Welcome to the homepage of Jörg Matysik. I am scientist at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig. The University of Leipzig was founded in 1409 and has a remarkable history in the natural sciences.
My research group aims for understanding the spin- and photochemistry of natural and artificial photosynthetic systems, of photoreceptors and materials as well as for development and application of optical NMR methods. Furthermore, being aware of the rising global problem of microplastics, we identify, analyse and optimise enzymes able to degenerate PET.
Research News
- Light-induced nuclear hyperpolarization observed on a quasi-natural electron-transfer diad (July 2025).
- Can weak radio-frequency irradiation cause effects in biological systems? A review (July 2025).
- PET nanoparticles have physiological effects on Alzheimer development (March 2025).
- Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR: Dynamics of heliobacterial photosynthetic reaction center (Nov. 2024).
- Accumulation of PET nanoparticles in organisms studied by micro-MRI (Aug. 2024).
- Characterization of flavin radical: small molecule but dramatic red-shift (May 2024).
- Perfluorinated compond: effect on zebrafish embryo (March 2024).
- Our transregio-SFB HYP*MOL (TRR-386) started now. (Nov 2023). Press.
- In Memoriam: Professor Stefan Berger (1946-2023). Obituary.
- Congratulations to the Nobel Award in Medicine to Professor Svante Pääbo (Leipzig).
The group just started an own Youtube Channel to provide information on research and teaching. Search for: „AG Matysik at Leipzig University“
GROUP ACTIVITIES
AUFBAU-STUDIUM
Weiterbildung im Beruf & Spezialisierung im Studium. Vorausetzung: BSc in Naturwissenschaft oder Ing.-Wissenschaft.
The HYP*MOL consortium is localized in Leipzig and Chemnitz aiming to unify magnetic resonance, molecular spintronics and spin chemistry to provide more signal in NMR & MRI, more efficiency in Spintronics and more yield in Spin-chemistry.
Our group in the media:
Visit of our lab by the ARD-Mittagsmagazin (May 2024).
Swiss television on our polymer degradating strategy (June 2023).
Kurzfilm in ARD-Mediathek:
Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
& Interview (Mai 2022).
Jörg Matysik auf RADIO NRW zu Mikroplastik (11. Jan. 2024).
Prof. Dyker (Bochum) und Prof. Matysik bei PUNKT PRERADOVIC (17 Jan. 2025): Aufgetauchte Impfdaten des PEI: „Blanker Horror“
ZDF „Plan B“ (July 2023): Starting at minute 20:45, our group’s polymer recycling is presented (German language). Unfortunately, media cannot avoid to state nonsense as „plastics is extremely bad for the climate“. Better: plastics spoiling Nature will be THE problem of the future.
BERLINER ZEITUNG (24 Jan. 2024): Chemie-Professoren verlangen vom Paul-Ehrlich-Institut eine Untersuchung über mögliche ungewünschte Proteine in den mRNA-Impfstoffen.
BERLINER ZEITUNG (21 Apr. 2025): Chemiker fragen zu Corona-Impfstoffen: Was zum Teufel soll da vertuscht werden?
Univ. Press Release (March 2023): Übersichtsartikel Hyperpolarisation
Univ. Press Release (March 2023): Nanoplastics affecting organisms
Univ. Press Release (April 2023): Enzymes eating nanoplastics.
On 12 April 2023, the Swiss Television SRF, and on 13 April 2023, the German Television ZDF produced movies in our laboratory.
Presentation of the OTTO STERN AWARD of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) to Prof. Jean JEENER, founder of multi-dimensional NMR, in April 2023 in Brussels (Youtube).
BERLINER ZEITUNG (23 Sept. 2024): Wissenschaftler fordern radikalen Neuanfang beim RKI: „Aufklärung statt Unterwürfigkeit.
TICHYS EINBLICK (30 Oct 2024): „Was ging am Robert-Koch-Institut vor sich?“
NACHDENKSEITEN (7 Jan 2025): If vaccination was huge fraude…
BERLINER ZEITUNG (20 Sept. 2025): „At RKI, politics overrules science.“
LEIPZIG EVENTS
MDR-56
Next MDR will be on Wed 12 Nov 2025.
Summer schools in Windischleuba
Spin-Chemistry
Once a year. For a perfect start of a MSc & PhD thesis or a postdoc project. March 2026. Wecome!
Spin-Chemistry undergoes amazig progress, and there is now text book around.
HYP23 & HYP26
Spin-Hyperpolarization in magnetic resonance. 24-28 Sept. 2023 in Leipzig.
Almost 200 participants from around the world joined. The HYP26 will be in Göttingen 6-10 Sept. 2026.
PARTICIPATING CONFERENCES
SCM-2024
Kobe, Japan, 15-19 Sept. 2024.
The SCM-2026 will be in Italy, and the SCM-2028 is scheduled to be in Leipzig.
Annual Meeting
EUROMAR-2025
The EUROMAR 2025 has been in Oulu in Finland (6-10 July 2025). Our Finish friends did a great job!
The EUROMAR 2026 will be from 28 June to 02 July 2026 in Gothenburg in Sweden.
LOCAL & REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
FUTURE PLASTICS
Local meetings twice a year. Micro plastics vs sustainable, degradable, recycling. Join the mailing list.
The last meeting has been on Tue 21 Oct 2025. Lunch together at 12:00, start meeting at 13:00.
FGMR 2025
Next round (2026) will be in MAINZ.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
HYP*MOL
Transregio-CRC 386: HYP*MOL is now on Linked-In
(https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8195988/).
SUSTAINABLE
In Delitzsch (North of Leipzig), a large Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) will be established. Idea: Chemical industry, not based on cole (as until 1950) and on petrol (still nowadays) but on recycling of polymers. Looking forward!
FURTHER LINKS
LSR COLLOQIUM
HYP*MOL
ANAKON 2025
The GDCh sub-devision Analytical Chemistry, together with the Austrian and Swiss sisters, has been organized the ANAKON 2025, in LEIPZIG, March 10 – 13, 2025. Was fascinating.
ROB KAPTEIN 80
1822 in LEIPZIG
