AI generated image 'digital assistant for chemists'

Welcome to the CZS Research Group "Polymers in Energy Applications"

We use data-driven techniques to design polymers.
AI generated image 'digital assistant for chemists'
Image: Kevin Maik Jablonka

Our group applies data-driven techniques to find materials that work in the real world. For this, we develop and apply novel machine learning techniques which we test in close collaboration with experimental partners.

A particular focus of our work is on polymers for energy applications.

News

  1. Helmholtz Supports "SOL-AI" Foundation Model Project

    As part of the Helmholtz-Foundation Model initative, Helmholtz supports our proposal to build a foundational model for photovoltaics. 
    AI illustration of a computer dreaming about solar cells
    Image: Kevin Jablonka
  2. Our research on the AI Podcast of ARD

    Kevin spoke briefly about our research in the AI podcast of the German public broadcaster ARD.
    AI generated illustration of a chemical assistant listening to a podcast
    Image: Kevin Jablonka
  3. GPT-3 for Chemical Research

    Researchers at EPFL and the University of Jena Develop Fast and User-Friendly GPT-3 Model for Chemical Tasks
    Dr Kevin Jablonka, Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
  4. New article about mentorship

    Alongside members of the 2022 CAS FutureLeaders Kevin co-authored a paper on mentorship in chemistry.
    TOC Figure for ACS Cent. Sci. 2024,
    Image: Deng et al. ACS Cent. Sci. 2024
  5. Kevin wins the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation award

    The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation gives awards for exceptional work in specific fields in engineering sciences, medicine, and natural sciences
    Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 16, 8066–8129
    Image: Alexander Tokarev
  6. Kevin joins FAIRmat as leader of the Artificial-intelligence Toolkit

    Kevin is now PI in the FAIRmat NFDI consortium and joined Task E7: Artificial-intelligence Toolkit as task leader.
    FAIRmat logo
    Image: FAIRmat
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