WHO AM I:
I am a computational chemist at the Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø (UiT), Norway. I have been working at UiT since 2008. I am originally from Germany but have studied in Denmark (BSc. degree) and in Sweden (PhD degree). I am fluent in Norwegian (spiked with some Danish words).
My research area focuses on application of computational methods to analyse catalytic processes. For more information, see my group homepage and my publications.
My teaching portfolio (which you are reading here) provides additional information about my teaching and supervision activity.
TEACHING:
I am involved in teaching at different levels:
MSc/PhD level:
KJE-3102: Computational Chemistry (MSc/PhD course, 10 ECTS). Responsible for content (co-developed all exercises) and teaching of lectures and seminars (ca 10%) during 2009-2019.
NordCO2 course: Mechanisms of CO2 activation (MSc/PhD course, 4 ECTS). Responsible for organization, development of content (20%), teaching (20%) and exam (50%) during fall 2018.
KJE-3001: From quantum mechanics to medicine (MSc course, 10 ECTS). Responsible for 1 lecture and 1 seminar and correction of reports during fall 2018, Responsible for development and teaching (1 lecture and 1 seminar) of new interdisciplinary teaching exercise in organic/computational chemistry Fall 2019 and 2020.
BioCat course C5: Enzyme mechanisms (PhD course, 4 ECTS). Responsible for organization, development of course content (~60%), teaching (~60%) and exam (100%) during fall 2017.
FSK-8002: Scientific writing (PhD course, 3 ECTS). Responsible for 2 seminars and correction of student reports during fall 2016.
Python programming for beginners: Responsible for planning and organization during fall 2018.
Scientific writing for PhD students (PhD school in Chemistry): Responsible for 1 lecture and associated course material during fall 2019.
CO2perate course: Responsible Research and Innovation. Responsible for organization of 3 day course, including preparation of course material during fall 2020.
BSc level:
KJE-1001: Introduction to chemistry and chemical biology (BSc course, 10 ECTS). Responsible for 4 lectures and ca 10 seminars during fall 2014.
KJE-1002: Organic chemistry (BSC. course, 10 ECTS). Seminar teacher & preparation of material, spring 2019.
Courses for teachers:
KJE-6004: Physical and inorganic chemistry for teachers (15 ECTS). Responsible for organization, content (50%), teaching (50%) and exam (50%) during 2013-2014 and 2018.
MNF-6001: Natural science for teachers (15 ECTS). Responsible for organization, content (30%), teaching (30%), and exam (30%) in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
SUPERVISION
I am involved in BSc, MSc, and PhD supervision. I have supervised these students:
PhD level:
Ljiljana Pavlovic 2016-2020, Defense 21.08.2020, Thesis: Towards Enantioselective Carboxylation and Hydrogenation Reactions (Quantum Chemical Modelling of Homogeneous Reactions)
Marc Obst, 2017-2020, Defense 04.09.2020, Thesis: Homogeneous Metal-Mediated Carboxylation with Carbon Dioxide
Anders Brakestad, 2017 – (expected 2021), Project description: Applications of multiwavelets to compute chemical properties
Dat Do Cuong, 2019 – (expected 2023), Project description: Activation of CO2 with Frustrated Lewis Pairs and Lewis acids
Jhonnatan Carvalho, 2020 – (expected 2023), Porject description: Computational analysis of CO2– based carboxylation of hydrocarbons.
MSc. level:
Kristers Ozols, 2017, Thesis: Study on Nucleophilic Heteroaromatic Substitution in Purine Cycle
B.Sc. level:
Kristine Rein, 2020, Thesis: Does Biotin Activate CO2?
Louise Potout, 2018, Project: Can Lewis acids bind CO2?
Sonja Tischlik, 2015, Computational study of bis(trifluorobenzoylacetonato-O,O’)dichloro Ti(IV).
Panoramaview of Tromsø (by en:user:Ragnilius, Wikipedia)