Alumni - PhD students

Dr. Markus Hecht
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2017
"Synthesis and Hydrogen Bond Directed Self-Assembly of Diketopyrrolopyrrole Dyes"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2020
"Liquid-Crystalline Perylene Bisimide and Diketopyrrolopyrrole Assemblies"
Afterwards: BASF Colors & Effects GmbH, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Dr. Pradeep Peethambaran Nair Syamala
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2020:
"Bolaamphiphilic Rylene Bisimides: Thermodynamics of Self-assembly and Stimuli-responsive Properties in Water"

Dr. Marius Wehner
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2016
"Supramolecular Polymerization of Chiral Perylene Bisimides"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2020
" Supramolecular Polymorphism in Homo- and Heterochiral Supramolecular Polymerizations"

Dr. Ana-Lucia Meza Chincha
Master Thesis at the University of Heidelberg, 2015
"Synthesis of Novel Pyrene- and Triptycene-based Extended Aromatic Systems"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2020
"Catalytic Water Oxidation with Functionalized Ruthenium Macrocycles"
Afterwards: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau, Germany

Dr. Meike Sapotta
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2015
"Synthese Pyridin-funktionalisierter Perylenbisimid-Cyclophane"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2020:
"Perylene Bisimide Cyclophanes: Recognition of Alkaloids, Aggregation Behavior in Aqueous Environment and Guest-Mediated Chirality Transfer"
Afterwards: Gluetec Industrieklebstoffe GmbH & Co. KG, Greußenheim, Germany

Dr. Wolfgang Wagner
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2015
"Synthesis of perylene bisimide dyes and investigation of their supramolecular polymerization"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2019:
"Supramolecular Block Copolymers by Seeded Living Supramolecular Polymerization of Perylene Bisimides"
Afterwards: Vektor Pharma TF GmbH, Uttenweiler, Germany

Dr. Christina Kaufmann
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg, 2014
"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel J-Aggregate Forming Perylene Bisimide Organogelators"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2018:
"Discrete Supramolecular Architectures of Bay-linked Perylene Bisimide Dimers by Self-Assembly and Folding"
Afterwards: Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH, Höchstädt a. d. Donau, Germany

Dr. Stefanie Herbst
Master Thesis at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 2013
"Additionsreaktionen mit Metallen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2018:
"Liquid Crystalline Perylene Bisimide Assemblie"
Afterwards: Deutsche Bundesbank, Filiale Frankfurt, Germany

Dr. Annike Weißenstein
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Amphiphile Perylenbisimid-Farbstoffe mit kationenspezifischen Rezeptorfunktionen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2018:
"Optische Chemosensoren aus Naphthalin- und Perylenbisimid-Farbstoffen"
Afterwards: Fraunhofer IWKS, Alzenau, Germany

Dr. Reinhard Hecht
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Synthese und Charakterisierung von zyklometallierten Iridiumkomplexen mit Triarylamindonoren"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2018:
"Processing and Characterization of Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Bassed on New Organic n-Type Semiconductors"
Afterwards: Wacker Chemie AG, Germany

Dr. Eva Kirchner
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Moleculartweezers formed from Merocyanine Dyes"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2018:
"Discrete Supramolecular Stacks by Self-Assembly and Folding of Bis(merocyanine) Dyes"
Afterwards: Lonza Group AG, Visp, Switzerland

Dr. Andreas Liess
Diploma Thesis at the Technische Universität Darmstadt 2012:
"Einflüsse auf die Lumineszenzeigenschaften von Thallium-dotiertem Cäsiumiodid"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2017:
"Structure-Property Relationships of Merocyanine Dyes in the Solid-State: Charge Transport and Excition Coupling"
2017-2018: Center for Nanosystems Chemistry, Würzburg, Germany
Afterwards:: Heraeus Medical Components, Hanau, Germany

