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On 23 July, the Water Splitting Group enjoyed a group day in Eisenach, combining a hike through the Drachenschlucht and a visit to Wartburg Castle with time to relax together.

The 2026 GRC on Green Chemistry brought together leading researchers to advance sustainable molecular design and green chemistry. Jacob Schneidewind contributed as Discussion Leader on the role of AI and machine learning in developing safer, more sustainable chemistry.

Alex, Kristína and Jacob participated in the SOLCHEM 2026 Symposium in Ulm (15–17 June 2026), where they presented ongoing project results and took part in scientific discussions across photocatalysis and solar chemistry research.

The INDICO2 project officially kicked off, bringing together partners from academia and industry to launch their collaboration.

Ebrahim Abedini and Jacob Schneidewind participated in the first SINATRA Travelling Conference 2026 across Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.

Shodhan and Atharva joined the group in April as student assistants—welcome!

Homa has started her PostDoc in April, we wish you all the best!

Vitaliy has started his PostDoc in April, we wish you all the best!

Participation in the event “Scaling Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for a Resilient European Industry” organized by the European Innovation Council

March 18–20, 2026, presents on “Kinetically guided exploration of photocatalytic reactions by combining automation with in situ measurements”.

At the beginning of March, the third funding period of CRC/TRR 234 “CataLight” was defended after months of preparation. Many thanks to all CataLightees and everyone involved in the preparation and discussions. We now look forward to the next phase and await the final decision!

Together with Alexander Eith, he worked on implementing pulsed irradiation into our automated setup to advance efficient WOC screening.