The research aspects of the RTG are divisioned into four training packages (TPs), covering organometallic catalysis (TP1), electrocatalysis (TP2), photocatalysis (TP3) and development of new methods (TP4). The individual PhD projects located in these TPs are supervised by two PIs, with a diverse and complementary background. The projects are integratively interconnected with each other and with the research concept at large. There is not only strong collaboration and exchange between the PhD projects within one TP, but they also link the TPs with each other.

08.11.2023 Nachhaltige Technologien zur Vermeidung und Reduktion von Kohlendioxid – Neues Graduiertenkolleg an der Universität Rostock bewilligt

Die globale Erwärmung ist eine der größten Herausforderungen der Menschheit. Deshalb werden nachhaltige Technologien zur Vermeidung und Reduktion des Treibhausgases Kohlendioxid (CO₂) benötigt. Diesen Herausforderungen stellt sich das Graduiertenkolleg „Spektroskopische Methoden für herausfordernde Reduktionsreaktionen – Katalytische Kupplung von CO₂“ (SPECTRE). Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fördert das Verbundprojekt an der Universität Rostock mit etwa sechs Millionen Euro.
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17.11.2023 Joint Project SPECTRE: DFG Funds Research Training Group with Around 6 Million € for Five Years

SPECTRE, short for "Spectroscopic Methods for Challenging Reduction Reactions - Catalytic Coupling of CO2", will focus on the use of the greenhouse gas as a building block for higher-value, CO2-neutral products. At the same time, regenerative energies can be stored in chemical compounds in this way. Detailed information about the processes that occur and how the catalysts work is essential for the development and optimization of new reaction pathways. Spectroscopic investigations, in particular so-called operando methods, allow the catalytic processes to be studied directly during the reaction.
Prof. Torsten Beweries, Head of Department at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, played a key role in the application process. "By pooling the expertise of LIKAT and the various departments of the university, we can offer all future doctoral students of the research training group the best conditions for in-depth interdisciplinary research work." The Research Training Group comprises a structured training program with interdisciplinary teaching and supervision.
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