Principal Investigator

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Principal Investigator

Prof. Dr. Malte Oppermann

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)

CV

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

LM

PhD student since Sept. 2022

Livia Müller

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

PB

PhD student since Sept. 2023

Pieter Brongers

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

TB

PhD student since Oct. 2023

Tristan Blandenier

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

Photophysical investigation of chiral gold nanoclusters

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

JM

MSc student since Sept. 2023

José Antonio Merkelj

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

Livia Müller (2019 – 2020)
Ianina Kosse (2018 – 2019)
François Freymond (2017 – 2018)
Muhammad Asif (2016)