Category: Event

HYP*MOL spokesman Jörg Matysik is also the organizer of the so-called “Mitteldeutsches Resonanztreffen”, which takes place twice a year in Leipzig. On Monday, May 6, it’s that time again (start at 14:30, small lecture hall at Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 29):

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Dr. Robin Gühne
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden
“NMR of the Charge Ordered Kagome Metal ScV6Sn6”

15.45 – 16.30 p.m.
Prof. Nabeel Aslam
Leipzig University, Felix Bloch Institute for Solid State Physics
“Quantum memory assisted nanoscale sensing”

16.30 – 17.15 p.m.
PD Dr. Daniel Gräfe
Leipzig University, Pediatric Radiology
“Real-time MRI in children”

The 4^th HYP*MOL colloquium will take place at Leipzig University (Faculty of Chemistry & Mineralogy, Great Lecture Hall) on 3 May 2024, 1 pm. PD Dr. Rafael Gutierrez from TU Dresden will be our speaker that day and he will present insights into “The Chirality-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) Effect“:

The CISS effect has revealed a surprising connection between chirality, a structural feature, and the electronic spin. Namely, extensive experimental work has shown that chiral structures are able to select one spin component, which is then preferentially transmitted.

Despite its demonstration in a broad class of organic and inorganic systems, there is not yet a unifying explanation of the CISS effect. In this talk, I will provide an overview of experimental and theoretical work in this field, highlighting main features and open problems.

Sandwiches and coffee will be available from 12:15 in the opposite part of the foyer (upstairs).

From March 25 to 27, 2024, the HYP*MOL Spring Meeting will take place in Leipzig at the Faculty of Chemistry & Mineralogy. Members of our consortium are invited to spend three days discussing the latest findings and upcoming studies. The current schedule is as follows:

Mon., 25 March 2024 (great lecture hall)

14:00: Welcome with coffee & cake

15:00-16:40: Guided tours through campus

17:00: Updates on HYP*MOL organization

17:15: Till Biskup – “Future of Scientific Data”

18:00: Sandwiches, grilled food and drinks

Tue., 26 March 2024 (great lecture hall)

08:30-10:30: Talks on research data management, electronic lab books and computer environment

10:30: Coffee break

11:00-12:30: Talks on project updates and recent developments in the world of hyperpolarization

12:30: Lunch & break

14:00-14:45 (great lecture hall) Round table discussion on Joint Work Package 1

14:00-14:45 (small lecture hall) Round table discussion on Joint Work Package 2

14:45: Coffee break

15:15-16:00 (great lecture hall) Round table discussion on Joint Work Package 3

15:15-16:00 (small lecture hall) Round table discussion on Joint Work Package 4

16.15: Georg Schmidt: “Tunneling anisotropic magnetoresistance and resistive switching in organic spin valves”

17:00: Till Biskup: “(Time-resolved) EPR on spin-polarised systems – from flavins to organic semiconductors”

17:45: End of session

18:00: Barbecue, sandwiches and drinks

Wed., 27 March 2024 (small lecture hall)

09.00: Jean-Philippe Ansermet: “Overhauser effect”

09:30: Kaustubh Mote: “Spin-diffusion in solid-state NMR”

10:00: Coffee break

10:30: Frank Ortmann: “Spin & charge transport mechanisms in spintronics”

11:00: Matthias Elgeti & Luca Gerhards: “Observer spins”

11:30: Discussion

12:30: Lunch break

13:30-15:00: Meeting of TRR management

13:30-15:00: iRTG afternoon session on spin transfer in molecules: Concepts of movement of any form of spins (e.g. electrons, protons) in physics, chemistry and biology; room for discussing research data infrastructure

15:00-15:30: coffee break & farewell

The 3^rd HYP*MOL Colloquium will take place at Chemnitz University of Technology on 4 April 2024. The speaker is Prof. Mario Ruben from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) & University of Strasbourg, France. The event will start at 11:30 in Lecture Hall N113, (Reichenhainer Straße 90). All guests are invited to scientific discussions and a small snack & coffee break before the colloquium at 11 a.m. in front of the lecture hall. – Information about the lecture provided by Prof. G. Salvan, Tel. 0371-531-33137.

