Dr. Christian Däschlein

Leading Evonik’s New Growth Area Anion Exchange Membrane, with end-to-end responsibility for the company’s novel anion exchange membrane DURAION. Responsibilities include strategy, financing, R&D, applied technology, quality control, scale-up, pilot production, customer engagement, intellectual property, public funding, and academic collaborations.

Built and led Evonik’s New Growth Area Hydrogen Economy focusing on business incubation of innovative specialty chemicals, additives and materials for a hydrogen economy, particularly Evonik’s novel anion exchange membrane DURAION. Responsibilities include strategy, financing, R&D, applied technology, quality control, scale-up, pilot production, customer engagement, intellectual property, public funding, and academic collaborations.

Strategic development of the innovation portfolio and identification of emerging market- and technology trends in a cross-segment environment, focusing on novel specialty chemicals, additives and materials for energy management, energy storage and energy conversion. Key areas included sustainability, reduction of energy consumption (e.g. CreCOPlus), thermal management, hydrogen economy, P-2-X and automotive applications.

Business development and project management for novel, silane-based specialty chemicals, particularly Evonik Creavis’ Liquid Silicon for photovoltaic, display and semiconductor applications.

Project management and development of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) pads, post-CMP cleaning solutions and CMP slurries. Development of inks and coatings for silver nanowire-based transparent electrodes.

Development and scale-up of polystyrene- and thermoplastic polyurethane-based foams for lightweight, insulation, packaging, and consumer applications, including Infinergy, Neopor, Styrodur C, Styropor. Key member of the development and market introduction team for Infinergy. Project management and development of brominated and halogen free flame retardants for polystyrene-based foams, as well as silica-aerogel composites for high-performance insulation.

Forschung und Entwicklung: Metallorganische Chemie, Übergangsmetallchemie, Katalyse; Thema der Arbeit: Metal-organic catalysts for small molecule activation and their synthetic applications

Anorganische Chemie, Hauptgruppenchemie, Molekülchemie; Thema der Dissertation: Siliciumorganische Verbindungen – Von der gezielten Synthese stereochemisch reiner Silane zur selektiven Spaltung der Si–O–Si-Einheit in Disiloxanen (https://eldorado.tu-dortmund.de/handle/2003/26427)

Anorganische Chemie, Hauptgruppenchemie, Molekülchemie; Thema der Dissertation: Siliciumorganische Verbindungen – Von der gezielten Synthese stereochemisch reiner Silane zur selektiven Spaltung der Si–O–Si-Einheit in Disiloxanen

Hauptgruppenchemie, Molekülchemie

Exhaust measurements on Heavy-Duty-Diesel Trucks at the weight station in Dumont, Colorado

Anorganische, Organische und Physikalische Chemie; Thema der Diplomarbeit: Enantiomerenreine Silicium-Chirale und Ligand-Chirale Lithiosilane: Synthese, Struktur und Reaktivität