Team
Alexander JC Kuehne
Prof. Dr. - Institute Director
I studied Chemistry at the University of Cologne and University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, before conducting an International PhD (Strathclyde/Cologne) under the supervision of Richard Pethrick and Bernd Tieke. After postdocs in the groups of Klaus Meerholz (Cologne) and Dave Weitz (Harvard, USA) I became a junior research group leader at DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Aachen. After my habilitation at RWTH Aachen with Martin Möller as a mentor, I was appointed full professor at Ulm University, where I teach and conduct research in the fields of organic and macromolecular chemistry.
Ulrich Ziener
Prof. Dr. - Vice Director
After studying and doing a doctorate in chemistry in Tübingen, I decided to do a postdoc at the MPI for Polymer Research in Mainz, followed by a postdoc with Jean-Marie Lehn in Strasbourg, France. The decision to pursue a scientific career was made after a two-year stay at the Institute for New Materials in Saarbrücken, after which I moved to Ulm University as a group leader. In 2008 I completed my habilitation and became a professor (apl) in 2012. I teach macromolecular chemistry and do research in the fields of supramolecular chemistry and self-organization.
Christine Munz
Secretary
I have been a public official at Ulm University since 1992, initially working in various departments
at the university hospital. In 2004, I switched to the Institute of Organic Chemistry III. In my
position as secretary, I am responsible for all administrative and organisational tasks that arise.
Magdalene Zimmermann
Technician
I am a chemistry technician and enjoy chemical synthesis.
I am an expert in size exclusion chromatography (GPC).
Markus Lamla
Dr. rer. nat. - Technician
After finishing my PhD thesis, in which I investigated the inhibition of the replication of mutated mtDNA under the supervision of Hartmut Seliger, I started working in the Institute of Organic Chemistry III in 2012.
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I am an expert in mass spectrometry and cell culture experiments.
Günther Weber
Technician
I am a technician trained in high frequency technology as well as is chemistry.
I am an expert in vacuum and intergas technology and thermal analysis of polymeric materials (TGA, DSC).
Mona Arnold
Postdoc
Designing stable trityl radicals for highly efficient doublet emission was the subject of my master thesis. While the focus is on experimental work in the organic laboratory, I like to complement my studies with theoretical DFT calculations. In my PhD work, I continue to investigate new materials with fascinating properties. Tuning the fluorescence of doublet emitters is again a combined experimental and theoretical study.
Andreas Schelhorn
MSc. - Doctoral student
During my master's degree at the University of Ulm, I worked on the synthesis and characterization of blue light emitting materials for efficient organic light emitting diodes (OLED's). This theoretical and practical background inspired me and my passion towards science to do a PhD. My project builds on the synthesis of tailored azaadamantane-containing polymers as nucleation templates in diamond anvil cells to produce fluorescent nanodiamonds.
Philipp Schuster
MSc. - Doctoral student
I received my bachelor's and master's degrees in Ulm and since the end of 2019, I am working on my PhD thesis on polymer batteries. The goal is to develop a fully biodegradable polymer battery based on imidazoles.
Philipp Welscher
MSc. - Doctoral student
I joined the KuehneLab in 2020 during my masters's studies at Ulm University. During my PhD studies nowadays, I work on the design, synthesis and characterization of highly emissive TADF materials and their implementation into organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Larissa Schöneburg
MSc. - Doctoral student
The interaction between circularly polarized light and stable (di)radicals is a fascinating new area that opens up future applications in quantum communication and sensing. I intend to pursue this area further after completing my master's thesis at the Kuehne Lab.
Sarah Spiewok
MSc. - Doctoral student
After I completed my bachelor´s degree in biochemistry, I continued my master in chemistry at Ulm University. I joined the KuehneLab for my master thesis where I´m currently working on the synthesis of prodrugs and polymer nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
Bernhard Putz
MSc.- Doctoral Student
After my master thesis at Henkel in Düsseldorf, I rejoined the group for my PhD, which I remembered well from my bachelor thesis. Now I am working on the design, synthesis and characterization of oligopyridine and oligothiophene-based materials for optical (TADF for OLEDs) and quantum applications (quantum sensing and computing). A particular focus is set on the modularity of the synthesis building blocks and the possibility of self-assembly.
Anika Lebzelter
BSc. - Master Student
Inspired by my chemistry teacher, I was encouraged enough to follow my enthusiasm for chemistry and began studying at Ulm University in 2020. After completing my bachelor's degree, where I focused on synthesizing a nanohoop as a chiral catalyst, I joined the Kühne group. Since 2024, my research has centered on developing stable and emissive di- and triradicals based on TTM.
This could be you!
BSc. - MSc. - PhD - Postdoc
Let us know if you are looking for a lab to do your BSc, research internhip, MSc, PhD, or postdoc in organic synthesis, polymer research, organic and polymeric materials... in Ulm in a lively and active research group!
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Alumni
Dr. Naveed Anwar (went to postdoc at Uni Kiel)
Dr. Dennis Go (went to Boss)
Dr. Sibel Ciftci (went to Beiersdorf)
Dr. Tatjana Repenko (became patent attorney at f&e patent)
Dr. Annabel Mikosch (went to OxfordPV)
Ann-Kathrin Steppert (went to Labor LS)
Dr. Alexander Jans (went to postdoc at Uniklinik RWTH Aachen)
Dr. Felicitas Jansen (postdoc at Bayer)
Sven Hartmann (went to PwC)
Dr. Jiaying Han (postdoc in China)
Dr. Bastian Hähnle (went to Beiersdorf)
Dr. Lennart Schleper (went to Altana)
Dr. Andreas Hoffmann (went to Kuraray Europe)
Dr. Lisa Chen (went to Evonik)
Michael Usselmann (went to Zeiss)
Dr. Felix Goll (went to Schlötter)