Chemist Martin Oschatz receives an ERC Starting Grant. Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Chemist Martin Oschatz receives an ERC Starting Grant. Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena) - Light Awards and Personnel - Published: Chemistry professor Martin Oschatz of the University of Jena has been awarded a coveted Starting Grant by the European Research Council to support his pioneering work, the ERC announced today. This grant, which provides up to 1.5 million euros over five years, is given annually to young researchers to help them pursue an innovative project idea. As part of the "CILCat" project, Prof. Oschatz wishes to use the funding to revolutionise the process of catalysis, which originated in Jena. " This is a great honour for my group and for me ," says Prof. Martin Oschatz about the grant. He wants to use the third-party funding of some 1.5 million euros in particular to recruit two postdocs and four doctoral students. " In Mr Oschatz we have gained a scientist who is very active in research and teaching ," says Prof. Georg Pohnert, Vice-President for Research at the University of Jena.
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