Bachelor- and Master-theses
You are interested in supramolecular functional materials and liquid crystals? - Then contact Michael Giese for more details on prospective Bachelor- and Master-projects or stop by in his office (room S07 S04 C39)
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The Research Group is affiliated with the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen and was started in June 2014. Our research field is the synthesis and analysis of supramolecular functional aggregates, especially those with liquid crystalline properties. A major goal is to utilize and control the molecular self-assembly of discotic aggregates and understand the underlying principles in detail in order to develop novel supramolecular liquid crystals for potential applications in optical and electronic devices such as organic solar cells or light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Contact
Prof. Dr. Michael R. A. Giese
Heisenberg-Professor for Supramolecular Materials
Faculty of Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | University of Duisburg-Essen
Room S07 S04 C39 | Universitätsstraße 7 | 45141 Essen
Phone: +49 201 183-2087
Email: michael.giese@uni-due.de
Web: www.gieselab.de
Universität Duisburg-Essen | Room S-A 002 | Schützenbahn 70 | 45127 Essen
Phone: +49 201 183 2950
Email: ccl-produktinnovation@uni-due.de
Web: CCL-Produktinnovationen
Center for Method Development to Study Active Sites in their Functional Aqueous Environment
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25.09.2026 Welcome Kristina
Kristina Hrybenko has been awarded a DAAD fellowship, enabling her to pursue her research interest in the actual synthesis of diimine-based liquid crystals with the aim of developing adaptive materials that are multifunctional and sustainable. As a PhD student, she will join the team in November 2026. We warmly welcome you to the group and wish you every success!
03.08.2026 Welcome Darleen
Since August Darleen Laskowski has been strengthening the team as a research assistant and is working together with Roshanak on photocatalytically active materials for 3D printing. Welcome to the group, and we wish you every success!
08.11.2024 PhD Defense
Felix Kraus successfully defended his thesis on "Investigations on the stabilization of supramolecular Blue Phase liquid crystals" - congratulations!
29.11.2023 Happy Masters!!!
Jana, Søren and Dragan finished their Master's projects successfully in our research group - a good reason to celebrate. Congratulations and the best wishes for the next stations of your careers!
02.11.2023 Introducing Color via Light in a thin LC-film
Tobias and Florian's latest paper was published today at ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Congratulations!
Prospective Students, PhD students and Post-Docs
We are looking for motivated students who are interested in supramolecular materials. Students interested in joining the group for their bachelor or master theses or for a research project (Vertiefungspraktikum) are encouraged to apply.
Applications of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome and we are happy to help highly qualified prospective coworkers with their scholarship applications. For details please contact Michael Giese.
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