Last month (November 20-21, 2025) took place the 4th Trans Pyrenean Meeting on Catalysis in Barcelona. MSc. Roger Monreal, PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Albert Poater and Dr. Anna Pla-Quintana, presented a talk about “DFT study on C(sp³)–H insertion by Rh, Ag, and Cu vinylcarbenes”, and won a best oral presentation prizes. Congratulations to Roger on this well-deserved recognition!
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ICREA is a foundation promoted by the Catalan Government whose aim is to stimulate excellent research in Catalonia. Albert Poater, a principal investigator of IQCC, won the Academy of Excellence Program (ICREA Acadèmia) awards 2025 for his research carrier. It is the second time that he receives this award (after 2019) to recognize the research work that he is doing in
In the last weeks, a visiting professor of the Institut de Químicia Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) was promoted to part-time Full professor at the University of Girona: Prof. Jordi Mestres. Jordi Mestres Jordi Mestres holds a PhD in Computational Chemistry from the University of Girona. After a post-doctoral stay at Pharmacia&Upjohn (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA), in
On October 1st, Dr. Francesco Zaccaria started his MSCA post-doctoral project entitled Recyclable polymers based on hybrid bicyclic lactones prepared by selective sp3 C-H activation (REPOLHYCA) under the supervision of Prof. Miquel Costas at the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis (IQCC) of the University of Girona (UdG). This 2-year fellowship will allow Dr. Francesco Zaccaria
The Chem. Sci. journal features on its front cover of the November 2025 issue the research article “Mimicking sMMOH chemistry: trapping the Sc3+-bound nonheme FeIII–O–O–FeIII adduct prior to its conversion into an FeIV2(m-O)2 core” by Prof Marcel Swart in collaboration with Prof. Lawrence Que (University of Minnesota). Di-iron systems that activate O2 to form high-valent, oxo-bridged FeIV2 or FeIIIFeIV products
Every year in November, the IQCC is organizing together with the Scientific Culture and Digital Communication (C4D) unit of the UdG some activities for Science Week with the aim to bring our science closer to the Girona general public. Last Friday, November 14, 2025, the Diada de Sant Albert took place at Science Faculty of UdG. The
The Chem. Sci. journal features on its front cover of the November 2025 issue the research article “Enhancing the Statistical Probability Factor in Triplet-Triplet Annihiltaion Photon Upconversion via TIPS Functionalization” by Prof Miquel Solà in collaboration with Kasper Moth-Poulsen group. This work shows the infl uence of triisopropylsilyl functionalization on annihilators in triplet–triplet annihilation photon upconversion, specifi
Last 23th October took place the Autumn edition of the IQCC Forum, a quarterly meeting-place where high-quality science will be discussed. The IQCC Forum gives the opportunity for PhD and postdoc members of the IQCC to present their work to a wide audience. This will lead to better knowledge of the work that is being performed
The ACS Catalysis journal features on its front cover of the October 2025 issue the research article “Million-Fold Activation of C–H Bonds by Fluorinated Nonheme FeIV=O Complexes via Second Sphere Equatorial Substitution and Catalytic Epoxidation to Boot” by Prof. Marcel Swart in collaboration with Prof. Lawrence Que Jr group. Replacing the methyl groups of a tetramethylcyclam N4-macrocyclic ligand by polyfluorinated arenes
Since 2023 every two months, the IQCC is organizing some sessions of IQCC networking. This activity is trying to promote networking between the people of the all Institute (PIs, postdocs, PhD students, master students and staff) and it is a chemistry-free event, On Thursday October 2nd took place a new session of IQCC networking, we did a soccer match, trival and a