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The Cluster of Excellence Unifying Systems in Catalysis (UniSysCat) is an interdisciplinary research network, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the federal and state initiative under the name Exzellenzstrategie (Excellence Strategy). [1] [2] [3] The funding period spans from January 1, 2019 to December 30, 2025. [4] [5]
About 300 researchers from the Berlin and Potsdam areas work at UniSysCat, focusing on current issues in catalysis research. [6] UniSysCat is the follow-up project to the Cluster of Excellence Unifying Concepts in Catalysis (UniCat), funded from 2007 to 2018 as part of the federal and state excellence initiative of Germany, Exzellenzstrategie. [7]
UniSysCat focuses their research on catalytic reactions driven by biocatalysts, aiming to develop controllable reaction networks applicable to sustainable chemistry and biochemistry. The initiative builds upon previous research from its predecessor, UniCat, which was active from 2007 to 2018 and received significant funding to support advancements in catalysis research. [8] [9] [10]
The network also aims to transfer the knowledge and results it has found for use by third-party organizations in the sustainable chemistry industry. [11]
In 2011, the UniCat Cluster of Excellence and the chemical company, BASF, founded the joint laboratory BasCat (UniCat BASF JointLab) at Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin). BasCat conducts basic research in the field of heterogeneous catalysis with a focus on the catalytic transformation of hydrocarbons to value-added products. [12]
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Spokespersons: Holger Dobbek (HU Berlin), Matthias Driess (TU Berlin), Arne Thomas (TU Berlin)
UniSysCat consists of around 60 research groups working on experimental methods and theoretical approaches in the fields of molecular and structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics, chemical synthesis, physical and theoretical chemistry, and physics. UniSysCat's research strategy is based on the previous work of the UniCat Cluster of Excellence (Unifying Concepts in Catalysis). [13]
Its research focuses on parameters that can enable and control chemo-catalytic and bio-catalytic networks, and on how chemical and biological processes can be coupled to create catalytic systems with new functions. [14]
The Clara Immerwahr Award, launched in 2011 by the UniCat Cluster of Excellence, promotes young women in catalysis research. The award is given annually to a young female scientist from Germany or abroad in the early phase of their career (postdoc, young scientist) for her performance in catalysis research. The award is associated with a financial grant of 15,000 euros for a research stay in a UniSysCat research group and is intended to establish close cooperation with UniSysCat working groups. [15]
The Clara Immerwahr Award is dedicated to Dr. Clara Immerwahr (1870-1915), who in 1900 became the first woman in Germany to receive a doctorate in physical chemistry. [16]
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