24/04 2025 This morning, KongiLab hosted some very special guests - curious 3rd graders learning all about CO₂! Science + kids = endless inspiration!
#FutureScientists #CO2Explained #KongiLab
#FutureScientists #CO2Explained #KongiLab
22/03 2025 Had a wonderful time at Telluride Public School (CO, USA) exploring the world of electrochemistry with curious and engaged 7th graders together with the brilliant Prof. Stefania Specchia (#politecnicodetorinoitalia). Thanks for the invite! Inspiring young minds through science is always a joy! #STEMEducation #Electrochemistry #FutureScientists
22/02 2025 A fantastic getaway to sunny Freiburg for a great workshop on ML for Catalysis!
Great to reconnect with colleagues and discuss the future of ML methods and infrastructure for predicting catalytic properties, with a focus on industrial applications. Huge thanks to the organizers #COSTIG18234 (#NanoCatML) and #fraunhoferiwm , looking forward to turn our fantastic ideas into actions! #MachineLearning #Catalysis #Electrocatalysis #Freiburg #Collaboration
Great to reconnect with colleagues and discuss the future of ML methods and infrastructure for predicting catalytic properties, with a focus on industrial applications. Huge thanks to the organizers #COSTIG18234 (#NanoCatML) and #fraunhoferiwm , looking forward to turn our fantastic ideas into actions! #MachineLearning #Catalysis #Electrocatalysis #Freiburg #Collaboration
14/02 2025 Thanks, University of Tartu Institute of Chemistry! Proud to be part of a community that supports women in science! Link to the full intererview: https://chem.ut.ee/et/sisu/naised-teaduses-nadezda-kongi
#womeninscience #universityoftartu
#womeninscience #universityoftartu
10/12 2024 Last week in the beautiful city of Porto, we launched our groundbreaking Clean Energy Transition Partnership project: #eMetCO2!!
This project unites amazing partners like the Universitat d'Alacant , University of Tartu, Universidad de Cantabria, Universidade do Porto, CoLAB NET4CO2, and RIA Stone. Our mission is to develop a cutting-edge way to turn CO2 into methanol with an energy-efficient system featuring an innovative electrolyzer and advanced catalysts. We are approaching the clean energy transition from all angles—advancing technology, supporting businesses, and involving communities. Stay tuned: https://lnkd.in/dixpbYan
This project unites amazing partners like the Universitat d'Alacant , University of Tartu, Universidad de Cantabria, Universidade do Porto, CoLAB NET4CO2, and RIA Stone. Our mission is to develop a cutting-edge way to turn CO2 into methanol with an energy-efficient system featuring an innovative electrolyzer and advanced catalysts. We are approaching the clean energy transition from all angles—advancing technology, supporting businesses, and involving communities. Stay tuned: https://lnkd.in/dixpbYan
14/10 2024 We are excited to announce the release of a new book featuring our chapter titled Bifunctional Electrocatalysts – Design Strategies from Theoretical and Computational Studies. The development of bifunctional electrocatalysts presents significant challenges, requiring a close collaboration between theory and experiment. This chapter provides a “dictionary” to bridge the gap between theoreticians and experimentalists. It also outlines “predictive” and “explanatory” research approaches for formulating design strategies in the discovery of bifunctional electrocatalysts. By comparing the strengths and weaknesses of these methods, we highlight opportunities to speed up research progress.
Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781837674497-00357
#unitartuchemistry #electrochemistry #kongilab
Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781837674497-00357
#unitartuchemistry #electrochemistry #kongilab
06/10 2024 We were very happy to host young science friends at our workshop about CO₂. #europeanresearchersnight #unitartu #kongilab
30/08 2024 A big day today! 2 of our PhD students Akmal Kosimov and Ritums Cepitis successfully defended their PhD theses! Proud of them and grateful to the opponents and everyone involved!
