Final Degree Theses
Here you will find research topics currently available for Bachelor, Master, and PhD students as well as Postdoctoral fellows.
Alumni
PhD Theses
| 55. | Yali Yang, 2025 Monodisperse Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Nanostructured Composites: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications in Electrocatalysis and Energy Storage |
| 54. | Felix Kracht, 2025 Carbon Dioxide Insertion into Light Metal Pyrazolates |
| 53. | Theresa Rieser, 2024 Terminal Rare-Earth-Metal Imides and Phosphinidenes |
| 52. | Jakob Lebon, 2024 Metallacycles Emerging from Rare-Earth-Metal Pentadienyl Complexes |
| 51. | Eric Moinet, 2023 Lanthanide Tetraisobutylaluminate Complexes: Structures, Single-Component Catalysts, and Isoprene Polymerization |
| 50. | Andrea Sonström, 2023 Molecular and Surface Catecholate Complexes of Titanium(IV) |
| 49. | Markus Katzenmayer, 2023 Aspects of Divalent Rare-Earth-Metal Alkyl and Amide Chemistry |
| 48. | Alexandros Mortis, 2023 Rare-Earth-Metal Alkyl Complexes Supported by Neutral Ligands |
| 47. | Tassilo Berger, 2022 Elucidation of Imamoto’s Organocerium Reagent |
| 46. | Georgios Spiridopoulos, 2022 Reactions with Gallium Methylene |
| 45. | Dennis A. Buschmann, 2022 Nanoscale Organorare-Earth-Metal Clusters |
| 44. | Simon P. O. Trzmiel, 2022 Group 6 Metal Complexes in Olefination Reactions |
| 43. | Lars Hirneise, 2021 Cerium Cyclopentadienyl Chemistry |
| 42. | Martin Bonath, 2021 C–H-Bond Activation by Rare-Earth-Metallocene Compounds |
| 41. | Uwe Bayer, 2020 Cerium Complexes for para-Quinone and Carbon Dioxide Activation |
| 40. | Lorenz Bock, 2020 Nanostructured Catalysts Based on Mesoporous Silica |
| 39. | Verena M. Birkelbach, 2019 Rare-Earth-Metal Alkylidene Chemistry |
| 38. | Dominic Diether, 2019 Rare-Earth-Metal Alkyl Complexes in Isoprene Polymerization |
| 37. | Christoph O. Hollfelder, 2019 Polymerization Catalysis of Rare-Earth Metal Alkylaluminates and Dialkyls – A Systematic Study |
| 36. | Benjamin M. Wolf, 2018 Alkyl Compounds as Precursors for Alkaline- and Rare-Earth-Metal Imides |
| 35. | Christoph Stuhl, 2018 Neutral Scorpionate Ligands in Organomagnesium Chemistry |
| 34. | Renita Thim, 2018 Aspects of Rare-Earth Metal Imide Chemistry |
| 33. | Leilei Luo, 2018 Monodisperse Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization, and Application |
| 32. | Jochen Friedrich, 2018 Aspects of Ceric Alkoxide and Siloxide Chemistry |
| 31. | Tatiana M. Spallek, 2017 Rare-Earth-Metal Alkylamides |
| 30. | David Schneider, 2017 Metalorganic Chemistry of Tetravalent Cerium |
| 29. | André M. Bienfait, 2016 Aspects of Organolanthanide Redox Chemistry |
| 28. | Andreas Krenzer, 2016 Diethylamide and Tetraethylaluminate Chemistry of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 27. | Dorothea Schädle, 2015 Rare-Earth Metal Imide Complexes |
| 26. | Ning Yuan, 2015 Photoluminescent Mesoporous Silica Hybrid Materials |
| 25. | Lars N. Jende, 2015 Donor-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Ligands in Rare-Earth Metal-Based Isoprene Polymerization |
| 24. | Nicole Dettenrieder, 2014 Reactivity of Boryllithium toward Metal Alkyls and Methylated Benzenes |
| 23. | Sonja König, 2014 Silylamide Complexes of the 3d-Transition Metals and Gallium as Precursors for Surface Organometallic Chemistry |
| 22. | Hjørdis Skår, 2014 [Co-supervised by Prof. J. G. Seland] Relaxivity of Gadolinium-Grafted Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 21. | Christoph Schädle, 2013 Aluminium Hydrides in Organolanthanide Chemistry |
| 20. | Alan R. Crozier, 2012 Tetravalent Cerium Complexes |
| 19. | Olaf Michel, 2011 Aspects of Alkaline-Earth Metal Alkyl Chemistry |
| 18. | Thomas Deschner, 2011 Surface Silylation and Metalation of Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 17. | Rannveig Litlabø, 2010 Rare-Earth Metal Alkylaluminates Supported by N-Donor Ancillary Ligands |
| 16. | Christian Meermann, 2008 Rare-Earth Metal Amides |
| 15. | Melanie Zimmermann, 2007 Rare-Earth Metal Alkyls |
| 14. | Malaika Schnitzlbaumer, 2006 Rare-Earth Metal Alkoxides on Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 13. | Clemens Zapilko, 2006 Periodic Mesoporous Silica: Multi-Functionalization and Size-Selective Catalysis |
| 12. | Hans Martin Dietrich, 2006 Rare-Earth Metal Methyls |
| 11. | Yucang Liang, 2005 Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica: Synthesis, Characterization, and Surface Functionalization |
| 10. | Andreas Fischbach, 2003 Lanthanide-Based Ziegler-Type Catalysts |
| 9. | Frank Estler, 2003 Postmetallocene Complexes the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 8. | Iris Sabine Nagl, 2001 Divalent Samarium on Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 7. | Michael Gerhard Klimpel, 2001 Lanthanide Alkylaluminate Complexes |
| 6. | Markus Widenmeyer, 2001 Periodic Mesoporous Silica: Synthesis and Surface Functionalization |
| 5. | Hans Wilhelm Görlitzer, 2000 Amide-Derived N-Donor Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals: Alternative Ancillary Ligands of Relevance for Catalysis |
| 4. | Gisela Gerstberger, 1999 Molecular and Immobilized Rare-Earth Metal Silylamide Complexes |
| 3. | Jörg Eppinger, 1999 Ansa-Metallocene Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications |
| 2. | Oliver Runte, 1997 [Co-Supervisor] Bis(dimethylsilyl)amido Compelxes of the Rare-Earth Metals as Synthetic Building Units for Catalyst Precursors |
| 1. | Florian Camillo Munck, 1996 [Co-Supervisor] Lanthanide Complexes: Molecular Precursors for Vapor Phase Deposition and Catalytic Processes |
Diploma and Master Theses
| 58. | Sylvia Zeiner, 2025 Halfsandwich-Scandium Methylidenes |
| 57. | Jonas Reuter, 2025 Synthesis of Yttrium Phosphinidenes |
| 56. | Berfin-Krizantem Özer, 2025 Azacrown-supported Rare-Earth-Metal Complexes for CO2-Insertion |
| 55. | Natascha Roth, 2024 Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Complexes of Titanium(IV) |
| 54. | Lukas Jenner, 2024 Reactivity of Divalent Rare-Earth-Metal Ethylaluminates toward Halides and Amines |
| 53. | Paul Preisenberger, 2024 Synthesis of Discrete Group 2 Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Complexes |
| 52. | Anne Stoppel, 2023 Synthesis of Tp-Coordinated Divalent Ytterbium Phosphides |
| 51. | Hannah Wittmann, 2023 Titanium-Grafted Mesoporous silica |
| 50. | Philipp Wetzel, 2023 Lanthanum and Yttrium Tetramethylgallates as Precatalysts in Isoprene Polymerization |
| 49. | Jannik Barth, 2022 Synthesis and Reactivity of Tungsten-Oxyhalogenides |
| 48. | Simon Matt, 2022 Cerocene Aluminate Complexes: Synthesis and Reactivity |
| 47. | Jonas Riedmaier, 2021 Cerium Triazolate and Tetrazolate Chemistry |
| 46. | Adrian Jenner, 2021 Reactivity of Cerium Quinolates toward Carbon Dioxide |
| 45. | Gernot Zug, 2021 Half-Sandwich Dichlorido Scandium Chemistry |
| 44. | Tassilo Berger, 2019 Studies on Rare-Earth-Metal Tetramethylaluminate Complexes |
| 43. | Denis Christoph Burghardt, 2019 Neodymium-Promoted Isoprene Polymerization |
| 42. | Felix Kracht, 2019 New Tris(pyrazolyl)ethane Magnesium Complexes |
| 41. | Jakob Pablo Le Bon, 2019 Rare-Earth Metal Aluminabenzene Chemistry |
| 40. | Eric Moinet, 2019 Samarium-Promoted Isoprene Polymerization |
| 39. | Theresa E. Rieser, 2019 Rare-Earth-Metal Imide Chemistry |
| 38. | Lars Kuckuk, 2018 Synthesis and Electrochemical Behavior of Tris(Cyclopentadienyl) Cerium(IV) Alkoxides and Siloxides |
| 37. | Georgios Spiridopoulos, 2018 C-H Bond Activation by Rare-Earth Metallocene Complexes |
| 36. | Markus Katzenmayer, 2018 Synthesis Strategies for Rare-Earth Metal Dialkyl Compounds LnR2 |
| 35. | Simon Trzmiel, 2018 Synthesis of a Chromium(III)-µ3-Methylidyne-Complex and Chromium(II)-Siloxides |
| 34. | Alexandros Mortis, 2018 Synthesis of yttrium tris(neosilyl) complexes for surface grafting onto mesoporous silica |
| 33. | Dennis A. Buschmann, 2018 Synthesis and Characterization of Halogenido-Bridged, Salt-Like Rare-Earth Metal Clusters |
| 32. | Uwe Bayer, 2017 Cerium Quinone Redox Chemistry |
| 31. | Dominic Diether, 2015 Yttrium Fluorenyl and Indenyl Tetramethylaluminates |
| 30. | Benjamin Wolf, 2015 Alkyl-Amide Complexes of Magnesium as Precursors for Monomeric Imides |
| 29. | Christoph Stuhl, 2014 New Scorpionate Ligands for the Synthesis of Magnesium Alkyl Compounds |
| 28. | Martin Bonath, 2014 Mixed Organoaluminum Compounds for the Synthesis of Rare-Earth Metal Aluminate Complexes |
| 27. | Renita Thim, 2014 Tris(pyrazoyl)borate Silylamide Rare-Earth Metal Complexes |
| 26. | Damir Barisic, 2014 Rare-Earth Metal Pentadienyl Tetramethylaluminates |
| 25. | Andrea Sonström, 2014 Synthesis of Titanium(IV) Catecholate Complexes |
| 24. | Andreas Krenzer, 2013 Homoleptic Rare-Earth Metal Tetraethylaluminate Complexes |
| 23. | David Schneider, 2014 New Selenium Nitrogen Compounds and their Usage in Solution-Based CIGS Depositions |
| 22. | Lena Stoll, 2012 Reactivity of Magnesium Tetraalkylaluminates |
| 21. | Tatiana Spallek, 2011 Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Applications of Immobilized Metal Silylamides |
| 20. | Sonja König, 2009 Manganese, Chromium, and Cobalt Surface-Functionalized Cubic Mesoporous Silica KIT-6 and MCM-48 |
| 19. | Dorothea Rauschmaier, 2009 Reactivity of Rare Earth Metal Methyls toward Bulky Amines |
| 18. | Nicole Dettenrieder, 2009 Reactivity of Rare-Earth Metal Alkyls toward Large Pore Mesoporous Silica MCM-41 |
| 17. | Christoph Schädle, 2009 Phenyl(trimethylsilyl)amide Complexes of the Lanthanides |
| 16. | André Bienfait, 2009 Cobalt/Rare-Earth Metal Multilayer-Grafted Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 15. | Bjørn-Tore Lønstad, 2008 Synthesis and Functionalization of Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 14. | Hjørdis Skår, 2008 Gadolinium-functionalized Periodic Mesoporous Silica for Magnetic Resonace Imaging |
| 13. | Hanne-Marthe Sommerfeldt, 2008 Lanthanide(II)-Aluminum(III) Organometallics |
| 12. | Marcus Schrems, 2005 Organoaluminumlanthanide Compounds |
| 11. | Till Diesing, 2005 Haflanthanidocene Complexes: Synthesis, Surface Grafting, and Catalytic Applications |
| 10. | Christian Meermann, 2004 Scandium SALEN Complexes |
| 9. | Melanie Zimmermann, 2003 Donor-Functionalized Diamido Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 8. | Clemens Zapilko, 2003 Immobilization of Magnesium Silylamido Complexes on Periodic Mesoporous Silica |
| 7. | Hans Martin Dietrich, 2002 Halfsandwich Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 6. | Frank Estler, 2000 Synthesis and Characterization of Calix[4]arene Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 5. | Iris Sabine Nagl, 1999 Synthesis and Immobilization of Divalent Samarium Silylamido Complexes |
| 4. | Michael Gerhard Klimpel, 1999 New Amide Precursors for Rare-Earth Metallocene Complexes |
| 3. | Hans Wilhelm Görlitzer, 1997 Sulfonamido Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 2. | Jörg Eppinger, 1996 [Co-Supervisor] Ansa-Metallocene Complexes of the Rare-Earth Metals |
| 1. | Florian Camillo Munck, 1993 [Co-Supervisor] Rare-Earth Metal Complexes with New Ligands: Synthetic and Structural Features |
Bachelor Theses
| 35. | Lara Hoffmann | 8/2025 | Nanochemistry |
| 34. | Sophie Sauter | 8/2025 | Chemistry |
| 33. | Leo Dahlke | 7/2025 | Chemistry |
| 32. | Malte Börger | 7/2025 | Chemistry |
| 31. | Nguyen H. P. Pham | 6/2025 | Chemistry |
| 30. | Amelie Sauter | 3/2025 | Chemistry |
| 29. | Daniel Färber | 8/2024 | Chemistry |
| 28. | Niels Knecht | 7/2024 | Chemistry |
| 27. | Maik Schillinger | 1/2024 | Chemistry |
| 26. | Yuying Liu | 7/2023 | Chemistry |
| 25. | Marie Seidler | 1/2023 | Chemistry |
| 24. | Philipp Wetzel | 12/2020 | Chemistry |
| 23. | Marco Huber | 10/2020 | Nanochemistry |
| 22. | Lion Schumacher | 10/2020 | Nanochemistry |
| 21. | Julia J. Ketterer | 11/2019 | Chemistry |
| 20. | Jan Beitlberger | 9/2019 | Nanochemistry |
| 19. | Lukas Ude | 7/2019 | Chemistry |
| 18. | Benjamin Weber | 6/2019 | Chemistry |
| 17. | Marc J. Klein | 4/2019 | Chemistry |
| 16. | Jonathan D. Oettinger | 3/2019 | Nanochemistry |
| 15. | Ümmünur Dedeeli | 10/2018 | Chemistry |
| 14. | Gernot T. L. Zug | 4/2018 | Chemistry |
| 13. | Patrick Moritz | 10/2017 | Chemistry |
| 12. | Tassilo Berger | 10/2017 | Chemistry |
| 11. | Xuan Tran Vi Le | 10/2017 | Nanochemistry |
| 10. | Franziska Kern | 8/2017 | Nanochemistry |
| 9. | Lena Merten | 8/2016 | Nanochemistry |
| 8. | Florian Fetzer | 4/2016 | Nanochemistry |
| 7. | Resul Akyüz | 2/2016 | Nanochemistry |
| 6. | Abdulsamet Özay | 1/2016 | Nanochemistry |
| 5. | Dennis A. Buschmann | 11/2015 | Nanochemistry |
| 4. | Konstantin Tyulyunov | 9/2015 | Nanochemistry |
| 3. | Esra Yolcu | 9/2014 | Nanochemistry |
| 2. | Julian Saur | 9/2013 | Biochemistry |
| 1. | Oliver Hess | 7/2013 | Chemistry |