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June 5, 2025
On June 5, a bit earlier than usual, the group held its by now already traditional group afternoon in Groningen. Due to heavy rain in the afternoon, we canceled our planned boat trip in the city and enjoyed an afternoon of board games. In the evening, we enjoyed Vietnamese dinner. Afterwards, as the weather cleared up again, we continued our philosophical discussions at one of the city canals until nightfall. Unfortunately, we forgot to take pictures this time.
June 2, 2025
On June 2, Gian-Michele joined the group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Gian-Michele will work on closed-loop optimization of molecules.
June 2, 2025
On June 2, Supphachok joined the group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Supphachok will work on AI-assisted molecular simulations.
May 27, 2025
On May 27, Niels finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his machine learning and coding skills.
May 7, 2025
On May 7, Anish finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his machine learning and coding skills.
May 6, 2025
On May 6, Ard finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his organic synthesis, computational chemistry, and coding skills.
March 3, 2025
On March 3, Davi joined the group as a Master student. Davi will work on inverse design of organocatalysts.
February 10, 2025
Fully funded PhD position to work on machine learning-guided directed evolution for oligopeptide catalyst design starting between June 2025 and October 2025.
Update: This position is not available anymore.
February 3, 2025
On February 3, Fareeda joined the group as a Master student. Fareeda will work on computational exploration of asymmetric catalysts aided by machine learning.
February 3, 2025
On February 3, Maciej joined the group as new PhD student. Maciej will work on data-driven design of organocatalyzed reactions.
December 12, 2024
On December 12, the group held its biannual group afternoon. This time, we tried our hands at a game of sophisticated molecular mechanics simulations with hard spheres, bowling. Later, we enjoyed burgers and cheered to the end of a successful 2024.
December 13, 2024
Fully funded PhD position to work on data-driven models for mixtures of stereoselective catalysts starting in October 2025.
Update: This position is not available anymore.
December 13, 2024
Fully funded PhD position to work on catalytic asymmetric hydrofunctionalization reactions starting in October 2025.
Update: This position is not available anymore.
December 9, 2024
Fully funded postdoctoral researcher position to work on machine learning for oligopeptide design starting as soon as possible.
Update: This position is not available anymore.
November 27, 2024
Fully funded postdoctoral researcher position to work on artificial intelligence-assisted molecular simulations starting as soon as possible.
Update: This position is not available anymore.
November 20, 2024
On November 20, Daan joined the group as a Master student. Daan will work on de novo molecular design using language models.
October 11, 2024
On October 11, our group received the LEAF Silver certificate for our wet lab. This certifies our increased sustainability efforts. Shuai received the certificate from the Managing Director of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dr. Esther Marije Klop.
September 2, 2024
On September 2, Andrei finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his coding skills and his helpful nature.
August 28, 2024
On August 28, Gonçalo finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his ideas about reinforcement learning.
July 15, 2024
On July 15, just in time before the summer holiday season, the group held its by now already traditional group afternoon in Groningen. We split up in teams to compete in a game of Capture the Flag in the city and enjoyed Italian dinner while discussing the differences between fluid and crystallized intelligence.
July 10, 2024
On July 10, Pieter finished his master thesis and left the group. We will miss his machine learning skills.
July 8, 2024
On July 8, Elias, who just finished high school, joins the group for a research internship. This is supported by the Austrian Chemistry Olympiad community and the Professional Association of the Chemical Industry in Austria.
May 1, 2024
On May 1, we moved to the Feringa building. It was a lot of work but we made it and we already enjoy the new offices and labs.
April 1, 2024
On April 1, Shiquan joined the group as a Master student. Shiquan will work on inverse design of organocatalysts.
April 1, 2024
On April 1, Serhii joined the group as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Serhii will work on machine learning for chemistry.