Talks by Prof. Unterlass

2023 (8)

83) [invited][upcoming] “The role of ‘hot water’ at the abiotic-biotic interface“, Science Day 2023 of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, September 19^th, 2023.

82) [invited][upcoming] “Grüne organische Chemie – Potentiale und Herausforderungen“, HolzOberflächenTag 2023, Vienna, Austria, September 19^th, 2023.

81) [invited plenary lecture] [upcoming]“TBD“, International Solvothermal and Hydrothermal Association (ISHA) meeting 2023, Valladolid, Spain, September 10^th-13^th, 2023. 

80) [invited keynote] [upcoming] “TBD“, 16^th International conference on materials chemistry (MC16), Dublin, Ireland, July 3^rd-6^th, 2023.

79)[invited][upcoming]“Towards Sustainable Chemical Synthesis at Large: Water as Solvent, Automation, and Process Intensification“, CeMM Friday Seminar Series, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Science (CeMM), Vienna, Austria, June 23^rd, 2023.

78)  [invited] “TBD“, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Makromolekulares Kolloquium, Mainz, Germany, June 21^st, 2023.

77) [invited] “Sustainable design and synthesis“, Themenfeldtag Material, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, BAM), Berlin, Germany, April 25^th, 2023.

76) [invited] “Water as near-universal solvent for materials synthesis and processing“, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, February 27^th, 2023. 

2022 (8)

75) [invited] “Chemical synthesis under hydrothermal conditions“, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 12^th, 2022. 

74) [invited] “GREEN CHEMISTRY“, Internationale Academie Traunkirchen, Traunkirchen, Austria, September 15^th, 2022.  

73) [invited keynote] “Direct Access to Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials through Hydrothermal Synthesis“, 8^th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC8) – Materials and Colloids: Organic-Inorganic Hybrids, Lisbon, Portugal, August 28^th – September 1^st, 2022. 

72) [Inaugural lecture] “Making and breaking bonds in hot water”, July 21^st 2021, University of Konstanz. 

71) [invited] “Making and breaking bonds in hot water“, Postsymposium after the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2022: “Zukunftskolleg Symposium”, Konstanz, Germany, July 2^nd, 2022. 

70) [invited] “From geology to novel dyes for biology“, Department of Biology seminar, University of Konstanz, June 23^rd 2022. 

69) [invited] “Sustainable Production Techniques for High-Performance Polymers“, 60^th High Polymer Research Group Meeting 2022, Pott Shrigley, United Kingdom, April 26^th-30^th, 2022. 

68) [invited keynote] “Making and breaking heterocyclic- and aromatics-based materials with hot water“, 60^th European Young Chemists Meeting 2021, Fribourg, Switzerland, January 17^th-23^rd, 2022.

2021 (8)

67) [invited] “Towards highly crystalline polyimides by hydrothermal synthesis”, Japanese Polyimide Conference 2021, online, December 12^th, 2021.

66) [invited] “Hydrothermal synthesis of polyheterocyclics“, PM14 – Polymer Meeting 14, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, September 1^st, 2021.

65) [invited] “Hydrothermal synthesis of polyheterocyclics“,  ACS Fall Meeting, ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award Session, online event, August 25^th, 2021.

64) [invited] “Non-classical Synthesis of Compounds Based on Heterocyclics and Aromatics“,  CeMM Friday Seminar Series, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Science (CeMM), Vienna, Austria, online event, July 23^rd, 2021.

63) [invited] “From All-Organic Salts To High-Performance Materials“,  Advanced Materials Research Group (AMRG) Seminar Series, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, online event, July 12^th, 2021.

62) [invited] “Hydrothermal and Solid-State Synthesis of Heterocycle-Based Materials and Small Molecules“, Chemistry Department of King’s College London, United Kingdom, online event, June 16^th, 2021.

61) [invited] “Synthesis of materials rich in aromatics and heterocyclics using water and heat“, Sustainable Chemistry Summer Symposia, Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) of the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, online event, June 10^th, 2021.

60) [invited] “Nothing but water: Hydrothermal synthesis of N-Heterocycle-based materials“, Austrian Young Chemists Association, JCF, Austria, May 31^st, 2021.

2020 (2)

59) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Heterocycle-based High-Performance Materials“, 200 Years Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria, February 27^th-28^th, 2020.

58) [invited] “Hydrothermale Synthese Organischer Verbindungen“, Fachdialog Green Chemistry des Umweltbundesamts, Vienna, Austria, January 29^th, 2020.

2019 (17)

57) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Organic Molecules“, Seminar of the Chemistry Department, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, September 26^th, 2019.

56) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Organic Molecules“, Advanced Materials Research Group (AMRG) Seminar, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, September 25^th, 2019.

55) [invited] “Nothing But Water: Hydrothermal Synthesis of N-Heterocycle-Based Materials“, 18^th Blue Danube Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 19^th-21^st, 2019.

54) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Organic Materials“, Seminar of the Chemistry Department of the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, September 13^th, 2019.

53) [invited] “Kindness, Sharing, Excellence“, Career Event for PhD students and Postdocs at the Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, September 12^th, 2019.

