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Congratulations to M. Sc. Swantje Pauer, PhD student at the IAM-ET!

Her outstanding poster contribution, which was presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) in Lyon, France, from September 3 to 8, 2023, has been awarded the BEST POSTER Prize.

Swantje's poster, titled "Model-based Kinetic Analysis and Reaction Mechanism Identification of the Cyclohexanone Reduction in a PEM-Cell", addresses the electrification of cyclohexanone synthesis and sheds light on the reaction mechanism behind the process.


This achievement is the result of a fruitful collaboration with the research group of Prof. Mahito Atobe and Prof. Naoki Shida from Yokohama National University, Japan. It is also an excellent example of the possibilities and advantages of interdisciplinary research that combines experimental work with the approach of dynamic model-based analysis. This partnership was initiated as part of the international collaboration of the BMBF Future Cluster ETOS - Electrification of Technical Organic Syntheses - and demonstrates the added value of global interdisciplinary research.

Swantje's work builds on the outstanding research of Shimizu et al: Y. Shimizu et al, ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 1010.

Congratulations to Swantje Pauer and the entire research team for their significant contributions to the field of electrochemistry and sustainable organic synthesis processes!