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Chemistry Centre Maastricht (CCM)

Research Institute

CCM is established to enhance collaboration, visibility, and impact across the diverse chemistry-related research groups within Maastricht University. Chemistry at Maastricht is rapidly expanding, with over 37 principal investigators (PIs) conducting cutting-edge research across multiple faculties and institutes.

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Francis Morgan

Winner of the CCM thesis award 2025: Dr. Francis Morgan

On 12 December 2025, the assessment committee reached a decision on the winner of the CCM First Annual Thesis Award.
The committee unanimously recommended Dr. Francis Morgan as the winner, for his thesis entitled “Bond. Dynamic Bond: Rational design of dynamic covalent soft matter and applications in tissue engineering”

3rd CCM symposium 22 January 2026

The 3rd edition of the CCM symposium will be organized on 22 January. Location Endomolsdomein 150, Maastricht.

Come join us for an overview of chemistry in Maastricht. Keynote speaker Prof. Floris Rutjes (Radboud University) will conclude our program. 

Contribution to National vision on sustainable carbon in the chemical industry

Yvonne van der Meer (AMIBM) has recently contributed to the national vision on sustainable carbon in the chemical industry.

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2025 Chemistry PhD Thesis Award

The Chemistry Center Maastricht is pleased to announce the establishment of the Chemistry PhD Thesis Award, recognizing outstanding doctoral research completed within the past two years. This prestigious award celebrates exceptional contributions to the field of chemistry through innovative research, methodological excellence, and scholarly impact. 

group photo of chemistry community at UM

2nd Chem@UM symposium

On January 21, 2025 the 2nd Chem@UM symposium was organized at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus. A full day filled with chemistry of all disciplines presented by junior members of our community (PhD, master student).

Chemistry News

Pile of plastic waste as a result of a single operation in Zuyderland Hospital Heerlen

Hospital plastic gets a second life: €3 million grant opens door to greater circularity in healthcare

What began as a local pilot in the operating theatres of Zuyderland Medical Centre has now grown into a European initiative with global potential. The mission: to stop burning clean plastic in hospital waste and instead recycle it into high-quality materials for reuse in medical applications.
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Chemistry in the kitchen

Professor of Clinical Chemistry Yvonne Henskens has prepared for this interview by laying out her most important cookbooks and whipping up a fig cake with eggs from her own chickens. “I prefer to make everything myself: bread, cheese, mayonnaise. I want to know how it works—in that sense I’m still a...

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