Ritums Cepitis: “Modelling Structural and Geometrical Effects in Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Electrocatalysis“
Opponent: Prof. Kai S. Exner, Faculty of Chemistry University, University Duisburg-Essen Germany
URL: https://lnkd.in/dSyspaxF
Akmal Kosimov: „Template-assisted Mechanosynthesis (TAMS) for the production of bifunctional transition metal-based catalysts“
Opponent: Prof. Elena Baranova, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada
URL: https://lnkd.in/dPpE4MPp
Ritums Cepitis: “Modelling Structural and Geometrical Effects in Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Electrocatalysis“
Opponent: Prof. Kai S. Exner, Faculty of Chemistry University, University Duisburg-Essen Germany
URL: https://lnkd.in/dSyspaxF
Akmal Kosimov: „Template-assisted Mechanosynthesis (TAMS) for the production of bifunctional transition metal-based catalysts“
Opponent: Prof. Elena Baranova, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada
URL: https://lnkd.in/dPpE4MPp
19/07 2024 N. Kongi had the pleasure of presenting our work on Geometry Adaptive Catalysts at the 9th Sofia Electrochemical Days. This year, it was held in the beautiful surroundings of Varna, Golden Sands, hosted by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Thank you to the Organizing Committee for the invitation and for hosting such a fantastic event. It was so great to meet new friends and create new collaborations!
09/07 2024 This week we prepare The National Estonian Team for the International Chemistry Olympiad in Saudi Arabia. Good Luck!
01/06 2024 As Ralph J. Brodd said, "ECS is a home away from home." The #ECS245 meeting in San Francisco was fantastic. It was great to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. San Francisco is terrific!
11/05 2024 Last weekend we had an opportunity to be part of the 30th Baltic Chemistry Olympiad in Tartu! So many talented and dedicated young chemists, including our Ukrainian friends who joined the contest as guest competitors. Congratulations to all the participants, especially to the winners!
Special thanks to #KongiLab PhD students Ritums Cepitis, who mentored Latvian team, and Iuliia Vetik for making Ukrainian team feeling like home.
Now, our reps are headed to Saudi Arabia for the international olympiad. Good luck to Kaarel Toomet, Lisett-Liis Koorits, Ivan Vnukov, and Karlis Suvi! #BalticChemistryOlympiad Tartu Ülikooli teaduskool #NextStopSaudiArabia
Special thanks to #KongiLab PhD students Ritums Cepitis, who mentored Latvian team, and Iuliia Vetik for making Ukrainian team feeling like home.
Now, our reps are headed to Saudi Arabia for the international olympiad. Good luck to Kaarel Toomet, Lisett-Liis Koorits, Ivan Vnukov, and Karlis Suvi! #BalticChemistryOlympiad Tartu Ülikooli teaduskool #NextStopSaudiArabia
20/04 2024 This week was very intense, because we had a great opportunity to attend 8th Baltic Electrochemistry Conference #BEChem2024. KongiLab Students Ritums Cepitis, Akmal Kosimov and Iuliia Vetik had a chance to present their exciting results and Gulnara Yusibova has won the Best Student Poster Award. Also, I was happy to talk about our spin-off company RedoxNRG and how cool electrochemical carbon capture is. Big Thanks to organizers, Liis Siinor and Piret Pikma from the UT Institute of Chemistry! #edac #cdr #redoxnrg #kongilab #mof #mechanochemistry #fuelcells #supercapacitors #batteries #DFT
16/04 2024 Research in Estonia is diving into our game-changing research results with Ritums Cepitis, Jan Rossmeisl and Vladislav Ivanistsev. Read the full article here: https://researchinestonia.eu/2024/04/05/double-the-efficiency-of-energy-storage-devices/
15/04 2024 Listen to KongiLab’s new song "Catalyst of My Heart" about Geometry Adaptive Catysts:
https://suno.com/song/e1a13c6a-ef4e-48e2-9b30-08c4f8671a8b
https://suno.com/song/e1a13c6a-ef4e-48e2-9b30-08c4f8671a8b
06/04 2024 KongiLab had the pleasure of hosting a very special delegation from Tartu Kindergarten Naerumaa. Our future generation showed a keen interest in learning about greenhouse gas CO2. Our PhD student, Iuliia Vetik, gave a fantastic CO2-themed performance that everyone enjoyed! hashtag#KongiLab hashtag#DAC hashtag#CDR hashtag#SciencePop hashtag#UnitartuChemistry
01/11 2023 Our latest review article on M-N-C materials in organic catalysis is published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews. Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215412
01/08 2023 -Great news! Our Ph.D. student, Gulnara Yusibova, has started a great initiative Sci-Shark. Together with experts, Gulnara discuss important stuff in academia like career choices, making decisions, mental well-being, and life during a Ph.D. What she's doing is really important because it helps people in academia. You can watch her videos here: www.youtube.com/@Sci-Shark/
Let's support Gulnara and her efforts to make academia better. Stay tuned for her videos!
