Clausius Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

It was Rudolf Clausius, a professor at the University of Bonn¹, who in the mid-1800s coined the term entropy, formulated the second law of thermodynamics, and laid the foundations of modern Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - a true transdisciplinary scientist and visionary thinker who cautioned us more than 130 years ago to utilize nature's resources in a sustainable fashion.

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Upcoming event on Nov 11, 2024

Talk from Dr. Jonas Warneke, University of Leipzig (Warneke Lab³) at 5 PM in the lecture hall

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Events

Wednesday Aug 27, 2025 until Aug 29, 2025

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Single Molecule Localization Microscopy Symposium⁹

Kreuzbergweg 28, 53115 ...

12:00 PM

The 2025 edition of SMLMS continues a successful series of conferences, whose scope is to bring together scientists working in the field of single-molecule ...

News

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Prof. Schiemann has been awarded the 2025 Biology/Medicine Medal of the International EPR Society.¹⁰

The 2025 Biology/Medicine Medal has been awarded to Olav Schiemann for his seminal contributions advancing the field of EPR

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Stefan Grimme erhält Chemistry Europe Award und ist erneut unter den meistzitierten Forschenden weltweit.¹¹

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Poster prize at Bunsen Tagung 2025 awarded to Michelle Mahler¹²

Michelle Mahler (AK Kielb) received a poster prize at Bunsen Tagung 2025.

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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: Ein Fest der Chemie und des wissenschaftlichen Austauschs¹³

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Experimental Physical Chemistry

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Christina Reuter

+49 228 / 73-53 75

gd-ciptc@uni-bonn.de

Address

Wegelerstr. 12
D-53115 Bonn

Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry

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Claudia Kronz

+49 228 / 73-2351

ckronz@uni-bonn.de

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Beringstr. 4
D-53115 Bonn

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Arrival by car

The main access road is from the east is the A 3 (Cologne - Frankfurt(Main)). Across the A 560 and the A 59 ("air port highway") you reach Bonn.

From the west (Belgium, Netherlands and the area around Aachen) the A 4 and the A 555 are leading to Bonn. Bonn is surrounded by a highway ring providing a fast inner-city access.

Arrival by train

Bonn can easily by reached by train.

Bonn main station is connected to the ICE/IC/EC-net.

The regular stop Siegburg/Bonn of the ICE route Frankfurt-Cologne can be reached by city railway line 66.

The footpath from the main station to the institute is shown on the map¹⁶.