Joseph sits down with Alsace 20 to discuss our newest project (in French).
Dr Eléna Wolf
Congrats to Eléna Wolf on successfully defending her thesis! She is the first PhD student to graduate from the group. Eléna will join BASF’s JONAS research network.
Sreejith and Vuk join the group
Sreejith Varma (financed by ERC) and Vuk Vukovic (financed by an MRT fellowship) join the group as PhD students. A warm welcome to both!
ACS Boston
Joseph, Malik, Ed, Eléna and Marian all attend the ACS meeting in Boston and give talks. Beer is enjoyed by all!
New publication
Our study on azidation of tertiary aliphatic alcohols co-catalyzed by nitro compounds and Bronsted acids has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congrats, Marian, Malik, Eléna and Florian!
New publication
Our method for switchable (E)- or (Z)-selective alkyne semi-reduction by Ni-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation has been published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Another example of catalyst discovery by screening complex mixtures. Congrats Ed!
ERC Starting Grant
Joseph has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant (1.5 million €)! The award will allow us to pursue our dream to create reaction networks that resemble biological metabolism. Informal inquiries regarding doctoral and postdoctoral positions related to this project are encouraged at any time. See the related article in the university newsletter and the announcement from LabEx CSC (both in French only). Funding for the project will begin in September 2015.
New publication
Our combinatorial strategy for uncovering in situ generated catalysts by screening mixtures of precatalysts and ligands has been published in Chemical Science. Congrats, Eléna and Ed!
Dr. Leandro Cotos-Muñoz joins the group
Leandro joins us from the IPNA in La Laguna, Spain, where he recently defended his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Fernando Garcia-Tellado and David Tejedor Aragón. Welcome Leandro!
Joseph received the “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR)
Joseph has passed the “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR). The HDR is a degree in France that is required before formally supervising PhD students. Many thanks to guarantor Prof. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, reporters Prof. Karl Gademann (Basel), Dr. Jan Paradies (KIT), Dr. Aurélien Blanc, and examiners Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn and Dr. Benoît Liégault (Montpellier).
The Moran Research Group 