
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry
Labor-Modulbau Paulckeplatz
Paulckeplatz 1
+49 721 608-48175
Short CV
2020 – Present Junior researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, institute for inorganic chemistry, young investigator group preparation programme 2020, 1 doctoral student
- Main topics: inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, reactivity of phosphorus compounds, single-site catalysis, computational methods
2019 – 2020 Postdoctoral researcher at the high throughput experimentation company, Heidelberg, BASF postdoctoral centre, heterogeneous catalysis laboratory, Dr. S. A. Schunk
- Main topics: heterogeneous catalysis, materials chemistry, reaction and process engineering
2015 – 2019 PhD in chemistry at the University of Cambridge, department of chemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. D. S. Wright
- Title: Tripodal Inorganic 2-Pyridyl-phosphine Ligands and Un-symmetrical Analogues – Towards New Applications in Catalysis
2009 – 2014 Bachelor and master of science in chemistry at Leipzig University
- Master of science (1.0, with distinction), master thesis: Cation and Anion Encapsulation in Polyoxotitanium Cages: Single-Source Precursors to Photocatalysts, with Prof. Dr. E. Hey-Hawkins, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. D. S. Wright
- Bachelor of science, bachelor thesis: Dehydrocoupling reactions towards N-functionalised cyclophosphane ligands, with Prof. Dr. E. Hey-Hawkins
- 2013 Semester abroad at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, research project with Prof. Dr. G. B. Deacon
Scholarships and awards
2020 Fellow of the young investigator group preparation programme, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2019 Highly commended PhD thesis award, University of Cambridge
2016 Kurt-Hahn scholarship, Kurt-Hahn Trust, University of Cambridge
2015 PhD scholarships of both Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and Fonds der chemischen Industrie
2014 Hermann-Kolbe prize for the best master’s degree, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Leipzig University
2014 Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
2013 DAAD-ISAP scholarship for a semester abroad at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
2012 Deutschlandstipendium, Leipzig University
2010 Arthur-Hantzsch prize, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Leipzig