Dr. Sabine Seifert
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Synthese und Charakterisierung elektronenarmer Perylenbisimide"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2017:
"New Electron-Deficient Polycyclic Aromatic Dicarboximides by Palladium-Catalyzed C-C Coupling and Core Halogenation-Cyanation"
Afterwards: Sappi Stockstadt GmbH, Stockstadt, Germany

Dr. Valentin Kunz
Master Thesis at the FU Berlin 2013:
"Synthese funktionalisierter Goldnanopartikel und Aufbau von Multischichten auf Oberflächen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2017:
"Supramolecular Approaches for Water Oxidation Catalysis with Ruthenium Complexes"
Afterwards: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
Dr. Andreas Kraft
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2012:
"Starre C60-Fullerenaddukte als Bausteine für dreidimensionale Netzwerke"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2017:
"Kristalline Polymernetzwerke aus dodekatopischen [60]Fullerenderivaten"
Afterwards: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Marcus Schulze
Diploma Thesis at the University of Jena 2011:
"Ruthenium(II) 2,6-di(quinolin-8'yl)Pyridine and Polymeric Structures"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 12/2016:
"Ruthenium Complexes as Water Oxidation Catalysts and Photsensitizers"
Afterwards: Saperatec GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
Dr. Peter Spenst
Master Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2012:
"Contributions to the Synthesis of Squaraine Macrocycles".
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2016:
"Xylylene Bridged Perylene Bisimide Cyclophanes and Macrocycles"
Afterwards: Chemetall - a part of BASF Group, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr. Jana Gershberg
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2011:
"Synthese und Aggregationsverhalten von wasserlöslichen Perylenbisimiden".
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2016:
"Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimide Dimers and their Interaction with Double-Stranded DNA"
Afterwards: Evonik Industries AG, Marl, Germany.
Dr. Christina Rest
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Perylenbisimide mit Kronenether-Substituenten in Imid-Position und ihre Eignung als Fluoreszenz-Sensoren in wässriger und organischer Lösung".
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2016:
"Self-assembly of amphiphilic oligo(phenylene ethynylene)-based (bi)pyridine ligands and their Pt(II) and Pd(II) complexes"
Afterwards: tesa scribos, Heidelberg, Germany
Dr. Alhama Arjona Esteban
Master's Degree at the ECPM in Strasbourg, France, 2010
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2016:
"Merocyanine Dyes as Organic Semiconductors for Vacuum-processed Solar Cell and Transistor Devices"
Afterwards: Cynora GmbH, Bruchsal, Germany
Dr. Daniel Görl
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Untersuchungen zur Aggregation Kronenether-funktionalisierter Perylenbisimid-
farbstoffe in wässriger Lösung"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2015:
"Hydrophobe Effekte bolaamphiphiler Rylenbisimide"
Afterwards: postdoctoral position at Ècole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Dr. Stefanie Rehm
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2003:
"Synthese eines Perylenbisimidfarbstoffs mit Spermin-Seitenketten und dessen
Wechselwirkung mit DNA"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2015:
"Spermine-functionalized Perylene Bisimide Dyes: Synthesis and Self-assembly in Water"
2008 - 2011 manager at the Faculty of Organic Chemistry, Universität Würzburg, Germany
Sincce 2012 Referat Hochschulstrategie at Techniche Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Benjamin Fimmel
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Synthese und optische Eigenschaften von Perylenbisimid-Trimeren"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2015:
"Perylene Bisimide Foldamers: Synthesis and In-Depth Studies of the Ground- and Excited States Properties"
Afterwards: "BAFA", Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, Eschborn.
Dr. André Zitzler-Kunkel
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Bis(merocyanin)farbstoffe und ihre supramolekulare Polymerisation"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2014:
"Funktionale Merocyaninfarbstoffe: Synthese, molekulare und Selbstorganisationseigenschaften sowie ihre Anwendung in der organischen Photovoltaik"
Afterwards: GHC Gerling Holz und Co. Handels GmbH, Hanau, Germany
Dr. Charlotte Grzeszkiewicz
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Beiträge zur Synthese von ionischen Naphthalinbisimiden zum gerichteten Aufbau supramolekularar Strukturen in Wasser"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2014:
