Exchange Students and Researchers - Japan
© Megumi Ishigami Megumi Ishigami
Center for Soft Nanoscience
Shoji & Ravoo group
visiting: June 2026– August 2026
Photoresponsive Control of BiomoleculesRoom SoN 120.038T: +49 251 83-34537
ishigami.megumi.s6@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Ayato Hakamada Ayato Hakamada
Physiological Chemistry and Biochemistry
Yamaguchi & Wegner group
visiting: June 2026– August 2025
Synthetic Mechanosensitive Fluorescent ProbesRoom 120.005T: +49 251 83-49309
hakamada.ayato.e7@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Yasuhiro Hamada Yasuhiro Hamada
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yamaguchi & Hein group
visiting: April– June 2026Room OCBC-I - 329T: +49 251 83-35299
hamada.yasuhiro.v0@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Masanari Shibata Dr. Masanari Shibata
Center for Soft Nanoscience
Shoji & Ravoo group
visiting: September 2025– August 2027
Photoresponsive Control of BiomoleculesRoom SoN 120.038T: +49 251 83-34537shibata.masanari.i0@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
mshibata@uni-muenster.de
© Shion Sendo Shion Sendo
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yanai & Neugebauer group
visiting: August – September 2025
Calculation of constant ratesRoom OCBC-I - 512T: +49 251 83-35336
sendo.shion.v0@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Miku Naruse Miku Naruse
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yamaguchi & Fernández group
visiting: Juni – August 2025
Aqueous Self-Assembly of Chiral BODIPY‘sRoom OCBC-I - 204T: +49 251 83-35256
naruse.miku.u7@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Manami Hayashi Manami Hayashi
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yanai & Neugebauer group
visiting: Mai – July 2025
Calculation of electron densities from local coupled-cluster methodsRoom OCBC-I - 513T: +49 251 83-35337
hayashi.manami.y4@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Shintaro Hasegawa Shintaro Hasegawa
Center for Soft Nanoscience
Yamaguchi & Ravoo group
visiting: March – Mai 2025
Photo-Responsive Self-AssemblyRoom SoN 120.008T: +49 251 83-34532
sy.86x.2522@s.thers.ac.jp
© Masaya Hagai Masaya Hagai
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yanai & Neugebauer group
visiting: March – Mai 2025
Identification of Effective Normal Modes for Excited-State ProcessesRoom OCBC-I - 512T: +49 251 83-35336
hagai.masaya.v9@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Takeru Kikurata Takeru Kikrua
Organic Chemistry Institute
Ooi & García group
visiting: January – March 2025
Photocatalytic Activation of Boronic Acids Using Acridine CatalystsRoom OCBC-I - 033T: +49 251 83-35229
kikura.takeru.a9@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Seira Takahashi Dr. Seira Takahashi
Organic Chemistry Institute
Shoji & Næsborg group
visiting: October 2024 – September 2026
Photochemical ReactionsRoom OCBC-I - 305T: +49 251 83-35284takahashi.seira.z0@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
takahash@uni-muenster.de
© Yoshifumi Toyama Yoshifumi Toyama
Organic Chemistry Institute
Itami & Gilmour group
visiting: October 2024 – January 2025
Photochemical reactionsRoom OCBC-I - 230T: +49 251 83-35272
toyama.yoshifumi.u4@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Yuichi Asada Yuichi Asada
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yamaguchi & Studer group
visiting: July – September 2024
Radical CyclizationRoom OCBC-I - 313T: +49 251 83-35291
asada.yuichi.b7@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Saeko Yamada Saeko Yamada
Organic Chemistry Institute
Yamaguchi & Fernández group
visiting: March – May 2024
Supramolecular polymersRoom OCBC-I - 205T: +49 251 83-35257
yamada.saeko.n1@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Yuki Sugai Yuki Sugai
Organic Chemistry Institute
Shoji & Næsborg group
visiting: September – November 2023
Micellar Effects on Photochemical ReactionsRoom OCBC-I - 305T: +49 251 83-35284
sugai.yuki.s7@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Ayaka Ueda Dr. Ayaka Ueda
Center for Soft Nanoscience
Itami & Ravoo group
visiting: August 2023 – July 2025
