Stratingh Institute for Chemistry

The Stratingh Institute for Chemistry is a research institute of the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). It is named after Sibrandus Stratingh, who is known for being the inventor of the first battery powered electric car.[1] As of 2020, about 150 people (from over 30 nationalities) are employed within the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry. The staff members include Ben Feringa, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines",[2] Nathalie Katsonis and Sijbren Otto. The institute is currently located on the Zernike Campus in Groningen, in the Nijenborgh 4 and Linnaeusborg buildings.[3]

Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
Research type
Field of research
Director
Prof. Adri Minnaard
Faculty15
Staff150
AddressZernike Campus, Nijenborgh 4 & Nijenborgh 7, Groningen, The Netherlands
LocationGroningen, The Netherlands
Websitewww.rug.nl/research/stratingh/

Research topics

The research carried out within the institute falls within the following research areas:

References

  1. "Biography Sibrandus Stratingh". Groningen University Museum. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Visiting address". Stratingh Institute for Chemistry. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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