Dr. Steffen Brand

- PhD candidate - Independent research in the field of organometallic synthesis and catalysis - Laboratory organization and research management - Supervision and professional leadership of international students - Industrial safety, hazardous substances legislation, disposal

- Preparation of ZTA ceramics - Analysis of samples by x-ray powder diffraction

- Installation and method development of a pyrolysis GC-MS unit - Analysis of composition and emissions of synthetic materials by pyrolysis-GC/MS

- PhD Topic: „Interplay of Lewis Acidic s- and Lewis Basic p Block Complexes for Molecule Activation“. - Supervisor: Prof. Sjoerd Harder, PhD - Synthesis of complex, highly sensitive organometallic compounds under inert conditions (Schlenk- and glovebox techniques) - Preparation of publications

- Inorganic, organic, physical and technical chemistry, organometallic chemistry - Master thesis: "Small Molecule Activation with Magnesium Anilido Imine Systems and Phosphine Bases" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Harder - Synthesis of complex, highly sensitive, inorganic compounds

- Analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry - Bachelor thesis: "Synthese von neuartigen Bis-(carbodiimiden) und Bis(amidinato)komplexen des Magnesiums" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sjoerd Harder - Synthesis of complex, highly sensitive, inorganic compounds