"Synthese, Charakterisierung und Aggregationsstudien von amphiphilen Perylen- und Zinkchlorinfarbstoffen"
Afterwards: Developer R&I Colours at DöhlerGruppe München, Germany
Dr. Sabin-Lucian Suraru
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2008:
"Übergangsmetall-katalysierte Kupplungsreaktionen am 2,3,6,7-Tetrabrom-
Naphthalinbisimiden"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Elektronenarme und kernerweiterte Naphthalindiimide und Diketopyrrolopyrrole für
organische Dünnschichttransistoren"
11/2013 - 10/2014 postdoctoral position, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Since 11/2014 R&D Manager at Flint Group Germany, Willstätt.
Dr. Marcel Gsänger
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2007:
"Synthese substituierter Perylenbisimide unter Verwendung von Schutzgruppen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2013:
"Organic-Thin-Film Transistors based on Dipolar Squaraine Dyes"
Afterwards: SiCrystal AG, Nürnberg, Germany
Dr. Martin Berberich
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2007:
"Photoschaltbare Diarylethen-Perylenbisimide-Kunjugate: Synthese optische und elektrochemische Eigenschaften"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2012:
"Rylene Bisimide-Diarylethene Photochromic Systems for Non-Destructive Memory Read-out"
Afterwards: Fraunhofer-Projektgruppe für Wertstoffkreisläufe und Ressourcenstrategie IWKS,
Alzenau, Germany
Dr. Changzhun Shao
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2007:
"Synthesis of Bis(p-phenyleneethynylene) appended Perylene Bisimide Dyes"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2012:
"Programming Self-assembly: Formation of Discrete Perylene Bisimide Aggregation"
Afterwards: China Patent Agent Ltd., Beijing, China
Dr. Felix Schlosser
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2007:
"Synthese und Charakterisierung von Calix[4]aren-Perylenbisimid-Redoxkaskaden"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2012:
"Synthese und Charakterisierung kovalent gebundener Perylenbisimid-Makrozyklen"
Afterwards: Peer + B.V. Eindhoven, NOW: Merck Window Technologies B. V. The Netherlands
Dr. Sanchita Sengupta
Masters Thesis at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 2006
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg, Germany 2011:
"Bio-inspired Zinc Chlorin Dye Assemblies for Supramolecular Electronics"
4/2012-7/2013 postdoctoral position at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
7/2013-5/2017 Assistant Professor at "Indian Institute of Science", Bangalore, India
Since 06/2017 Professor at Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Mohali, India
Dr. Ulrich Mayerhöffer
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2008:
"Synthese von Bis(merocyanin)farbstoffen und deren Selbstorganisation in helicale Farbstoffaggregate"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2011:
"Synthese, Eigenschaften und funktionale Anwendungen von NIR absorbierenden Squarainen"
Afterwards: Lonza Group AG, Visp, Switzerland
Dr. Hannah Bürckstümmer
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2007:
"Synthese Donor-substituierter Naphthalsäureanhydride für Farbstoff-sensibilisierte Solarzellen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2011:
"Merocyanine Dyes for Solution-Processed Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells"
Afterwards: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Ralf Schmidt
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2006:
"H-Brücken gebundene Farbstoffassoziate"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2011:
"Hamilton-Receptor Mediated Self-Assembly of Merocyanine Dyes into
Supramolecular Polymers"
Afterwards: Atotech Deutschland, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Marina M. Safont Sempere
Diploma Thesis at the University of Zaragoza, Spain 2005
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2011:
"Chiral Self-Sorting of Atropo-Enantiomeric Perylene Bisimide Dyes"
2011 - 2013 Sion Power, Arizona, USA
Since 2014 BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Dr. Volker Dehm
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2005:
"Synthese und Charakterisierung chiraler Perylenbisimid-Aggregate"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2010:
"Synthesis and Characterization of an Oligo(Phenylene Ethynylene)-Based Perylene Bisimide Foldamer"
Afterwards: Rudolf GmbH, Geretsried, Germany
Dr. Xue-Qing Li
Diploma Thesis at the Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 2002
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg 2009
"Hydrogen Bond-directed Self-assembly of Perylene Bisimide Organogelators"
03/2010 - 06/2011 University Bern, Switzerland.
Since 07/2011 BASF Polyurethane Specialties Company Ltd, Shanghai, China.

