Jan Spies, M.Sc.

Jan Spies
© Jan Spies
Jan Spies
PhD Student
Room 408, OC/BC I
Corrensstraße 36
48149 Münster
T: +49 251 8335314
F: +49 251 8339772
j_spie17@uni-muenster.de
External Profiles:

  • Curriculum Vitae

    since 12/2023 PhD Thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, University of Münster
    04/2023 - 09/2023  Master Thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, University of Münster
    08/2022 - 02/2023 Research Scholarship in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin D. Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, USA; “Discovery of new possible Molecular Prosthetics for the treatment of Urea cycle disorders”
    02/2022 - 03/2022 Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Sukbok Chang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea
    10/2021 - 09/2023 Master studies in Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
    07/2021 - 08/2021 Bachelor thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, WWU Münster; “Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene precursors for microelectronic applications and addressable surfaces”
    10/2018 - 09/2021 Bachelor studies in Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
    08/2010 - 07/2018 Nelly-Sachs Gymnasium, Neuss, with Final Examination (Abitur)
    08/2015 - 06/2016 Student stay abroad, Aquinas Highschool, San Bernadino, CA, USA

  • Awards and Scholarships

    08/2022 - 02/2023 Otto Bayer Fellowship in Drug Discovery of the Bayer Foundation
    02/2022 - 09/2023 ProTalent Scholarship
    06/2018 Best Abitur book award of the Chemistry Entrepreneur Association in the lower Rhein area

  • Publications

    R. Laskar,§ S. Dutta,§ J. C. Spies, P. Mukherjee, A. Renteria-Gomez, R. E. Thielemann, C. G. Daniliuc, O. Gutierrez,* F. Glorius,*
    γ-Amino Alcohols via Energy Transfer Enabled Brook Rearrangement,
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10899-10907.
    § These authors contributed equally.

  • Teaching Experience

    05/2021 - 09/2023 Laboratory assistant for medical students general chemistry lab
    10/2020 - 03/2022 Tutor in “Mathematical methods for scientists” for first year chemistry students
    03/2020 Laboratory assistant for non-major general chemistry lab

  • Volunteering

    Since 2019 Member of the JCF (Junior Organization of the German Chemical Society GDCH)