Chen Symposium 2025
Symposium for Peter Chen's 65th Birthday
Professor Peter Chen celebrates his 65th birthday this year and will retire in summer. He joined ETH Zurich more than 30 years ago, in summer 1994. In his research, which has won multiple awards and resulted in numerous publications and nine patents, he combines detailed physical measurements with the planning and synthesis of molecules. As Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations and a member of the Executive Board (2007-2009), he was responsible for strategic planning and technology transfer at ETH Zurich. In this role, Peter Chen co-initiated key strategic partnerships with research and industry at ETH Zurich. During the course of his career, he has undertaken numerous forms of advisory and other board activities on behalf of the scientific community, non-profit associations and the chemical|pharmaceutical industry. To celebrate Peter Chen's birthday and his extraordinary career, a two-day symposium will be held in July.
Prof. Peter Chen
Full Professor of Physical-Organic Chemistry in the Laboratory of Organic Chemisty since 1994
PROGRAM
DAY 1, JULY 9, 2025
08:30-09:30
reception and coffee
09:30-09:40
Welcome by Prof. Renana Gershoni-Poranne and Dr. Alexandra Tsybizova
09:40-10:10
Laudation
10:10-10:50
Prof. Igor Alabugin
Florida States University, USA
«The Photoredox Paradox: the Hidden Secrets of Electron Upconversion and Electron Catalysis»
10:50-11:30
Prof. Ingo Fischer
University of Würzburg, Germany
«A Radical journey»
11:30-14:00
lunch break
14:00-14:40
Prof. Marc-Etienne Moret
Utrecht University, Netherlands
«Teaching Nickel New Tricks with Olefin Pincer ligands»
14:40-15:20
Prof. Peter Schreiner
Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
«Friendly Vibes with Weak Interactions»
15:20-15:40
Dr. Richard Smith presenting a special Helvetica issue
15:40-16:30
Surprise presentations by current and former group members
16:30
apéro
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DAY 2, JULY 10, 2025
09:00-09:30
reception and coffee
09:30-10:10
Prof. Jana Roithova
Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
«Exploring Hidden Chemistry with ESI-MS»
10:10-10:50
Prof. Koop Lammertsma
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
«Chirality of Metals»
10:50-11:10
coffee break
11:10-11:50
Prof. Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg
TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
«Title tba»
11:50-12:30
Prof. Bernhard Kräutler
University of Innsbruck, Austria
«Vitamin B12 and the Magic of Cobalt and Corrin»
12:30-14:30
lunch break
14:30-15:10
Prof. Robert Pollice
University of Groningen, Netherlands
«Data and Representations for Machine Learning in Chemistry»
15:10-15:50
Prof. Richard O'Hair
University of Melbourne, Australia
«Adventures With the Pesci Decarboxylation Reaction: From Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Organometallics to Development of New Transfer Hydroarylation Isodesmic Reactions for Organic Synthesis»
16:00-16:40
Surprise
16:40-17:20
Surprise presentations by former group members
17:20-17:45
Closing
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CONTACT
Hosts
Dr. Alexandra Tsybizova
Sorbonne University, France
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Prof. Renana Gershoni-Poranne
Technion, Israel
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