Stratingh Institute for Chemistry

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Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
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Feringa Building
Research type
Field of research
Director
Prof. Gerard Roelfes
Staff 150
AddressZernike Campus, Nijenborgh 3 & Nijenborgh 7, Groningen, The Netherlands
Location Groningen, The Netherlands
53°14′17″N6°32′28″E / 53.238°N 6.541°E / 53.238; 6.541
Website www.rug.nl/research/stratingh/

The Stratingh Institute for Chemistry is a research institute of the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). It is named after Sibrandus Stratingh, who is known for being the inventor of the first battery powered electric car. [1] As of 2020, about 150 people (from over 30 nationalities) are employed within the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry. The staff members include Ben Feringa, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines", [2] Nathalie Katsonis and Sijbren Otto. The institute is currently located on the Zernike Campus in Groningen, in the Feringa Building and Linnaeusborg. [3]

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Research topics

The research carried out within the institute falls within the following research areas:

References

  1. "Biography Sibrandus Stratingh". Groningen University Museum. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Visiting address". Stratingh Institute for Chemistry. Retrieved 20 February 2020.