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Hermann Staudinger Lectures

About the Lecture Series

The Hermann Staudinger Lectures, initiated by the School of Soft Matter Research in 2008, bring international Nobel laureates to Freiburg to share their insights. Named after Hermann Staudinger, a pioneering chemist and 1953 Nobel Prize laureate, the series honors his significant contributions to macromolecular chemistry, which laid the foundation for modern polymer chemistry.

Staudinger, who served as a professor at the University of Freiburg from 1926 to 1951, revolutionized the understanding of high-molecular-weight compounds, coining the term ‘macromolecules’. His work not only earned him the Nobel Prize but also established polymer chemistry as a distinct scientific discipline.

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Past Events

Want to learn more about past Hermann Staudinger Lectures? The lectures are generally recorded and published, and videos are usually available two to three weeks after the event on the respective event page.

Abdulrazak Gurnah at the Aula University of Freiburg giving Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Living together
Abdulrazak Gurnah


24 June 2025
Aula, KG I
Hermann Staudinger Lecture

HS 1098, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

Anne L'Huillier giving a lecture

Attosecond Light Pulses for Studying Electron Dynamics
Anne L’Huillier


13 March 2025
Anatomy Lecture Hall
Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Aula, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

Neural computation of space and time
Edvard I. Moser


12 December 2023
Aula, KG I
Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Aula, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

Discovering TNF, TLRs, and other key components of the immune system
Bruce Beutler


05 October 2022
Anatomy Lecture Hall
Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Aula, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

The Road to Stockholm – A Nobel Mission
Louis J. Ignarro


05 November 2019
Anatomy Lecture Hall
Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Aula, KG I

Freiburger Horizonte

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