Research

Micro- and macrokinetic analysis of the electrochemical CO₂ reduction in aqueous and organic electrolytes
Analysis and design of processes at (gas diffusion)electrodes and in electrolyzers for technical organic electrosynthesis
Microkinetic investigations in polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) from catalyst level to full cells
Analysis of the energy storage properties of conductive polymer nanoparticles in supercapacitors

Curriculum vitae

since 12.2023	KIT Junior Research Group Leader, Institute for Applied Materials - Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE
since 04.2020	Head of the Electrocatalysis Group at the Institute for Applied Materials - Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE
2018-2020	Head of the laboratory at the Institute of Energy and Process Systems Engineering (INES) at the TU Brunswick, DE
in 2017	Ph.D. degree (Dr. rer. nat.) in organic electrosynthesis in the group of Prof. Dr. G. Hilt (Faculty of Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, DE), title: "Development and application of cobalt-catalyzed reactions of unsaturated hydrocarbons and their conversion in electrochemical reactions"
2013-2017	Ph.D. student in the group of Prof. Dr. G. Hilt at the faculty of chemistry at Philipps-University Marburg, DE
2011-2012	Visiting Scientist at Lund University (SWE) with Prof. Dr. D. Strand
2010-2012	Studies of Chemistry (Master) at Philipps-University Marburg, DE
2007-2010	Studies of Chemistry (Bachelor) at Philipps-University Marburg, DE

in 10.2025	Research fellowship in the "Future Technologies" program of the Franco-German exchange program of the Department for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in Germany.
in 07.2024	Max Buchner travel grant for young research scientists
in 05.2024	Hanns-Hofmann Award 2024 of the DECHEMA/VDI Section on Chemical Reaction Engineering
in 03.2013	JSPS research fellowship for PhD students in Japan
in 08.2011	Erasmus stipendia for international exchange students

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since 10.2024	Member of the Executive Board of the KIT Young Investigator Network (YIN) & Spokesperson of the YIN Finance Committee
since 01.2023	Member of the business office of the BMBF future cluster ETOS (Electrifying Technical Organic Electrosyntheses) at KIT
since 05.2023	Member of the german early career organization of the ProcessNet section "Chemical Reaction Engineering" (NaWuReT; dt. Nachwuchs Reaktionstechnik)
since 10.2022	Member of the DECHEMA-sektion Chemical Reaction Engineering
since 02.2022	Member of the steering board of the KIT graduate school ENZo, responsible of the topic "Sector Coupling Industry"
since 06.2020	Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry
since 04.2009	Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), Electrochemistry division

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