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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Corina Andronescu
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Corina Andronescu

Deputy Spokesperson

Faculty of Chemistry
Technical Chemistry III
YOURNET Member

Contact

Room: ZBT 241
Fon: +49 (0) 203 37 93442
Email: corina.andronescu(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/tech3chem/
 

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1227-1209
Scopus ID: 26022908700

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Differential electrochemical mass spectrometry
  • Electrocatalysis coupled with down-stream analysis
  • Scanning electrochemical cell microscopy

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Synthesis of electrocatalyst materials
  • Electrochemistry coupled with FT-IR or Raman spectroscopy
  • Electrocatalysis for energy conversion and formation of value-added products
  • Single entity electrochemistry for the determination of intrinsic electrocatalysts activity
Prof. Dr. Stephan Barcikowski
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Barcikowski

Spokesperson

Faculty of Chemistry
Technical Chemistry I
 

Contact

Room: S07 S01 C26
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 33150
Email: stephan.barcikowski(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/barcikowski/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: I-4754-2012
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9739-7272
Scopus ID: 56219696600

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Synchrotron, temporally resolved in situ SAXS and WAXS (with Plech group, KIT)
  • Pump-probe laser experiments (with Glenzer group, Stanford/SLAC)
  • Optical in situ spectroscopy on bioconjugate binding
  • Surface and bulk composition (XRF, XRD, and XPS)
  • Quartz micro balance (adsorption kinetics)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Functional Nanoparticles for Catalysis and Biomedicine

  • Laser synthesis and processing of colloids
  • Dynamics of nanoparticle and surface adsorbate formation
  • Alloy nanoparticles in aqueous catalysis and biomedicine
  • Defect formation in oxidation catalysis and energy conversion
Prof. Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen
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Prof. Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen

Faculty of Physics
Experimental Physics
 

Contact

Room: MG 154
Fon: +49 (0) 203 37 94566
Fon: +49 (0) 203 37 94533
Email: uwe.bovensiepen(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/agbovensiepen/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: E-7435-2017
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1506-4491
Scopus ID: 6603784991

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Non-linear optics
  • Photoelectron spectroscopy
  • Soft x-ray spectroscopy
  • Pump-probe experiments

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Ultrafast phenomena
  • Surface and interface science
  • Electron and spin dynamics in low dimensional systems
Prof. Dr. Richard Kramer Campen
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Prof. Dr. Richard Kramer Campen

Faculty of Physics
Experimental physics
 

Contact

Room: MG 366
Fon: +49 (0) 203 37 94690
Email: richard.campen(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/ag-campen/

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7091-2991
Scopus ID: 23391805100

Prof. Dr. Serena DeBeer
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Prof. Dr. Serena DeBeer

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
Director
 

Contact

Room: 607
Fon: +49 (0)208 306 3656
Email: serena.debeer(at)cec.mpg.de
Website: https://www.cec.mpg.de/en/research/inorganic-spectroscopy/prof-dr-serena-debeer

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: T-6420-2018
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5196-3400

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • EPR
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Prof. Dr. Katrin Domke

Faculty of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S05 T01 B17/B20
Fon: +49 (0) 201 183-305
Email: katrin.domke(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/akdomke/

 

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: B-1096-2013
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4562-6088
 

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Electrochemical tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS),
  • Nonlinear Raman spectroscopy (CARS)
  • Electrochemical scanning probe microscopy (EC-STM, EC-AFM)
  • Electrochemical surface fluorescence microscopy

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Electrochemical surface science
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Operando spectroscopy of individual active sites
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kai Exner
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kai Exner

Faculty of Chemistry
NRW-Returnee
YOURNET Member

Contact

Room: S05 V06 E78
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 32992
Email: kai.exner(at)uni-due.de

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: 3060-681
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2934-6075
Scopus ID: 56501788200

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Density functional theory
  • Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations
  • Data-driven approaches
  • Machine learning techniques

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Resolving the active sites of solid-state and molecular electrocatalysts on the atomic scale

  • Comprehending the elementary reaction steps of electrocatalytic processes
  • High-throughput screening of electrode materials and mechanisms
  • Solid-state catalysts and molecular (biological) entities
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anzhela Galstyan
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anzhela Galstyan

Faculty of Chemistry

 

Contact

Room: S05 V02 E33
Fon: +49 (0) 201 183 3963
Email: anzhela.galstyan(at)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/galstyan-lab/