52) [contributed] “Green Synthesis of Porous Heterocyclics by Hydrothermal Polymerization“, International Symposium on Porous Organic Polymers POPs 2019, Heidelberg, Germany, September 9^th-12^th, 2019.

51) [invited] “Fully Crystalline High-Performance Polymers for Composites“, Europe-Korea Conference (EKC) 2019, Vienna, Austria, July 17^th, 2019.

50) [invited] “Fully Crystalline Polymers, Liquid Crystals, And Shape-Anisotropic Particles From a Prototypical Rigid-Rod Polymer“, Colloid and Interface Symposium, COINS 2019, Hong Kong, China, June 13^th-14^th, 2019.

49) [invited keynote] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Polyheterocyclics – Generating Organic High-Performance Polymers in Nothing But Hot Water“, European Polymer Federation Congress, EPF 2019, Hersonissos – Heraklion, Greece, June 11^th, 2019.

48) [invited keynote] “Hydrothermal Polymerization of Polyheterocyclics“, STEPI 11 – Symposium on Polyimides & High-Performance Polymers, Montpellier, France, June 2^nd-5^th, 2019.

47) [invited keynote] “Generating Fully Aromatic and Heterocyclic Materials Hydrothermally“, 3^rd Functional Nanomaterials Symposium (FuNMat 2019), Berlin, Germany, May 17^th, 2019.

46) [invited plenary lecture] “Environmentally Friendly and Geomimetic Syntheses of Organic High-Performance Materials“, 15^th European Chemistry Teachers’ Conference 2019, Vienna, Austria, April 27^th, 2019.

45) [invited] “Are There Alternatives to Chemical Solvents That Are Harmful to the Earth’s Climate?“, 20^th Austrian Climate Day of the Climate Change Center Austria (CCCA), Vienna, Austria, April 24^th-26^th , 2019.

44) [contributed] “Hybrid Materials By Hydrothermal Synthesis“, 31^st German Zeolite Conference, Dresden, Germany, March 6^th, 2019.

43) [contributed] “Dyes for Life Sciences“, Vienna Bio Center (VBC) Recess 2019, Hernstein, Austria, February 22^nd-23^rd, 2019.

42) [contributed] “Does Biology Do Forbidden Chemistry?“, Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (CeMM) Recess, Waidhofen, Austria, February 19^th, 2019.

41) [invited] “Making High-Performance Materials in Hot Water“, AAIA (Austrian Angel Investor Association) Lounge, Austria, Vienna, February 12^th, 2019.

2018 (10)

40) [invited keynote] “Non-classical Synthesis of Polyheterocyclics“, POLYMAT Day 2018, POLYMAT – University of the Basque Country, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, November 28^th, 2018.

39) [invited keynote] “Aromatic Polycondensates by Hydrothermal Polymerization“, Polycondensation 2018, Alexandria, USA, October 14^th-17^th, 2018.

38) [invited] “Beyond (Basic) Research: Key Factors of Technology Transfer for Researchers“, Vienna Knowledge Exchange Conference 2018, Vienna, Austria, September 27^th, 2018.

37) [contributed] “Green Hydrothermal Synthesis of N-heterocycle-based Materials“, 7^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, Session: Organic Synthesis and Methodology, Liverpool, United Kingdom, August 26^th-30^th, 2018.

36) [contributed] “Hairy-rod Polyimides from Liquid-Crystalline Monomer Salts“, 7^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, Session: Soft Control: Macromolecules and Smart Polymers,Liverpool, United Kingdom, August 26^th-30^th, 2018.

35) [contributed] “Green Synthesis of High-Performance Polymers and Their Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials“, 7^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress, Session: Sustainable Use of Resources and Green Chemistry, Liverpool, United Kingdom, August 26^th-30^th, 2018.

34) [contributed] “Hot Water generates Crystalline N-Heterocycle-based Materials“, Synthesis of Organic Materials Symposium 2018 (SOM 2018), Vienna, Austria, June 1^st, 2018.

33) [invited] “Green Synthesis of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials“, Sino-German Young Scientist Forum “Polymer Chemistry in Functional Materials: Developments and Challenges”, Shanghai, China, May 10^th, 2018.

32) [invited] “Synthesis of N-Heterocycle-based Materials“, Institute Seminar of the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria, May 3^rd, 2018.

31) [invited] “Geomimetic Synthesis of Crystalline N-Heterocycle-based Materials“, Physikalisch-Chemisches Kolloquium, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, January 29^th, 2018.

2017 (8)

30) [invited] “Green Materials Synthesis of Cyclocondensation Products: Polymers, Dyes and Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials by Hydrothermal and Solid-state Techniques“, Materials Innovation Factory (MIF) Seminar, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, December 7^th, 2017.

29) [invited] “Green Synthesis of High-Performance Polymers“, Hochschullehrer Nachwuchsworkshop der Fachgruppe für Makromolekulare Chemie der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker 2017 (Junior PI workshop of the section of Macromolecular Chemistry of the German Chemical Society), Ludwigshafen, Germany, September 24^th-26^th, 2017.

