PhD position available: Agentic AI-Driven Experiments for Materials Discovery
At our AMD group at DIFFER, we have an opening for a PhD Researcher for a duration of 4 years. The application deadline is October 25, 2026. Apply here and join us!
ICMS/DIFFER Advanced Materials, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence symposium
ICMS/DIFFER Advanced Materials, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence symposium
The ICMS/DIFFER symposium is going to take place on 8 October 2026 at the ICMS Ceres building (Building 7) at TU/e. This symposium will bring together researchers in chemistry, materials science, physics, robotics and artificial intelligence to explore how automated and autonomous experimentation can transform the discovery and understanding of advanced materials. At this symposium, Süleyman Er will present a talk titled Self-Driving Labs for Electrochemical Materials Discovery. For full program and registration please see here.
Shell Scientific Conference 2026
Shell Scientific Conference 2026
Süleyman Er will present an invited talk titled Self-Driving Labs for Energy Molecules and Materials Discovery at this year’s Shell Scientific Conference on October 7. The theme of the conference is powering a secure energy future through artificial intelligence—from molecules to reservoirs. The 5th edition of Shell Scientific Conference 2026 brings together researchers from industry and academia to discuss the success and challenges of AI for sciences and engineering.
Süleyman Er to attend the reception at Turkish Embassy
Süleyman Er to attend the reception at Turkish Embassy
On September 1st, Süleyman Er will attend a special reception in The Hague hosted by H.E. Fatma Ceren Yazgan, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, marking the completion of the terms of office of Türkiye’s Ambassador and Consuls General in the Netherlands.
PhD Position in AI-Driven Digital Twins for Energy Conversion Systems
PhD Position in AI-Driven Digital Twins for Energy Conversion Systems
As part of the Horizon Europe AIM project, we have an opening for a PhD Researcher for a duration of 4 years at our AMD group. The application deadline is July 12, 2026. Apply here and join us!
Congratulations to Lei Zhang
Congratulations to Lei Zhang
AMD postdoctoral researcher Lei Zhang has been appointed as an assistant professor at TU Eindhoven, department of Mechanical Engineering. We thank Lei for his contributions to our research group and wish him success in his future career!
Presentation at TU/e ICMS Annual Symposium 2026
Presentation at TU/e ICMS Annual Symposium 2026
Süleyman Er will present a talk titled Building the Self-Driving Lab for Energy Research at the TU Eindhoven’s Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Annual Symposium. This year’s symposium theme is Collaborative Science in Action. It will take place in the Auditorium building on TU/e campus on Tuesday, May 19. You can find the full program of the symposium and sign up for it here.
Süleyman Er to attend Türkiye–Netherlands AI academic gathering
Süleyman Er to attend Türkiye–Netherlands AI academic gathering
On 18 May 2026, Süleyman Er will attend a dinner hosted by H.E. Fatma Ceren Yazgan, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Netherlands, in The Hague. The event will bring together Turkish academics based in the Netherlands to exchange views on artificial intelligence (AI) and explore opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between Türkiye and the Netherlands.
Congratulations to Max van Brenk
Congratulations to Max van Brenk
We congratulate Max van Brenk for the successful completion of his internship project at our AMD research group. As a student from the Physics and Astronomy Bachelor’s programme of Radboud University Nijmegen, Max has worked with us on an internship project titled Molten Salt Properties Python Evaluator. We wish Max success in his future career!
Interview with TU/e-EIRES
AI-guided battery chemistry discovery
Interview with TU/e-EIRES
About the recently awarded Growth Fund Circular Batteries project REDOX BLEND, Süleyman Er has been interviewed by EIRES (Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems) of Eindhoven University of Technology. You can read the full news item here.
Focus Issue on AI-Driven Catalytic Materials Design
Focus Issue on AI-Driven Catalytic Materials Design in AI for Science by IOP Publishing.
Focus Issue on AI-Driven Catalytic Materials Design
Süleyman Er is co-editing a Focus Issue on AI-Driven Catalytic Materials Design in AI for Science by IOP Publishing (Open Access, no APC). If you’re working at the interface of AI and catalysis, we look forward to receiving your submission. Deadline: 31 August 2026. To read about more about it and submit your publication, please click here.
PhD Opportunity: Data-Driven Molecular Discovery for Energy Storage
PhD Opportunity: Data-Driven Molecular Discovery for Energy Storage
In our AMD group at DIFFER, we have an opening for a fully funded PhD Researcher for a duration of 4 years. Please apply using this link here!
PhD Opportunity: ML for Materials Discovery in Self-Driving Labs
PhD Opportunity: ML for Materials Discovery in Self-Driving Labs
In our AMD group at DIFFER, we have an opening for a PhD Researcher for a duration of 4 years. The application deadline is December 31, 2025. Apply here and join us!
Presentation at the Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Research
Presentation at the Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Research
Süleyman Er will present a talk titled The Use of AI for Autonomous Materials Discovery at the FAIR – Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Research on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The Department of Materials Physics, Faculty of Sciences, at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, is hosting the event, which will be held in Miraflores de la Sierra, Spain. FAIR offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective on artificial intelligence, exploring its various applications and implications in scientific research. More information and registration details can be found here.
Poster presentations at NWO ICT.OPEN 2025
Poster presentations at NWO ICT.OPEN 2025
Maas van Apeldoorn and Delaram Khalili Samani will present their posters at NWO ICT.OPEN 2025, on 16 April 2025 in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht. This national conference brings scientists from all ICT research disciplines and industries together to learn, share ideas, and network. Their posters are titled “Simulating Self-Driving Labs: Accelerating Research and Minimizing Risks” and “Emulating Self-Driving Labs: Enhance Workflows and Minimize potential Risks“, respectively.
Focus session on energy storage at FYSICA 2025
Focus session on energy storage at FYSICA 2025
FYSICA is the annual physics conference of the Netherlands’ Physical Society (NNV). Every year one of the Dutch universities acts as co-organizer of the conference, so every year FYSICA takes place in another city. This year FYSICA 2025 will take place on Friday 11 April at Leiden University. Süleyman Er will contribute as a panelist to the Focus Session 1 of the NNV section for Energy and Climate: Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES). The session will be chaired by prof. dr Gerard van der Steenhoven (TU Twente, former chair NNV, former general director KNMI).
Interview with Academic Positions
Süleyman Er
Interview with Academic Positions
Süleyman Er has recently been interviewed by Academic Positions, a trusted partner of over 2,500 organizations seeking to attract international academic talent. The interview, titled Supercharging Chemicals For Clean Energy, is available at the link here.
Presentation at LabAutomation 2025
Presentation at LabAutomation 2025
Süleyman Er will deliver a talk titled Simulating and Emulating Self-Driving Labs at the LabAutomation 2025. This event provides an excellent opportunity to stay informed and lead the way in these rapidly advancing techniques. FHI LabAutomation 2025 will be held on March 11, 2025, at Congress Center 1931 in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. More information and registration details can be found here.