We are delighted to announce that Dr. Felix Fischer, postdoctoral researcher in project C10 has been appointed Junior Professor (W1ttW2) for Inorganic Coordination Chemistry and X-ray Spectroscopy at Paderborn University as of October 1, 2025.
Felix joined the CRC 1333 as a doctoral researcher during the first funding period and continued as a postdoctoral researcher in the second period. His appointment marks an exciting next step in his academic career — and a success story for CRC 1333’s early-career researcher community!
Beginning with his Junior Professorship on October 1, 2025, Felix intends to integrate his expertise in coordination chemistry, catalysis and X-ray spectroscopy to advance the investigation of the structurally, (photo)chemically, and (photo)catalytically intriguing class of phosphaalkene transition-metal complexes. His research focuses on the catalytic activity of phosphaalkene complexes of nickel, cobalt, iron, ruthenium and bismuth. Targeted transformations include both reactions previously known for precious-metal-based phosphaalkene complexes and transformations characteristic of the mentioned transition metals.
Using photochemical analytical methods, he aims not only to characterize the ground states of these complexes but also to identify the relevant transition states in (photo)catalytic reactions by time-resolved UV/Vis spectroscopy. In addition, static and time-resolved X-ray spectroscopic measurements employing hard X-rays at synchrotron radiation sources will be conducted. The unique value of X-ray spectroscopy lies in its ability to probe samples in an element-specific manner, independent of their aggregation state and under nearly any experimental condition. This enables both ex situ investigations of crystalline, amorphous or immobilized samples and in situ analyses of dissolved species
We warmly congratulate Felix on this achievement and wish him continued success in his new role!