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Main Areas of Research:
- Development of synthetic methods for controlled polymerization reactions via: design and synthesis of novel monomers, pre-catalysts, ancillary ligands, and mechanistic studies for cyclic and linear π-conjugated polymers.
- Design and development of novel organic functionalization strategies via: organometallic and main-group organoboron chemistry, and cross-coupling reactions.
- Design, synthesis and characterization of functional π-conjugated polymers for flexible optoelectronic and electrochromic applications.
Professional Research Experience
02/11/2020–present
University of Vienna, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Vienna, Austria
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow and University Assistant – Postdoc
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow and University Assistant – Postdoc
- Lead and Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Controlled Synthesis of Panchromatic Electrochromic Polytriarylamines (COSY-PANTERA, MSCA-PF 101056826)”: synthetic methodology development and novel organic materials, new C-N bond forming reactions, cyclic and linear conjugated polymers, functionalized aza-paracyclophanes. Currently co-supervising one PhD and one MSc students. Jun 2022-present.
- Managed and executed research projects at Prof. D. Bonifazi’s group: e.g., i) development of synthetic methods for (photo)electroactive polymers, ii) mechanistic studies of polymerizations and multicomponent reactions. Member of the European Commission NMBP research project: “Decorative Applications for Self-Organized Molecular Electrochromic Systems (DecoChrom, 760973)”, Nov 2020-May 2022.
14/10/2018–
15/10/2020
15/10/2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Managed and executed research projects at Prof. K. Noonan’s group: e.g., i) development of catalytic borylation methods for the synthesis of (hetero)aryl boronates, ii) synthesis and reactivity studies of (di)boron compounds, iii) design and synthesis of mono- and bi-dentate phosphine ligands and Ni- and Pd-based catalysts for catalyst-transfer (chain-growth) polymerizations, iv) mechanistic studies of precise Suzuki-Miyaura polymerizations.
13/11/2016–
15/11/2017
15/11/2017
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Gothenburg, Sweden
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow – Doktor
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow – Doktor
- Member of the MSCA-ITN research project: “Organic Semiconductors for NIR Optoelectronics (OSNIRO, 607585)”, at Prof. E. Wang’s group: e.g., Led, designed and executed novel synthetic routes for acceptor-based (naphthalene diimide) polymers as fullerene replacers for polymer solar cells.
01/09/2017–
30/09/2017
30/09/2017
Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Visiting Researcher
Visiting Researcher
- Mastered techniques for fabrication and characterization of single junction organic solar cells devices (Prof. R. Janssen’s group). This was an OSNIRO project secondment.
01/05/2012–
31/08/2016
31/08/2016
University of Manchester, Department of Chemistry, Manchester, United Kingdom
PhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant
PhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant
- Developed and optimized novel synthetic methodologies for new boron-containing compounds using main group chemistry approach, via C-H borylation.
- Developed synthetic methodologies for semiconducting polymers (e.g., polythiophenes via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling).
- Led, designed and supervised new synthetic applications of novel monomers for organic electronic devices, which resulted in a successful tool for a spin-off company (e.g., synthesis of conjugated polymer nanoparticles via mini-emulsion).
16/11/2017-
13/10/2018
13/10/2018
*Leave of absence from scientific research due to family-member health care (see Other Work Experience).