Let's support Gulnara and her efforts to make academia better. Stay tuned for her videos!
06/06 2023 - Excellent MSc thesis defence by Juki. Jürgen-Martin Assafrei's master's thesis focuses on a critical area of improving the electrolyte composition for zinc-air/iodine hybrid batteries with the aim of enhancing their performance. In his work, Jürgen starts from a strong theoretical foundation and conducts thorough experiments using various analytical methods to evaluate the properties and performance of the electrolytes. #kongilab #electrochemistry #batteries
06/06 2023 - Brilliant BSc thesis defence by Ivan. Ivan's Bachelor's thesis focused on investigating novel bimetallic Fe/Ni-N-C electrocatalyst materials for oxygen electroreduction and evolution reactions (ORR and OER) in metal-air batteries. This research is important as it aims to develop efficient catalysts for metal-air batteries, which are crucial for various applications. #kongilab #electrochemistry #greensynthesis
Our PI Nadezda Kongi is one of the women innovators selected for the 2nd #WomenTechEU call. Congrats to all the inspiring grantees - let's keep making waves in the tech industry and inspiring the next generation of women entrepreneurs. Discover more ... #WomenInTech #Innovation #EuropeanCommision #WomenTechEU
27/04 2022 - RedoxNRG has been featured on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square, New York City. It is an incredible honor to have our spin-off company recognized in one of the world's most iconic locations, and it is a testament to the innovative and groundbreaking work that our team is doing. Thank you to Tahko Ski Lift Pitch and Kuopion alueen kauppakamari for recognizing our company's potential and congratulations to all of the other participants in the competition. Together, we can make a difference and create a better world for future generations. University of Tartu #RedoxNRG #Nasdaq #TimesSquare #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Innovation
07/02 2022 - Our latest research is just published in ACS Energy Letters! The results of the great collaboration with University of Copenhagen are simply beautiful #research #ACSEnergyLetters #collaboration #publication #energy"
14/01 2022 - Our new research paper about dual metal TAL42-based MnOx/Co-N-C bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst is published in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Big thanks to our co-authors for their dedication and commitment to this project! #fuel cells, #metalairbatteries #renewableenergy #advancedmaterials
06/05 2022 - Successful BSc thesis defence by Amina Alimbekova. We feel privileged to supervise such a bright and talented students. Wishing you all the success in life, and good luck at Aalto University, dear Amina! #kongilab #redoxnrg #electrochemistry #co2reduction #wastetoenergy
07/02 2022 - Our experimental project on developing CO2 electrocapture materials is now supported by Feasibility Fund of University of Tartu! #kongilab #redoxnrg #electrochemistry #co2reduction #wastetoenergy
17/12 2021 - We are honored to have a deep bench of early-career researchers gaining recognition at a national level! Our MSc student Jürgen-Martin Assafrei has been selected as one of the best student researchers by ETAg - Estonian Research Council. Jürgen’s research is critical for the design of energy-efficient systems for fuel production from #co2. Great job, Juki! We are very proud to have you in our team! #kongilab #redoxnrg #electrochemistry #co2reduction #wastetoenergy
We are very happy to announce that two of our team members have successfully defended their thesis. Congrats Gulnara Yusibova (MSc) and Jürgen-Martin Assafrei (BSc). Good luck on your further studies
01/06 2021 - What we love about June is that Kongilab students get graduated! This year Jüki (BSc) and Gulnara (MSc) have their thesis defenses, Good luck!