Self-Assembly of Hybrid StructuresRoom SoN 120.009T: +49 251 83-34537ueda.ayaka.t9@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
ueda@uni-muenster.de
© Hideya Kono Hideya Kono
Organic Chemistry Institute
Itami & Studer group
visiting: August – October 2023
(Radical) Aryne ChemistryRoom OCBC-I - 318T: +49 251 83-35296
kono.hideya.w9@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Hiroki Fujita Hiroki Fujita
Organic Chemistry Institute
Ooi & Studer group
visiting: June – August 2023
Hydrogen Atom TransferRoom OCBC-I - 316T: +49 251 83-35294
fujita.hiroki.x5@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Hiroki Shudo Hiroki Shudo
Organic Chemistry Institute
Itami & Ravoo group
visiting: March – May 2023
Characterization of NanobeltsRoom OCBC-I - 429T: +49 251 83-35325
shudo.hiroki.f1@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Doctoral Students
© Daniel Aßenmacher Daniel Aßenmacher
Organic Chemistry Institute
Redoxresponsive π-SystemsRoom 331T: +49 251 83-35301
assenmacher@uni-muenster.de
© Julian Bendix Julian Bendix
Organic Chemistry Institute
Selective Fluorination of π-SystemsRoom 216T: +49 251 83-35267
j_bend08@uni-muenster.de
© Lukas Blank Lukas Blank
Organic Chemistry Institute
PhotocatalysisRoom 230T: +49 251 83-35272
lblank@uni-muenster.de
© Judith Braunreuther Judith Braunreuther
Organic Chemistry Institute
Radical cascade reactionsRoom 316T: +49 251 83-35294
jbraunre@uni-muenster.de
© Kevin Chhen Kevin Chhen
Center For Soft Nanoscience (SoN)
Photo- and Electro-Responsive Polymeric SystemsRoom 120.034T: +49 251 83-34531
kchhen@uni-muenster.de
© Barbara Dorosz Barbara Dorosz
Organic Chemistry Institute
Photocatalytic IsomerizationRoom 217T: +49 251 83-35268
b_doro01@uni-muenster.de
© David Ens David Ens
Center For Soft Nanoscience (SoN)
Responsive Supramolecular Peptide-Based GelatorsRoom SoN 120.009T: +49 251 83-34537
d_ens001@uni-muenster.de
© Marius Kühnemund / Uni MS Paulina Hartmann
Organic Chemistry Institute
Arene HydrogenationRoom 416T: +49 251 83-35321
paulina.hartmann@uni-muenster.de
© Nina Hildenhagen Nina Hildenhagen
Organic Chemistry Institute
Photoresponsive polymers and liquid crystalsRoom 429T: +49 251 83-35325
n_hild03@uni-muenster.de
© Elena Horst Elena Horst
Organic Chemistry Institute
Redox-active organic molecules and materialsRoom 313T: +49 251 83-35291
e_hors04@uni-muenster.de
© Maren Kuiter Augustinus Künzel
Organic Chemistry Institute
PhotocatalysisRoom 39T: +49 251 83-35231
akuenzel@uni-muenster.de
© Lukas Lampe Lukas Lampe
Organic Chemistry Institute
Modern QM/QM methods for chemical reactionsRoom 512T: +49 251 83-35336
l_lamp05@uni-muenster.de
© Wenheng Liu Wenheng Liu
Organic Chemistry Institute
PhotocatalysisRoom 305T: +49 251 83-35284
wliu3@uni-muenster.de
© Yizhe Lou Yizhe Lou
Organic Chemistry Institute
Radical HydrofunctionalizationRoom 317T: +49 251 83-35295
ylou@uni-muenster.de
© Mia Amelie Müller Mia Amelie Müller
Organic Chemistry Institute
Condensed-Phase Effects on Conversion Processes Among Excited StatesRoom 516T: +49 251 83-35340
mmuelle6@uni-muenster.de
© Tobias Theiss Noah Neumann
Center for NanoTechnology
Photofunctional transition metal complexesRoom II 1.14 (Office)T (Office): +49 251 83-33167
Room II 2.02 (Lab)
T (lab): +49 251 83-63910
noahneumann@uni-muenster.de
© Lukas Paetow Lukas Paetow
Organic Chemistry Institute
Excited States under the Influence of Electric FieldsRoom 512T: +49 251 83-35336
l_paet02@uni-muenster.de
© Nadim Ramez Nadim Ramez
Organic Chemistry Institute
New focused and multilevel local electron correlation methodsRoom 513T: +49 251 83-35338
n_rame01@uni-muenster.de
© Isabel Rempel Isabel Rempel
Organic Chemistry Institute
Radical Enantioselective CatalysisRoom 315T: +49 251 83-35293
irempel@uni-muenster.de
© L. Entgelmeier Tabea Rohlfs
Organic Chemistry Institute
Anion-Binding CatalysisRoom 039T: +49 251 83-35231
t_rohl04@uni-muenster.de
© Nico Spreckelmeyer Nico Spreckelmeyer
Organic Chemistry Institute
Hydrogen Atom TransferRoom 318T: +49 251 83-35296
nsprecke@uni-muenster.de
© Colin Stein Colin Stein
Organic Chemistry Institute
Photocatalysis and skeletal editingRoom 415T: +49 251 83-35320
