Today, our now former doctoral researcher and BEAM member Til Kundlacz successfully defended his thesis on the topic of “On the impact of non-covalent interactions on the formation of protein-lipid complexes in the gas phase and in solution”. We congratulate you on your summa cum laude and your truly outstanding work. We wish you all the best for your future!

The new semester has begun and the first-year students started their studies this week. To help them get started, we provided the chemistry department with merchandise, which they distributed along with other practical items. We also BEAMed up the campus with our bicycle seat covers. Our mascot, Leo the lion, was there too.

Last Thursday was the annual matriculation ceremony for all first-year students at the University of Halle. Our BEAM-PIs were also there. Prof. Dariush Hinderberger spoke on the living room stage on the topic of “Meet the Prof” – Personal Insights into Research and Teaching. Prof. Rebecca Waldecker spoke as a liaison professor about ways to finance your studies beyond BAföG, for example through scholarships.