Scientists: RESOLV

RESOLV Scientists

About 50 groups are working in our three Research Areas:

Research Area I:
Charge and Electron Transfer: The Solvent in Action

Research Area II:
Solvent Design for Chemical Processes

Research Area III:
Tuning Stability and Homogeneity

Principal Investigators

Person	Research Fields	Connect
Prof. Dr. Jörg Behler Ruhr University Bochum Theoretical Chemistry II	Theoretical chemistry, atomistic simulations, machine learning potentials, neural network potential energy surfaces, molecular dynamics, solid-liquid interfaces, liquid phase reactions
Prof. Dr. Guido Clever TU Dortmund University Bioinorganic Chemistry	Supramolecular coordination chemistry, self-assembled nanocages, chemistry in confined environments, photo-redox and stimuli-responsive systems
Prof. Dr. Viktoria Däschlein-Gessner Ruhr University Bochum Inorganic Chemistry II	Organometallic chemistry, reactive main group compounds, small molecule activation, homogeneous catalysis, ligand design, structure-activity relationships, machine learning
Prof. Dr. Katrin F. Domke University Duisburg-Essen Electrochemical Surface Science	Electrochemical surface science, spectro-electrochemistry, near-field optics, Raman nanoscopy at electrified interfaces, redox-active molecules, electrocatalysis
Prof. Dr. Simon Ebbinghaus Ruhr University Bochum Biophysical Chemistry	In-cell spectroscopy techniques, cosolutes and macromolecular crowding, protein folding and stability in cellulo, protein aggregation and liquid liquid phase separation, RNA stability
Prof. Dr. Lukas J. Gooßen Ruhr University Bochum Organic Chemistry I	Organometallic chemistry, photochemistry, electrochemistry, biofuels, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, electronic data management, catalytic valorization of renewables
Prof. Dr. Max M. Hansmann TU Dortmund University Organic Chemistry	Organic synthesis, photo-/redox-functional and stimuli-responsive systems, organic radicals and polyradicals, reactive intermediates, strong nucleophiles, redox-systems
Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith Ruhr University Bochum Physical Chemistry II	Laser spectroscopy, linear and nonlinear terahertz (THz) spectroscopy, THz calorimetry, high-resolution infrared spectroscopy, microsolvation, ultracold chemistry
Prof. Dr. Stefan Huber Ruhr University Bochum Organic Chemistry II	Organocatalysis, noncovalent interactions, halogen/chalcogen bonding, supramolecular chemistry, organic synthesis, reaction kinetics, NMR/ITC titrations
Prof. Dr. Richard Kramer Campen University Duisburg-Essen Chemical Physics of Interfaces	Heterogeneous chemistry at solid/liquid, air/liquid and gas/solid interfaces, femto(photo) electrochemistry, nonlinear optical spectroscopy, photo electrocatalysis
Prof. Dr. Benjamin List Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Homogeneous Catalysis	Organocatalysis, asymmetric counteranion-directed catalysis (ACDC), amino catalysis, Brønsted acid catalysis, Lewis acid catalysis
Prof. Dr. Dominik Marx Ruhr University Bochum Theoretical Chemistry	Quantum simulations (ab initio, machine learning; path integral, bosonic, quasiclassical), theoretical liquid-state spectroscopy, nuclear quantum effects, proton transfer, cryochemistry
Prof. Dr. Karina Morgenstern Ruhr University Bochum Physical Chemistry I	STM techniques, chemistry in confined environments, isomerisation reactions, supported water structures, laser-induced surface reactions, kinetics of nanostructure formation
Prof. Dr. Edvardas Narevicius TU Dortmund University Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Optics	Ultracold chemistry at mK conditions, experimental observation of quantum dynamics, development of novel molecular cooling methods
Prof. Dr. Frank Neese Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Molecular Theory and Spectroscopy	Method development in quantum chemistry, theoretical and experimental spectroscopy (X-Ray, EPR, MCD...), open shell species, reaction mechanisms, magnetism, ORCA program
Prof. Dr. Jörg Neugebauer Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials Computational Materials Design	Electronic structure methods, statistical physics, numerical algorithms, computational interface science, electrochemistry, corrosion, machine learning
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski TU Dortmund University Thermodynamics	Thermodynamic modelling of complex systems, thermodynamics, salt influence in biological systems, ion pairing, solvent influence on chemical and biological reactions
Prof. Dr. Elsa Sánchez García TU Dortmund University Computational Bioengineering	Computational regulation of enzymatic activity and protein engineering in solution, multiscale simulations, free energy calculations, molecular dynamics, data mining, machine learning
Prof. Dr. Clara Saraceno Ruhr University Bochum Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science	Ultrafast, high power laser technology, THz sources, nonlinear optics, pulse shaping, spatio[1]temporal pulse propagation simulations
Prof. Dr. Lars Schäfer Ruhr University Bochum Molecular Simulation	Theoretical biophysics, biomolecular simulation of protein condensation and aggregation, molecular engines, collective dynamics in solution, local thermodynamics in liquids
Prof. Dr. Marialore Sulpizi Ruhr University Bochum Theoretical Physics of Electrified Solid/Liquid Interfaces	Ab initio molecular dynamics, electrified interfaces, computational electrochemistry, theoretical vibrational spectroscopy including Sum Frequency Generation, pKa calculations
Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschulik Ruhr University Bochum Analytical Chemistry II	Nano-electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, spectro-electrochemistry, electro-deposition, electrosynthesis, chemistry in confinement, charge-transfer at interfaces
Prof. Dr. Siegfried R. Waldvogel Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Electrosynthesis	Electrosynthesis, electrifying industrial organic syntheses, organic electrochemistry, oxidative coupling reactions, synthesis of natural products and bioactive compounds
Prof. Dr. Xijie Wang TU Dortmund University / University Duisburg-Essen Ultrasfast Electron Diffraction and Imaging	Liquid phase MeV ultrafast electron scattering and imaging in chemistry, free electron laser, high-brightness electron beam generation and applications

Participating Scientists

Person	Research Fields	Connect
Prof. Dr. Ulf-Peter Apfel Ruhr University Bochum Electrosynthesis	Electrolysis and catalysis, scale-up and pilot plants of electrochemical processes, co-factor design for molecular energy conversion
Prof. Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen University Duisburg-Essen Electron dynamics in solids, surfaces and interfaces	Interface physics, surface science, non-linear optics, photoelectron spectroscopy, soft X-ray spectroscopy, ultrafast phenomena, solid-liquid interface
Dr. Josep Cornella Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Sustainable Catalysis for Organic Synthesis	Organic synthesis, transition metal and bismuth catalysis, development of synthetic methods and reagents, sustainable chemistry
Prof. Dr. Ralf Drautz Ruhr University Bochum Atomistic Modelling and Simulation	Atomistic modelling and simulation, electronic structure methods, machine learning and interatomic potentials, atomic cluster expansion (ACE) techniques
Dr. André K. Eckhardt Ruhr University Bochum Astrochemistry and Physical Organic Chemistry	Reactive intermediates, cryochemistry, matrix isolation spectroscopy, IR and EPR spectroscopy, astrochemistry, photochemistry, (in)organic synthesis
Prof. Dr. Kai Exner University Duisburg-Essen Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry	Electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, theoretical electrochemistry, computational chemistry, multiscale modelling, descriptor-based approaches, electrocatalyst screening
Prof. Dr. Hannsjörg Freund TU Dortmund University Reaction Engineering and Catalysis	Reaction kinetics, hydrogenation reactions, selective oxidation, reactor design, multiphase reaction systems, heterogeneous catalysis, transport processes, process intensification
Prof. Dr. Christof Hättig Ruhr University Bochum Quantum Chemistry	Electronic structure theory, coupled cluster response and embedding methods, computation of (non)linear spectra and reaction mechanisms in solution, TURBOMOLE program
Prof. Dr. Thomas Happe Ruhr University Bochum Photobiotechnology	Biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, chemical biology, synthetic biochemistry, nanotechnology, nanomachines, biofuel cells, renewable energy
Prof. Dr. Müge Kasanmascheff TU Dortmund University EPR Spectroscopy	Biocatalysis, advanced EPR spectroscopic techniques, structure-function relationship of proteins, metallocofactors, radical-carrying biomolecules, reactive intermediates
Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Kast TU Dortmund University Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physical Chemistry	Liquid state theory, quantum-mechanical solvation models, reaction thermodynamics in solution, computational spectroscopy, hybrid solvation models for large systems.
Dr. Elisabeth Kreidt TU Dortmund University Lanthanoid Coordination Chemistry	Lanthanoid coordination chemistry, solvation effects on lanthanoid luminescence, paramagnetic NMR, circularly polarized luminescence, photoswitches
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kruss Ruhr University Bochum Functional Nanomaterials	Fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy (1D, 2D, near infrared, time resolved), functionalized carbon nanotubes, photophysics, biofunctionalization, biosensors
Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser TU Dortmund University Biomolecular NMR Specteoscopy	Solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy, NMR techniques, integrated structural biology, protein structure and dynamics, protein-ligand interactions, protein-solvent interactions
Prof. Dr. Christian Merten Ruhr University Bochum Stereochemistry and Chiroptical Spectroscopy	Chiroptical spectroscopy, vibrational circular dichroism, computational spectroscopy, cryospectroscopy, photochemical reactions of chiral molecules
Dr. Celia Millon Ruhr University Bochum Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science	Laser technology and photonics toward industrial applications, start-up founder RayVen, ultrashort pulse, high-power laser
Prof. Dr. Poul Petersen Ruhr University Bochum Time-resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy	Linear and nonlinear infrared spectroscopy, surface-specific spectroscopy (SFG), 2D-IR spectroscopy, water structure and dynamics, proton transfer, hydrogen-bonded systems
Dr. Guanqi Qiu Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Fundamental Principles of Organic Reactivity	General physical organic chemistry, intrinsic reactivity, free energy relationships, quantum mechanical tunneling in organic chemistry, mechanistic diagnosis
Prof. Dr. Herre Jelger Risselada TU Dortmund University Computational Interface Physics	Computational interface physics, coarse grain MD, artificial intelligence, optimization by artificial evolution, automated force-field optimization, recognition of fluid interfaces
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Sander Ruhr University Bochum Physical Organic Chemistry	Physical organic chemistry, reactive intermediates, chemistry of open shell molecules, radicals, radicals, carbenes, synthesis and spectroscopy of peptides, matrix isolation spectroscopy, time resolved spectroscopy
Prof. Dr. Igor Schapiro TU Dortmund University Theoretical Biophysics	Computational photochemistry, non-adiabatic MD, excited states, conical intersections, multiscale simulations, photoresponsive molecules, photocatalysis, multireference methods.
Prof. Dr. Katrin Sommer Ruhr University Bochum Didactics of Chemistry	Didactics of chemistry, director of the Alfried Krupp-Schülerlabor RUB, Early Learners' Lab, public outreach, citizen science projects
Prof. Dr. Jörg Tatzelt Ruhr University Bochum Biochemistry of Neurodegenerative Diseases	Liquid-liquid phase separation, protein-protein interactions, protein-ligand interactions, protein-solvent interactions, protein folding and aggregation, solvent tuning
Dr. Ana Vila Verde University Duisburg-Essen Soft Matter and Interfaces	Atomistic simulations, polarizable and coarse grain force fields, solvation dynamics and thermodynamics, hydrophobic effect, biomolecule-solvent interactions
Prof. Dr. Konstanze Winklhofer Ruhr University Bochum Molecular Cell Biology	Advanced light microscopy, super-resolution structured-illumination microscopy, live cell imaging, liquid-liquid and liquid-solid phase transitions, protein aggregation
Prof. Dr. Roland Winter TU Dortmund University Biophysical Chemistry	X-ray & neutron scattering, calorimetry, CD, FT-IR, fluorescence spectroscopy & microscopy, AFM; high pressure biophysics; protein-lipid interactions; co-solvent & confinement effects on protein stability...

RESOLV's first funding period (2012-2018) – The scientists

RESOLV's second funding period (2019-2025) – The scientists