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Surface Physics News Archive 2006-2015

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Pole Dancing Water Molecules - Paper in Nature Materials

A pole dancing water molecule (Animation, click twice)

2015-December-22

The paper
TU press release in English or German · Article in Der Standard

It's a Boy!

Martin's and Katja's Baby 2015-Dec-2


Nerd Soccer is Back

At the soccer dome 2015-Nov-5


Blaise Pascal Medal

Prof. Nick Serpone awards the metal to Ulrike Diebold 2015-Oct-28


The Value of Undergraduate Research

2015-September-29


Paper in Angewandte

The Catalytic Cycle 2015-September-10

The paper
TU press release in English or German · "Die Presse" newspaper article

Spreading the Word...

2015-September


Best Poster Award for Roland Bliem

2015-August-28


The Hottest Week of the Year: Four Papers Accepted

Stefan, Oscar, Roland 2015-August-13


Erasmus Students from Brno

Adam, Zdenek, Michal 2015-July


Second Annual Group Outing

Group Hike 2015-July-15


Visiting Professor from MIT

Bilge 2015-July


Hertha Firnberg Award for Margareta Wagner

Margareta Wagner 2015-June-30


Youtube Video of Our Group


Joint PhD student with Ceitec

Jonas Gloss 2015-June-15


Master Student Graduates

Peter Lackner and fellow students 2015-June-10


START Prize Awarded to Gareth Parkinson

Gareth Parkinson 2015-June-08

TU press release (German)

Two New Group Members

Matthias and Michele in the Mensa 2015-March


Solar Eclipse

Michael plays his tricks 2015-March-20


Arranging Molecules in Two or Three Dimensions

Molecules on Au(111) 2015-February-22

Article in Angewandte Chemie
Article in Chemical Communications
TU press release (in German)
Media coverage: der Standard · Economy Austria · Chemie.de · Industriemagazin · Technologiewerte.de

Heraeus Seminar on Electrochemical Surface Science

Keynote Lecture 2015-January-18


Surface Structure of an Iron Oxide Unraveled

Magnetite crystal structure 2014-December-05

Article in Science
TU press release
Media coverage: ORF Science · Die Presse · der Standard · Salzburger Nachrichten

Bernhard Stöger Graduates

2014-December-12


Two Awards for Ulrike

Eminent Visitor Award Scroll 2014-November-21

TU press release.


Visit from Spain

2014-November


Michele goes, Honza comes

Jan and Michele

2014-October-1


September: Conference Month

2014-September

Luckily, some of us stayed home and got some work done.


Jessi Exits With a Bang

Jessi talks 2014-August-26


Bernie Pays for Beer

Bernhard with his beer 2014-August-19


A Productive Week

2014-August-10


First Laser Deposition

Rheed Oscillations 2014-July-11


Gruppenwanderung

2014-July-8 Group on the Hohe Wand


One More Wedding

Bernie and Maria wedding 2014-June-28


Silver on Magnetite

2014-June-27

Link to original publication (subscription may be required)


Wittgenstein-Akademie

Platinum Catalysis 2014-June-21

Press release, TU Wien


Post-docs Move On

Zhiming and Xianfeng 2014-June


Scott Chambers Visits

Scott, Gareth, Elena, and Nukey at the Rax 2014-June-06


A Freshly-Minted Diplom Ingenieur

Daniel and the beam 2014-June-04


Anatase on the Front Page

Anatase single crystals: Small and beautiful 2014-June-02

Link to the paper


Austrian National Academy of Sciences Elects Ulrike Diebold as Full Member

2014-May-11

List of all new ÖAW members.
der standard


Martin Gets Married

Katja and Martin 2014-Apr-26


New Engineer

2014-Apr-22 Martin Leichtfried


Breaking Bad? Big Bang Theory? Nope -- Surface Physics!

Jiri, Gareth, Benny, and Martin, posing at the machine.

Electrons Meet at Step Edges

STM image of anatase (101) after oxygen exposure

2014-Apr-11

The results were published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Link to original publication · TU press release


International Students Joining Our Group

2014-March-25 Jessi, Jakub, Michele


Symposium on Surface Science, 3S

Fritz Aumayr enjoys powerful support by the surface physics group.

2014-Mar-14


A Two-dimensional Electron Gas

Stefan, Bernhard and Zhiming at Bessy

2014-Mar-04

The results were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Link to original publication
TU press release · Der Standard · die Presse


Surface Science Plays Soccer

Soccer - Austrians vs. foreigners 2014-Nov-27


Lise Meitner Lecture

Lise Meitner Lecture Flyer 2014-Nov-12


Two Visiting Professors

2013-November-05 Visiting Professors


Alex Riss is Back!

