Seminars

Selection of seminar series

  • On a monthly basis, the POLiS Seminar is taking place virtually or in a onsite/online hybrid format. Speakers from industry and academia give presentations on battery related topics with a focus on post-lithium batteries.
    This seminar series is co-organized by the doctoral researchers of the GS-EES. They give presentations, propose speakers and there are special Q&A sessions for doctoral researchers only after the talks.
  • The HIU (Helmholtz Institute Ulm) seminar is also happening on a regular basis, usually in a hybrid format, offering a broad variety of battery topics. Dates are announced individually.
  • Battery 2030+, a large scale, longterm European research initiative, also offers Excellence Seminars with high-ranking speakers from all over the world. An overview of upcoming events of Battery 2030+ can be found here.
  • Widening the scope beyond electrochemical energy storage, seminars on chemistry topics offered by the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker - Orstverband Ulm (GDCh) at Ulm University and online can be found on their website.

 

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Upcoming Seminars

Thu, June 25, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Dr. Kevin Maik Jablonka
Dr. Kevin Maik Jablonka, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena: “Patterns, Predictions and Actions for Material Design”
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Thu, July 02, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Dr. Carsten Gaebert
Dr. Carsten Gaebert, Pauline Rust, Hans-Georg Weinig, VAA/GDCh: “Dein Job in der chemischen Industrie. Mit Erfahrungsberichten aus der Praxis”
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Thu, July 09, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Karsten Meyer
Prof. Karsten Meyer, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg: GDCh-CataLight-Vortrag: “Super-High Iron Oxidation States Stabilized in N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand Environments“
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Past Seminars

Thu, June 18, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Roland Marschall
Prof. Roland Marschall, Universität Bayreuth: “Mesoporous materials for the conversion and storage of renewable energy”
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Wed, June 17, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Andrea Gauzzi
Prof. Andrea Gauzzi from the Physics Department, Sorbonne University, Paris, France and Department of Quantum Materials, Max-Planck Institut für Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany: “Disentangling electronic and lattice degrees of freedom in metastable phases: Novel quantum and functional materials for energy and electronics applications”.
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Tue, June 16, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Yurong Zhou
Dr. Yurong Zhou from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Braga, Portugal: “Engineering Stable Aqueous Zn Metal Anodes: From Deposition Behavior to Interfacial Chemistry”.
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Thu, June 11, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Dr. Jan Schäper
Dr. Jan Schäper, Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt München: “Tätigkeitsfelder Forensischer Chemiker an Kriminalämter”
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Fri, May 29, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Assist. Prof. Siraprapha Deebansok
Assist. Prof. Siraprapha Deebansok from the Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan: “Multiscale analysis of electrochemical interfaces in energy materials: In-situ imaging and the most lightweight AI-assisted tool”.
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Wed, May 13, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Vy M. Dong
Prof. Vy M. Dong, University of California, Irvine: “Choose Your Own Adventures in Catalysis”
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Wed, May 13, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Nicola Pinna
Prof. Nicola Pinna from the Humboldt University of Berlin: “Disordered versus ordered niobates as electrode materials for rechargeable batteries”.
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Thu, May 07, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Harry Anderson
Prof. Harry Anderson, University of Oxford: “Molecular Wires & Nanorings”
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Thu, April 30, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Daniel Gryko
Prof. Daniel Gryko, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw: “1,4-Dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole and Dipyrrolonaphthyridinedione–Novel Building Blocks for Optoelectronics”
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Mon, April 27, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Andrea Russel