Nuclear spin states in molecules will be proposed to act as quantum registers for Quantum Computing (QC). We report on the implementation of metal complexes into nanometre-sized spintronic devices by a combination of bottom-up self-assembly and top-down lithography techniques. The controlled generation of magnetic molecular nanostructures will be shown and persistence of their magnetic properties under confinement in Molecular Quantum Devices will be proven. The Hilbert space spanned by the nuclear spins will be engineered synthetically and addressed both electrically and optically, partially at the single molecule level.^1-13 Finally, Grover ´s quantum search algorithm will be implemented on the nuclear spin register of a TbPc2 Qudit.¹⁰

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Single spin qubits in diamond – applied to Nanoscale NMR spectroscopy

The 2^nd HYP*MOL Colloquium will take place at Leipzig University on 8 March 2024. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Nabeel Aslam from Leipzig University who is specialized in quantum technologies based on colour centers in solid-state systems. The event will start at 13:00 in the Arthur Hantzsch Lecture Hall at the Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy (Johannisallee 29). Cookies, coffee and drinks are available beforehand.

Single Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can detect nuclear spins in the nanometer range. This enables NMR spectroscopy of individual molecules and surfaces and is therefore  promising for applications in biochemistry, biomedicine and materials science. In this talk, some recent advances in NV-based nanoscale NMR will be presented and possible applications will be discussed.

In March, Chemnitz University of Technology offers a platform for young female scientists and students together with female scientists in leading positions to exchange ideas about STEM research across disciplines. This format, called ISINA, has been held annually in Chemnitz since 2014. The initiators are sensor technology researcher Prof. Olfa Kanoun and Karla Kebsch (Equality Commissioner of TUC). The program includes lectures, workshops and further networking opportunities.

Introducing Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) & how they can support you with generating & publishing FAIR data

The 1^st HYP*MOL Colloquium will take place at Chemnitz University of Technology on 2 February 2024. The speaker is Dr John Jolliffe from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. The event will start at 1 p.m. in room N113 and will be held in hybrid form.

Dr. John Jolliffe from NFDI4Chem (National Research Data Infrastructure for Chemistry in Germany) will give an introduction to electronic lab notebooks: What are they? Why are they important? How can they help you make your data FAIR (now increasingly a requirement of journals and funders)? How to choose the right ELN? There will also be a general introduction to the free open source ELN Chemotion and its LabIMotion extension for interdisciplinary workflows.

On 8 January 2024, Chemnitz University of Technology hosts a workshop for (early career) female scientists with a focus on “My career development – individual assessment and self-reflection”. Dr Kathrin Carl will report between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on perspectives for professional steps after the doctorate or postdoctoral phase. At the event, questions such as “What do I bring with me?” and “Where am I drawn to?” are discussed. The page of the Centre for Equal Opportunities in Science and Research of the TU Chemnitz can be accessed via this link.

A two-day workshop for our HYP*MOL early career researchers will be held at Nimbschen Monastery near Grimma at the end of February. In addition to other items on the programme, there will be special introductory lectures and talks by the project leaders that are important for the scientific career path and an introduction to the topic of hyperpolarization.

On Monday, Georgeta Salvan will talk about the CISS effect, Jan Haas and Annika Morgenstern will present the collaboration platform Confluence and the electronic lab book eLabFTW respectively, and Lokesh Rasabathina will host a creative format on hyperpolarization-typical abbreviations.

On Tuesday, Christina Lamers will present the world of bioproteins, Björn Corzilius will introduce us to the DNP cosmos and a tour of the monastery and ruins will mark our cultural program.

There will be a summer school on Solid-state NMR at Youth hostel Schloss Windischleuba (40 km South of Leipzig/Germany) from Sun/10 March (evening) to Sat/16 March (morning) 2024 supported by the ISMAR. The school is the third in a cycle of four schools and will be dedicated to Solid-state NMR.

Topics will be:

Basics of solid-state NMR, quantum mechanics, spin-interactions, tensors, Euler angles, static case, MAS, CP, instrumentation, decoupling, recoupling, operators, AHT, multidimensional experiments, molecular motion, polymers, quadrupolar nuclei, biomolecules, protons at high MAS and high field.

The programme can be accessed via this link.