Curriculum vitae
| since 01.09.2018 | Professor (W3) for Inorganic Chemistry (TU Dortmund University) |
| 10/2017 | Appointment as Lecturer (Privatdozent) |
| 09/2017 | Habilitation, Venia Legendi (Dr. habil.) |
| 09/2015 | Positive Mid Term Evaluation |
| 10/2013 | Appointment as Emil-Fischer-Fellow (Status Juniorprofessor) |
| since 04/2013 | Start of Habilitation Work (Univ. Würzburg) |
| 07/2011 | Appointment as Akademischer Rat |
| 07/2010-06/2011 | Start of independent work at WWU Münster with Prof. Luisa De Cola |
| 02/2010-05/2010 | Research stay at CNRS Rennes (France) with Prof. Dr. A. Boucekkine and Dr. J.-F. Halet "DFT-/TD-DFT-Studies of Diethynylmetallacyclopentadienes" |
| 01/2008-06/2010 | Postdoc at Durham University (UK) with Prof. Dr. Todd B. Marder and Prof. Dr. Andrew Beeby "Photophysics of Organic and Organometallic Compounds" |
| 10/2007-12/2007 | Postdoc with Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun (HU Berlin) |
| 04/2004-10/2007 | PhD studies with Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun (Universität Bielefeld/HU Berlin) „From bond activation to catalytic derivatization: transition metal mediated C-F bond cleavage as a key step“ |
| 09/2003-02/2004 | Diploma thesis with PD Prof. Dr. Thomas Braun (Univ. Bielefeld) „Catalytic cross coupling of a fluorinated pyrimidine by C-F activation in the presence of a C-Cl bond“ |
| 02/2002-08/2002 | Research stay at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada) with Prof. Dr. Derek P. Gates Thesis "Metathesis reactions of vinyl functionalized borazines" |
| 10/1998-02/2004 | Undergraduate studies Chemistry and Biochemistry (Univ. Bielefeld) |
Awards, Scholarships and Acknowledgements
| 2023 | Laureate of the Momentum Initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation |
| 2021 | Teaching Award of the TU Dortmund (Category 1, Lectures with more than 60 participants) |
| 2017 | Award of the Keck-Köppe-Förderstiftung |
| 2016 | Award of the Dr. Otto Röhm Gedächtnisstiftung |
| 2013 - 2017 | Emil-Fischer-Fellow, JMU Würzburg |
| 2011 - 2016 | Habilitation grant of the DFG |
| 2010 | Reintegration grant of the DAAD |
| 2009 - 2010 | Marie-Curie-Research-Fellow of the European Union (FP7) |
| 2008 - 2009 | DAAD-Postdoc-Fellowship |
| 2007 | PhD with "Summa cum laude" |
| 2000 - 2003 | Student travel grants to visit the Bunsentagungen of the DBG |
Memberships/Committees
| Since 07/2025 | Spokesperson of the DFG-FOR 5781 STIL-COCOs |
| Since 07/2024 | Member of the Senate of TU Dortmund University |
| Since 07/2024 | GDCh (Dortmund) Local Chairman |
| 07/2022-06/2024 | Substitute Member of the Senate of TU Dortmund University |
| 12/2021-02/2024 | Member of the Editorial Board of „Inorganics“ |
| Since 10/2021 | Fachgruppe Photochemie (GDCh) |
| Since 10/2021 | Wöhler-Vereinigung für Anorganische Chemie (GDCh) |
| Since 10/2020 | Member of the Faculty Council of the Department CCB |
| Since 02/2020 | Member of the Senate Commission Quality Development in Studies and Teaching (SK QSL) |
| since 04/2017 | Steering Committee/Advisory Board SPP 2102 "Light controlled reactivity of metal complexes" |
| since 11/2015 | Deutscher Hochschulverband e.V. |
| since 04/2004 | Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. (GDCh) |