Alumni
Postdoctoral researchers
PhD researchers
Dr. Jonas De Breuck
Thesis title: Amino-acid-derived, pH-responsive polyelectrolytes
Defense: 14.07.2026
International visitors
2026
Mark-Jefferson Boyetey (QUT Brisbane): Visiting PhD student from the group of Dr Nathan Boase as part of the Bavaria-Queensland Alliance
Sem Jansen (Hogeschool Rotterdam): Internship on the development of polyelectrolyte property predictions
Bachelor and Master thesis students
2025
Elisa-Maria Bachinger (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on microneedle development
Maria Müller (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes
Johannes Zenkel (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on the synthesis of zwitterionic nanoparticles
2024
Natascha Herzog (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on protein interactions of polyzwitterions
Jiaxin Hu (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Master thesis on the importance of charge distribution for the properties of polyelectrolytes
Lena Rother (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis and student assistant on the development of anionic copolymers with tailored hydrophilicity and charge distribution
Katja Schumann (B.Sc. Chemistry student): Bachelor thesis and student assistant on the development of thermoresponsive poly-2-oxazolines and poly-2-oxazines
2023
M. Alexander Methfessel (B.Sc. Chemistry/teaching student): Bachelor thesis on the Development of zwitterionic (co)polymers from amino acids
Internships and student assistants
2026
Christian Jahns (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant and internship working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes
Katja Schumann (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of poly-2-oxazolines
2025
Christian Jahns (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant and internship working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes
Matthias Schmidt (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student internship on cationic poly(2-oxazoline)s
Lena Rother (M.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology student): Student assistant working on the characterisation of polycations
Simon Bäumer (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student internship working on polymeric additives
Elisa-Maria Bachinger (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis and characterisation of polymeric additives
Christian Jahns (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant and internship working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes
Samuel Mertlbauer (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of poly-2-oxazolines and internship working on polymeric additives
Katja Schumann (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of poly-2-oxazolines
2024
Max Künzel (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Research project on the synthesis and characterisation of amphiphilic polyzwitterions
Bianca Zitzmann (M.Sc. Natural Products & Drug chemistry student): Research project on the development and properties of amino-acid-derived polyzwitterions
2023
Jan-Luca von Oepen (M.Sc. Polymer science student): Research project on the synthesis of dual-responsive core cross-linked micelles
Jessica Häfele (M.Sc. Polymer science student): Research project on the synthesis and characterisation of zwitterionic polymers via post-polymerisation modifications
Natascha Herzog (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyanions
Katja Schumann (B.Sc. Chemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of glutamate-derived polymers