Photos of Former Members

Postdoctoral fellows

 Dr. Tobias Milzarek 

Postdoc 2021, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Ph.D. 2018-2021, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Master in Chemistry 2018, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Bachelor in Chemistry 2015, Technical University of Munich, Germany

Nationality: German

In the group: January 2022 – December 2023

ORCID: 0000-0001-7512-9093

Dr. Nieves Ramirez-Hernandez

Ph.D. 2019, University of Alicante, Spain, Prof. José Carlos González Gómez

Master in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Alicante, 2015, Spain

Master in Organic Chemistry, Université Caen-Normandie, 2014, France

Bachelor in Chemistry, University of Alicante, 2014, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

In the group : August 2020 – September 2023

Dr. Xiangdong Li

Postdoc 2018-2021, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

Ph.D. 2017, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Bachelor in Chemistry 2012, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Nationality: Chinese

In the group : August 2021 – July 2023

Dr. Thomas Rossolini

Ph.D. 2021, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Prof. Darren J. Dixon

Master in Interdisciplinary Sciences 2016, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Sciences 2015, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group : June 2021 – July 2023

 Dr. Emmanuelle Allouche

Ph.D. 2019, Université de Montréal, Canada, Prof. André B. Charette

Chemical Engineering Degree major Organic Chemistry, ENSICAEN, 2014, France

Master in Organic Chemistry, Université Caen-Normandie, 2014, France

Bachelor in Chemistry, École Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Caen (ENSICAEN), 2012, France

Nationality: French

In the group : February 2020 – February 2022

ORCID: 0000-0002-8756-4559

 Dr. Abhaya Mishra Kumar

Postdoc 2017-2019, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Ph.D. 2017, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Master in Chemistry 2009, St. Andrews College, Gorakhpur, India

Bachelor in Chemistry 2007, Buddha PG College, Kushinagar, India

Nationality: Indian

In the group: January 2020 – November 2021

ORCID: 0000-0001-9909-5932

 Dr. Luca Buzzetti

Ph.D. 2018, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain, Prof. Paolo Melchiorre

Master in Chemistry 2014, University of Pavia, Italy

Bachelor in Chemistry 2012, University of Pavia, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: January 2019 – May 2021

ORCID: 0000-0002-1096-8272

 Dr. Vincent Pirenne

Ph.D. 2018, University of Bordeaux, France, Prof. Yannick Landais

Master in Chemistry 2014, University of Namur, Belgium

Bachelor in Chemistry 2012, University of Namur, Belgium

Nationality: Belgian

In the group: March 2019 – February 2021

ORCID: 0000-0002-2309-8181

Dr. Javier de Ceballos Cerrajería

Ph.D. 2017, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Prof. Waldmann

Master in Chemistry 2012, ICIQ, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

In the group: March 2017 – December 2019

Dr. Raj Kumar Nandi Postdoc 2015-2017, Université Paris Sud, France

Postdoc 2014, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan

Ph.D. 2014, University of Kalyani, India, Prof. K. C. Majumdar

Master in Chemistry 2008, University of Kalyani, India

Nationality: Indian

In the group: May 2017 – October 2018

Dr. Erwann Grenet

Ph.D. 2016, University of Montpellier, France, Prof. Martinez

Master in Chemistry 2013, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Caen, France

Nationality: French

In the group: March 2017 – August 2018

Dr. Durga Hari

Ph.D. 2014, Universität Regensburg, Germany, Prof. Burkhard König

Master in Chemistry 2010, IIT Madras, India, Prof. Dr. S. Sanakararaman

Nationality: Indian

In the group: May 2014 – April 2018

Dr. Johannes Preindl

Ph.D. 2016, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Prof. Alois Fürstner

Master in Chemistry 2012, University of Vienna, Austria, Prof. Johann Mulzer

Nationality: Italian

In the group: September 2016 – October 2017

Dr. Sébastien Alazet

Ph.D. 2015, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, Dr. Thierry Billard

Master in Chemistry 2012, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France

