Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Xhelia Yzeiri
since March 2025
PhD: University of Siena / ICCOM-CNR
(Prof. M. Taddei and Dr. A. Mordini)

Dr. Joyce Grimm
since October 2024
PDRA: Hokkaido University  / Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery
(Ass. Prof. N. Tsuji and Prof. B. List)
PhD: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (Prof. B. List)

Dr. Thomas Sephton
since September 2024
PhD: University of Manchester
​(Prof. M. Greaney and Prof. S. Butterworth )

Dr. Pan Peng
since February 2024
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: Wuhan University (Prof. Q. Lu)
PhD: Wuhan University (Prof. A. 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
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
​PhD: University of Padua
​(Prof. G. 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. M. 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)​

Doctoral Students

Colin Chris Regli
since February 2025
MSc: ETH Zürich

Martin Rihtarsic
since November 2024
MSc: University of Ljubljana

Yusuf Can Gürsoy
since October 2024
MSc: LMU München

Reyhan Güdük
since October 2024
MSc: RWTH Aachen University

Youhao Wei
since October 2024
MSc: Soochow University

Marc Fimm
since October 2024
MSc: LMU München

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Colín
since October 2024
MSc: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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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. Y. 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
 FCI Kekulé Fellow
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 

Visiting Researchers

Dr. Kengo Kasama
since October 2024
Assistant Professor at the University of Toyama

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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