In the context of the ceremonial act and scientific symposium on the centennial existence of the neigbour-insitute <link http: www.kofo.mpg.de en _blank external-link-new-window external link in new>MPI for Coal Research Prof. Frank Neese, director of the department <link internal link in current>Molecular Theory and Spectroscopy was honoured.

Prof. Neese recieved the distinction "Kohlenforschung Centennial Lectureship" for his Lecture "The Chemistry of Clean Energy: Lessons from Nature".

The Kohlenforschung Centennial Lectureship series is part of a programm within the anniversary year 2014 of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research. Also Prof. Klaus Müllen, Prof. Ferdi Schüth and other scientist were speakers of this series of lectures.