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0309-1078
Scopus ID: 56677507600

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Novel photosensitizers with tailored photophysical features
  • Steady-state spectroscopy
  • Fluorescence Lifetime Techniques: TCSPC, FRET, TRES
  • Photobiology (cells, bacteria, viral surrogates)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Linking nanomaterial composition to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and photoinduced toxicity.
  • Development, fabrication and processing of photoactive polymer materials (nano delivery systems, hydrogels, electrospun membranes)
Prof. Dr. Michael Giese
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Michael Giese

Faculty of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
YOURNET Member

Contact

Room: S07 S00 C21
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 32087
Email: michael.giese(at)uni-due.de
Website: http://www.gieselab.de

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: Y-1590-2019
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6355-536X
Scopus ID: 45961195700

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • In-situ optical spectroscopy (IR, UV-Vis, NMR)
  • SAXS and WAXS
  • Characterization of Surface functionalization and bulk composition (XRD, XPS)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Supramolecular Functional Materials

  • Photonic Sensing
  • Dynamic-covalent Materials
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Nanocomposites
  • Additive Manufacturing
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Gutmann

Faculty of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S05 R00 L86
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 32566
Email: jochen.gutmann(at)uni-due.de
Website: http://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak-gutmann

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: A-5103-2009
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1394-9202
Scopus ID: 7103288893

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • X-ray scattering
  • Ellipsometry
  • Scanning probe microscopy
  • UV-Vis spectroscopy 

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Functional surfaces and interfaces
  •  Nano- and mesostructured electrodes
  •  Surface modification
  •  Mesoscopically structured materials
Prof. Dr. Gebhard Haberhauer
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Prof. Dr. Gebhard Haberhauer

Faculty of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S07 S05 C39
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 33615
Email: gebhard.haberhauer@uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/akhaberhauer/

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5427-7510
Scopus ID: 7004786577

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • NMR Spectroscopy
  • Cyclic Voltammetry
  • CD Spectroscopy

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Metal-Cattalyzed C-C Coupling Reactions
Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser

Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser

Faculty of Biology
Chemical Biology
 

Contact

Room: S03 S02 A55
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 34980
Email: markus.kaiser(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/zmb/members/markus-kaiser.php

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6540-8520
Scopus ID: 7201712996

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Time-resolved mass spectrometry
  • lab-on-a-chip mass spectrometry

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Chemical biology and proteomics

  • Chemical proteomics for biomedicine and biotechnology applications
  • Eludication of the mode-of-action of bioactive compounds
  • Target-oriented drug discovery
Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer
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Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer

Faculty of Biology
Molecular Biology II
 

Contact

Room: S05 R04 H94
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 34987
Email: shirley.knauer(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/zmb/molecular-biology-knauer

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4321-0924
Scopus ID: 8271051900

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

Analysis of protein conformation and binding

  • (BIO-)SAXS (with EMBL)
  • Stopped-flow/SwitchSense
  • Analytical ultra-centrifugation
  • (V/E)CD/IR/Raman spectroscopy
  • Label-free SERS nano-diagnostics

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Supramolecular Chemistry on Proteins

  • Rational ligand design for specific interference with protein function
  • Switchable ligands for dynamic protein modulation

Nanoparticle Corona and Microbiome-Interactions

  • Nanoparticle protein corona
  • Therapeutic application of nanoparticles
Prof. Dr. Rainer Meckenstock
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Prof. Dr. Rainer Meckenstock

Faculty of Chemistry
Aquatic Microbiology
 

Contact

Room: S07 S05 C39
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 33615
Email: rainer.meckenstock@uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/biofilm-centre/

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7786-9546
Scopus ID: 7005916698

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Raman micro spectroscopy
  • Stable isotope probing
  • 16S rRNA sequence-based community analysis

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Microbial contaminant degradation           
  • Stable isotope-based degradation analysis
  • Developing stable isotope techniques
  • Nanoparticles for contaminant attenuation
Prof. Dr. Jochen Niemeyer
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Niemeyer

Faculty of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S07 S04 C21
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 33148
Email: jochen.niemeyer(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/akniemeyer/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: AAL-5788-2021
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9295-4260

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Optical spectroscopy (UV, IR)
  • Liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • Mass-spectrometry (MS)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Organocatalysis
  • Stereoselective catalysis
  • Organic synthesis
  • Kinetic analysis and reaction mechanisms
Prof. Dr. Alexander Probst
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Probst

