Gerhard Ertl was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 for his fundamental research of chemical processes on solid surfaces. In a public talk in the Audimax at TU Dresden on July 6th, at 7 p.m., Ertl will speak about the impact of his research on the chemical industry and technology.

For decades, the Emeritus director of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin has been analysing catalytic processes on solid surfaces – a field that had been little studied until the mid of the 20^th century. With new methods, high precision and a sense for innovation and experimentation, Ertl succeeded in transferring catalysis research from “black magic in exact laws of science.” Ertl is the founder of modern surface chemistry. He created the know-how for the development and improvement of numerous technologies, for example in the semi-conductor industry, in the production of chemical fertilizers or in catalytic converters.

More information about the talk Katalyse an Oberflächen: Motor chemischer Umwandlungen of Gerhard Ertl and free registration at:

https://tu-dresden.de/mn/nobel

For all football fans: The talk ends at 8.30 p.m.  – Just in time to watch the semi-final.

Gerhard Ertl’s talk marks the end of this year’s lecture series “Nobelpreisträger zu Gast an der TU Dresden” by the School of Science. More than 3.500 people attended the first three events. Project manager and chairman of the School of Science, Prof. Clemens Kirschbaum, was overwhelmed by this great reception and is now working on a sequel of the series for next year.

For the generous support of the lecture series, the School of Science explicitly would like to thank: A. Lange & Söhne, Biotype Diagnostic GmbH, Novaled, Rotop, Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der TU Dresden e.V., Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski, Bülow Palais Dresden und Die Gläserne Manufaktur.

Media inquiries:
Nicole Gierig
Public Relations Advisor
School of Science
Technische Universität Dresden
01069 Dresden
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 463-33013