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RESOLV receives funding for seven more years

WE ARE RESOLV

Over 200 scientists from about 50 research groups in 6 institutions

Summer School Solvation Science

We are happy to welcome young Solvation Scientists every year after Whitsun in Bochum

Diversity in Science Day

Equity and diversity as a source of strength, fundamental to innovative ideas, and a prerequisite for excellence in science

Day of Science

Building Strong Networks

Opportunities for Researchers at Risk

We offer 6-month stipends for Ukranian and Iranian Researchers in the field of Solvation Science!

RUHR EXPLORES SOLVATION SCIENCE

We shape a new scientific discipline, inspire the scientists of tomorrow, and enable future technologies

ZEMOS: Home of Solvation Science @RUB

The first research building for Solvation Science in the world. Hosts over 100 scientists and is home to 6 disciplines.

WHAT is RESOLV?

The Cluster of Excellence RESOLV is an interdisciplinary research project of the Ruhr University Bochum and the TU Dortmund University, as well as four other institutions in the German Ruhr area. Since 2012, about 200 scientists cooperate to clarify how the solvent is involved in the control, mediation and regulation of chemical reactions. Our research is essential to advance technologies that could reuse CO₂ for chemicals production, increase the efficiency of energy conversion and storage and develop smart sensors. RESOLV is funded by the German Federal Government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 42 Mio. EUR over the period 2019-2025.

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RESOLV pioneered Solvation Science as an interdisciplinary research field. It has transformed its host universities into excellent research ecosystems and embedded researchers at all stages of their careers in an international network of scientists.

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Posted on 06/27/2023

Honored by the City of Bochum

Martina Havenith, spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Ruhr Explores Solvation was honored by the city of Bochum with the honorary plaque of the city.

In the award ceremony on June 22, 2023 Havenith was honored for her services to the city of Bochum. Due to her outstanding commitment the German Research Foundation funded the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV in 2012. Since then, she has helped Bochum to become internationally known for excellent science by successfully establishing the interdisciplinary research field of Solvation Science.promotion of women's careers by founding the Women Professor Forum.

"Bochum needs citizens like you, who unselfishly commit themselves to others. Who are continuously committed and help with a lot of heart and soul where help is needed. Who develop ideas and perspectives, create new things and move Bochum forward", says Lord Mayor Eiskirch in his laudatory speech to the nine honored citizens.

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Honored by the City of Bochum

Martina Havenith, spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Ruhr Explores Solvation was honored by the city of Bochum with the honorary plaque of the city.

In the award ceremony on June 22, 2023 Havenith was honored for her services to the city of Bochum. Due to her outstanding commitment the German Research Foundation funded the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV in 2012. Since then, she has helped Bochum to become internationally known for excellent science by successfully establishing the interdisciplinary research field of Solvation Science.promotion of women's careers by founding the Women Professor Forum.

"Bochum needs citizens like you, who unselfishly commit themselves to others. Who are continuously committed and help with a lot of heart and soul where help is needed. Who develop ideas and perspectives, create new things and move Bochum forward", says Lord Mayor Eiskirch in his laudatory speech to the nine honored citizens.

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Research Area I

Local Solvent Fluctuations in Heterogeneous Systems

Research Area II

Solvent Control of Chemical Dynamics and Reactivity

Research Area III

Solvation under Extreme Conditions

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Honored by the City of Bochum

Martina Havenith, spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Ruhr Explores Solvation was honored by the city of Bochum with the honorary plaque of the city.

In the award ceremony on June 22, 2023 Havenith was honored for her services to the city of Bochum. Due to her outstanding commitment the German Research Foundation funded the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV in 2012. Since then, she has helped Bochum to become internationally known for excellent science by successfully establishing the interdisciplinary research field of Solvation Science.promotion of women's careers by founding the Women Professor Forum.

"Bochum needs citizens like you, who unselfishly commit themselves to others. Who are continuously committed and help with a lot of heart and soul where help is needed. Who develop ideas and perspectives, create new things and move Bochum forward", says Lord Mayor Eiskirch in his laudatory speech to the nine honored citizens.

igss summer school

The integrated Graduate School Solvation Science hosts an annual Summer School at the Ruhr University Bochum. The school always takes place during Whitsuntide and is an integral part of the GSS students' training during their doctoral studies.

International speakers, suggested by a committee of iGSS students, are invited to give keynote talks on their research in the field of Solvation Science. The Advanced Laboratory Modules give the students an excellent opportunity to learn new and interesting experimental and theoretical techniques within a specific research topic of their own choice.

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Publication highlights

D. L. Reinhard, A. Iniutina, S. Reese, T. Shaw, C. Merten, B. List, S. M. Huber, Asymmetric Counteranion-Directed Halogen Bonding Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 8107-8112 (2025). 10.1021/jacs.4c18378

S. Ghosh, C. K. Das, S. Uddin, S. T. Stripp, V. Engelbrecht, M. Winkler, S. Leimkuhler, C. Brocks, J. Duan, L. V. Schäfer, T. Happe, Protein Dynamics Affect O2-Stability of Group B [FeFe]-Hydrogenase from Thermosediminibacter oceani, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 15170-15180 (2025). 10.1021/jacs.4c18483

S. S. Nalige, P. Galonska, P. Kelich, L. Sistemich, C. Herrmann, L. Vukovic, S. Kruss, M. Havenith, Fluorescence changes in carbon nanotube sensors correlate with THz absorption of hydration, Nat. Commun. 15, 6770 (2024). 10.1038/s41467-024-50968-9

F. Novelli, K. Chen, A. Buchmann, T. Ockelmann, C. Hoberg, T. Head-Gordon, M. Havenith, The birth and evolution of solvated electrons in the water, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 120, e2216480120 (2023). 10.1073/pnas.2216480120

T. van Lingen, V. Bragoni, M. Dyga, B. Exner, L. Gooßen, D. Schick, C. Held, G. Sadowski, Carboxylation of Acetylene without Salt Waste: Green Synthesis of C4 Chemicals Enabled by a CO2-Pressure Induced Acidity Switch, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202303882 (2023). 10.1002/anie.202303882

J. F. Goebel, J. Löffler, Z. Zeng, J. Handelmann, A. Hermann, I. Rodstein, T. Gensch, V. H. Gessner, L. J. Gooßen, Computer-Driven Development of Ylide Functionalized Phosphines for Palladium-Catalyzed Hiyama Couplings, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202216160 (2023). 10.1002/anie.202216160

J. Daru, H. Forbert, J. Behler, D. Marx, Coupled Cluster Molecular Dynamics of Condensed Phase Systems Enabled by Machine Learning Potentials: Liquid Water Benchmark, Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 226001 (2022). 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.226001

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