Dr. Tobias Schindler

Scientist for polyolefins catalyst research, leading research projects in heterogenous catalysis and supporting catalyst implementation.

Leading international and interdisciplinary projects in catalyst research, focusing on organometallic chemistry. Chemistry-related troubleshooting to support commercial production of synthetic elastomers. Design and planning of high throughput experimentation studies for olefin polymerization.

Design of homogeneous catalysts for application in polymer synthesis and activation of small molecules; supervision and instruction of undergraduate students; presentation of research results in seminars, meetings and at international conferences; organization of international conferences; organization of training courses; maintanance of technical equipment (inert gas gloveboxes, cyclic voltammetry, GC FID, GC MS); performance of analytics (NMR, IR, EPR spectroscopy, CV, GC, HPIC).

Tasks: Synthesis and characterization of metallorganic comounds under inertgas conditions. Student Science Assistant (HiWi) at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry in the research group of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jun Okuda

Tasks and experiences: Performance of high pressure reactions in stainless steel autoclaves; product quantification via HPLC; application of solid state catalysts. Research internship in the research group of Dr. Nils Theyssen with the topic "Catalytic Isomerization of Glucose to Fructose as an Intermediate Step in the Production of Biogenic HMF".

Synthesis of catalysts for application in PU foams.

Research internship at BASF Auxiliary Chemicals Co. Ltd. in Shanghai, P. R. China, as part of the Explore Together program. Tasks and experiences: Development of polyurethane-foams (PU) for shoe systems; PU foam testing; presentation of results in an international and interdisciplinary environment.

Research in the field of coordination and organometallic chemistry with the thesis "Mono- and Tetranuclear Complexes Featuring (OSSO)- or Tris(ONNO)-Type Ligands for Selective Catalysis".

Specialization in Materials and Mesoscopic Systems (MES) and Catalysis (CAT); completed within standard period of studies. Solid state catalyst design, characterization and application; performance of high pressure reactions; organic synthesis; catalysis; organometallic chemistry;

Scholarship by the Hans-Böckler Stiftung; completed within standard periods of studies; topic of the Bachelor thesis: "Investigations on Nickel and Palladium Complexes Featuring Ambiphilic Diphosphinoborane Ligands"

Foreign exchange year with International Experience e.V.