Former PhD students

Paesch Alexander Paesch

PhD 6/2019, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
Syntheses of Novel Side-Arm Functionalized N Heterocyclic Silylene Transition Metal Complexes

E-mail: apaesch@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Jannik Wagner

PhD 3/2019, Prof. P. Vana

Title of thesis:
Advanced Functionalization of Polyethylene via Catalyzed Chain Growth: Tailored Surfaces and Cationic End-Groups

E-mail: jannik.wagner@stud.uni-goettingen.de

Stefan Resch Stefan Resch

PhD 12/2018, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Copper(I) N–heterocyclic carbene complexes and preoganized Nickel(II) complexes with hybrid pyrazolate/N–heterocyclic ligands for the activation of small molecules

E-mail: stefan.resch@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Sabrina Tröndle Sabrina Tröndle

PhD 12/2018, Prof. M. Tamm

Title of thesis:
Phosphanfunktionalisierte Cycloheptatrienyl-Cyclopentadienyl-Titankomplexe als reduzierende Liganden in der homogenen Katalyse

E-mail: s.troendle@tu-braunschweig.de

Gluuer Arne Glüer

PhD 12/2018, Prof. S. Schneider

Title of thesis:
Cooperative (De-)Hydrogenation of Small Molecules

E-mail: arne.glueer@stud.uni-goettingen.de

Nicolas Sauer Nicolas Sauermann

PhD 07/2018, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
C–H Activation for Sustainable Synthesis: Base Metal and Electrocatalysis

E-mail: nsauerm@gwdg.de

Schuetze Dr. Mike Schütze

PhD 07/2018, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Bimetallic Complexes for Cooperative Polymerization Catalysis

E-mail: mike.schuetze@gwdg.de

Koehne Dr. Ingo Köhne

PhD 04/2018, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
Novel Bulky Bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)methane Ligands in s-Block Metal Coordination

E-mail: ikoehne@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Marten Seeba new Dr. Marten Seeba

PhD 11/2017, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Bioinspired dinuclear copper complexes for catalytic oxidation of phenolic substrates

E-mail:marten.seeba@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Svenja Dr. Svenja Warratz

PhD 01/2017, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
During my PhD thesis I would like to gain detailed insight into the mechanisms of ruthenium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization reactions. Especially oxidative annulation reactions and meta-selective direct alkylations of arenes with secondary alkyl halides are of high interest to me.

E-mail: swarrat@gwdg.de

 Phani Kumar Nekkanti Dr. Phani Kumar Nekkanti

PhD 12/2016, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
Development of ruthenium catalyzed atom and step economic methodologies for C-C & C-X bond formation via carboxylate assistance.

E-mail: ynekkan@gwdg.de

Fanzhi Yang Dr. Fanzhi Yang

PhD 12/2015, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
Ruthenium(II)- and Copper(I)-Catalyzed C-H Functionalizations

E-mail: fanzhi.yang@qq.com

Muxin Han Dr. Muxin Han

PhD 10/2015, Prof. G. Clever

Title of thesis:
Construction of Low-Symmetric and Light-Switchable Coordination Cages for Guest Uptake and Catalysis



Hendrik Schröder Dr. Hendrik Schröder

PhD 09/2015, Prof. M. Buback

Title of thesis:
Metal-Catalyzed Radical Polymerization up to High Pressure



Dr. Sven Neudeck

PhD 08/2015, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Establishing Dinuclear Ruthenium Complexes Based on the Bis(bipyridyl)pyrazolate Ligand System for Catalytic Water Oxidation: Synthetic Access, Catalytic Activity and Mechanistic Investigations



Dr. Torben Böhnisch

PhD 07/2015, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
C2-Symmetric Pyrazole-Bridged Ligands and Their Application in Asymmetric Transition-Metal Catalysis



Nicolai Sörensen Dr. Nicolai Sörensen

PhD 05/2015, Prof. M. Buback

Title of thesis:
Kinetics and Mechanism of Cu-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization



Zeynep Dr. Zeynep Kanlidere

PhD 04/2015, Prof. U. Diederichsen

Title of thesis:
Post-Synthetic DNA-Functionalization Based on DNA-Templated Dynamic Chemistry



Sebastian Primke Dr. Sebastian Primpke

PhD 12/2014, Prof. P. Vana

Title of thesis:
Mechanism and Kinetics of Catalyzed Chain Growth



Cornelia Dr. Cornelia Panse

PhD 12/2014, Prof. U. Diederichsen

Title of thesis:
Development of Functionalized Derivatives for the Application in a Novel Bioorthogonal Ligation Strategy and for the Design of IHF Mimicking Peptides