Nationality: French

In the group: March 2016 – August 2017

Dr. Shyamal Chakrabarty

Ph.D. 2015, Universität Munster, Germany, Prof. Armido Studer

Master in Chemistry 2011, IIT Bombay, India, Prof. Dr. Krishna P. Kaliappan

Nationality: Indian

In the group: May 2015 – February 2016

  Dr. Chun Chen

Ph.D. 2013, University of Bristol, UK, Prof. Varinder K. Aggarwal FRS

B.Sc. in Chemistry 2006, Tamkang University, Taiwan

Nationality: Taiwanese

In the group: December 2013 – December 2014

  Dr. Thibaut Courant

Ph.D. 2013, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN), France, Dr. Geraldine Masson

Master in Chemistry 2010, Universite Paris-sud, France

Nationality: French

In the group: February 2014 – December 2014

  Dr. Reto Frei

Ph. D. 2011, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, Prof. Helen E. Blackwell

B.S. 2006, Eastern Illinois University

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: October 2011 – May 2014

  Dr. Fides Benfatti

Postdoc 2010, University of Bologna, Italy, Prof. P. G. Cozzi

Ph. D. 2007, University of Bologna, Italy, Prof. G. Cardillo

Master in Chemistry 2004, University of Bologna, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: April 2010 – March 2012

PhD students

Mikus Puriņš

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Master in Chemical Engineering 2019, Riga Technical University, Latvia

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering 2017, Riga Technical University, Latvia

Nationality: Latvian

In the group since: September 2019 – September 2023

ORCID: 0000-0002-5818-176X

Elija Grinhagena

Master in Chemistry 2018, University of Glasgow, Scotland

Nationality: Latvian

In the group: January 2019 – June 2023

ORCID: 0000-0001-5268-5660

Nina Declas

Master in Chemistry 2018, École Supérieure CPE, Lyon, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2016, École Supérieure CPE, Lyon, France

Nationality: French

In the group : September 2018 – April 2023

ORCID: 0000-0002-7285-4078

Éliott Le Du

Master in Biological and Molecular Chemistry 2018, EPFL, Switzerland

Master in Science of the Matter major Chemistry 2018, ENS Lyon, France

Bachelor in Science of the Matter major Chemistry 2015, ENS Lyon, France

Nationality: French

In the group: September 2018 – January 2023

ORCID: 0000-0002-1538-8787

Ashis Das

Master in Chemistry 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Bachelor in Chemistry 2015, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India

Nationality: Indian

In the group: October 2017- June 2022

ORCID: 0000-0002-1920-3209

Stephanie Amos

Master in Chemistry 2017, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2015, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France

Nationality: British

In the group: January 2018 – June 2022

ORCID: 0000-0002-8718-1048

Mingming Wang

Master in Organic Chemistry 2017, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China

Bachelor in Chemistry 2014, Yangzhou University, China

Nationality: Chinese

In the group: September 2017 – April 2022

ORCID: 0000-0003-3401-5633

Raphaël Simonet Davin

Master in Biological and Molecular Chemistry 2017, EPFL, Switzerland

Master in Science of the Matter major Chemistry 2017, ENS Lyon, France

Bachelor in Science of the Matter major Chemistry 2014, ENS Lyon, France

Nationality: French

In the group: October 2017 -April 2022

ORCID: 0000-0001-8075-1880

Guillaume Pisella

Master in Chemistry 2016, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2013, Paris-Sud University, France

Nationality: French

In the group: January 2017 – September 2021

ORCID: 0000-0003-0258-4874

Bastian Muriel

Master in Chemistry 2016, University of Bordeaux, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2014, University of Bordeaux, France

Nationality: French

In the group: February 2016 – December 2020

Marion Garreau

Master in Chemistry 2016, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2013, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

Nationality: French

In the group: October 2016 – November 2020

 Phillip Greenwood

Master in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry 2015, Imperial College

Nationality: British

In the group: October 2015 – January 2020

 Paola Caramenti

Master in Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2014, University of Milano, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: March 2015 – May 2019