2013-October-21 Alex


COST - Vera Mansfeldova

2013-October-11 Vera


Dr. Zbynek Novotny

2013-September-3 Dr. Z


Vacancies Marching to the Top

STM image of oxygen on an anatase surface 2014-Sep-02

Abstract with link to full text
TU press releasePrinceton press releaseyoutube video
Articles in the media: Chemical & Engineering Newsder Standard (German)ORF (German)

New PhD Student

2013-Aug-1 Jan Balajka


Gareth Parkinson Wins Postdoc Competition

Winner certificate for Gareth Parkinson 2013-Jul-25


Visit by Minister Töchterle

Group photo with Minister Töchterle 2013-Jul-04

TU press release

New Post-Doc

2013-Jul-1

Margareta


Wittgenstein Prize for Ulrike Diebold

Press Conference with Minister Töchterle 2013-Jun-17

Press releases: FWF englishgerman

Media coverage: ORFder Standarddie PresseKurierWiener Zeitung


The Dance of the Atoms

The Fe3O4 experts at the STM 2013-Jun-10

The article in Nature Materials (subscription required)
TU press release englishgermanyoutube video


Prof. Zhiqiang Mao

2013-May-22

Zhiqiang Mao on the roof


Gordon Research Conference

2013-May

Beautiful Switzerland


Ulrike Diebold receives Adamson Award from the American Chemical Society

Adamson Medal

2013-Apr-9

Adamson Award · TU press release (in German)


Stefan Gerhold Becomes PhD student

2013-Apr-17

Stefan & Birgit after the defense


A Busy March

2013-March

Killing time while waiting for the power outage


New PhD Student

2013-March

Roland


Erasmus Students From Brno

2013-February-04

The Brno Gang


PLD Course at TSST

2013-Januar-29

delicate workblack men watching


Ilaria Valenti Visits the Group

2013-January-07

Happy in the lab


Philipp Scheiber Defends his Thesis

2012-November-29 Philipp


New Group Members

2012-November-26


Stijn Mertens Joins the Surface Physics Group

2012-November-01 Stijn


In Carnunto

2012-October-01 Ancient Roman Physicists


More Meetings ...

2012-October-02


Annual Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society

2012-September-21 Discussion after Jake's talk. Those who left on Friday at Schlossberg.


The Group at ECOSS 2012 in Edinburgh

2012-September-10 ECOSS 2012.


Ulrike and Gareth Give Invited Talks

2012-August-27


Gareth and Zbynek Visit Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

2012-August-15 Gareth, Zbynek and Juan in LBNL.


Article on Zirconia Films Selected as Editor's Suggestion

2012-July-30

Gareth Gets FWF Funding


Iris Wins our Euro Cup Bet

2012-July-10


Zbynek Novotny Attends Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Here is Z, meeting future Nobel Laureates. 2012-July-04

Click here for more information about the Lindau meetings


Annabella Selloni Visits us

2012-June-26

Selloni's homepage


Jonas and Jan are here for the summer!

June 2012 Jonas Gloss and Jan Hulva


Ulrike Diebold elected to the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2012-May-07

Press release of the ÖAW
Press release of the TU Wien

Ulli is being warmly welcomed into the ranks of the ÖAW:


Single Gold Atoms

STM image of gold on magnetite

Press release of the TU Wien
APS Physics article
Chemical&Engineering News article
Articles in the media: ORF Science, Wiener Zeitung, der Standard, Deutschlandradio, phys.org, nanowerk, …

ERC Advanced Grant for Ulrike Diebold

ERC logo

Press release of the TU Wien
Newspaper article in "Der Standard"
Newspaper article in "Die Presse"
Further online article

Ulrike Diebold Divisional Associate Editor of PRL

Ulrike Diebold. Photo (C): Matthias Heisler, WIT Projekt TU Wien 2012-Jan-13

New Doctoral College'SolidFun'

2012-Jan-12


Post-Prof. Peter Varga

Post-Professor Peter Varga 2011-Sep-30


Ulrike on stage in the opera

Ulrike Diebold giving a plenary talk at the ECOSS-28 in Wrocław 2011-Sep-01


New research program on oxides

Research topics in the SFB 2011-Mar-15


Honorary Doctorate for Peter Varga

Conferment ceremony 2010-May-28


The dance of molecules

2010-May-14 Catechol adsorbed on TiO2


Newly appointed professor of surface science

Ulrike Diebold 2010-Jan-04


Academy of Sciences Member

Michael Schmid 2007-Dec-14


Oxide structures of catalysts disentangled

atomic structure of alumina 2007-Jul-16


Silver jubilee without silver

PRL 97, 046101 (2006) 2006-Jul-28