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… COORDINATOR OF RESEARCH AREA III Please contact: Prof. Dr. R. Winter  SCIENTISTS INVOLVED Read more Restricted solvation on surfaces, chemical reactivity in nanoconfined water, pressure modulation of reactivity and phase behavior, and cryochemistry are all linked by a single concept: ‘Stressed solvent’. The notion of a stressed solvent implies the tuning of solvent properties and function without changing of the solvent itself. Therefore, in this area, we consider high pressure, low temperature, and strong confinement as key stressors that enable us to rigorously modulate solvation properties without…

…Strategic Partnerships Local Partners Six strong institutions from the Ruhr area join forces to do excellent research on Solvation Science. read more Partner Institute CALSOLV California explores Solvation, our partner consortium at UC Berkeley, enables fruitful scientific exchange.  read more International Faculty Our international network of more than 20 top institutions reaching from the US to Europe and Asia. read more

… Program Schedule of Events Read more Lecture series Internationally renowned speakers in the field of Solvation Science give keynote talks on their research. The lecture series is organized by members of our Graduate School and Early Career Researchers.  Read more Summer School Solvation Science The integrated Graduate School Solvation Science hosts an annual Summer School at the Ruhr University Bochum. The school always takes place after Whitsuntide and is an integral part of the iGSS students' training during their doctoral studies. This year's highlights include keynote talks by…

… Under the direction of theoretical chemist Teresa Head-Gordon and laser spectroscopist Richard Saykally, several groups at UC Berkeley have established the local research consortium California explores Solvation (CALSOLV). Since 2014, Berkeley scientists address the intricate details of solvation in close collaboration with the researchers in Germany. The RESOLV/CALSOLV partnership thrives on topics such as X-ray spectroscopy of liquids and solutions, enzyme catalysis, and ab initio calculations of solvated structures and chemical reactions. The RuhrCal collaboration has started to produce multiple joint…

…integrated Graduate School Solvation Science The integrated Graduate School Solvation Science (iGSS, Dean: Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Kast) builds upon the success of the Graduate School Solvation Science, which was born out of the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV at the beginning of 2013. The iGSS is an education and training program for graduate students within RESOLV that supports the early research careers of solvation scientists. Doctoral degrees are granted by the appropriate faculty, which include the departments of chemistry and biochemistry, chemistry and chemical biology, physics, and engineering at…