Research Center One Health Ruhr, University Alliance Ruhr
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen
Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Contact

Room: S05 T02 A30
Fon: +49 (0)201 18 37080
Email: alexander.probst(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/umb/game_home_en.php

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: K-2813-2016
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9392-6544
Scopus ID: 36060066300

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Single-cell genomics
  • Single-cell transcriptomics
  • Metagenomics
  • Metatranscriptomics
  • Cell sorting

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Activity of microbial communities
  • Viral activity in ecosystems
  • Microbial cultivation and metabolism
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlücker
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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlücker

Faculty of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S05 V01 E14
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 36843
Email: sebastian.schluecker(@)uni-due.de
Website: http://www.uni-due.de/schluecker-lab/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: D-1031-2010
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4790-4616
Scopus ID: 6603378414

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Linear and non-Linear Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy
  • Optical in-situ Spectroskopy on Single Cells (SERS)
  • Monitoring of Protein-Ligand Interactions UV-RR
  • Separation Techniques for Nanoparticles (A4F)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Labeled Nanoparticles for Biomedicine an Catalysis

  • Instrument Construction and Method Coupling in Optical Spectroscopy
  • Bifunctional Nanoparticles for Catalysis
  • Wet Chemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles with Different Morphologies
Prof. Dr. Torsten Schmidt
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Prof. Dr. Torsten C. Schmidt

Faculty of Chemistry
Instrumental Analytical Chemistry
Dean

Contact

Room: S05 V02 E19
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 36774
Email: torsten.schmidt(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/iac/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: A-1143-2011
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1107-4403
Scopus ID: 35935125300

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Laser Flash Photolysis
  • Ultrafast GC-HRMS (Transient transformation product formation)
  • Reaction kinetics using fast stopped-flow systems and in-situ spectroscopy

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Transformation and sorption processes in homogenous and heterogenous aqueous systems
  • Automated and miniaturized sample preparation
  • Separation methods and mass spectrometry
Prof. Dr. Oliver J. Schmitz
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Prof. Dr. Oliver J. Schmitz

Faculty of Chemistry
Applied Analytical Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S05 V02 E19
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 33950
Email: oliver.schmitz@uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/aac/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: G-5615-2014
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2184-1207
Scopus ID: 57203106177

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Time-resolved mass spectrometry
  • lab-on-a-chip mass spectrometry

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Ion sources
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Hyphenated techniques
  • Ion transformation and transportation

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schrader

Faculty of Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S07 S05 C46
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 33081
Email: thomas.schrader(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/chemie/ak_schrader/index.php

Researcher Information

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7003-6362
Scopus ID: 16437657300

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • NMR Spectroscopy
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance 
  • Mass Spectrometry 
  • Quartz Crystal Microbalance
  • Optical Spectroscopy (UV, IR, CD)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Protein Recognition              
  • Protein Aggregation Inhibition 
  • Membrane Interactions and Signal Transduction 
  • DNA Recognition
Prof. Dr. Christof Schulz
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Prof. Dr. Christof Schulz

Faculty of Engineering
Reactive Fluids
 

Contact

Room: 3.10 (NETZ)
Fon: +49 (0) 203 37 98163
Email: christof.schulz(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/ivg/rf/

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: A-5711-2010
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6879-4826
Scopus ID: 57201264361

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Optical spectroscopy
  • Laser-based imaging diagnostics (LIF)
  • Optical particle diagnostics (LII, LIBS)

 ACTIVE SITES Background

  • Laser-based diagnostics
  • Nanoparticle synthesis (gas-phase processes)         
  • Materials for electrochemical applications
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Prof. Dr. Stephan Schulz

Faculty of Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
 

Contact

Room: S05 V02 E19
Fon: +49 (0) 201 18 34635
Email: stephan.schulz(@)uni-due.de
Website: https://www.uni-due.de/ak_schulz/index_en.php

Researcher Information

Researcher ID: B-6769-2012
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2896-4488
Scopus ID: 55256838200

 ACTIVE SITES Methods

  • Bulk and surface structure, (GI)-XRD
  • Electrochemical processes
  • Reaction mechanism, NMR spectroscopy

 ACTIVE SITES Background

Functional Materials for Energy Applications

  • Size and shape-selective nanoparticles synthesis
  • Thin film deposition (MOCVD, ALD, PVD)
  • Molecular models for alcohol oxidation and water splitting