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<\/a>Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich\u2019s Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (INW)<\/a> continues to grow. On 1 December, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Steinr\u00fcck<\/a> will be appointed director of Catalytic Interfaces for Chemical Hydrogen Storage (INW-1). The 35-year-old physicist is moving to J\u00fclich from Paderborn University\u2019s Department of Chemistry<\/a> and will establish the new subinstitute. With the appointment of Prof. Steinr\u00fcck, three of the four subinstitutes at INW, which was founded two years ago, now have directors. In March, Prof. Dr. Andreas Peschel became head of INW-4 and in October, Prof. Dr. Regina Palkovits was appointed head of INW-2. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe development of our new INW institute is progressing steadily. I am delighted that we could attract Prof. Hans-Georg Steinr\u00fcck as another internationally renowned young scientist to help establish our new subinstitute and that we can now welcome him as another pioneer of the sustainable hydrogen economy to J\u00fclich,\u201d said Dr. Peter Jansens, member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI hope that this team of first-class directors will be able to motivate many other talented researchers to join INW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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Professorship at RWTH Aachen University<\/h3>\n\n

Steinr\u00fcck obtained a doctoral degree in physics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg<\/em> and subsequently spent five years conducting research in the materials science department<\/em> at Stanford University\u2019s SLAC<\/em> National Accelerator Laboratory in the USA. In 2020, he became junior professor for<\/em> interfacial processes in reaction engineering at Paderborn University. In line with the J\u00fclich model, Hans-Georg Steinr\u00fcck will be appointed professor at RWTH Aachen University where he will be affiliated with the Institute of Physical Chemistry<\/a> as of December. <\/p>\n\n

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\u201cI hope that this team of first-class directors will be able to motivate many other talented researchers to join INW.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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Dr. Peter Jansens<\/strong>, Member of the Board of Directors of Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m excited by the challenge and opportunity to help develop a new institute,\u201d says Hans-Georg Steinr\u00fcck. J\u00fclich and Aachen are renowned locations for cutting-edge research in the field of renewable energy, he adds. \u201cI also have the innovative opportunity to perform work on a variety of scales. I think that such a structure, which puts basic research findings into practice more quickly, is very exciting and progressive.\u201d Steinr\u00fcck explains that this is an approach he is familiar with from his time at SLAC in Stanford. <\/p>\n\n

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Thematic link between the subinstitutes<\/h3>\n\n

The INW subinstitutes are thematically linked and build on each other. Hans-Georg Steinr\u00fcck will work on the smallest scale, as he investigates the role and interactions of atoms and molecules in processes such as catalysis and other reactions. \u201cThe question of how we arrange a molecule on a catalyst surface will later play a significant role in determining the answer to the question of how durable and efficient the reactor is in application,\u201d says Steinr\u00fcck, explaining how his research field has an impact on the other INW subinstitutes. <\/p>\n\n

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Developing precise measuring techniques<\/h3>\n\n

The new director aims to develop and further refine precise operando measuring techniques, which he and his team will use to better evaluate the properties of atoms and molecules. \u201cFor example, we use surface-sensitive X-ray methods such as X-ray reflectometry to observe how the properties of catalyst surfaces change and develop during operation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

In the first phase of his work at INW, Steinr\u00fcck will create his own team. He is currently on the lookout for chemists, physicists, engineers, postdocs, doctoral researchers, and technicians. Some of the positions have already been advertised.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

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INW\u2019s role in the Rhenish mining area<\/h3>\n\n

INW forms the core of the Helmholtz Cluster for a Sustainable and Infrastructure-Compatible Hydrogen Economy (HC-H2)<\/a>. The cluster aims to ensure economic growth during the structural change in the Rhenish mining area by demonstrating new hydrogen technologies. <\/p>\n\n

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