Dr. Theo E. Kaiser
Diploma Thesis at the University of Regensburg in 2004
"Synthese bimolekularer heterocyclischer π-Systeme und Untersuchung der substrukturellen Wechselwirkungen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2009:
"J-Aggregates of Tetraphenoxy-Substituted Perylene Bisimide Dyes"
7/2009 - 10/2014 "rent a scientist GmbH", Regensburg, Germany
Since 11/2014 Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
Dr. Andreas Lohr
Diploma Thesis at the University of Ulm in 2003:
"Synthese dipolarer Pinzetten und Makrocyclen auf Basis von Merocyaninfarbstoffen"
PhD Work at the University of Würzburg in 2008:
"Self-Assembly of Merocyanines: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Insights into the Formation of Well-Defined Dye Aggregates"
2008 - 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge/MA, USA
Since 2010 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Rüdiger Schmidt
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2003:
"Synthese von Anthra- und Pentacenderivaten mit Trialkoxyphenylethinylsubstituenten"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2008:
"Perylene Bisimide and Acene Derivatives as Organic Semiconductors in OTFTs"
Afterwards: BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Dr. Johann Schmidt
Diploma Thesis at the University of Karlsruhe in 2002:
"Untersuchungen zur Darstellung von Cp*-substituierten Phosphor- Übergangsmetall-Komplexen"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2008:
"Wasserstoffbrücken-gesteuerte Assoziation von Merocyaninfarbstoffen für photorefraktive Materialien"
Afterwards: Sika Schweiz AG, Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Cornelia Röger
Diploma Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2003:
"Synthese eines Carotinoid-funktionalisierten Chlorophylls"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2007:
"Self-Organizing Light Harvesting Systems Based on Dye-Functionalized Zinc Chlorins"
Afterwards: BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Dr. Catharina Hippius
Diploma Thesis at the University of Jena in 2002:
"Neuartig substituierte 4H-Imidazole und ihre Eignung als Komplexliganden"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2007:
"Multichromophoric Arrays of Perylene Bisimide Dyes - Synthesis and Optical Properties"
Afterwards: BASF S.E., Ludwigshafen, Germany
Dr. Valerie Huber
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Wuerzburg in 2007:
"Selbstorganisation von semisynthetischen Zinkchlorinen zu biomimetischen Lichtsammelsystemen und definierten Nanostrukturen"
Afterwards: Siemens AG, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr. Peter Osswald
Diploma Thesis at the University of Ulm in 2002:
"Synthese von Oligoethylenglycolsubstituierten 1,6,7,12-Tetraphenoxy-Perylenbisimiden"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Wuerzburg in 2007:
"Perylene Bisimide Atropisomers: Synthesis and Optical and Chiroptical Properties"
Afterwards: 3M ESPE AG, Seefeld am Ammersee, Germany
Prof. Dr. Zhijian Chen
Diploma Thesis at the Institute of Photographic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing University in 1999:
"The structure and the morphology of the phospholipid monolayer and the phospholipid monolayer mixed with protein"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2006:
"π-Stacks Based on Self-Assembled Perylene Bisimides: Structural, Optical, and Electronic Properties"
2007 - 2009 Postdoctoral position at University of Rochester, Center for Optoelectronics and Imaging, New York, USA.
Since 2010 Professor at Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin, China.
Dr. Rainer Dobrawa
Diploma Thesis at the University of Ulm in 2000:
"Synthese von 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridin-funktionalisierten Perylenbisimiden"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Würzburg in 2004:
"Synthesis and Characterization of Terpyridine-based Coordination Polymers"
2004 - 2010 BASF SE, Polymer Research, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2010 - 2013 BASF SE, Care Chemicals and Formulators, Ludwigshafen,
Germany
Since 2014 Care Chemicals, BASF Auxiliary Chemicals, Shanghai, China
Dr. Armin Sautter
Diploma Thesis at the University of Ulm in 1997:
"Synthese substituierter Perylene als funktionelle supramolekulare Bausteine"
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Ulm in 2001:
"Cyclic and Infinite Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Diazoaromatic Perylene Dye Ligands"
2001 - 2009 Bayer AG, H.C. Starck GmbH, Goslar, Germany;
2010 - 2012 H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
Since 2013 Senior Vice President at Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG, Leverkusen, Germany
Dr. Christoph Thalacker
Diploma Thesis at the University of Ulm in 1997:
Synthese von Benzodipyrrolidonen als chromophore supramolekulare Bausteine
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Ulm in 2001:
"Supramolecular Assemblies of Naphtalene an Perylene Bisimide Dyes Based on Hydrogen Bonding and π-π-Interactions"
Afterwards: 3M ESPE AG, Seefeld am Ammersee, Germany
Alumni - PostDocs

