People

Complete List of Group Addresses

Group Leader

 Prof. Jerome Waser

[email protected]

Postdoc 2007, Stanford University, USA, Prof. B. M. Trost

Ph.D. 2006, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Prof. Erick M. Carreira

Diploma in Chemistry 2001, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: October 2007

Biography

ORCID: 0000-0002-4570-914X


Administrative Assistant

Ms. Annick Delmonaco

[email protected]

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: March 2025


Permanent Scientist

Dr. Stefano Nicolai

[email protected]

Postdoc 2014-2015, Firmenich SA, Switzerland

Ph.D 2009, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, Prof. Jerome Waser

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

Bachelor in Chemistry 2005, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group since: December 2015

ORCID: 0000-0001-9959-8206


Postdoctoral Fellows

 

Dr. Adriana Faraone

[email protected]

PostDoc. 2023, ICIQ, Tarragona, Spain

PhD. 2018-2023, ICIQ Tarragona, Spain

Master in Chemistry 2018, University of Bologna, Italy

Bachelor in Chemistry 2016, University of Palermo, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group since: November 2023

ORCID: 0000-0001-8933-6165

@adriana_faraone

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Dr. Uttam Dhawa

[email protected]

PostDoc. 2022-2025, EPFL, Switzerland (Advisor: Prof. Xile Hu)

PostDoc. 2021-2022, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, USA

PhD. 2016-2021, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Master in Chemistry 2015, IIT Kanpur, India

Bachelor in Chemistry 2013, University of Calcutta, India

Nationality: Indian

In the group since: November 2025

ORCID: 0000-0003-1161-6700

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PhD Students

 
 

Yuji Kamei

[email protected]

Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2021, Hokkaido University, Japan

Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2019, Hokkaido University, Japan

Nationality: Japanese

In the group since: September 2021

@yujikamei

@yujikamei.bsky.social

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Alexandre Schöpfer

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2021, University of Basel, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry 2019, University of Basel, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: October2021

ORCID: 0000-0001-8051-0091

@aa_schoepfer

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Christine Marty

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2021, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France

Nationality: French

In the group since: January 2022

ORCID: 0009-0007-2423-6244

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Helena Solé Àvila

[email protected]

Master in Molecular and Biological Chemistry 2022, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry 2020, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Nationality: Spanish

In the group since: September 2022

ORCID: 0009-0009-9061-6688

@helsoleav

@helsoleav.bsky.social

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Najung Lee

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2023, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Bachelor in Chemistry 2023, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Nationality: South Korean

In the group since: July 2023

ORCID: 0009-0009-0735-1552

@najung_lee_

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Josh Wu 

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2023, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Bachelor in Chemistry 2023, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Nationality: Hong Kong

In the group since: September 2023

ORCID: 0009-0009-4787-8367

@josh_wwu

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Carlo Baldassari

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2021, University of Pisa, Italy

Bachelor in Chemistry 2021, University of Pisa, Italy

Nationality: Italian

In the group since: January 2024

ORCID: 0009-0008-1199-7113

@CarloBalda97

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Clément Tanguy

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2023, PSL University, Paris, France

Bachelor in Chemistry 2021, ENS Lyon, France

Nationality: French

In the group since: September 2024

ORCID: 0009-0007-9936-7150

@clment_tanguy

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Nina Aregger

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2022, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry 2020, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: October 2024

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Valentas Olikauskas

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2024, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Nationality: Lithuanian

In the group since: October 2024

LinkedIn

 
 

Lucie Orain

[email protected]

Master in Molecular and Biological Chemistry 2025, Specialization in Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry, 2023, EPFL, Switzerland

Nationality: French

In the group since: September 2025

LinkedIn

 
 

Daphne Lucidarme

[email protected]

Master in Chemistry 2024, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Bachelor in Chemistry 2022, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Nationality: Belgian

In the group since: September 2025

LinkedIn

 
 

Felix Goebel

[email protected]

Double Master in Chemistry 2025, École Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, Strasbourg, France / University of Stuttgart, Germany

Bachelor in Chemistry 2023, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Nationality: German

In the group since: October 2025

LinkedIn


Visiting PhD Students

Anissa Haim

[email protected]

PhD Student at the Grossmann Lab

Master in Chemistry 2022, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Bachelor in Chemistry 2020, Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Nationality: Dutch

In the group since: October 2025

ORCID: 0000-0003-1836-6396

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Master Students

Alex-Mihai Simionescu

[email protected]

Master student in Chemistry, RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands

Bachelor in Chemistry, 2023, RUG, Groningen, The Netherlands

Bachelor in Biology, 2019, “Babes-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Nationality: Romanian

In the group since: September 2025

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Alec Gagnebin

[email protected]

Master student in Molecular and Biological Chemistry, Specialization in Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry, 2023, EPFL, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: September 2025

 
 

Lilian Nathan Bourqui

[email protected]

Master student in Molecular and Biological Chemistry, Specialization in Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor in Chemistry, 2024, EPFL, Switzerland

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: September 2025

 
 

Gustav Westberg

[email protected]

Master student in Chemistry, Specialization in Chemical Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden

Bachelor in Chemistry, 2024, Uppsala University, Sweden

Nationality: Swedish

In the group since: November 2025


Apprentices

Carolin Nathalie Veras Rodriguez

[email protected]

Nationality: Swiss

In the group since: April 2025