Group Leader

Dr. Alessandro Ruffoni
since February 2017
PDRA: IRB Barcelona (Prof. A. Riera and Prof. X. Salvatella)
PhD: University of Milan (Prof. F. Clerici)

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Pan Peng
since February 2024
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: Wuhan University (Prof. Qingquan Lu)
PhD: Wuhan University (Prof. Aiwen Lei)

Dr. Enrique Manuel Arpa
since January 2024
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: Linköpings Universitet (Prof. B. Durbeej)
PhD: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
​(Dr. I. Corral)

Dr. Giovanni Lonardi
since October 2023
PhD: University of Padua
​(Prof. Giulia Licini)

Dr. Thiago dos Santos
since October 2023
Alexander von Humboldt - CAPES Fellow
PDRA: University of São Paulo 
(Prof. Dr. Flavio da S. Emery)
PhD: University of São Paulo 
​(Prof. Dr. Giuliano C. Clososki)

Dr. Yan Xu
since August 2023
PhD: Technische Universität Berlin
​(Prof. Martin Oestreich)

Dr. Wesley Olivier
since January 2023
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PhD: University of Tasmania
(Prof. J. A. Smith and ​Prof A. C. Bissember)

Dr. Cornelia Büttner
since October 2022
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: TU Wien (Prof. K. Schröder)
PhD: University of Cambridge (Prof. M. Gaunt)​

Dr. Javier Corpas Pardo
since October 2022
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PhD: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
​(Prof. Dr. R. G. Arrayás and Dr. P. Mauleón)

Dr. Zhenhua Zhang
since August 2021
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: University of Bonn 
​(Prof. Dr. A. Gansäuer)
PhD: University of Bonn (Prof. Dr. A. Gansäuer) 

PhD Students

Giovanni Lenardon
since November 2023
MSc: University of Pavia

Dilara Berna Yıldız
since October 2023
​Republic of Turkey Ministry of Education YLSY
PhD: Gazi University (Prof. Yavuz Dede)
MSc: Gazi University

Linda Bui
since October 2023
MSc: Chimie ParisTech and Sorbonne University

Maialen Alonso
since May 2023
MSc: Complutense University of Madrid

Niklas Kehl
since February 2023
MSc: ETH Zürich

Chiara Stavagna
since September 2022
MChem: University of Manchester

Piotr Blyszczyk
since September 2022
MChem: University of Manchester

Baptiste Roure
since September 2021
​EPSRC CASE studentship with Janssen
MSc: École normale supérieure de Paris-Saclay and Sorbonne Université 

Technical Staff

Cornelia Vermeeren
Chemical Engineer
Supervision of analytical equipment
Responsible for HPLC and SFC separations
​Laboratory procurement

Björn Sommer 
Technician
Security officer and fire protection assistant
Supervision of glovebox, SPS, cryostates and autoclaves
Responsible for chemical database

Gabriele Bertrand
Secretary to Prof. Leonori
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