Prof. Andrea Russel from the University of Southhampton: “In situ XAS and XES of oxide based electrocatalysts”.
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Tue, March 03, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Rebeca Marcilla
Dr. Rebeca Marcilla from IMDEA Energy Madrid, Spain: “Designing Redox Polymers for Charge Storage: From Molecular Structure to Battery Performance”.
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Thu, January 29, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof . Vera Krewald, TU Darmstadt
Prof. Vera Krewald, TU Darmstadt: “Ab initio quantification of the nuclear dimensions for electron transfer and proton coupled electron transfer”
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Thu, January 22, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Nicolas Giuseppone, Institut Charles Sadron Strasbourg
Prof. Nicolas Giuseppone, Institut Charles Sadron Strasbourg: “Using artificial molecular motors to drive active systems”
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Mon, January 19, 2026
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Anass Benayad
Prof. Anass Benayad Hu from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): “Contributions of Soft and Hard Photoemission Spectroscopy to the study of energy storage materials, challenges and perspectives”.
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Thu, January 15, 2026
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Dr. Alexander Gmehling, Dottikon
Dr. Alexander Gmehling, Dottikon: JuWiChem-Vortrag: “Process Development and Production for the Pharma Market”
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Thu, December 18, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Oliver Clemens, Universität Stuttgart
Prof. Oliver Clemens, Universität Stuttgart: “Fluorides meet Inorganic Materials Chemistry – New Functional Materials for Novel Applications"
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Thu, December 04, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Hans-Achim Wagenknecht, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Hans-Achim Wagenknecht, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): “(Bio)Organic Chemistry with Light Nucleic Acids, Peptides and Photocatalysis"
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Wed, November 26, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Anna Windmüller
Dr. Anna Windmüller: Title of the talk will be: "Structural Deep-Dives into Active and Functional Materials for Sodium-Based Batteries".
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Thu, November 20, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Ella Schmidt, Universität Bremen
Prof. Ella Schmidt, Universität Bremen: "Using single crystal diffuse scattering to identify structure property relationships in disordered crystalline materials"
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Mon, November 17, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Chi-Chang Hu
Prof. Chi-Chang Hu from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan: “Microstructure Designs of Hard Carbons to Promote the Lithium-ion Storage Capacity”.
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Thu, October 23, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Fabrice Odobel, University of Nantes
Prof. Fabrice Odobel, University of Nantes: "Photocatalysis with solar energy using semiconductors and molecules"
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Wed, October 22, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | PhD Presentations
In October, the POLiS Seminar will feature PhD talks.
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Thu, October 16, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Stephan Schunk, hte GmbH, BASF SE, Universität Leipzig
Prof. Stephan Schunk, hte GmbH, BASF SE, Universität Leipzig: "Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Applied for the Synthesis and Application of Advanced Materials"
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Wed, September 24, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Prof. Surendra Kumar Martha
Prof. Surendra Kumar Martha: Title of the talk will be: "All Carbon-Based 4.7 V Dual-ion Rechargeable Batteries".
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Thu, September 18, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Neeraj Sharma
Prof. Neeraj Sharma from the UNSW Sydney, School of Chemistry - Australia: “Crystallography of oxides, battery materials and entire devices”.
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Fri, September 12, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Veronica Augustyn

Prof. Veronica Augustyn from the North Carolina State University, USA: “Proton-coupled Electrochemistry of Metal Oxides: "From Confinement to Interfacial Phenomena”
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Mon, September 08, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Nagoya University
Prof. Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Nagoya University: "Tailored Emissive π-Systems for Advanced Fluorescence Imaging"
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Fri, September 05, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Binson Babu
Dr. Binson Babu from the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemend to be University, Delhi-NCR: “Hybrid Ion Capacitor: The Next Generation Electrochemical Energy Storage Technology”
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Mon, August 25, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Steen Schougaard
Prof. Steen Schougaard from the Département de Chimie and NanoQAM, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada: “Batteries – What is the holdup?”
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Fri, August 01, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang G. Bessler
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang G. Bessler from the Hochschule Offenburg: “State diagnosis of lithium-ion batteries with voltage-controlled equivalent circuit models”
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Thu, July 24, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Andreas Walther, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Prof. Andreas Walther, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz: "Life-Like Materials and Systems"
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Wed, July 23, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Simon Daubner
Dr. Simon Daubner: Simulate, Innovate, Design: The Role of Modelling in Shaping Tomorrow’s Batteries
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Thu, July 10, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Eberhard Ehlers, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Eberhard Ehlers, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main: "Die Entdeckung des Nitroglycerin und was daraus wurde"
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Thu, July 03, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Claudia Weidenthaler, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
Prof. Claudia Weidenthaler, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung: "Unlocking the secrets of catalysts: Structural characterisation by in situ methods"
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Fri, June 27, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Jusef Hassoun
Prof. Jusef Hassoun from the University of Ferrara in Italy: "Few Layer Graphene (FLG) Material for Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Sulfur and Lithium-Oxygen Batteries."
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Wed, June 25, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Reza Younesi
Reza Younesi: On formation and stability of solid electrolyte interphase in sodium-ion batteries
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Wed, May 28, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Simon Clark
Dr. Simon Clark: Putting the AI in FAIR - How Ontologies Unlock Battery Knowledge for the Agentic Era
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Wed, April 23, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Tom Bötticher
Tom Bötticher: The Litona story.
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Wed, March 26, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Elixabete Ayerbe
Dr. Elixabete Ayerbe: Exploring Advanced Modeling Approaches at CIDETEC: A Comprehensive Overview
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Tue, March 11, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Tong Li
Prof. Tong Li from Ruhr University Bochum: "Atomic-scale insights into surface changes of electrocatalysts during oxygen evolution reaction".
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Thu, February 27, 2025
Online

Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar | Patrik Johansson
Patrik Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology: "There is Plenty of Room in the Compositional Space: The Impact of New Battery Electrolyte Concepts."
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Wed, February 26, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Sabine Mariss
Sabine Mariss: "Communicate constructively with the help of non-violent communication".
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Wed, February 12, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci
Prof. Dr. Francesco Ciucci from University Bayreuth:“Analyzing Impedance Spectra with the Probabilistic Distribution of Relaxation Times”.
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Wed, February 05, 2025
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Benedikt Prifling

Dr. Benedikt Prifling from Ulm University: "Stochastics meets geometry – About random microstructures in energy materials".
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Thu, January 23, 2025
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Prof. Piotr Kaszyński, University of Lodz
Prof. Prof. Piotr Kaszyński, University of Lodz: "“1,4-Dihydro[1,2,4]triazin-4-yl: A versatile paramagnetic building block for functional magnetic materials".
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Wed, January 22, 2025
Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Holger Schneider
Dr. Holger Schneider, BASF: "Next generation batteries with a focus on solid-state batteries".
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Tue, January 21, 2025
Online

Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar | Gerbrand Ceder
Gerbrand Ceder, UC Berkeley & LBNL: "Disordered rocksalt cathodes as high performance earth-abundant cathode materials".
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Thu, December 12, 2024
LM16 + Online

POLiS Seminar | Dr. Christian Bischoff

Dr. Christian Bischoff, Bosch Rexroth AG: "Innovative solutions for automated battery recycling".
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Wed, December 04, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Dr. Eiichi Nakamura
Prof. Dr. Eiichi Nakamura, The University of Tokyo: "Cinematic Chemistry: Electron Microscopic Way from Molecular Movie to Molecular Statistics".
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Thu, November 28, 2024
Online

Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar | Laurence Croguennec
Laurence Croguennec, Bordeaux University: "Solid state chemistry, a source of innovations in the metal-ion battery field".
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Wed, November 27, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Martin Oestreich
Prof. Martin Oestreich, TU Berlin: "The cation shuffle".
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Wed, November 27, 2024
Online

POLiS Seminar | Prof. Dr. Matteo Bianchini
Prof. Dr. Matteo Bianchini, Universität Bayreuth: "In situ observation of crystallographic transformations during (electro)chemical reactions in positive electrode materials".
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Thu, November 14, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Marcus Rose
Prof. Marcus Rose, TU Darmstadt: "The Nexus of Catalyst and Process Design – From Microporous Macroligands to Renewable Platform Chemicals".
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Thu, November 07, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Dirk-Uwe Sauer
Prof. Dirk-Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen: Energiesystem der Zukunft: Technologien und Herausforderungen - Werkstattbericht aus der wissenschaftsbasierten Politikberatung.
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Tue, October 29, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Stefanie Sydlik
Prof. Stefanie Sydlik, Carnegie Mellon University: "Functional graphenic materials and polymers to improve human health“.
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Tue, October 29, 2024
Online

Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar | Montse Casas-Cabanas
Montse Casas-Cabanas, Research Professor and Scientific Director of the Electrochemical Energy Storage Area at CIC energiGUNE: "Exploiting Defects in the Design of Battery Materials".
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Thu, October 24, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Klaus Roth
Prof. Klaus Roth, FU Berlin: "Chili - Manche mögen's scharf".
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Thu, October 10, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Michael Tiemann

Prof. Michael Tiemann, Universität Paderborn: "Framework Materials and Metal Oxides for Optical and Resistive Sensing".
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Wed, October 02, 2024
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Wan-Yu Tsai
Dr. Wan-Yu Tsai, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): "Excellent Li+ ion conductivity of anion-immobilized single-ion solid-state electrolytes using covalent organic frameworks".
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Mon, September 30, 2024
HIU + Online

HIU Seminar | Dr. Hye Ryung Byon
Dr. Hye Ryung Byon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): "Excellent Li+ ion conductivity of anion-immobilized single-ion solid-state electrolytes using covalent organic frameworks".
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Thu, September 26, 2024
Online

Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar | Prof. Dr. David Howey
Prof. Dr. David Howey, University of Oxford: "Battery systems engineering, from modelling to control".
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Wed, September 25, 2024
Online

POLiS Seminar | Prof. Dr. Ivana Hasa
Prof. Dr. Ivana Hasa, University of Warwick: "Sodium-ion Cells Containing Prussian White Cathode: From Material Properties to Upscaled Cell Prototypes".
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Thu, September 05, 2024
Ulm University + Online

GDCh Seminar | Prof. Dr. Yang Tian
Prof. Dr. Yang Tian, ECNU Shanghai: "Supramolecular probes for recognition of neurotransmitters".
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