Group members (Nov. 2023)
Principal Investigator
Background
B.Sc. in Physics (2006 – 2009, Jacobs University Bremen)
Ph.D. in Physics with Prof. J.P. Marangos (2009 – 2013, Imperial College London)
Postdoc with Prof. M. Chergui (2015 – 2022, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
About
Favorite lab kit: Femtosecond laser (of course)
Favorite food: Falafel
Contact
Office: PC 4.02
Telephone: +41 (0) 61 207 3847
Email: malte.oppermann@clutterunibas.ch
PhD Students
Background
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2014 – 2017, University of Zürich)
M.Sc. in Molecular and Biological Chemistry (2018 – 2020, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Projects
Photochemistry of DNA, circularly polarized luminescence from chiral metal complexes
About
Favorite lab kit: Micropipettes and irises
Favorite snack: Rice waffles and Rüebli
Contact
Office: PC 4.06
Telephone: +41 (0) 61 207 5713
Email: li.mueller@clutterunibas.ch
Background
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2017 – 2020, University of Groningen)
M.Sc. in Nanoscience (2020 – 2022, University of Groningen)
Projects
Structural dynamics of chiral photoswitches
About
Favorite lab kit: Polarizers
Favorite snack: Chocolate
Contact
Office: PC 4.06
Telephone: +41 (0) 61 207 5713
Email: pieter.brongers@clutterunibas.ch
Background
B.Sc. in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (2018 – 2021, University of Bern)
M.Sc. in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences (2021 – 2023, University of Bern)
Projects
Stereocontrolled charge-carriers dynamics in chiral metal nanoparticles
About
Favorite lab kit: IR viewer
Favorite food: Cheese (all of them)
Contact
Office: PC 4.06
Telephone: +41 (0) 61 207 5713
Email: t.blandenier@clutterunibas.ch
MSc Students
Background
B.Sc. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2019 – 2022, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
M.Sc. in Molecular and Biological Chemistry (2022 – 2024, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Projects
Photodynamics of platina[n]helicenes
About
Favorite lab kit: 1.0 mm quartz cuvettes
Favorite food: "Pulpo al Olivo" (octopus with olive oil)
Contact
Office: PC 4.06
Telephone: +41 (0) 61 207 5713
Email: jose.merkelj@clutterunibas.ch
Former Members
PhD Students
Benjamin Bauer (2016 – 2021, co-supervised with Prof. Chergui)
MSc Students
José Antonio Merkelj (2023 – 2024)
Livia Müller (2019 – 2020)
Ianina Kosse (2018 – 2019)
François Freymond (2017 – 2018)
Muhammad Asif (2016)