2024
March
Max first paper on the importance of intersystem crossing in Ta+ and Nb+ + CO2 reaction dynamics has been published in PCCP. Congratulations! The article is published OpenAccess. Our paper has been selcted as 2024 PCCP HOT Articles! If you are interested follow the link https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP05549C
February
Adela Ceman joins our group for her Master's project. She will work towards investigating the photo reactivity of transition metal complexes using a 3D-Paul trap mass spectrometer. Welcome and all the best for your project.
January
Our New View review article is published in Molecular Phyiscs. If you are interested in "Ion molecule reaction dynamics for disentangling competing reactive pathways" follow doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2023.2293228. The review is open access.
Daniel Langhauser successfully defends his Bachelor's thesis! Congratulations and good luck for your future!
2023
October
Daniel Langhauser starts his Bachelor's project! Welcome and good luck!
August
Martin starts his Master's project on the reaction dynamics of transition metal ion with small molecules. Welcome and good luck!
June
First crossed beam paper out of Kaiserslautern accepted for publication!
Our paper on the reaction dynamics of Ta+ + CO2 has been published in J. Phys. Chem. Lett. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01078). Congratulations to all who worked hard to make it possible.
May
Trendberichte of the Nachrichten der Chemie on physical chemistry 2023 online! Together with Dimitry Borodin, Jennifer Meyer contributed a Trendbericht on "Chemical Reacktion Kinetics and Dynamics" highling recent advances in gas phase molecular reaction dynamics and surface kinetics. The Trendbericht is OpenAccess and can be found here doi.org/10.1002/nadc.20234136457.
March
Lisa Berg successfully defends her Bachelor thesis's project! Good luck for your future Lisa.
Marcel and Max presented our scattering results at the DPG spring meeting in Hannover. Both giving their first (poster) presentations. Well done!
2022
December
Lisa Berg joins our lab for her Bachelor thesis. She will work on electro spray ionization mass spectrometry on multiply positively charged transition metal complexes. Welcome and good luck!
November
Maurice joins our team for his PhD thesis. He will design and build a new ion trap for our crossed beam imaging experiment to prepare reacitive intermediates which will be used for investigating the reaction dynamic of C-C coupling reactions.
October
The "Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI)" approaved our proposal on improving teaching on electrochemistry in student labs.
September
Jennifer Meyer gave a keynote talk at the Bunsen-Meeting in Gießen with the title "Dynamics of the oxygen atom transfer reaction between the carbon dioxide and the tantalum cation Ta+". An article about the research presented in the keynote has been published in the topical issue of theBunsenmagazin (6/2022) on the Bunsen-Meeting.
October
Maurice successfully defended his Master thesis Congratulations!
June
Marvin successfully defended his Master thesis. Congratulations and all the best for your future!
April
Sarah Schröck joins our group for her Master thesis' project which is a joint project with the group of Jun.-Prof. Sabine Becker form inorganic chemistry. Sarah will work on HPLC-MS and experiments on azoligands synthesized in the Becker group.
March
Our Project on "Dynamics of C-C coupling reactions of acitvated carbon centers by crossed beam imaging" was granted by the DFG.
January
Maurice Birk joins our team as Master student. He will work on upgrading the crossed-beam imaging experiment.
2021
November
Adela Ceman successfully defends her Bachelor thesis. Congratulations!
September
Martin Wedele successfully defends his Bachelor thesis. Congratulations!
Adela Ceman starts her Bachelor thesis on characterizing the ion beam and its time-of-flight in our crossed beam imaging set-up. Welcome and good luck!
August
Marvin Theisen joins our team to work on creating and characterizing reactive intermediates at a 3D Paul-trap instrument. Welcome and good luck!
July
Martin Wedele joins us for his Bachelor thesis on molecular beam characterization. Good luck!
March
It's moving time. The experiment finally arrives in its new home in the chemistry building: 52-516!
Max Huber joins the team. His research will focus on reactions of the iron cation with small molecules with a special look on electronic state effects.
February
Marcel joins as PhD student. He will be working on bond activation of small molecules by tantalum. Welcome!
Open Positions
Graduate Students and PostDocs
We are always looking for highly motivated researchers to join our team. If you are interested please directly contact Jun.-Prof. Jennifer Meyer by Email.
Undergraduate Students
Students who have a passion for physical chemistry (or molecular physics) and are interested to understand chemical reaction at a fundamental level and in the operation of advanced gas phase experimental setups should contact us. We have opportunities for F-Praktika, Bachelor or Master thesis projects with the possibility to participate in state-of-the-art experiments on reactive scattering in combination with velocity map imaging.