Our research is focused on the design, synthesis, characterization and possible applications of new supramolecular systems with unconventional properties and functions. By combining principles of synthetic and physical organic chemistry with challenges in materials and life sciences, we study the self-assembly and self-organization of molecular architectures into functional supramolecular systems.
News
- Stef Jansen received a poster prize at the 25th IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry. Congratulations Stef!
- Congratulations to Bert Meijer for being awarded with the "Hermann-Staudinger-Preis"!
- Bert Meijer has been elected as international member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Congratulations to Bert for this great news!
- Congratulations to Shikha Dhiman for being selected for the Freiburg Rising Stars Academy.
- Our recent publication in Biomacromolecules "Choline-Functionalized Supramolecular Copolymers: Toward Antimicrobial Activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae" is among the recently most accessed articles!
- Congratulations to Fabian Eisenreich for attaining a VENI award! He will continue his career as assistant professor in the group of Zeljko Tomovic, we wish him all the best luck.
- The UNSW RNA Institute is welcoming Bert Meijer as a Visiting Professor for the next 3 years! He will work together with Director Palli Thordarson and others in the institute.
On July 21st, three of our group members visited the University of Tokyo, where they had a seminar with the groups of prof. Aida and prof. Itoh. Great to see these international visits happening again!
Perhaps a bit counterintuitive, but by dilution of a supramolecular system a hydrogel can be obtained! Read more about these intriguing in our latest publication in Science Magazine, or some background at the TU/e website.
The Chiral Materials Team, consisting, amongst others, of Bert Meijer and our previous group members Chidambar Kulkarni and Mathijs Mabesoone, received the Stephanie L Kwolek Award. Congratulations to all!
On May 21st, Bert Meijer received the Van 't Hoff Medal for his outstanding and groundbreaking work in chemistry. Congratulations to Bert for this wonderful achievement!
On May 12th, Ghislaine Vantomme was nominated for the Groundbreaking Research Award during the TU/e Research Day. Photography by Bart van Overbeeke.
A special issue of Materials Horizons in honour of Seth Marder, including our publication "Tuning the donor–acceptor interactions in phase-segregated block molecules".
Behind the paper: a blog post by Elisabeth Weyandt about our recent publication on dilution-induced supramolecular polymerization of porphyrins.
On December 2nd we celebrated Dutch Sinterklaas with presents and pepernoten, Sinterklaas even visited our group!
On November 30th 2021, Sandra Schoenmakers has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "Supramolecular Polymers under the Magnifying Glass". Congratulations Dr. Schoenmakers!
On February 27 & 28 2019 we had the Meijerlab Reunion, to celebrate Bert's birthday and to look back on 30 years of research of the group in Eindhoven. The scientific program with an overview of all speakers can be found here.














