Lebenslauf - Dr. Osama El-Sepelgy

Akademische Ausbildung

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 

Beruf

seit 2021 Independent group leader in Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V. (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.