Romain Tessier

Master in Chemistry 2014, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France

Nationality: French

In the group: September 2014 – January 2019

Franck Le Vaillant

Master in Chemistry 2013, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

Nationality: French

In the group since: November 2014- February 2019

Daniele Perrotta

Master in Organic Chemistry 2013, University of Bologna, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: January 2014 – April 2018

Lionel Schouwey

Master in Molecular and Biological Chemistry 2015, EPFL

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: May 2015 – November 2016

Ugo Orcel

Master in Chemistry 2012, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

Nationality: French

In the group: October 2012-November 2016

Sophie Racine

Master in Chemistry 2012, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: August 2012 – October 2016

Yifan Li

Master in Organic Chemistry and Bio-Active Molecules 2011, University of Lyon, France

Nationality: Chinese

In the group: January 2012 – March 2016

Victoria Vita

Master in Organic Chemistry 2011, University of Bologna, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: August 2011 – July 2015

Florian De Nanteuil

Master in Chemistry 2010, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier,  France

Nationality: French

In the group: September 2010 – June 2014

  Stefano Nicolai

Master in Chemistry 2007, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group: January 2009 – January 2013

  Jonathan P. Brand

Diplome Ingénieur Chimiste (M. S.) 2008, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier,  France

Nationality: French

In the group: September 2008 – June 2012

  Filippo De Simone

Diplome in chemistry and pharmaceutical technology 2007, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Italy  and University of Picardie ” Jules Vernes”, France

Nationality: Italian

In the group: January 2008 – January 2012

Davinia Fernández González

Master in Chemistry (2007, EPFL, Switzerland and University of Santiago of Compostella, Spain)

Nationality: Spanish

In the group: October 2007 – November 2011

Visiting PhD students

Liashuk Oleksandr

Master in Organic Chemistry, 2019, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University

Bachelor in Organic Chemistry, 2017, Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University

Nationality: Ukrainian

In the group: July 2022 – February 2023

ORCID: 0000-0002-2677-435X

Gergely Laszlo Tolnai

Master in Chemical Engineering 2008, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Nationality: Hungarian

In the group: January 2012 – December 2012

Master and internship students

 Antonin Homassel

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Master of Chemical Engineering in CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, France

Nationality: French

In the group since: March 2022 – July 2022

 Jonas Dechent

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Bachelor in Chemistry and Biochemistry 2019, LMU Munich, Germany

Nationality: German

In the group: October 2021 – April 2022

 Helena Solé Àvila

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Bachelor in Chemistry 2020, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

In the group : September 2021-January 2022

 Djaïd Maël

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Bachelor in Chemistry 2020, EPFL, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group : October 2021 – January 2022

Verity Barber

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Undergraduate from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Nationality: British

In the group: September 2016 – June 2017

Bence Hegedüs

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Bachelor in Chemical Engineering 2014, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Nationality: Hungarian

In the group: September 2015 – February 2016

Jérémy Vuilleumier

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Bachelor in Chemistry 2013, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: February 2014 – December 2014

Felipe Saenz

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Bachelor in Chemistry 2011,Ecole d’Ingénieurs et d’Architectes de Fribourg, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: February 2014 – December 2014

Joachim Loup

Bachelor in Chemistry 2011, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Nationality: Swiss

In the group: August 2012 – April 2013

  Peter Swallow

Chemistry Student, Imperial College London, GB

Nationality: English

In the group: January 2012 – May 2012

Stephanie Ganss

Chemistry Student, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Nationality: German

In the group: June 2010 – December 2010

Antti Neuvonen

Chemistry Student, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finnland

Nationality: Finnish

In the group: September 2010 – February 2011

Administrative assistant

  Ms. Judit Plattet

Nationality: Hungarian/Swiss

In the group: October 2007 – December 2012

Apprentices

Sofia Almeida

In the group:  January 2009 – December 2010

Clara Chevalley

In the group since: January 2011 – December 2011