Hatice Mutlu appointed to the Helmholtz Institute HIPOLE in Jena
Hatice Mutlu in front of BESSY in Berlin Adlershof. © HZB/F. Krawatzek
HZB Scientific Manager Bernd Rech with Hatice Mutlu. © HZB/F. Krawatzek
Prof. Dr Hatice Mutlu is the new professor of sustainable polymer chemistry at HIPOLE Jena, the Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications. On 17 August 2026, she visited the HZB campus in Berlin-Adlershof including the BESSY II lightsource and discussed future collaboration with researchers and the board of directors.
Since 15 June 2026, Mutlu has strengthened research on sustainable polymer materials through a joint appointment with Friedrich Schiller University Jena. She develops resource-efficient polymerisation methods and innovative synthesis strategies for energy and high-performance materials. Her other research interests include light-driven synthesis, sulfur-containing polymers and concepts for a circular materials economy. Her expertise complements HIPOLE’s research on polymer materials for batteries, photovoltaics and other energy conversion and storage applications.
Mutlu studied chemistry in Istanbul and completed her doctorate on sustainable polymer platform chemicals. Following research positions at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), she was appointed to a junior professorship at the Université de Haute-Alsace in 2022. In 2025, she became a W3 Professor at RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau and Research Director at the Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials. In June 2026, Friedrich Schiller University Jena and HIPOLE Jena jointly appointed her Professor of Sustainable Polymer Chemistry.
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