Dissertations
Annual Report 2019
19 December 2019
Biocatalytic synthesis of α-chiral amines
Selective immobilization of enzymes and their application in batch and continuous flow
Author: W. (Wesley) Böhmer
Supervisors: F. Mutti, J.H. van Maarseveen
Group: Biocatalysis
16 December 2019
Supramolecular Transition Metal Catalysis
Effector controlled catalysis and supramolecular substrate preorganization
Author: S. (Shaotao) Bai
Supervisor: J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: A.M. Kluwer
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
10 December 2019
Author: L. (Lukas) J. Jongkind
Ligand based encapsulation strategies in homogeneous catalysis
Supervisor: J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: J.I. van der Vlugt
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
3 December 2019
Toward accurate simulation of electrocatalyzed water splitting
Enhanced quantum chemical dynamics simulations of proton and electron transfer reactions
Author: A. (Ambuj) Tiwari
Supervisors: B. Ensing, P.G. Bolhuis
Group: Computational Chemistry
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10 October 2019
Author: K. (Kananat) Naksomboon
Bidentate ligand promoted palladium-catalyzed C–H olefination of aromatic compounds
Supervisor: M.A. Fernández Ibáñez
Co-supervisor: J.H. van Maarseveen
Group: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
27 September 2019
Purification of proteins and nanoparticles by continuous field-flow fractionation
Author: M. (Maria) Marioli
Supervisor: P.J. Schoenmakers
Co-supervisor: W. Kok
Group: Analytical Chemistry
18 September 2019
Author: Y. (Yiwen) Tang
Metal-organic frameworks and their composites for water-alcohol separation applications
Supervisors: S. Grecea, G. Rothenberg.
Group: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
6 September 2019
Author: W. (Wei) Zhang
Selective Air Oxidation of Biobased Lactate to Pyruvate Catalyzed by Abundant-Element Heterogeneous Catalysts
Supervisors: G. Rothenberg, N.R. Shiju.
Group: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
5 July 2019
Author: M. (Marcel) Schmidt
Enzymatic Tools for Peptide Ligation and Cyclization
Development and Applications
Supervisors: J.H. van Maarseveen, T.N. Grossmann.
Co-supervisor: F. Mutti.
Group: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
3 July 2019
Author: A. (Anne) C.H. Jans
Exploring Gold-Catalyzed Reactions in Self-Assembled Hexameric Resorcin [4] arene Cages
Supervisor: J.N.H. Reek
Co-supervisor: J.I. van der Vlugt
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
26 June 2019
Author: D. (Dina) Petrova
Fluorescence nanoscopy
Applications in tribology
Supervisor: A.M. Brouwer
Co-supervisor: D. Bonn
Group: Molecular Photonics
5 June 2019
Combined analytical techniques for the analysis of complex consumer products and bio-samples
Author: G. (Guiqiang aka Leon) Chen
Supervisor: J.G.M. Janssen
Co-supervisor: P.J. Schoenmakers
Group: Analytical Chemistry
24 May 2019
Bringing to light transient molecular structure and function using advanced vibrational spectroscopy
Author: B. (Benjamin) H. Strudwick
Supervisors: S. Woutersen, W.J. Buma
Group: Molecular Photonics
23 April 2019
The Molecular Basis of Clean Energy
Elucidating the Mechanism of Homogeneously Catalyzed Hydrogen Production from Methanol
Author: V. (Vivek) Sinha
Supervisor: B. de Bruin
Co-supervisor: H. Grützmacher
Group: Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis
11 April 2019
Organotin Photoresists for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
Author: Y. (Yu) Zhang
Supervisor: A.M. Brouwer
Co-supervisors: P.C.M. Planken, S. Castellanos Ortega
Group: Molecular Photonics
2 April 2019
Structure design and applications of upconversion nanoparticles
Author: J. (Jing) Zuo
Supervisor: H. Zhang
Co-supervisor: W.J. Buma
Group: Molecular Photonics
28 March 2019
Challenges in adduct formation and frustration of Lewis acids and bases
Author: E. (Evi) R.M. Habraken
Supervisor: J.C. Slootweg
Co-supervisors: A.W. Ehlers, A.R. Jupp
Group: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
22 March 2019
Making ANalytically Incompatible Approaches Compatible
Author: B. (Bob) W.J. Pirok
Supervisors: P.J. Schoenmakers, R.A.H. Peters
Group: Analytical Chemistry
25 January 2019
Sustainable use of phosphorus -
Capturing the philosopher’s stone
Author: M. (Marissa) A. de Boer
Supervisor: J.C. Slootweg
Co-supervisor: J.H. van Maarseveen
Group: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
18 January 2019
Single molecule fluorescence for organocatalysis
Author: D. (Dongdong) Zheng
Supervisor: A.M. Brouwer
Co-supervisor: R.M. Williams
Group: Molecular Photonics