Doctoral Defense Archive - Collaborative Research Center 1333

Doctoral Defense of Selina Itzigehl

Johanna Stegmann — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:47:08 +0000

On October 22, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Selina Itzigehl from project A04 has successfully defended her dissertation on „Rational Design of Well-Defined Mesoporous Metallosilicates via Direct Liquid Crystal Templating“ at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Selina! We wish you all the best for your next steps!

Left to right: Prof. Dr. M. R. Buchmeiser, Dr. J. Bruckner,
Dr. S. Itzigehl, Prof. Dr. D. Estes

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Selina Itzigehl erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Helena Solodenko

Johanna Stegmann — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:21:24 +0000

On September 11, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Helena Solodenko from project C03 has successfully defended her dissertation on „Atom Probe Tomography of self-assembled Monolayers“ at the Institute for Materials Science at the University of Stuttgart.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Helena! We wish you all the best for your next steps!

Left to right: Prof. Dr. G. Schmitz, Helena Solodenko, Prof. Dr. B. Grabowski, Prof. Dr. J. Kästner.
Photo Credit: Helena Solodenko

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Helena Solodenko erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Kuan Meng

Johanna Stegmann — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:17:30 +0000

On September 30, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Kuan Meng from project C03 has successfully defended his dissertation on „Extending Atom Probe Tomography towards Organic Molecular Liquids“ at the Institute for Materials Science at the University of Stuttgart.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Kuan! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Left to right: Prof. A. Vella PhD, Kuan Meng, Prof. Dr. G. Schmitz, Prof. Dr. F. Gießelmann.
Photo Credit: CRC1333/Akash Deshpande

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Kuan Meng erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Christopher Keßler

Johanna Stegmann — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:45:47 +0000

On September 29, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Christopher Keßler from projects C05 and INF has successfully defended his dissertation on „Molecular Simulation of Adsorption and Diffusion in Covalent Organic Frameworks“ at the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics and Thermal Process Engineering at the University of Stuttgart.

Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Christopher! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Left to right: Prof. Joachim Groß, Christopher Keßler, Prof. Niels Hansen. Photo Credit: Christopher Keßler

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Christopher Keßler erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Torsten Robin Gieß

Johanna Stegmann — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:03:00 +0000

On July 24, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Torsten Robin Gieß from project INF has successfully defended his dissertation on „Digitalisation in Analytical Chemistry: FAIR Data and Software for SAXS, NMR, and Vibrational Spectroscopy“ at the Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry at the University of Stuttgart.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career! We wish you all the best for your next steps!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Torsten Robin Gieß erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Fabian Heck

Johanna Stegmann — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:35:00 +0000

On July 20, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Fabian Heck from project A03 has successfully defended his dissertation on “The Catalytic Environment in Electroreduction of CO₂: From Molecular Catalysts to Covalent Organic Frameworks” at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.

Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Fabian! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career.

Left to right: Prof. Dr. Bettina V. Lotsch, Dr. Fabian Heck
© Fabian Heck

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Fabian Heck erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Lennart Schmitz

Johanna Stegmann — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:07:00 +0000

On May 26, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Lennart Schmitz from project C10 has successfully defended his dissertation on „Novel Approaches for Tuning Iron Photosensitizers: Exploring the Reservoir Effect and One-Component Systems“ at the Faculty of Science » Department of Chemistry » Inorganic Chemistry – Research Group Bauer at the Paderborn University.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Lennart! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Lennart Schmitz erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Erik Wimmer

crcuser1333 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:50:54 +0000

On March 17, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Erik Wimmer from project B08 has successfully defended his dissertation on „Advanced NMR Investigations of Platinum and Palladium Hydrides: Oxidative Additions in Solution and Solid-State, and their Role in Catalysis“ at the Institute of Technical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.

left to right: Prof. Deven Estes, Erik Wimmer, Prof. Johannes Kästner- Photo Credit: Erik Wimmer

Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Erik! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Erik Wimmer erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Koushani Kundu

crcuser1333 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:28:54 +0000

On February 06, 2026, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Koushani Kundu from projects B06 and B02 has successfully defended her dissertation on „Synthesis, Reactivity, and Mechanistic Investigation of Molybdenum Carbene Complexes in Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry“ at the Institute of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.

left to right: Prof. Deven Estes, Dr. Koushani Kundu, Prof. Michael R. Buchmeiser – Photo Credit: Koushani Kundu

Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Koushani! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Koushani Kundu erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Andrés Rodríguez-Camargo

Johanna Stegmann — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:16:00 +0000

On November 21, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Andrés Rodríguez-Camargo from project A03 has successfully defended his dissertation on „Integrating metals in covalent organic frameworks : molecular engineering for energy conversion“ at the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research.
Congratulations from all of us at the CRC 1333 on this achievement and milestone in your career, Andrés! We wish you all the best for your next steps in your career!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Andrés Rodríguez-Camargo erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.