Markus Scheibel Dr. Markus Scheibel

PhD 11/2014, Prof. S. Schneider

Title of thesis:
Metal-Nitrogen Multiple Bonds with Square-Planar Group 9 Transition Metal PNP Pincer Complexes

Now working at Heraeus

Arne Wolpers Dr. Arne Wolpers

PhD 11/2014, Prof. P. Vana

Title of thesis:
Advances in chain-growth control and analysis of polymer: boosting iodine-mediated polymerizations and mastering band-broadening effects in size-exclusion chromatography



Adam Walli Dr. Adam Walli

PhD 10/2014, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Biomimetic Copper(I)-Mediated Activation of Dioxygen and Redox Non-Innocence in Copper(II) Complexes of Bis(oxazoline)s



Dr. Stefan Jackenkroll

PhD 07/2014, Prof. L. F. Tietze

Title of thesis:




Dr. Michael Kojo Ainooson

PhD 07/2014, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Binuclear late transition metal complexes with pyrazole based compartmental ligands: Scaffolds for cooperative organometallic transformations

Now at the University of Ghana

E-mail: michael.ainooson@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Tongxun Guo Dr. Tongxun Guo

PhD 07/2014, Prof. F. Meyer

Title of thesis:
Novel N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and their Metal Complexes

Now working at Lam Research, Villach, Austria

E-mail: tongxun.guo@stud.uni-goettingen.de

Elena Carl Dr. Elena Carl

PhD 06/2014, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
Metal complexes of a new polyimido sulfur phosphanyl ligand



E-mail: elena.carl@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Christoph Kornhaaß Dr. Christoph Kornhaaß

PhD 06/2014, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
Sustainable Synthesis of Substituted Heterocycles through Ruthenium- and Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C-H Bond Functionalizations

Now postdoc position at the University of Chicago

E-mail: christoph.kornhaass@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Anke Lemke Dr. Anke Lemke

PhD 11/2013, Prof. C. Ducho

Title of thesis:
Catalytic and Biocatalytic Methods for the Efficient Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Non-Proteinogenic Amino Acids

Now continuing her research at the group of Prof. Ducho, University Saarbrücken

E-mail: anke.lemke@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Christian Maaß Dr. Christian Maaß

PhD 10/2013, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
Exploring Metal-Ligand Interactions of Pyrrole Based Pincer Ligands

Now working for B. Braun Melsungen AG

E-mail: christian.maass@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Emelyne Diers Dr. Emelyne Diers

PhD 10/2013, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Biaryls through C-H Bond Functionalizations

Now postdoc position in the group of Prof. Jung, UCLA Los Angeles

E-mail: emelyne.diers@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Jakob Hey Dr. Jakob Hey

PhD 07/2013, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
From X-ray diffraction data annealing to comprehensive charge density analysis

10/2013 - 12/2014 LKA Niedersachsen
01/2014 - now Continental Reifen GmbH

E-mail: jhey@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Markus Leibeling Dr. Markus Leibeling

PhD 06/2013, Prof. D. B. Werz

Title of thesis:
Palladium-Catalyzed Domino-Reactions on Carbohydrates and Dialkynes

12/2013 postdoc position in the group of Prof. I. Marek, Technion Haifa (Israel) (Feodor Lynen-Stipendium der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung)
01/2016 Project Manager and Lab Head at Merck KGaA Darmstadt



Ann-Christin Pöppler Dr. Ann-Christin Pöppler

PhD 06/2013, Prof. D. Stalke

Title of thesis:
Advanced NMR Methodology for the Investigation of Organometallic Compounds in Solution

Now postdoc position in the group of Prof. Steven P. Brown, University of Warwick

E-mail: apoeppler@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Nora Hofmann Dr. Nora Hofmann

PhD 03/2013, Prof. L. Ackermann

Title of thesis:
Carboxylate-Assisted Ruthenium-Catalyzed C-H Bond meta-Alkylations and Oxidative Annulations

Now postdoc position in the group of Prof. Melchiorre, ICIQ Tarragona

E-mail: nora.hofmann@chemie.uni-goettingen.de

Nadja Förster Dr. Nadja Förster

PhD 10/2012, Prof. P. Vana

Title of thesis:
Nano-Carrier Synthesis via Z-RAFT Star Polymerisation

Now working at Brunel GmbH, Kassel

E-mail: nadjafoerster@yahoo.de