Team
Dr. Alex Plajer
Group Leader
Alex spends his time at the lab juggling between administrative tasks, teaching and research. When he is not thinking about chemistry, Alex likes to be at the gym.
Debsena Chakraborty
Postdoc
debsena.chakraborty@uni-bayreuth.de
Debsena did his PhD at the Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore, India. His PhD thesis was on "Water-Soluble Interlocked and Non-Interlocked Architectures for Applications in Chemical Reactions and Molecular Separation" under the guidance of Prof. P.S.Mukerjee. He works on Transition metal containing polymers in our group. In his free time, he likes to explore, cook and watch anime or football.
Cesare Gallizioli
PhD Student
cesare.gallizioli@uni-bayreuth.de
Cesare did his studies at the university of Pavia, in the north of Italy, where he got his master’s degree in organic chemistry with a thesis on “supramolecular cages for CO2 absorption” under the supervision of Prof. V. Amendola. His topic is manufacturing polymers containing main group elements. In his free time he enjoys photography, operas, D&D and illeism.
Bhargav R M
PhD Student
bhargavrampura@uni-bayreuth.de
Bhargav did his BS-MS at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Thiruvananthapuram, India. His master's thesis was on "zinc hydride compounds for catalytic activation of unsaturated molecules" under the guidance of Dr. Ajay Venugopal. He works on phosphorus containing polymers in our group. In his free time, he likes to explore new places, hike and watch cricket.
Christoph Fornacon-Wood
PhD Student
christophfwood@uni-bayreuth.de
Christoph completed his BSc. at the University of Sheffield before going to the Freie Universität Berlin for his MSc. degree. He carried out his master's thesis in the AG Plajer working on epoxide/heteroallene ROCOP and is now doing his PhD in the group working on fluorinated hetero-atom containing polymers. In his spare time he enjoys going to see live music, reading and watching football.
Malte Cornelsen
PhD Student
malte.cornelsen@uni-bayreuth.de
Malte completed his Bachelor and Master at the LMU in Munich. In his Master’s thesis he worked on the synthesis and characterization of fluorinated oxetanes and their polymerization under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Konstantin Karaghiosoff. In the AG Plajer he is doing his PhD on sulfur substituted, thermal conductive polymers. In his free time he likes hiking and organizing events.
Niracha Tangyen
PhD Student (visiting from VISTEC, Thailand)
Niracha got her bachelor's degree from Kasetsart University in Thailand. She is currently studying for her PhD at the Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) under the supervision of Dr. Valerio D'Elia focusing on olefin metathesis reactions. In the AG Plajer, she is working on polymerisations using monomers derived from metathesis reactions. In her free time, she enjoys spending time watching movies and series, and traveling.
Jutta Failner
Technical Staff
Merlin Stühler
Student Assistant
Merlin grew up in Berlin Lichterfelde, where he went to school and graduated from high school. He then studied chemistry for his bachelor's degree and started working as a student assistant at AG Plajer, where he also wrote his bachelor's thesis on epoxide/anhydride/CO2 ring-opening terpolymerization catalysis. He is currently studying for his master's degree. In his remaining time, he enjoys spending time with his girlfriend and daughter and playing music with his brother.
Treven Ramasawmy
Student Assistant
treven.ramasawmy@uni-bayreuth.de
Treven is currently in his undergraduate studies at the University of Bayreuth. In his free time he likes to do boxing and play the guitar.
Paula Pechtold
Student Assistant
paula.pechtold@uni-bayreuth.de
Paula is currently studying for her bachelor's degree in chemistry. In her free time, she enjoys playing table tennis, reading and knitting.
Tobias Beyhl
Bachelor Student
Tobias is currently doing his bachelor studies in Polymer- & Kolloidchemie here in Bayreuth. In his free time he enjoys playing chess, reading and playing videogames.