Prof. Dr. Jens Voskuhl

Professor for the synthesis and application of novel luminophores

Jens studied chemistry at the WWU Münster where he obtained his diploma and PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo, investigating the molecular recognition of cyclodextrin vesicles. After that he moved to the Netherlands joining the group of Prof. Dr. Alexander Kros (University of Leiden) and Prof. Dr. Pascal Jonkheijm (University of Twente) as a postdoc, where he worked on minimized SNARE proteins and switchable biosurfaces. After a short research stay in Münster in 2015 he was appointed junior-professor for bio-supramolecular chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE). From 2021 till 2023 he served as deputy professor (W3) for the Organic chemistry II chair at the UDE and was promoted to full professor (W3) at the end of 2023.

Room:   S07 S04 C46

Phone:  +49 201 183 2404

Mail: jens.voskuhl@uni-due.de

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Curriculum Vitae

12/2023

Full Professor (W3), Organic chemistry II.
University of Duisburg-Essen, "Novel luminophores for materials science and biomedical applications"
06/2023 External offer for a W3 - Professorship (declined)

10/2021 - 12/2023

Deputy Professor (W3), Organic chemistry II.
University of Duisburg-Essen, "Novel luminophores for materials science and biomedical applications"
09/2015 - 10/2021

Juniorprofessor (W1) for biosupramolecular chemistry.
University of Duisburg-Essen, "Supramolecular and biosupramolecular chemistry and novel luminophores for materials science and biomedical applications"
03/2015 – 08/2015 

Postdoctorate
Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany, Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo, "Light responsive nanoparticles and surfaces"
03/2013 – 02/2015

Postdoctorate
University of Twente, Netherlands, Prof. Dr. Pascal Jonkheijm, "Mulitvalent recognition on supramolecular platforms"
08/2011 – 02/2013

Postdoctorate
University of Leiden, Netherlands, Prof. Dr. Alexander Kros, "Minimized SNARE proteins"
02/2008 – 07/2011

PhD (summa cum laude) in supramolecular chemistry
Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany, Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo, "Molecular recognition of cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin vesicles"
08/2007 – 02/2008   

Diploma thesis in supramolecular chemistry
Westfälische Universität Münster, Germany, Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo, "Electrostatic and enantioselective molecular recognition on vesicle surfaces"
10/2002 – 07/2007    

Studies in Chemistry
Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany