Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Osama El-Sepelgy

Academic Education
2010-2014	PhD in Chemistry with honours, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Supervisor: Prof. Jacek Mlynarski. “Biomimetic synthesis of ulosonic acids”
10/2012-9/2013	Visiting student in the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leipzig University, Germany. Supervisor: Prof. Christoph Schneider. “The discovery of Brønsted acid catalysed generation and asymmetric transformation of o-quinone methides”
2007-2009	Master of science (M.Sc.) in Organic Chemistry. Mansoura university, Damietta, Egypt
2005-2006	Military service (First lieutenant, Egyptian Military)
2001-2004	Bachelor of science (B.Sc.) in chemistry with honours (83.99%, first place). Mansoura university, Damietta, Egypt
Profession
since 2021	Independent group leader in Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT)
2020	Visiting scientist in the Institute of Biotechnology, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen. “Exploration of new research directions in the interface between molecular chemistry and biology”
2017-2019	Subgroup leader in the Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen. “Development of iron and manganese catalysis for sustainable (de)hydrogenation reactions”
8/2014-2016	Post-doc in the Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen. Supervisor: Prof. Magnus Rueping. “Merger of base metal catalysis and biocatalysis”
2007-2009	Research assistant (Tenure-track to full Professor), Mansoura University, Damietta, Egypt. Declined in 2010