascinated by carbohydrate chemistry.
However, polymer chemistry is shifting more and more into the center of his activities ...



09. 02. 2010
2010 Photoshoot

Macroarc continues growing...

 



04.01.2010
Connecting footballs: clickit !

Macroarc was highlighted in the student's magazine clickit



16.12.2009
Macroarc X-Mas activities

Having good times at the bowling alley


22.11.2009

Macroarc was highlighted in a report of

Aalles Elite ? Forschen in der Championsleague



26.10.2009

upcoming Macroarc Guest Lectures:

++ Dr. Oren Sherman +++ 02.11.2009 +++

Stoichiometrically Controlled Architectures in Supramolecular Self
Assembly with Cucurbit[n]urils

 

+++ Prof. Rudolf Zentel +++ 09.11.2009 +++

Actuators or Self-Organized Materials for Optoelectronics from Functional Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

 

 



16.10.2009

in memory of Prof. Mike Guilhaus

† 2009


A good friend and colleague has passed away last night.

He will always be remembered.

 

 

 

 



23.09.2009

Macroarc Received New Polymer Characterization Equipment

Ssmall Angle X-Ray Scattering (Hecus)

 

LTQ Orbitrap XL (Thermo)
(joint instrument with the bioanalytical mass spectrometry
facility at UNSW, located at BMSF)


 



21.09.2009

the meeting in Houffalize took place on 17th and 18th of September

we look forward to the next Belgian-German meeting

 

 



28.08.2009

Visit of the Schubert group from Jena and Eindhoven

an exciting day with talks from both groups and many discussions

 

 

 


04.08.2009


Macroarc field excursion 2009

 

 

 


25.06.2009


upcoming macroarc guest lectures:

+++ Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking +++ 06.07.2009 +++

From ‚Missing Polymerization Reactions’ to Nanoscale Polymer Crystals with Functional Group Tolerant Organometallic Catalysts

___________________________

+++ Dr. Didier Gimes +++ 23.07.2009 +++
Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization: From
Alkoxyamines to Materials

+++ Dr. Yohann Guillaneuf +++ 23.07.2009 +++
Radical Chain-End Functionalization of SG1-based Polystyrene

 

 

 


08.06.2009


SandyLeenaAndrewthomas

macroarc successfully presented at the
frontiers in polymer science symposium
in Mainz and at the EUPOC 09 in Gargnano

 

 

 


05.05.2009

+++ Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit +++
Controlled Radical Polymerization Employed for the Preparation of Nanostructured
and Multifunctional Polymers for Thin Film Application Electrophoresis

12.05.2009
___________________________

+++ Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski +++

Macromolecular Engineering for Nanostructured Materials via ATRP

05.06.2009

 

 


28.04.2009


Kids@Macroarc:

The kidsMSStickstoff

the next generation
of polymer scientists


 

 


25.03.2009

Upcoming Macroarc Guest Lectures:

+++ Dr. Patrice Castignolles +++
Characterization of Polyacrylates and otherComplex Branched
Polymers by Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) and Capillary
Electrophoresis

14.04.2009
___________________________

+++ Prof. Dr. Markus Biesalski +++
Using Biosynthetic Peptide-Polymer Materials forTailor-Made
Functional Surfaces

27.04.2009

 

 


18.02.2009


2009 photoshoot



Macroarc is growing... Crikey! The aussies have been outnumbered!

 

 

 


19.12.2008


See the upcoming conference on living radical polymerization in Houffalize/Belgium Sep. 17th-18th '09

CRP

organized by

Prof. F. Du Prez (UGent, Ghent, Belgium)
Prof. C. Barner-Kowollik (Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany)
Prof. P. Dubois (UMH, Mons, Belgium)

 

 

 


01.12.2008


check out the highlight in JPSA on

backbiting in acrylate polymerization

many thanks to gene for his coverpage artwork!

 

 

 


16.11.2008


Congratulations to Nina and Sebastian

Otto Sinnwell

the first MacroArc Baby (Otto Sinnwell) was born on Sunday,
the 16th of November 2008 !
Congratulations from the entire team !

 

 

 


20.10.2008



Highly motivated diploma student sought
to work on the synthesis of block copolymers via living polymerization techniques. This diploma thesis entails a stay at the University of Marseille in their polymer chemistry department (Prof. Denis Bertin, Dr. Didier Gigmes and Dr. Cathy Lefay).

   

Enquieries most welcome

 

 

 


10.10.2008



macroarc goes TV!

RTV

 

 

 


23.09.2008


Hiwi wanted

for the upcoming wintersemester to work on

pulsed laser polymerization

PLP

interested students with a highly marked vordiplom can apply

a background in polymer chemistry is not strictly required

 

 

 


03.09.2008


Open post-doc position to fill immediatly

on controlled/living polymerization in an industrial collaboration

- applications welcome -


A background in polymer chemistry is not strictly required

 

 

 


01.09.2008


Till's work on quantitative mass spectrometry is featured in



read the article 'weight watchers'

 

 

 


27.08.2008


macroarc field excursion to europapark

Polymer chemistry and roller coasters always go together...
(thanks Chris!)

 

 


15.07.2008


Check out our latest paper in macromolecular rapid communications



good work Leena!

 

 


15.05.2008


check out the new Handbook of RAFT Polymerization

 


with contributions from

M. H. Stenzel
G. Moad
C. Barner-Kowollik
M. L. Coote
E. Rizzardo
D. Taton
M.-T. Charreyre
M. Destarac
S. Perrier
L. Barner
M. Monteiro
A. Lowe
C. McCormick
T. M. Lovestead
T. Junkers
B. Benicewicz
A. Favier
S. Thang
S. Zard

...and others

Read the book reviews (mrc / jacs) and order now

 

 


01.05.2008


The newly established group will commence research on July 1st, 2008

  The whole team is looking forward to the move from Sydney to Karlsruhe!

 

Sebastian Sinnwell Sebastian Sinnwell Sandy Koo Sandy Koo Fabian Guenzler Fabian Guenzler Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Andrew Inglis Till Gruendling Till Gruendling memberpage Leena Nebhani Leena Nebhani Thomas Junkers Thomas Junkers

  If you are keen on working in an exciting field of polymer chemistry

  and you are interested in organic and polymer synthesis and/or physical chemistry,

  feel free to contact us!

  PhD and undergraduate scholarships as well as "Hiwi"-jobs are available!