Institute for Inorganic Chemistry

Welcome to the website of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

News

Hanna Hinrika Cramer is awarded research funds from the Argelander Program

Congratulations to our doctoral students, Jasmin Wagner and Jost Heise! They have both been awarded scholarships from the Jürgen Manchot Foundation. After a complex selection process, their applications were accepted. The Jürgen Manchot Foundation will now fund their doctoral theses.

New publication from AK Kornienko in collaboration with the FiW Aachen in Applied Catalysis A

CO2- and CO-Conversion to Methanol over promoted CuO/ZnO-based infiltration composite catalyst spheres — Characterization, experimentals and comparative reaction kinetics

New publication from AK Kornienko in collaboration with AK Mathur, Uni Cologne, in ACS Catalysis

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Events

Wednesday Feb 11, 2026

AC Kolloquium - Prof. Dr. Simon Aldridge

Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, ...

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Unleashing New Patterns of Reactivity with Electron-Rich Main Group Compounds The development of main group compounds for small molecule activation, ...

Wednesday Mar 11, 2026 until Mar 13, 2026

HäKo 2026

Hörsaalzentrum ...

12:00 PM

Das Hemdsärmelkolloquium 2026, liebevoll auch „HäKo“ genannt, findet vom 11. März bis 13. März 2026 in der Universität Bonn in Bonn-Poppelsdorf statt. Dort ...

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Research areas

Solid State Chemistry
Inorganic Molecular Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry
Chemical Vapour Transport
Reactive Intermedia
Crystallography
Sustainable Catalysts

Research Groups

Currently, five research groups with about 60 scientific staff are conducting research at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry.

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alessandro Bismuto

Metal and elemental organic molecular chemistry, bismuth compounds for catalysis and optoelectronics

Prof. Dr. Robert Glaum

Inorganic solid state chemistry: anhydrous phosphates, chemical transport, optical properties

Prof. Dr. Nikolay Kornienko

Sustainable catalysis, nanomaterials, biocatalysts and hybrid systems, in-situ spectroscopy

Prof. Dr. Connie Lu

Catalysts for the activation of small molecules, ligand design, transition metal complexes

Emeriti

Former professors of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry

Job offers

Student / Scientific Assistants

Übung zur Experimentalvorlesung „Allgemeine Chemie“ (Modul BCh 20 1.1)
Tutorium zur Vorlesung "Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie für Biologen" (Modul BIO-03)
Praktikum „Anorganische und Analytische Chemie I, AACI“ (Modul BCh 20 1.2)

Contact

Institute for Inorganic Chemistry

Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Connie C. Lu

Secretary
Susanne Lonski
Tel +49 228 73-2859
Fax +49 228 73-5327
E-Mail

Adresse
Room 3.031/3.048
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
D-53121 Bonn
Germany

Institute Administration

Dr. Sabine Rings

Office
Christine Dolf
Tel +49 228 73-2664
Fax +49 228 73- 2709
E-Mail

Adress
Room 3.031
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
53121 Bonn

Study Counseling

Dr. Jörg Daniels
Consultation hours Di 15 - 16 Uhr

Contact
Tel +49 228 73-3591
Fax +49 228 73-5660
E-Mail

Adress
Room 2.001
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1
53121 Bonn

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday
8 am - 7 pm

Arrival by car

Destination address for navigation:
Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Free parking along Gerhard-Domagk-Straße.

Paid parking (parking ticket machine) in the parking lots in front of and behind the institutes.

Arrival by public transport

By bus:
Bus stop "Gerhard-Domagk-Straße" (walking distance 150m) or "Verdistraße" (walking distance 750m).

By streetcar:
Stop "Probsthof Nord" (walking distance 600m).