Dr. Guanghui Ouyang
(11/2019 - 11/2020)
Afterwards: Associate Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Dr. Joachim Lindner
(04/2019 - 10/2020)
Afterwards: Development Engineer, Sensalight Technologies GmbH, Würzburg, Germany

Dr. Bartlomiej Pigulski
(02/2019 - 08/2020)
Afterwards: Assistant Professor, University of Wroclaw

Dr. Chongwei Zhu
(07/2018 - 08/2020)

Dr. Xiaobo Hu
(12/2017 - 01/2020)
Afterwards: Assistant Professor, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Ningbo, China

Dr. Jeffrey Farrell
(04/2015 - 12/2019)
(Alexander-von-Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow 08/2015 - 07/2017)

Dr. Zhenpin Lu
(06/2019 - 10/2019)
Afterwards: Research Assistant Professor, department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Pengzhong Chen
(09/2018 - 09/2019)
Afterwards: Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China

Dr. Vincenzo Grande
(10/2016 - 04/2019)
Afterwards: Procos S.p.A., Cameri (Novara), Italy

Dr. David Schmidt
(10/2013 - 03/2018)
Afterwards: Ferrow GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Dr. Franziska Fennel
(01.11.2015 - 30.09.2017)
Afterwards: Postdoc, Institut für Physik, Dynamik Molekularer Systeme, Universität Rostock

Dr. Bartoleme Soberats Reus
(05/2015 - 09/2017)
Afterwards: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Carretera Valldemossa Km 7.5, 07122 Palma, Spain
Dr. Shahadat Ahmed
till 2010 Discovery Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research & Development, Kent, UK subsequently: Argentadiscovery, Harlow, UK.
2010 - 2017 Senior Scientist, Aurigene Discovery Technology at Bangalore, India.
Since 2017 Associate Research Director, Aurigene Discovery Technology at Bangalore, India.
Alumni - Habilitand(s)

Jun.-Prof. Agnieszka Nowak-Król
(01/2014 - 08/2020)
(Sofja-Kovalevskaja Independent Junior Researcher 2014
Alexander-von-Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher 2014-2016)
Afterwars: Junior Professor, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Gustavo Fernández Huertas
(Alexander-von-Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher 2009 - 2010
Sofja-Kovalevskaja Independent Junior Researcher 2010 – 2015)
Afterwards: Professor of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Organisch-Chemisches Institut , WWU Münster