Meet our Scientists

Along with the two founding Directors, Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith and Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski, the Research Center has recruited seven high-ranking Professors in the areas of ultracold reactions, neural networks and artificial intelligence in chemistry, ultrafast electron diffraction, theoretical biophysics, biophysical chemistry and ultrafast laser spectroscopy to date. Five more professorships will follow in areas such as sustainable concrete and green chemistry. We are recruiting now!

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  • Thermodynamics
Director and Scientific Board Member
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski
Emil-Figge-Straße 70 | 44227 Dortmund
Phone+49 231 755 2635
Emailgabriele.sadowski@tu-dortmund.de

She heads the Laboratory for Thermodynamics in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University

Main Research Interests: Small molecule pharmaceutics, complex liquid systems, thermodynamics

Awards

  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award of the German Research Foundation
  • Winner of the University Research Programme of AVEVA, UK
  •  Michael Michelsen Award of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, Working Party
    Thermodynamics and Transport Properties

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  • Physical Chemistry
Co-Director and Scientific Board Member
Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith-Newen
Universitätsstraße 150 | 44801 Bochum
Phone+49 234 32 24249
EmailMartina.Havenith@rub.de

She heads the Department of Physical Chemistry II in the Faculty for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum

Main Research Interests: Terahertz spectroscopy, high-resolution infrared spectroscopy, solvation science

Awards

  • Lecturer on the Ninth Nevada Distinguished Physical Chemistry Lectures at the
    University of Nevada, Reno, USA
  • First Business Award Ruhr
  • Badge of honor from the city of Bochum (Ehrenplakette der Stadt Bochum)
  • Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art (Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst

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  • AMO Physics with Cold Molecules
Scientific Board Member
Prof. Dr. Edvardas Narevicius
Otto-Hahn-Str. 4a | 44227 Dortmund
Phone+49 231 755 8896
Emailedvardas.narevicius@tu-dortmund.de

Formerly of Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Joined the Research Center and the Department of Physics at the TU Dortmund University in August 2022

He heads the group „Ultracold Reactions“

Main Research Interests: Chemistry at ultra-low temperatures, quantum effects

Awards

  • ERC Consolidator Grant
  • ERC Advanced Grant
  • Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

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  • Theoretical Chemistry
Scientific Board Member
Prof. Dr. Jörg Behler
Gesundheitscampus Süd 25 | 44801 Bochum
Phone+49 234 32 19780
Emailjoerg.behler@rub.de

Formerly of University of Göttingen, Germany

Joined the Research Center and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the RUB in November, 2022

He heads the department „Theoretical Chemistry II“

Main Research Interests: Atomistic simulation of complex chemical systems, machine learning potentials

Awards

  • Otto-Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck-Society
  • Hans G.A. Hellmann Award of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Theoretische Chemie
  • Emmy-Noether Programme
  • Heisenberg Professorship

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  • Biophysical Chemistry
Professor
Prof. Dr. Simon Ebbinghaus
Universitätsstraße 150 | 44801 Bochum
Phone+49 234 32 19142
EmailSimon.Ebbinghaus@rub.de

Formerly of Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

Joined the Research Center and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the RUB in August 2023

He heads the department „Biophysical Chemistry"

Main Research Interests: In-cell spectroscopy of neurodegenerative diseases, macromolecular crowding, RNA stability

Awards

  • Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
  • NRW Rückkehrerprogramm
  • Human Frontier Science Program Research Grant

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  • Experimental Physics
Professor
Prof. Dr. Xijie Wang
Lotharstr. 1 | 47057 Duisburg
Phone+49 203 37 91661
Emailxijie.wang@uni-due.de

Formerly of Stanford University, USA

Joined the Research Center and the Department of Physics at the UDE in December 2023. He also has lab facilities at the TU Dortmund University

He heads the group „Ultrafast Electron Diffraction“

Main Research Interests: Accelerator physics, ultrafast electron scattering technologies, free electron laser

Awards

  • Particle Accelerator Science and Technology Award, IEEE
  • Director Award, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, Stanford

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  • Photonics & Ultrafast Laser Science
Professor
Prof. Dr. Clara Saraceno
Universitätsstraße 150 | 44801 Bochum
Phone+49 0234 32 23027
Emailclara.saraceno@rub.de

Joined the Research Center in August 2024

She heads the group "Photonics and Ultrafast Laser Science" in the Department of Electrical Engineering

Main Research Interests: Ultrafast laser technology, high-power Terahertz sources, laser-driven plasma

Awards

  • Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics
  • Zhenyi Wang Award for Excellence in IRMMW-THz
  • Sofia Kovalevskaja Award
  • ERC Proof of Concept Grant
  • Leibniz Institute of Crystal Growth International Fellowship Award

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  • Theoretical Biophysics
Professor
Prof. Dr. Igor Schapiro
Otto-Hahn-Straße 4 | 44227 Dortmund
Phone+49 231 755 3537
Emailigor.schapiro@tu-dortmund.de

Formerly Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Joined the Research Center and the Department of Physics at the TU Dortmund University in 2024

Heads the group "Theoretical Biophysics"

Main research interests: Computational photochemistry, biological photoreceptors, molecular switches, multireference methods

Awards

  • ACS OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
  • DFG Mercator Fellowship
  • ERC Starting Grant

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