Group Members
Prof. Dr. Bernd Smarsly
University Professor
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34590
Fax: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34599 (Secretary's office)
Room: B 43
Office hours by appointment only. Please send inquiries by e-mail to:
Prof. Smarsly on Google Scholar
Gabi Scheller
Secretary
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34551
Fax: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34559
Raum: B 35
E-Mail: Gabi.Scheller
Dr. Rafael Meinusch
Technical Staff
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34593
Room: B 32
E-Mail: Rafael.Meinusch
Current Field of Research
- Preparation and characterization of monolithic silica for use in HPLC
Dr. Tetiana Murlanova
Research Associate
Representative of the project on admission and study at the bachelor's programs of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy "International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies" and "Chemistry" based on Justus Liebig University
Tel.: +49 (0) 152 0610 9507
Room: Infopoint of NaUKMA in JLU,
Room 101, University Main Building (Ludwigstraße 23, 35390 Gießen)
Office hours: Tuesday 3 - 5 pm, Thursday 9 - 11 am
E-Mail: t.murlanova
Current Field of Research
- Practical applications of silica-based materials
Dr. Usman Ali
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34594
Room: B 8
E-Mail: Ali.Usmann
Current Field of Research
- Heterogeneous organocatalysis with functionalized silica materials
Christian Bauer
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34588
Room: B 45
E-Mail: Christian.Bauer
Current Field of Research
- Characterization and microstructure analysis of graphites as cathodic electrode materials for aluminum-ion batteries
Pierre Böhme
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34553
Room: B 26
E-Mail: Pierre.Boehme
Current Field of Research
- Characterization and application of porous carbon materials in fuel cells
Raoul Brand
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34588
Room: B 45
E-Mail: Raoul.Brand
Current Field of Research
- Heterogeneous organocatalysis with functionalized silica materials
Frederik Breckwoldt
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34006
Room: B 42
E-Mail: Frederik.Breckwoldt
Current Field of Research
- Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous carbon powders and thin films with regard to accessibility and pore network analysis
Luca Cartabia
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34592
Room: B 26
E-Mail: Luca.Cartabia
Current Field of Research
- Synthesis and characterization of graphitic, carbon-based SACs (single atom catalysts) for electro- and photoelectrocatalysis
Chantal Glatthaar
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34554
Room: B 29
E-Mail: Chantal.Glatthaar
Current Field of Research
- Development and characterization of mesoporous non-graphitic carbons for use as anode materials in sodium-ion batteries
Melanie Pagel
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34553
Room: B 26
E-Mail: Melanie.Pagel
Current Field of Research
- Systematic variation of pore structure in non-graphitic anode materials and its influence on Na diffusion in sodium-ion batteries (within the framework of the Cluster of Excellence “POLiS”)
Christian Paul
External Staff
Tel.: -
Room: B 32
E-Mail: Christian.Paul
Current Field of Research
- Influence of porosity on the properties of PMMA bone cements for arthroplasty
Aline Trommer
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34588
Room: B 45
E-Mail: Aline.Trommer
Current Field of Research
- Heterogeneous organocatalysis with functionalized silica materials
Dr. Lysander Wagner
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34594
Room: B 8
E-Mail: Lysander.Q.Wagner
Current Field of Research
- Production and characterization of mesoporous IrO2-based thin films for electrocatalytic water splitting
- Synthesis of block-copolymers for the mesostructuring of metal oxides
Norman Zweig
PhD Candidate
Tel.: +49 (0) 641 - 99 34593
Room: B 32
E-Mail: Norman.Zweig
Current Field of Research
- Heterogeneous organocatalysis with functionalized silica materials
Former employees
Dr. Stefanie Waitz, née Haffer (Uni Göttingen)
Dr. Christian Reitz (KIT)
Dr. Laemthong Chuenchom
Dr. Takeshi Hara
Christoph Weidmann (KIT)
Dr. Till von Graberg
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski (KIT)
Dr. Jan Haetge (MEET)
Dr. Jörg Hennemann (Schmidt & Bender GmbH & Co. KG)
Dr. Sébastien Sallard (PSI)
Dr. Simone Mascotto
Dr. Rainer Ostermann
Silke Rahn
Cindy Körber
Dipl.-Chem. Kristin Tropp (AG Fröba; Hamburg)
Dipl.-Chem. Bernadette Landschreiber (AG Schlecht; JLU)
Katarzyna Suchomski, née Dudacy (LLG Gießen)
Matthias Böhm
Dr. Kristin Faber
Michael Schröder
Dr. Daniela Stöckel
Dr. Martin von der Lehr 
Dr. Claas Wessel
Dr. Junpei Yue
Dr. Christian Suchomski (Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG, Eschenburg)
Maren Möller (RP Darmstadt)
Dr. Pascal Vöpel (German Aerospace Center, Cologne)
Dr. Marcus Einert (TU Darmstadt)
Dr. Calin Ladasiu
Dr. Tobias Weller (Kettenbach GmbH & Co. KG, Eschenburg)
Dr. Jana Timm (University of Bayreuth, marschall.uni-bayreuth.de)
Dipl.-Chem. Rüdiger Ellinghaus (Department B3, JLU Gießen)
Dr. Christoph Seitz (DESY, Hamburg)
Dr. Julia Migenda
Natalia Kulischow
Dr. Kristin Kirchberg
Prof. Dr. Roland Marschall (University of Bayreuth, marschall.uni-bayreuth.de)
André Blößer (University of Bayreuth, marschall.uni-bayreuth.de)
Morten Weiß (University of Bayreuth, marschall.uni-bayreuth.de)
Zewei Bai
Dr. Giuliana Beck (Association of the Mineral Color Industry e. V., Frankfurt)
Dr. Marc Oliver Loeh (Schunk GmbH, Heuchelheim)
Torben Pfaff (LANG GmbH & Co. KG, Hüttenberg)
Dr. Pascal Cop (Air Liquide, Japan)
Dr. Felix Badaczewski (Schunk GmbH, Heuchelheim)
Dr. Elif-Kübra Özkan
Dr. Kevin Turke (Anton Paar Germany GmbH)
Dr. Melanie Sieland (Mehler Texnologies GmbH, Fulda)
Dr. Sebastian Werner (Isabellenhütte, Dillenburg)
Dr. Julia Schulze (MSD, Schwabenheim)
Prof. Dr. Teresa Gatti (Politecnico di Torino)
Dr. Oliver Osswald (OptoTech Optikmaschinen GmbH, Launsbach)
Dr. Eric Prates da Costa (Greenerity GmbH, Alzenau)
Dr. Jaime Gallego (CMBlu Energy AG, Alzenau)
Dr. Fabian Schmitz (meweo GmbH, Bad Nauheim)
Dr. Felix Boll (Anton Paar Germany GmbH)
Dr. Matteo Crisci
Dr. Rüdiger Ellinghaus
Dr. Paul P. Debes (Sanofi, Frankfurt)
Postal address of the AG Smarsly
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Secretary Gabi Scheller
Tel.: +49(0)641 - 99 34591
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17
35392 Giessen
Center for Materials Research (ZfM)
To the Center for Materials Research
Physical Chemistry Institute (PCI)