News about Chemistry

Annual BBQ 2024

The annual BBQ was held again this year on Constitution day, the 5th of june. The theme for this year was Denmark. Group photo of the group and their partners.

Our new expert in clinical and applied biochemistry

Friday 3 May we celebrated Lasse Bak's appointment as professor. Lasse Bak is part-time Professor of Clinical and Applied Biochemistry in a collaboration with the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Rigshospitalet.

Chemistry gala 2024

The annual chemistry gala was held on the 24 of may, hosted by the Department of Chemistry. There were awards handed out for best Bachelor thesis, Master thesis, and article of the year, as well as other awards. Member…

New weapon against dementia: "In just minutes, the AI solves a challenge that would take neuroscientists weeks."

The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect the brain such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new tool that…

Nyt våben mod demens: ”Algoritmen løser udfordring på få minutter som tager hjerneforsker flere uger.”

Proteiner, der klumper sig sammen, er årsag til en lang række sygdomme, der nedbryder hjernen såsom Alzheimers og demens. Forskere på Københavns Universitet har opfundet et nyt værktøj, som kan hjælpe os med at finde og…

CopenHel workshop in Finland

Henrik Kjærgaard and Jing Chen Participated in the CopenHel 2024 Workshop on 29th of April. The workshop was held in Inkala, Finland, and is a joint group meeting between the Kjæergaard group and the groups of Dr. Theo…

Visit from Chris Kenseth

Dr. Chris Kenseth, University of Washington, Seattle, visited our group April 8, and gave a presentation to the atmospheric chemistry group. There was also time for a bit of sightseeing and a visit to Dragør old town. …

Kjaergaard Group Research Workshop

On the 22nd and 23rd of march, the group held a research workshop with presentations of the current research in the group, and a visit from invited speaker Professor Olga Garmash. The workshop concluded with a group…

Kjaergaard Group Research Workshop: MC-TST

Former group member, Ph.D. Kristian H. Møller, gave a talk on multiconformer transition state theory on March 12th. The workshop concluded with a group dinner with pizza and drinks.

Henrik receives the Carlsberg foundation Semper Ardens: Advance grant

Congratulations to Henrik, who in January received the prestigious Carlsberg Foundation Semper Ardens: Advance grant! We are thrilled about the exciting research this will support in the coming years.

Henrik visits Göttingen

On 30th and 31st of January, Henrik visited the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, where he gave a talk on the work of the group.

BIO researcher was researching his way through the eye of a needle

Rafael Pinilla Redondo from the section for Microbiology at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, was one of the 18 talented young researchers who today received a grant from the Villum Foundation's Young…

Visit from Christa Fittschen

On 22nd of January Christa Fittschen, director of research at CNRS University of Lille, visited the group and gave a talk on cavity ringdown spectroscopy of atmospherically relevant molecules.

Nanna's M.Sc. defense

On 17th of January, Nanna successfully defended her M.Sc. thesis and thus finished the first part of her integrated 4+4 Ph.D. Nanna will continue working on the last part of her Ph.D. in the group.

New national project aims to strengthen diversity in research environments

For many years, research environments in the fields of technical and natural sciences have been facing the challenge of attracting and retaining female researchers.

Vili's Ph.D. defense

Vili-Taneli Salo successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "Investigation of Atmospheric Gas-Phase Reaction Using Multireference Electronic Structure Methods", on the 10th of January at the University of Helsinki.…

Matthias Herth Professor of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry

From the beginning of January 2024, Matthias Manfred Herth will be our new Professor of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry here at the Department.

Researchers invent "methane cleaner": Could become a permanent fixture in cattle and pig barns

In a spectacular new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and chlorine to eradicate low-concentration methane from air. The result gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases…

Henrik's 60th Birthday

We celebrated Henrik's 60th birthday, where we had many greetings from colleagues around the world. There were also some presentations from previous and current students of Henriks, as well as colleagues from the…

Smog from Copenhagen’s Bispeengbuen heads straight into living rooms

A large amount of the heavy automobile pollution from Copenhagen’s Bispeengbuen thoroughfare goes straight into people's homes. This, according to a study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. A sensor…

#TownsFest Online Symposium

On Thursday 11th January 2024 the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chemistry Education Research Group will host an online symposium.

Major EU grant will make metal alloys the catalysts of the future

New international research collaboration to trailblaze the next generation of catalysts – a prerequisite for the renewable chemicals and fuels of the future. The researchers hope to accomplish this with a new data-drive…

Our new professor in Medicinal Chemistry

Last Friday, Anders Bach was inaugurated as professor at Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, a ceremony that was celebrated with a reception in Atrium afterwards.

Honorary doctorate in natural science to prof. Paul Dupree

During the upcoming annual commemoration on 10th November, 2023, Professor Paul Dupree from the University of Cambridge, will receive an honorary doctorate in natural science from the University of Copenhagen.