Alumni
Postdoctoral Researchers
Prof. Yangxin Wang
November 2018–November 2019
Now: Associate Professor at Nanjing Tech University, China
Dr Enrico Miceli
February 2018–March 2019
Now at DIN CERTCO, Berlin, Germany
Dr Dao Le
(AvH Fellow) January 2017–February 2019
Now: -
Dr Shivshankar R. Mane
Postdoc April–December 2017
Now: Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Dr Ana Beloqui Elizazu
February 2014–August 2016
Now: Research Associate Professor at POLYMAT, San Sebastian, Spain
PhD Students
Dr Till Jessewitsch
July 2021–July 2025
Now: Research Associate at CAT Catalytic Center, Aachen, Germany
Dr Gürbüz Dursun
October 2020–October 2024
Now: Research Associate at CAT Catalytic Center, Aachen, Germany
Dr Divya Varadharajan
February 2015–July 2018
Now: R&D Innovation scientist - Polymers and Polymer technologies at Reckitt Hygiene Home, Heidelberg, Germany
Dr Gabriela Gil Alvaradejo
November 2014–April 2018
Now: Development Chemist at Dynea, Lillestrøm, Norway
Dr Dominic Keller
March 2014–July 2017
Now: Project Manager at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Germany
Dr Tanja Claus
November 2013–April 2017 (co-supervision Prof. C. Barner-Kowollik)
Now: Material Developer at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Germany
Dr Hatice Turgut
July 2013–December 2016
Now: Research and Development Chemist at Dow Silicones, Seneffe, Belgium
Master Students
Mr. Sebastian Hylla (HHU; 2025)
Ms. Paula Isabel Vera Cordova (BUW/HHU; 2024-2025)
Mr. Jordi Borsdorf (BUW/HHU; 2024–2025)
Mr. Moritz Stanek (BUW; 2023)
Ms. Regina Fromm (BUW; 2023)
Ms. Alina Kasberg (BUW; 2023)
Ms. Sarah Pilz (BUW; 2022–2023)
Ms. Naima Saou (BUW; 2021–2022)
Ms. Hafssa Oukarfi (BUW; 2021–2022)
Mr. Kevin Janus (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Ms. Friederike Wagner (KIT; 2018)
Ms. Shamini Madhava (KIT; 2017)
Dr Edgar Molle (KIT; 2017)
Ms. Arijeta Osmani (KIT; 2017)
Dr Tobias Nitsche (KIT; 2016)
Dr Aaron C. Schmidt (KIT; 2015–2016)
Bachelor Students
Mr. Marlon Bock (2025)
Ms. Dain Bae (2023–2024)
Ms. Aysha Demeler (BUW; 2022–2023)
Ms. Paula Isabel Vera Cordoba (BUW; 2022–2023)
Mr. Maximilian Riedel (BUW; 2022–2023)
Mr. Dennis Rau (BUW; 2022–2023)
Ms. Lena Steinlein (BUW; 2022–2023)
Ms. Alina Kasberg (BUW; 2021)
Mr. Youssef Allam (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Ms. Basma El Khabbazi (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Mr. Mourad Elkababri (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Mr. Yassine Abdellah Asloun (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Ms. Mariyem Mezouar (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Ms. Johaina Sehmaoui (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Mr. Hicham Azzouzi (FH Aachen; 2019–2020)
Guests
Dr Lin-Chiang (Sherlock) Huang (KIT; DAAD-MOST Fellow 2017–2018 from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Ms. Tenille Herd (KIT; Visiting PhD student 2018; from QUT, Brisbane, Australia)
Ms. Caroline Watt (KIT; Summer student 2018; from Ohio State University, Columbus, USA)
Dr Pénélope Desroys du Roure (KIT; Summer student 2017; from ENSCM, Montpellier, France)
Dr Rémi Canterel (KIT; Summer student 2016; from Polytech’Paris 6, Paris, France)
Other Former Members (Assistants, Interns)
Ms. Florian Kalms (BUW; BSc intern 2022)
Mr. Jonas Meyer (BUW; BSc intern 2022)
Ms. Franziska Schuler (BUW; BSc intern 2021)
Mr. Dennis-Oliver Grzeschik (BUW; MSc intern 2021)
Dr Meryem S. Akdemir (KIT; Assistant 2018–2019)
Dr Stefan Frech (KIT; BSc intern 2018)
Mr. Christian Hald (KIT; BSc intern 2017–2018)
Dr Andreas Butzelaar (KIT; BSc intern 2017–2018)
Ms. Sarina-Lena Heck (KIT; Assistant 2016)
Dr Ziwei Zhang (KIT; Assistant 2014–2015)