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.
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.
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.
Fabian Hugel
Student Assistant
Fabian is currently in his undergraduate studies at the University of Bayreuth. In his free time, he enjoys swimming and thrifting.
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.