Curriculum Vitae - Dr. Thomas Werner

Academic Education

1995 - 2001

Study of chemistry at the Technical University Berlin and Northumbria University at Newcatstle, GB. Diploma thesis at the Technical University Berlin with PD Dr. Jens Christoffers, Topic: “Synthesis of helical Titanocenes”

2001 - 2004

PhD student at the University Stuttgart with Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers, Topic: Cerium-catalyzed Functionalization of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Molecular Oxygen”

2005 - 2006

Postdoc at the Imperial College London with Prof. A. G. M. Barrett, Topic: "Novel Strategy for the Total Synthesis of the Macrocyclic Natural Product 15G256β"

since 2008 Junior research group leader at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock

Employment

 

2001 - 2004

Assistant at University Stuttgart

2006 - 2007

Research scientist in the Coatings & Colorants unit of Evonik Degussa

since 2008 Junior research group leader at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock

  Awards and Fellowships

1997 - 1998          Sokrates/Erasmus-Mobility Fellowship
1999 Klaus-Koch-Fellowship of the Technical<UniversityBerlin
2005 Research fellowship for scientists of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
since 2010 The group is founded by the Federel Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the founding initiative "Technologies for Sustainability and Climate Protection – Chemical Processes and Use of CO2