News
December 14, 2023
On December 14, the group had a group afternoon in Groningen. We competed in laser tag, enjoyed authentic Chinese dinner prepared by Yanchao, and, to top it off, made a new group picture in Reitdiephaven.
December 14, 2023
On December 14, Pieter joined the group as a Master student. Pieter will work on language models for chemistry.
November 1, 2023
On November 1, Yanchao joined the group as its third PhD student. Yanchao will work on data-driven design of organocatalysts.
November 1, 2023
On November 1, Shuai joined the group as its second PhD student. Shuai will work on systematic computational design of organocatalysts aided by artificial intelligence.
October 10, 2023
On October 10, our group received our first LEAF Bronze certificate for our wet lab. This certifies our efforts to implement sustainable experimental practices. Rob received the corresponding certificate from the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Prof. Dr. Joost Frenken, during the Sustainability Week.
September 15, 2023
On September 15, Gonçalo joined the group as a Master student. Gonçalo will work on language models for chemistry.
July 11, 2023
On July 11, the group had its first group afternoon in Groningen. We made two teams compete in an escape room, enjoyed dinner together in a cozy restaurant, and, to document the occasion, made time for a group picture on the roof of the forum.
March 14, 2023
On March 14, Rob was guest at the Late Night Conference hosted by Prof. Wilhelm Huck at Radboud University Nijmegen and talked about Artificial Organic Chemistry and Inverse Molecular Design. Click on this news item to watch the video.
February 27, 2023
On February 27, Andrei joined the group as its second Master student. He will work on de novo molecular design using language models.
Group Resources
February 23, 2023
Our website now has a Group Resources page with links to dedicated external pages providing both research- and group-related material, data, and content.
February 7, 2023
On February 7, we ran the first Opentron protocol successfully. To document this important occasion, we filmed it. Click on this news item to watch the video.
November 29, 2022
On November 29, the first Opentron of the group arrived. Hannes and Rob unpacked it together and set it up in the lab. Stay tuned for more pictures of it in action.
November 15, 2022
On November 15, Niels joined the group as its first Master student. He will work on the automated interpretation of molecule characterization data using artificial intelligence.
November 1, 2022
On November 1, Hannes joined the group as its first PhD student. He will work on data-driven high-troughput optimization of organocatalyzed reactions.
August 1, 2022
On August 1, Rob had his first day at the University of Groningen. First, he was welcomed by fellow faculty, then he took over his new office and finally had a first look at the lab space.
May 10, 2022
Fully funded PhD position to work on high-throughput optimization of organocatalysts starting from August 1, 2022, onwards.
Update: This position is not available anymore.