RWTH Aachen University has appointed Dr. Anna Mechler, leader of the Electrocataysis Group at MPI CEC, as Professor for Electrochemical Reaction Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

As stated in the RWTH's press release "the Chair of Electrochemical Reaction Engineering is positioned at the interface between application-oriented fundamental and process research. The scientists seek to achieve a better understanding of electrocatalysts under technically relevant reaction conditions with the aim of optimizing catalyst materials for technical applications."

The professorship was enabled by a donation from Covestro Deutschland AG.