Education
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2010)
Jacobs University Bremen
Jacobs University Bremen
Faculty Appointments
01/2025 – Present
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Chemical Modelling and Informatics, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Chemical Modelling and Informatics, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Research Experiences
10/2020 – 12/2024
Research Fellow, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Computational Modelling, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Computational Modelling, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
10/2022 – 03/2024
Cambridge CARES Research Fellow, CREATE (Singapore)
Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology
Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology
01/2018 – 09/2020
FWO Fellow, KU Leuven (Belgium)
Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
02/2016 – 12/2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Molecular Magnetism, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Molecular Magnetism, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
01/2013 – 01/2016
Research Associate, Jacobs University Bremen (Germany)
Theoretical Materials Science, School of Engineering and Science
Theoretical Materials Science, School of Engineering and Science
02/2009 – 12/2012
Research Assistant, Jacobs University Bremen (Germany)
Polyoxometalate Laboratory, School of Engineering and Science
Polyoxometalate Laboratory, School of Engineering and Science
Short-Term Research Visits
03/2020
Erasmus+ Mobility Fellow, University of Ulm (Germany)
06/2016 – 07/2016
Visiting Scientist, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
02/2014 – 07/2014
Secondment, Software for Chemistry & Materials B.V. (The Netherlands)
06/2009 – 08/2009
Intern, Institute of Membrane Technology, National Research Council (Italy)
01/2009 – 02/2009
Intern, Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT (Germany)
Fellowships & Scholarships
10/2017 – 09/2020
Feodor Lynen (AvH) – Isaac Newton Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship
10/2017 – 09/2020
FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship
09/2010 – 12/2015
Jacobs University NANOFUN Graduate Research Fellowships
09/2007 – 01/2012
Undergraduate and graduate tuition grants, Jacobs University Bremen
09/2003 – 01/2007
Full merit-based scholarship, Private Yahya Kemal College
Research Funding
2026
OEAD – Scientific & Technological Cooperation
2025
TU Graz Internal Competitive Funding
2017 – 2018
RWTH Start-up (StUpPD_270-17), with Dr. Maria Stuckart
Mobility & Travel Grants
06/2016 – 07/2016
Erasmus+ Visiting Scholarship
06/2016 – 07/2016
Short Term Scientific Mission, supported by COST PoCheMoN Program
03/2014 – 08/2014
Marie Curie Fellowship, Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)
06/2009 – 07/2009
Visiting Scholarship, Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR), Rende, Italy
Honors & Selected Awards
2024
Selected Participant, Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS), Singapore
2015
Selected Participant, 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau, Germany
2012 – 2015
GDCh and JCF Conference Scholarships