c_stei35@uni-muenster.de
© Tobias Tischer Tobias Tischer
Organic Chemistry Institute
Supramolecular PolymersRoom 205T: +49 251 83-35257
t_tisc02@uni-muenster.de
Doctoral Students - Alumni
Sayantan Khan
IRTG member (09/2025 - 03/2026)
Fernandez group
→ Doctoral Student (W. M. Nau , Constructor University Bremen, GER)
Dr. Till Drennhaus
IRTG member (10/2021 - 02/2026)
Studer & Itami group
Synthesis of Chiral Diarylmethanes, N-Heterocycles and all-Azine Carbon Nanorings
Dr. Martin Aleksiev Pakovski
IRTG member (04/2022 - 01/2026)
García Mancheño & Saito group
From Applications of Triazole-Based Catalysts in Organocatalysis, Photocatalysis and Transition-Metal Activation to Iridium-Catalyzed Deuteration of Carboxylic Acids
→ Postdoc (M. Tortosa Manzanares, Autonomous University of Madrid, ESP)
Dr. Meike Höhl
IRTG member (12/2022 - 12/2025)
Junker & Yamaguchi group
Synthesis, Photophysical Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Novel Tool Compounds for Fluorescence Imaging Applications
→ Pelster Behrends Patentanwälte PartG mbB, Münster
Dr. Lena Lezius
IRTG member (10/2021 - 12/2025)
Studer & Yamaguchi group
Synthese und Untersuchung N-heterozyklischer Verbindungen
Dr. Fritz Paulus
IRTG member (12/2021 - 11/2025)
Glorius & Yamashita group
Energietransferkatalysierte Synthesen strukturell diverser Amine aus borhaltigen Substraten
→ Post Doc (R. Martin, ICIQ, ESP)
Dr. Hoán Quân Trân
IRTG member (11/2021 - 09/2025)
Ravoo & Tanaka group
Lichtresponsive Flüssigkristalle: Steuerung der molekularen Selbstorganisation durch Licht
Dr. Timo Stünkel
IRTG member (10/2021 - 07/2025)
Gilmour & Itami group
Generating Molecular Complexity via Main Group Catalysis Strategies
Dr. Maximilian Seyfried
IRTG member (01/2022 - 07/2025)
Ravoo & Matsuda group
Entwicklung von Azophotoschaltern und deren Anwendung in supramolekularen Systemen und Materialien
Dr. Julian Kürschner
IRTG member (10/2021 - 06/2025)
Næsborg & Ooi group
Photoinduced Carbocycle Formations Enabled by Non-Covalent Interactions
→ Thescon GmbH, Coesfeld
Dr. Johannes Erchinger
IRTG member (11/2021 - 03/2025)
Glorius & Itami group
σ-Bindungsspaltungen für die Synthese strukturell diverser schwefelhaltiger Verbindungen
→ Eisenführ Speiser (Patentanwaltskanzlei)
Dr. Gesa Seidler
IRTG member (10/2021 - 10/2024)
Studer & Yamashita group
Neue Synthesemethoden und Reaktivitätsstudien bororganischer Verbindungen
→ Postdoc (J. Cornellà, MPI für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim, JPN)
Dr. Lukas Entgelmeier
IRTG member (10/2021 - 09/2024)
García Mancheño & Ooi group
Photoswitchable Anion-Binding and Design of Acridine- and Acridinium-Based Organophotocatalytic Systems
→ Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG, Ravensburg
Bayram Terzi
IRTG member (10/2021 - 05/2024)
Rentmeister & Abe group
Circularization of mRNA
→ Doctoral Student (A. Rentmeister, LMU Munich)
Dr. Katja Schlegel
IRTG member (10/2021 - 10/2023)
Junker & Itami group
Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Novel P2Y2 Receptor Antagonists and Novel Small Molecule Modulators of the Circadian Clock
→ Bachem AG, Basel
Dr. Jonas Rickhoff
IRTG member (10/2021 - 09/2023)
Ravoo & Matsuda group
Molecular photoswitches - Basics and application in porous, light-responsive materials
→ Equilibrio Germany GmbH, Hannover
Dr. Patrick Eschenbach
IRTG member (10/2021 - 01/2023)
Neugebauer & Yanai group
Reliable Subsystem-Based Quantum Chemistry for Subramolecular Open-Shell Species
→ Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
Dr. Nils Bäumer
IRTG member (10/2021 - 11/2022)
Fernandez & Yamaguchi group
Gesteuerte supramolekulare Polymerisaion von Pt(II)-Komplexen: Einfluss von sterischen und geometrischen Effekten
→ Postdoc (S. Yamaguchi, Nagoya University, JPN)
Principal Investigators - Germany
© Fernández Prof. Dr. Gustavo Fernández
Professor of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 220T: +49 251 83-36574
fernandg@uni-muenster.de
© O. Garcia Mancheño Prof. Dr. Olga García Mancheño
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 222T: +49 251 83-36514
ogarc_01@uni-muenster.de
© R. Gilmour Prof. Dr. Ryan Gilmour
Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 224T: +49 251 83-33271
ryan.gilmour@uni-muenster.de
© F. Glorius Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 422T: +49 251 83-35345
glorius@uni-muenster.de
© Robert Hein JProf. Dr. Robert Hein
Junior Professor of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 321T: +49 251 83-33202
robert.hein@uni-muenster.de
© L. Næsborg Dr. Line Næsborg
Junior Research Group Leader - Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 320T: +49 251 83-35297
lnaesbor@uni-muenster.de
© J. Neugebauer Prof. Dr. Johannes Neugebauer
Professor of Theoretical Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 511T: +49 251 83-36512
j.neugebauer@uni-muenster.de
© B. J. Ravoo Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo
Professor for Synthesis of Nanoscale Systems
Organic Chemistry Institute & Center for Soft NanoscienceRoom 418T: +49 251 83-33287
b.j.ravoo@uni-muenster.de
© E. Wibberg Prof. Dr. Cristian A. Strassert
Professor of Coordination Chemistry and Functional Imaging
Institute of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryRoom E 302T: +49 251 83-63840
ca.s@uni-muenster.de
© A. Studer Prof. Dr. Armido Studer
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry InstituteRoom 323T: +49 251 83-33291
studer@uni-muenster.de
© Seraphine Wegner Prof. Dr. Seraphine V. Wegner
Professor of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Institute for Physiological Chemistry and PathobiochemistryRoom 120.005T: +49 251 83-55587
wegnerse@uni-muenster.de
Principle Investigators - Japan
© H. Abe Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Abe
Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Graduate School of Science
T: +81 52-7892490
h-abe@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Hideto Ito Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hideto Ito
Assoc. Professor of Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Graduate School of Science
ito.hideto.p4@f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© R. Matsuda Prof. Dr. Ryotaro Matsuda
Professor of (Coordination) Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
School of Engineering
T: +81 52-7894603
ryotaro.matsuda@chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© T. Ooi Prof. Dr. Takashi Ooi
Professor of (Organic) Chemistry
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM)
Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry
Graduate School of Engineering
T: +81 52-7894501
tooi@chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© S. Saito Prof. Dr. Susumu Saito
Professor of (Organic) Chemistry
Research Center for Materials Science
T: +81 52-7895945
saito.susumu@f.mbox.nagoyau.ac.jp
© H. Shinokubo Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Shinokubo
Professor of (Organic) Chemistry
Department of Molecular and Macromoleculr Chemistry
Graduate School of Engineering
T: +81 52-7895113
hshino@chembio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© O. Shoji Prof. Dr. Osami Shoji
Professor of (Bioinorganic) Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Graduate School of Science
T: +81 52-7892955
Shoji.osami@a.mbox.nagoyau.ac.jp
© M. Tada Prof. Dr. Mizuki Tada
Professor of (Inorganic) Chemistry
Graduate School of Science
T: +81 52-7886200
mtada@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© K. Tanaka Prof. Dr. Kentaro Tanaka
Professor of (Inorganic and Analytical) Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
T: +81 52-7892940
kentaro@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© Akiko Yagi Prof. Dr. Akiko Yagi
Professor of (Organic) Chemistry
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM)
yagi.akik@itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© S. Yamaguchi Prof. Dr. Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Professor of Chemistry
Institut of Transformative Bio-Molecules
T: +81 52-7892291
yamaguchi@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
© T. Yanai Prof. Dr. Takeshi Yanai
Professor of (Quantum) Chemistry
Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
T: +81 527476397
yanait@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp