Group Members
The Helten Group in June 2024.
Group Leader
Prof. Dr. Holger Helten
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84086
E-Mail: holger.helten@uni-wuerzburg.de
Secretary and Research Coordinator
Mihaela Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84379
E-Mail: mihaela.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de
Permanent Senior Researcher
PD Dr. habil. Alexandra Friedrich
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 80765
E-Mail: alexandra.friedrich1@uni-wuerzburg.de
| 06-08/2021 | Habilitation transfer (Venia Legendi / Privatdozentin in Inorganic Chemistry) to University of Würzburg |
| 05/2018 | Nomination as Akademische Oberrätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 02/2017 | Habilitation (Venia Docendi in Mineralogy), Goethe-University Frankfurt | Faculty of Geosciences / Geography (Mentor: Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler) |
| Topic: "Struktur-Eigenschaftsbeziehungen von Kristallen und Festkörperreaktionen bei hohem Druck" | |
| since 10/2015 | Akademische Rätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 06-10/2015 | University Assistant (postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Ronald Miletich-Pawliczek, University of Vienna, Austria | Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography |
| 10/2014-03/2015 | Stipend with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 07/2009-08/2014 | Principal investigator, independent DFG-funded research, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 10-11/2003 | Research stay with Prof. Dr. George A. Lager, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| 2002-2009 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences |
| 05/2002-10/2002 | Postdoctoral research with Dr. Bernard Hennion, CEA Saclay, France | Laboratoire Léon Brillouin |
| 02/2002-03/2002 | Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography |
| 10/1998-01/2002 | PhD with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography |
| Topic: "Pressure- and temperature behaviour of hydroxides and hydrous minerals: Structure, compressibility and phase transitions" | |
| 10/1993-06/1998 | Studies in Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria (passed with distinction) Diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Tillmanns |
| Topic: "Strukturaufklärung und weitere kristallchemische Untersuchungen an einem neuen Mineral, Mg(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2, von der Lokalität Brandholz, Fichtelgebirge, sowie an isotypen synthetischen Verbindungen des Typs MeII(H2O,NH3)6[Sb(OH)6]2, MeII=Mg, Co, Cu" |
| 2011 | Max-von-Laue award of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2009 | Sponsorship as a junior researcher within the FOCUS program of the Goethe-University Frankfurt |
| 2007, 2008 | Scholarships from the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard foundation |
| 1996, 1997, 1998 | Scholarships for outstanding achievements in studying |
| 1995, 1996, 1997 | Senate scholarships for special success of studying |
2010-2013 Associate Editor American Mineralogist
| since 2018 | Cash auditor of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2018 – 2021 | Chairman of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2015 – 2021 | Member of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK) |
| 2014 – 2017 | Committee member of the "European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)" |
| 2009-2010 | Member of the HFIR and SNS review panel for beamtime allocation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA |
| since 2021 | Examiner for „Erste Staatsprüfung für ein Lehramt an öffentlichen Schulen für das Fach anorganische und analytische Chemie in Bayern“ |
| since 2020 | Laser safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (Chair I) |
| since 2019 | Safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 2018 | Teaching Certification for Higher Education II (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Aufbaustufe) |
| 2016 | Teaching Certification for Higher Education I (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Grundstufe) |
| since 2016 | Radiation protection officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
| 2007 – 2015 | Laser safety officer, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences (Laboratory of Crystallography) |
| 2006 - 2010 | Organizational tasks within the priority program SPP1236 of the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
Dr. Stephan Wagner
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 85254
E-Mail: stephan.wagner@uni-wuerzburg.de
PhD Students
Manuel Buckel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 83596
E-Mail: manuel.buckel@uni-wuerzburg.de
Johannes Chorbacher
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 85737
E-Mail: johannes.chorbacher@uni-wuerzburg.de
Jonas Fehler
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 89531
E-Mail: jonas.fehler@uni-wuerzburg.de
Maximilian Fest
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82427
E-Mail: maximilian.fest@uni-wuerzburg.de
Julian Glock
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 86476
E-Mail: julian.glock@uni-wuerzburg.de
Daniel Göbel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82345
E-Mail: daniel.goebel1@uni-wuerzburg.de
Julian Günther
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87867
E-Mail: julian.guenther@uni-wuerzburg.de
Jonas Klopf
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84077
E-Mail: jonas.klopf@uni-wuerzburg.de
Sarah Lutz
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 83573
E-Mail: sarah.lutz@uni-wuerzburg.de
Roni Maji
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
E-Mail: roni.maji@uni-wuerzburg.de
Philipp Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84352
E-Mail: philipp.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de
Lukas Swoboda
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 87468
E-Mail: lukas.swoboda@uni-wuerzburg.de
Vivien Schütz
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 80244
E-Mail: vivien.zeh@uni-wuerzburg.de
Master Students
Johanna Günther
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Kathrin Handrup
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Interns
Jakob Walter
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Laboratory Technicians
Jakob Albert
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 84534
E-Mail: jakob.albert1@uni-wuerzburg.de
Hildegard Holzinger
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Tel.: +49 931 31 82451
E-Mail: hildegard.holzinger@uni-wuerzburg.de
Trainee
Lukas Herkert
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Alumni
| Würzburg |
| Dr. Michael Müller (Ph.D. 2025) |
| Lea Scheuring (8 week internship) |
| Nicole Justus (8 week internship) |
| Ihia Andrea Nancy Djanhan (8 week internship) |
| Dennis Heidt (trainee) |
| Gustavo Cid (master's thesis) |
| Marc Schanne (master's thesis) |
| Chiara-Sue Wagner (8 week internship) |
| Luna Kirk (bachelor's thesis) |
| Muhammed Edirneli (bachelor's thesis) |
| Marie Mühlbauer (bachelor's thesis) |
| Jonas Fehler (master's thesis) |
| Thomas Derra (8 week internship) |
| Thomas Rappold (bachelor's thesis) |
| Hanie Khani (8 week internship) |
| Florian Seufert (8 week internship) |
| Anna Hellinger (8 week internship) |
| Clara Li (8 week internship) |
| Elias Craney (bachelor's thesis) |
| Jonas Roth (trainee) |
| Paul Bachmann (8 week internship) |
| Kathrin Handrup (8 week internship) |
| Dr. Jonas Bachman (Ph.D. 2025) |
| Dr. Daniel Gillung (Ph.D. 2025) |
| Dr. Johannes Schneider (Ph.D. 2025) |
| Gustavo Cid (8 week internship) |
| Lia Helbig (8 week internship) |
| Dr. Andreas Helbig (Ph.D. 2024) |
| Johanna Günther (8 week internship) |
| Julian Kirchner (trainee) |
| Wilhelm Neumann (8 week internship) |
| Thomas Kroll (8 week internship) |
| Etienne Lebraud (8 week internship) |
| Jonas Kroth (bachelor's thesis) |
| Jakob Walter (bachelor's thesis) |
| Thomas Derra (bachelor's thesis) |
| Elias Craney (4 week internship) |
| Marit Kuhstrebe (8 week internship) |
| Magnus Wirthmann (trainee) |
| Dr. Matthias Maier (Ph.D. 2024) |
| Sarah Lutz (8 week internship) |
| Jonas Fehler (8 week internship) |
| Marc Schanne (bachelor's thesis) |
| Lena-Sophie Knoop (8 week internship) |
| Celine Graf (trainee) |
| Anna Hellinger (bachelor's thesis) |
| Danial Abdolhamidi (8 week internship) |
| Raimund Gilbert (master's thesis) |
| Jakob Albert (trainee) |
| Felix Memmel (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Kevin Ries (8 week internship) |
| Dr. Thomas Lorenz (Ph.D. 2020, 2 years post-doctoral researcher) |
| Mathilde Dijoux (8 week internship) |
| Lars Kiesewalter (4 week internship) |
| Jonas Hartmann (4 week internship) |
| Marcel Hirsch (4 week internship) |
| Daniel Göbel (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Julian Fichtner (8 week internship) |
| Dominik Rappert (8 week internship) |
| Vivien Zeh (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Dr. Merian Crumbach (Ph.D. 2021) & Loki |
| Michael Müller (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Malte Mildner (8 week internship) |
| Christina Pongratz (3 week internship) |
| Dr. Lars Fritze (Ph.D. 2021) |
| Nils Rehmeier (bachelor's thesis) |
| Philipp Schneider (bachelor's thesis) |
| Alina Heilhoff ( 8 week internship) |
| Sara Endres ( 8 week internship) |
| Tristan Zach ( 8 week internship) |
| Bastian Steinert ( 4 week internship) |
| Dr. Nicolas Riensch (Ph.D. 2021) |
| Thomas Neubert (8 week internship) |
| Bahar Ebrahimghasri (8 week internship) |
| Jannik Buchen (8 week internship, master's thesis) |
| Heiko Lackinger (8 week internship) |
| Ann-Sophie Mack (trainee) |
| Johannes Schneider (master's thesis) |
| Laura Diaz (8 week internship) |
| Maria-Victoria Benicke Rojas (8 week internship) |
| Manuel Buckel (12 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Simon Soldner (8 week internship) |
| Lena Glaser (8 week internship) |
| Johannes Chorbacher (bachelor's & master's thesis, 8 week internship) |
| Nadine Munker (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Julian Günther (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Julian Glock (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Dr. Abhishek Koner (2 years Post-Doc) |
| Florian Seebauer (8 week internship) |
| Simon Wander (6 week internship) |
| Maximilian Fest (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Lukas Swoboda (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Jonas Bachmann (8 week internship & master's thesis) |
| Aachen |
| Thomas Lorenz (diploma thesis) |
| Dr. Ozan Ayhan (Ph.D. 2018) |
| Sven Moos (bachelor's thesis) |
| Nicolas de la Vega Guerra (bachelor's thesis) |
| Dr. Artur Lik (Ph.D. 2018) |
| Marina Chuchmareva |
| Laura Bloch (bachelor's thesis) |
| Felix Garg (bachelor's thesis) |
| Sangeth Jenthra |
| Clemens Glasmacher (bachelor's & master's thesis) |
| Niklas Möller (bachelor's thesis) |
| Felix Krauskopf |
| Sebastian Gisbertz |
| Daniel Warzecha |
| Sebastian Wollnitz |
| Sophia Knecht |
| Lars Müller (master's thesis) |
| Rudi Eswein (master's thesis) |
| Thomas Diehl |
| Niklas Westhues |
| Sebastian Lehmann |
| Fabian Thomas (bachelor's thesis) |
| Andreas Thiel |
| Maximilian Bremerich |
| Fabian Obstals (bachelor's thesis) |
| Jakob Bilger |
Group Photos
