Curriculum Vitae


Education

09/2020 - present
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Universität Innsbruck (Austria)
12/2018 Invited Associate Professor Position
Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III (France)
09/2013 - 08/2020 Group Leader (Habilitand)
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (associated with Professor F. Ekkehardt Hahn)
09/2011 - 08/2013 Post Doctoral Researcher
University of California, San Diego and University of California, Riverside (Supervisor: Distinguished Professor Guy Bertrand)
project: "Activation of small molecules with stable singlet carbenes and nitrenes"
02/2011 - 08/2011 Post Doctoral Researcher
Universität Regensburg (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Manfred Scheer)
project: "Self-assembled pentaphosphaferrocene-Cul container molecules with adjustable inner cavities"
11/2006 - 02/2011 Doctoral studies (Dr. rer. nat.; eqv. Ph. D.) in Chemistry
Universität Regensburg (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Manfred Scheer), The Ohio State University (USA, 06/2008 and 01/2007 - 05/2007, Professor Malcolm Chisholm) and Université Rennes (France, 12/2007, Professor Régis Réau)
Dissertation: "Novel phosphorus rich complexes and their use in supramolecular chemistry"
01/2006 - 10/2006 Diploma (Dipl.-Chem.; eqv. M. Sc.) in Chemistry
Universität Regensburg (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Manfred Scheer)
Diploma thesis: "Contributions to the supramolecular chemistry with Pn ligand complexes"
10/2001 - 12/2005 Studies of Chemistry
Universität Regensburg, specialization in inorganic, organic, and theoretical chemistry

Scholarships and Awards

05/2019 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis of the GDCh and the BMBF
01/2019 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
09/2018 Wöhler-BASF Young Investigator Prize of the Wöhler-Vereinigung within the GDCh
06/2018 Dozentenpreis of the German Chemical Industry Fund (FCI)
09/2017 EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize of the Wöhler-Vereinigung within the GDCh and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
06/2017 Junior Researcher Prize by the Universitätsgesellschaft Münster e.V.
since 06/2017 Emmy Noether Research Group of the DFG
since 01/2015 Mitglied des Jungen Kollegs der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Akademie der Wissenschaft und der Künste
08/2014 - 05/2017 Liebig Fellowship of the German Chemical Industry Fund
09/2013 - 07/2014 Return Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
09/2011 - 08/2013 Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
06/2012 Doctoral thesis award of the Dr. Alfons Paulus University Foundation
03/2009 Oral presentation award (6th European Workshop on Phosphorous Chemistry, Florence)
06/2008 Poster presentation award (Dalton Discussion 11 Conference, Berkeley)
12/2007 - 04/2010 Ph. D. fellowship of the German National Academic Foundation
06/2007 Final degree award of the Dr. Alfons Paulus University Foundation
03/2005 - 09/2006 Scholarship candidate of the German National Academic Foundation
06/2005 Bachelor degree award of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
06/2004 Undergraduate studies award of the Dr. Alfons Paulus University Foundation
07/2000 Book award of the German Chemical Industry Fund