{"id":4222,"date":"2025-10-27T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalaix.com\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:49:03","slug":"researcher-workshop-with-guest-lecture-by-prof-nick-wierckx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalaix.com\/en\/researcher-workshop-with-guest-lecture-by-prof-nick-wierckx\/","title":{"rendered":"Researcher Workshop with guest lecture by Prof. Nick Wierckx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This researcher workshop began with a guest lecture by Prof. Nick Wierckx, who spoke about the upcycling of polymers by microorganisms. A central focus of his research is the biodegradation of nylon, a particularly challenging task due to the material&#8217;s high stability, and its subsequent upgrading to polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by bioengineered microorganisms. <\/p>\n\n<p>Afterwards, researchers from our catalaix project offered insightful insights into their effective work and demonstrated the wide thematic range within the catalaix project:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Machine learning for property prediction and material modeling \u2013 Muhammad bin Javaid, Berke Ki\u015fin from Prof. Grohe\u2019s research group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ex-ante life cycle analysis (LCA) for catalysis \u2013 Yifan Wang, Kai Leonhard from the working group of Prof. von der A\u00dfen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upcycling polystyrene waste into high-performance energy storage systems \u2013 Joshua Lippert, Lukas Maurer from Prof. Wasserscheid\u2019s research group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis of parameters, trends and networks in plastic systems \u2013 Catriona Eldridge, Nadja Vierzigmann from the working group of Prof. Walther<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modelling of plastic waste streams \u2013 Gilbert Schu from Prof. Greiff\u2019s research group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design, monitoring and optimization of processes and reactions \u2013 Moreno Ascani from Prof. Mitsos\u2019s group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controlled crystallization of carboxylic acids and monomer production \u2013 Aishe Grotjohann, Till K\u00f6nigs from Prof. Jupke\u2019s research group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>These research workshops clearly demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the catalaix project, in which the four main research areas, System Evaluation, Process Development, Biological and Chemical Transformation, work hand in hand to promote a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future in the spirit of a circular plastics economy.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"vimeo-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iNDVlYTU5MTgyOTdkNDQyYzgyNmJhMTkxN2QzOTM1NmMiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5ZXIudmltZW8uY29tL3ZpZGVvLzExMzA4MTI1MjY\/ZG50PTEmYW1wO2FwcF9pZD0xMjI5NjMiIHdpZHRoPSI1NjMiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwMCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhdXRvcGxheTsgZnVsbHNjcmVlbjsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyBjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGU7IGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYTsgd2ViLXNoYXJlIiByZWZlcnJlcnBvbGljeT0ic3RyaWN0LW9yaWdpbi13aGVuLWNyb3NzLW9yaWdpbiI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-vimeo\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/catalaix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/vimeo_1130812526.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>Vimeo<\/strong>. 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