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Hermann Staudinger Lecture

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.

Upcoming events

2021 literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah receives his Nobel Prize medal and diploma in London, UK.

Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Living Together


24 June 2025, 17:00

Aula, KG I

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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.

Anne L'Huillier giving a lecture

Attosecond Light Pulses for Studying Electron Dynamics
Anne L’Huillier


13. March 2025

FRIAS, Albertstr. 17, Anatomy Lecture Hall

Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Neural computation of space and time
Edvard I. Moser


12. December 2023

Aula, KG I

Hermann Staudinger Lecture

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


05. October 2022

FRIAS, Albertstr. 17, Anatomy Lecture Hall

Hermann Staudinger Lecture

Fernando Ignarro

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


05. November 2019

FRIAS, Albertstr. 17, Anatomy Lecture Hall

Hermann Staudinger Lecture

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