Chair of Chemical Materials Science @UniKonstanz. Established 2004. Account run by PhD students.
Konstanz - Germany
Joined January 2020
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Three new publications on Ni-catalyzed non-alternating ethylene/CO copolymerization!
We advance catalyst design, provide mechanistic insights and deliver more productive and robust next-generation catalysts for synthesizing photodegradable ketone-polyethylenes. Check them out!👇
doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c07158 In collaboration with the groups of Prof. Dr. Lucia Caporaso and Prof. Dr. Kyoko Nozaki
@J_A_C_S
doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c05927
@J_A_C_S
doi.org/10.1021/acs.organome…
@Orgmet_ACS
Congrats to all co-authors and collaborators! 👏
We are pleased to share that the Biennial Meeting of the Macromolecular Division of the @GDCh_aktuell is going to be held at the @UniKonstanz under the theme "The Transition of Polymer Chemistry" in September 2026.
Check out for more information👇: veranstaltungen.gdch.de/micr…
Big congratulations (once again) to @maxibaur on receiving the @VAA_de Excellence Award for his PhD project -very well deserved! 🎉
You can read a short feature about Max' award on the university website:
👉uni-konstanz.de/en/universit…
We’re now on LinkedIn!
Follow the Mecking Research Group also on LinkedIn!
👉 linkedin.com/company/mecking…
More updates coming soon — stay tuned!
🚨New paper alert!🚨
In our latest paper with our collaborators from the Winey group at @MSEatPenn , we investigate the effect of non-linear alkyl blocks in strictly alternating sulfonated copolymers.
Congratulations to everyone involved.
Read it here:👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Publication alert! 🚨
During her research stay in our group, @InaVollmer_DE collaborated with Tobias on the mechanochemical degradation of polyethylenes with controlled chain lengths. It was a pleasure having you @UniKonstanz!
👉 Check it out here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Last week, we organized a trip to a local country estate 🏡. We played some frisbee golf 🥏 and had a great time solving riddles in the corn maze 🌽🧩. The trip was rounded off with a delicious lunch 🍽️ and a sunny walk through the surrounding meadows 🌤️🌿.
Picture time📸
With autumn arriving in Konstanz, it’s once again time for our traditional group photo. We proudly present the current Mecking group @UniKonstanz!
Viola, Katrin, Kati and Stefan visited the @WineyLab
@MSEatPenn in Philadelphia and gave a talk about their current research and what is done in our lab @UniKonstanz. Afterwards, the four are heading to the GRC 'Advancing Plastics Circularity' in Manchester (New Hampshire).
Excited to share that our teXirc project with DITF in Denkendorf and the Schwaneberg group @RWTH was founded with 1.4 million euros by the @VolkswagenSt. The project aims to develop recyclable fibers based on renewable raw materials.
Want to read more?👉tinyurl.com/texirc
Our alumni @maxibaur was awarded the Karl-Freudenberg-Preis 🏅 by the @hadw_bw for his work during his time in our group 🔬🎓 Congratulations Max! 🎉👏
Here you can find the official press release of the @UniKonstanz (in German): uni-konstanz.de/universitaet…
We're excited to share our latest work together with the group of Lucia Caporaso @UniSalerno in @ACSPublications
We demonstrate that keto-PE materials can also be accessed using Pd(II) catalysts, enabled by precise monomer dosing⚙️
Check it out 👉 doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c0…
Conference time in @stadtweimar! 🎉
Sebastian and @steffenipunkt had the pleasure of participating in the #58Katalytikertreffen. Sebastian presented a poster, and Steffen had the opportunity to give a talk on ethylene/CO copolymerization! 🧪
Thank you for having us, @DECHEMA!🙌
We’re excited to welcome Rosa, Leonie & Janika to our team! 🎉Great to have you on board!
🔬Rosa will explore catalytic conversions of polyesters.
🌱Janika joins our non-persistent renewable materials taskforce. 🥷
♻️Leonie will work on biodegradable engineering thermoplastics.
Check out our newest publication in @ACSPublications @ACSSustainable! 📄
We report on aliphatic-aromatic polyesters from waste-sourcable multiple chain lengths carboxylates and their structure-property relationships: doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemen…
Congrats @TaylorFNelson and Dario! 🥳
We're excited to share our first publication of 2025! 📄 🎉 We report on irreversible deactivation pathways during the non-alternating copolymerization of ethylene and carbon monoxide.
Check it out here: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c16468
Congrats @OdenwaldLukas and @Lukas_Wursthorn !
Research Group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking retweeted
Irreversible Deactivation Pathways in Ni(II)-Catalyzed Nonalternating Ethylene–Carbon Monoxide Copolymerization | Journal of the American Chemical Society @UniKonstanz @MeckingGroup pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
The @UniKonstanz reopened its doors today! As we return to work, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year 🥂🎉 and all the best in both your scientific endeavors and personal life. 🍀🧪🥼
We’re thrilled to share some incredible news! 🎉 Stefan has been awarded the Reinhart Koselleck Project Grant by the @dfg_public! 🥳🍾
Check out the official press release from @UniKonstanz here 📰:uni-konstanz.de/universitaet…
And here is a link to the official press release from @dfg_public dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkei…