Within the doctoral programme CaSuS, supervisors from three different institutes of the Department of Chemistry (Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Institute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Institute for Physical Chemistry) offer Ph.D. positions on research subjects in the area of catalysis. In addition to cutting-edge research, a specific interdisciplinary educational programme including lectures and workshops, conferences, excursions and secondary skill courses, is part of CaSuS.

Lectures and courses are held in English, and the thesis must be written in English.

The programme started in October 2009 and is designed to lead to a Ph.D. degree within six semesters. Students may join the programme at the beginning of every new semester.

CaSuS is funded by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (15 Lichtenberg-Stipendien).

Qualified students are encouraged to apply for a position by

• 31^st July 2012 for winter semester 2012/2013

• Seminar
  
  
  
• Guest lectures
  
  
  22^nd May 2012, 5.15 pm
  
  Prof. Dr. Moris S. Eisen (Technion Haifa)
  Heteroallylic Group 4 Complexes in the polymerization of alpha-Olefins: Tailor Your Own Polymer
  
  
  19^th June 2012, 5.15 pm
  
  Dr. Kerstin Schierle-Arndt (BASF)
  
  




• Excursion
  
  
  
• Methods courses
  
  
  
• Workshop
  
  27^th - 29^th June 2012 Haus Höhenblick, Braunfels
  together with "Landesforschungsschwerpunkt" NanoKat, University Kaiserslautern
  
  
  13^th July 2012, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
  Workshop "Process engineering"
  Dr. Lars Rodefeld (Bayer AG)




• Niedersächsisches Katalysesymposium (NiKaS)
  
  18^th and 19^th October 2012