Dr. Leonard Dick

PhD candidate at the Clausius Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry in Prof. Dr. Kirchner’s research group with the focus on Molecular Dynamics studies. Thesis title: Sustainable Nanoscience: Modeling Liquids in Confinement and Nanoplastics Research focus: - Studying the dynamic and static properties of liquids at interfaces and confined in nanoporous materials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, porous carbons, MOFs). - Developing novel approaches to assess the toxicological behavior of nanoplastics. - D

Three-month research stay in the research group of Prof. Paesani at the UCSD University. During the research visit, I worked on a collaborative project to study water in nanoconfinement, which resulted in a publication in ACS Nano (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c17458).

External member as a PhD candidate in Prof. Antonietti's research group.

Supervision of the qualitative introductory lab course in Inorganic Chemistry.

- Independently conducting chemical production and syntheses on a pilot and laboratory scale - Independently formulating aqueous solutions and buffers on a pilot and laboratory scale - Operating and monitoring PLC-controlled systems - Adherence to and documentation of TQM guidelines - Performing calibrations and monitoring test equipment

- Assembling kits according to specifications - Compliance with GMP and occupational safety guidelines and standards - Documentation

- Assembling kits according to specifications - Compliance with GMP and occupational safety guidelines and standards - Documentation

- Molecular modeling of anisotropic systems, with the focus on studying liquids in the confinement of nonporous materials. - Setup of novel code for the analysis of molecular dynamics trajectories.