Group Picture 2023
Internship, Bacherlor, Master, PhD and Postdoc applications are welcome at any time. Internship and Bachelor applications can be sent directly to Alija Spahic (Send email). Master, PhD and Postdoc applications should be sent to FWP.
By order of seniority in the group:
Gabriele Bertrand, administrative support.
Christopher Cremer (PhD student), obtained his Masters Degree in this group at the RWTH Aachen, in October 2020.
Dan Liu (PhD student), obtained her Masters Degree under the supervision of Prof. Deyue Yan & Prof. Wanbin Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China), as well as a CSC Fellowship. She joined the group in October 2021.
Alina Paffen (PhD student), obtained her Masters Degree in this group at the RWTH Aachen, in December 2021.
Yun Yang (PhD student), obtained her Masters Degree at the Jiangsu Normal University, as well as a CSC Fellowship. She joined the group in September 2022.
Fang Xiao (PhD student), obtained her Masters Degree at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry with with Prof. Ji-Chang Xiao, as well as a CSC Fellowship. She joined the group in February 2023.
Alija Spahic (PhD student), obtained his Masters Degree in the group of Prof. Dr. Eichel, at the Forschungszentrum Jülich. He joined the group in May 2023.
Melissa Hohenadel (PhD student), obtained her Masters Degree at the RWTH Aachen in the group of Prof. Carsten Bolm in September 2023. She joined the group in November 2023.
Alexander Schacht (Master student), joined the group in September 2024.
Leander Brück (Master student), joined the group in November 2024.
FORMER Group Members:
until 2024:
Hanae Meziane (Exchange PhD student).
Dr. Xingben Wang (12th promoted doctoral student). Xingben successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 11th March 2024.
until 2023:
Dr. Vinzenz Thönnißen (10th promoted doctoral student), Vinzenz successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 31st August 2023.
Dr. Yue Zhao (8th promoted doctoral student), Yue successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 24th January 2023.
until 2022:
Dr. Long Huang (Postdoc).
Dr. Shiny Nandi (Postdoc),
Dr. Raolin Huang (9th promoted doctoral student), Raolin successfully defended her PhD thesis on the 1st March 2023.
Dr. Pooja Vemuri (6th promoted doctoral student), Pooja succesfully defended her PhD thesis on the 25th August 2022.
Dr. Jiaxiang Xiang (5th promoted doctoral student), Jiaxiang successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 13th July 2022.
until 2021 and before:
Dr. Ragaa Benchouaia (Postdoc).
Dr. Congjun Yu (3rd promoted doctoral student of the group), Congjun successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 25th November 2020. He stayed as a Postdoc in the group until August 2021).
Dr. Christian Rank (7th promoted doctoral student), Christian successfully defended his PhD thesis on the 3rd November 2022.
Dr. Bünyamin Özkaya (11th promoted doctoral student), Bünyamin defended his PhD thesis on the 11th September 2023.
Dr. Christina Bub (4th promoted doctoral student of the group), Christina successfully defended her PhD thesis on the 6th August 2021).
Dr. Alexis Tabey (Postdoc).
Dr. Deepika Tiyagi (Postdoc).
Yongchao Wang (Master Student).
Alexander Konkel (Master student).
Matthias Glas (Master student).
Alexander Jones (PhD student).
Christophe Heitz (Master student).
Dr. Rongwei Jin (2nd promoted doctoral student of the group), received his Masters degree of Chemistry in 2014 at the University of Rennes (France), under the supervision of Prof. Henri Doucet and Prof. Pierre Dixneuf. He joined the group in August 2014, and defended in May 2018. Currently working at Pharmaron, China.
Dr. Alaleh Malekafzali (Postdoc), obtained her PhD degree with Prof. Dr. Issa Yavari at the Tarbiat Modares University, Teheran in 2016. Exchange PhD Student in the group, then Postdoc untill 2018. Currently postdoc in France, notably under the supervision of Dr. Joanna Wencel-Delord (Universite de Strasbourg).
Annika Bernhardt, (M. Sc.), defended her Masters in the group in November 2017. Currently PhD Student in the group of Prof. Michal Juríček, at the University of Zurich.
Dr. Marie-Laure Louillat-Habermeyer (1st promoted doctoral student of the group). 2012-2015, defended her PhD degree in February 2015. Currently postdoc student in the Group of Prof. Dr. S. Jugé, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Dr. Agostino Biafora (Diploma Student). Defended his Diploma thesis in the group in 2014. He then defended his PhD degree in the group of Prof. Lukas J. Gooßen in 2017, and currently works at DOEHLER GmbH.
Dr. Fabien Legros (exchange student), 2013.
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