Persons Active Sites

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 — © privat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 — © UDE/Frank Preuß

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