22/01 2022 - RedoxNRG startup is established! We are happy that now we can develop our advanced electrochemical carbon capture and conversion technology! Please, check our progress at RedoxNRG homepage: www.redoxnrg.com
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01/01 2021 - We are happy to share a great news! Nargiz Kazimova's bachelor’s thesis won the 2nd prize at the “Estonian national student research competition 2020” in the field of natural sciences! Thank you Nargiz and good luck at Universite PSL!
01/01 2021 - We are welcoming our new BSc student Amina Alimbekova! Amina is a Science and Technology 2nd year undergraduate student joining our lab for her bachelor's thesis. Good luck!
17/08 2020 - PhD student Akmal Kosimov will focus on synthesis of novel MOF-based catalyst materials.
17/08 2020 - PhD student Akmal Kosimov will focus on synthesis of novel MOF-based catalyst materials.
17/08 2020 - We are welcoming our new PhD students Ritums Cepitis and Akmal Kosimov. Best of luck!
17/08 2020 - We are welcoming our new PhD students Ritums Cepitis and Akmal Kosimov. Best of luck!
17/08 2020 - We are welcoming our new BSc student Jürgen-Martin Assafrei! Jürgen is a Science and Technology 3rd year undergraduate student joining our lab for his bachelor's thesis. Good luck!
28/07 2020 - Summer is busy and we have strategy EnerChem meeting with our collaborators from TalTech (P. Starkov lab) in Narva-Jõesuu. Such a productive meeting!
06/03 2020 - Our student Nargiz Kazimova successfully defends her bachelor's thesis with the highest grade. Congratulations!
15/03 2020 - We are blessed that despite the COVID - 19 pandemic we are able to proceed with our lab work by following '2+2' rule.
01/01 2020 - We are welcoming Gulnara Yusibova as our new master student!
08/25 2019 - Mahboob Alam is presenting our fresh results about novel TAL1 based catalyst materials at the 258th ACS Fall Meeting in San Diego, CA (Energy and Fuels division).
07/01 2019 - Nargiz Kazimova will spend this summer as an intern at Aalto University in prof. Lasse Murtomäkki's lab see more Nargiz is going to get insights into electrochemical processes at immiscible liquid/liquid interfaces. Such a great exprience! Results are published here: DOI:10.1002/elan.201900571
06/19 2019 - Nadezda Kongi is sharing her experience about how Policy makers collaborate (should collaborate) with scientists. Nadja focuses on climate action and implementation of new green energy technologies in Estonia.
06/19 2019 - Nadezda Kongi is truly honored to be recognized by the Estonian Academy of Sciences and receives prestigious "For Women in Science" L'Oreal Baltic award diploma.
02/07 2019 - Our preliminary result are available on ChemRxiv: Fused Hybrid Linkers for Metal–Organic Frameworks-Derived Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts. Read more...
01/01 2019 - Nargiz Kazimova joins our group. Nargiz is a 2nd year undergraduate student of Science and Technology program at the University of Tartu.
09/01 2018 - Mahboob Alam, recently obtained his MSc from University of Tartu (Applied Measurement Science program) and now PhD student at TelTech joins Kongi's lab as a visiting student. From now on Mahboob will be co-supervised by Dr. Kongi (UT) and Dr. Starkov (TalTech).
11/05 2018 - Good news! Nadja's research proposal "New metal–organic coordination network based materials as multifunctional electrocatalysts for energy conversion and storage" has got funding from Estonian Research Council.
Project period 01.01.2019 - 12.31.2022.
We are builidng up our new research group at University of Tartu. Exiting time is coming!
