Doctoral Defense Archive - 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 Patrick Probst

crcuser1333 — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:08:36 +0000

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

Photo Credit: Patrick Probst

Prof. Michael R. Buchmeiser & Patrick Probst
Photo Credit: Patrick Probst

On September 19, 2025, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Patrick Probst from project B04 has successfully defended his dissertation on “Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins and α,β-Diynes by the Action of Group IV N-Heterocyclic Carbene-(NHC) Coordinated Alkylidene and Alkylidyne Complexes” at the Institute of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Patrick Probst erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Katrin Gugeler

crcuser1333 — Tue, 06 May 2025 08:03:46 +0000

At the beginning of April 2025, former CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Katrin Gugeler from project C04 has successfully defended her dissertation on “Simulation of catalytic reaction mechanisms and molecular dimensions” at the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.

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

_{fltr: Prof. Hajo Kries, Katrin Gugeler, Prof. Guntram Rauhut, Prof. Johannes Kästner}

_{Katrin Gugeler & Prof. Johannes Kästner}

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Katrin Gugeler erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Shravan R. Kousik

crcuser1333 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:27:27 +0000

On June 5, 2024, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Shravan R. Kosuik, who worked in Project A05 and Seed funding project 1in the first funding period, has successfully defended his dissertation on “Nanostructured Oxide Materials as Catalyst Supoports for Molecular Heterogeneous Catalysis under Confinement: Design, Synthesis, and Characterization”.

_{from left to right: CRC 1333 PI (first funding period)Dr. Petia Atanasova, Shravan R. Kousik, CRC 1333 PI (first funding period) Prof. Joachim Bill, Prof. Bettina Lotsch and Prof. Elias Klemm (both current CRC 1333 Principal Investigators)} – _{Photo Credit: Shravan R. Kousik}

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

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Shravan R. Kousik erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Sina Klostermann

crcuser1333 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:41:16 +0000

CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Sina Klostermann has successfuly defended her dissertation on “Simulation of Metal-Sulfur Battery Perfomance” on March 13, 2024.

_{Sina Klostermann with her doctoral har}

_{Sina Klostermann & Prof. Johannes Kästner}

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

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Sina Klostermann erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Paolo Cignoni

crcuser1333 — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:12:00 +0000

On March 18, 2024, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Paolo Cignoni from project A03 has successfully defended his dissertation on “Advanced Nanoparticle Characterization to Understand the Activity and Stability of Bimetallic Gold-Palladium Electrocatalysts”.

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

CRC 1333 PI Kristina Tschulik placing the doctoral hat on Paolo Cignoni

_{Paolo Cignoni and his colleagues at Ruhr-University Bochum}

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Paolo Cignoni erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Karina Abitaev

crcuser1333 — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:26:53 +0000

On March 8, 2024, CRC 1333 doctoral researcher Karina Abitaev has successfully defended her dissertation on “Preparation and Characterization of Mesoscale Confined Materials for Asymmetric Catalysis”.

She received her PhD degree summa cum laude.

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

PhD hat made by Karina’s colleagues

_{from left to right: Prof. Thomas Sottmann, Karina Abitaev, Prof. Bettina Lotsch, Prof. Michael Buchmeiser}

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Karina Abitaev erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Ann-Katrin Beurer

crcuser1333 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:07:52 +0000

On October 11, 2023, Ann-Katrin Beurer, CRC 1333 researcher in the first funding period, succesfully defended her dissertation to earn her doctoral degree. Ann-Katrin’s thesis incorporated her work on “Efficient and Spatially Controlled Functionalization of SBA-15”.

PhD hat made by Ann-Katrin’s colleagues

_{from left to right: Prof. Thomas Schleid, Ann-Katrin Beurer, Prof. Yvonne Traa, Prof. Thomas Sottmann}

Congratulations on your achievement, Ann-Katrin and best wishes for your career path!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Ann-Katrin Beurer erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.

Doctoral Defense of Hamzeh Kraus

Yasemin Polikar — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:44:29 +0000

On July 7, 2023, Hamzeh Kraus, CRC 1333 researcher in the first funding period, defended his dissertation to earn his doctoral degree. Hamzeh’s thesis incorporated his work on “Atomistic Simulation of Fluid Structure and Diffusion in Functionalized Mesoporous Silica”.

Congratulations on your achievement, Hamzeh and best wishes for your career path!

Der Beitrag Doctoral Defense of Hamzeh Kraus erschien zuerst auf Collaborative Research Center 1333.