In the laboratory of Prof. Jürgen Hauer
Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

Prof. Thomas F. Fässler in his laboratory at the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry with Focus on Novel Materials. Image: Dr. Robert Reich / TUM

Macrocycle as Reactivity Booster. Thomas Pickl (left) and PD Dr. Alexander Pöthig (right) in a laboratory of the Catalysis Research Center. Photo: Dr. Robert Reich / TUM

Our Nobel Laureates

Our History

Prof. Dominik Bucher uses defects in diamond (NV-centers) as quantum sensors for NMR spectroscopy on the nano- to microscale. Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

Research on multifunctional supramolecular materials for energy storage and conversion at Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

Chemistry on Campus Garching

At the Department of Chemistry, TUM School of Natural Sciences, scientists are researching current exciting topics. You can find an overview of our areas and research here.

Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry

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Organic Chemistry

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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Events, colloquia, and seminars at the TUM School of Natural Sciences

09

Jan

2026

14:00 - 16:00 h

CPA Seminar

Location: CPA EG.006A
Comment: Prof. Claudia Hörbartner, U. Würzburg

14

Jan

2026

16:15 - 17:45 h

Information on Research Phase, Master's Thesis, and End of Studies in the Master’s Programs Physics: Informationen zur Forschungsphase (auf Deutsch)

Location: PH HS1
Speaker: Dr. Martin Saß

15

Jan

2026

17:15 - 19:00 h

Lecture Series: Seminar in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry: Acridinium Dyes – Synthetic Versatile Visible Light Organophotocatalysts

Location: CH 22210
Comment: Prof. Olga Garcia Mancheño, Universität Münster

16

Jan

2026

14:00 - 16:00 h

CPA Seminar: Genomic language models reveal functional genomic elements

Location: CPA EG.006A
Comment: Prof. Julien Gagneur, TUM, Computational Molecular Medicine

21

Jan

2026

16:15 - 17:45 h

Information on Research Phase, Master's Thesis, and End of Studies in the Master’s Programs Physics: Information about the research phase (in Englisch)

Location: PH HS1
Speaker: Dr. Martin Saß

22

Jan

2026

17:15 - 19:00 h

Lecture Series: Seminar in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry: Asymmetric Catalysis with Peptides – From Simple to Complex Environments

Location: CH 22210
Comment: Prof. Helma Wennemers, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)

23

Jan

2026

10:30 - 11:30 h

Lecture Series: Colloquium on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: A Balancing Act to Understand Intermediate Spin States in Mixed-Valent Complexes

Location: CH 63214
Comment: Speaker: Prof. George Cutsail, LMU Munich. (Guest of Prof. Hauer)

additional information

23

Jan

2026

14:00 - 16:00 h

CPA Seminar: RNA-binding protein phase transitions in neurodegenerative disorders

Location: CPA EG.006A
Comment: Prof. Dorothee Dormann, U. Mainz