Chair for Chemistry of Materials for Energy Applications​

News

1. A new Dr. rer. nat.

   Yesterday, Sri Rezeki successfully defended her doctoral thesis, entitled “Ionic Functionalization of Ultra-Microporous Carbon Materials for Atmospheric Water Harvesting.”Over the past four years, Sri has investigated the ionic functionalization of carbon materials and their water uptake and release properties, supported by a self-funded Indonesian educational scholarship. Afterwards, Sri treated the group to delicious Indonesian specialties and, following the tradition in Jena, threw her doctoral wreath onto the HanFried statue. Congratulations, Sri — our Dr. Sunshine!

   5 September 2026

   

2. New colleagues Maria and Marcelo

   Maria Monosova and Marcelo Amaro De Andrade joined our team in September. After completing her studies at FSU Jena, Maria is beginning her doctoral studies as part of the ecoSwing project. Marcelo has joined us from Nantes and is taking the next step in his career as a postdoc in the Use-G project. A warm welcome to both of you, and we wish you every success!

   4 September 2026

   

3. Xhesi joins the group!

   In June, Xhesilda Fataj joined the Oschatz Research Group as part of the HIPOLE Jena team. Xhesi started working as a researcher on the SESACOO project and is now part of Tilmann’s junior research group. Xhesi kicked off her journey with us by participating in the General Assembly of the overarching CDRterra project consortium. There, she presented the project together with Martin and made initial contacts with researchers from other projects in the field of CO2 capture. Welcome to the team, Xhesi!

   24 August 2026