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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Organic Molecular Chemistry |
| Keywords | sereochemistry, catalysis, molecular nanotechnology, supramolecular chemistry |
Current contact address
| Country | Netherlands |
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| City | Groningen |
| Institution | University of Groningen |
| Institute | Department of Chemistry |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bach | Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie 1, Technische Universität München, Garching |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/05/2016 |
Programme(s)
| 2011 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Ben Feringa is best known for his work on nanotechnology, most notably for the construction of light-driven molecular motors. Motors of this type have been shown to work on a nanometer scale and have recently been used to move a "nano car" on a solid surface. His further research interests in transition metal and DNA-based catalysis have been equally successful and have made him a leading figure in organic chemistry worldwide. In Germany he will dedicate his research efforts to devise new photochemical switches and to employ them in catalysis and nanotechnology. |