28) [invited keynote] “Green Strategies Towards Condensation Cyclization Products“, Functional Nanomaterials Symposium FuNMat 2017, Pilsen, Czech Republic, September 19^th-22^nd, 2017.

27) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Polyimides and Polyimide-Silica Hybrid Materials“, 46^th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Sao Paulo, Brasil, July 9^th-14^th, 2017.

26) [invited] “Hydrothermal Synthesis of Advanced Organic Materials“, Seminar at the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Materials of TU Graz, Graz, Austria, May 18^th, 2017.

25) [invited] “Geomimetics for Green Advanced Organic Materials Synthesis“, Seminar of the School of Chemistry of the University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, May 15^th, 2017.

24) [invited] “Highly crystalline polymers by non-classical syntheses“, 10^th European Winter School and Symposium on Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation, Altaussee, Austria, March 6^th-10^th, 2017.

23) [invited] “Syntheses of aromatic polycondensates in nothing but hot water“, Seminar “Kolloquium zur Kunststofftechnik”, Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria, February 1^st, 2017.

2016 (4)

22) [invited] “Advanced Polymer Materials: Outstanding Properties by Benign Syntheses“, Visit of the Marshall Plan Delegation to Austria 2016, Vienna, Austria, November 14^th, 2016.

21) [invited] “Non-classical approaches towards polyimides: Hydrothermal polymerization and solid-state polycondensation“, STEPI 10 – Polyimides and High-performance Polymers, Montpellier, France, June 6^th-9^th, 2016.

20) [invited] “Geomimetic Polymerizations of Polyimides“, Biophysical Chemical Colloquium, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, June 3^rd, 2016.

19) [invited] “Highly crystalline polymers for high-performance applications“, Seminar of the Institute of Physics and Materials Science, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Vienna, Austria, May 18^th, 2016.

2015 (4)

18) [invited] “Non-classical Synthetic Routes Towards Polyimides“, GÖCH lecture, Johannes Keppler University Linz, Linz, Austria, October 27^th, 2015.

17) [invited] “Geomimetics for highly crystalline polymers“, 16^th Austrian Chemistry Days 2015, Innsbruck, Austria, September 21^st-24^th, 2015.

16) [invited] “Hydrothermal Polymerization of Polyimides“, Functional Nanomaterials Symposium FuNMat 2015, Prague, Czech Republic, July 30^th, 2015.

15) [contributed] “Hydrothermal Polymerization: Towards Highly Crystalline High-Performance Polymers“, Danube Vltava Sava Polymer Meeting DVSPM 2015, Gmunden, Austria, May 11^th-13^th, 2015.

2014 (5)

14) [contributed] “Monomer Pre-Organization in Salt Crystals and Their Solid-State Polymerizations to Anisotropic Homopolymer Particles“, Polydays 2014, Berlin, Germany, October 1^st, 2014.

13) [contributed] “Anisotropic Homopolymer Particles via Solid-State Polycondensations“, 5^th EuCheMS  Chemistry Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, September 1^st, 2014. (contributed talk).

12) [invited] “Perspectives on Monomer Salts and Their Non-classical Polymerizations“, North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Raleigh (NC), USA, August 22^nd, 2014.

11) [invited] “New Pathways to Non-spherical Homopolymer Objects“, Columbia University, Department of Chemical Engineering, NYC, USA, July 22^nd, 2014.

10) [invited] “Anisotropic Homopolymer Particles via Solid-State Polymerization“, Konstanz Kolloid Klub,  University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, May 7^th, 2014.

2013 (6)

9) [contributed] “From crystal engineering of precursors to high-performance materials“, 15^th Austrian Chemistry Days, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, September 25^th, 2013.

8) [invited] “Anisotropic homopolymer objects via solid-state and hydrothermal transformations of monomer crystals“, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Department of Chemical Engineering, Montréal, Canada, August 20^th, 2013.

7) [invited] “High-performance homopolymer particles and fibers via tectonic monomer crystals“, Polymer Physics Seminar, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, State College (PA), USA, August 13^th, 2013.

6) [invited] “From tectonic crystals to shape-anisotropic homopolymer objects“, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque (NM), USA, August 12^th, 2013.

5) [invited] “From Crystal and Crystallization Engineering of Monomers to Anisotropic Homopolymer Objects“, MIT, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge (MA), USA, August 6^th, 2013.

4) [invited] “Intrinsic hybrid networks and their structure property relationships“, Polymer and Soft Matter Seminars, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Physics, Halle, Germany, January 29^th, 2013.

2012 (3)

3) [keynote] “Vitrimers – Organic Strong Glass formers“, 21^st Polymer Networks Group (PNG) meeting, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, August 13^th, 2012.

2) [contributed] “Catalytic Control of Vitrimer Dynamics via Metal Complexes“, Polymer Physics Gordon Research Seminar (GRS), Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley (MA), USA, July 21^st, 2012.

1) [contributed] “Catalytic Control of Vitrimer Dynamics“, SoftComp & ESMI Annual Meeting 2012, Heraklion, Greece, May 29^th, 2012.