Group members of Prof. Ruck
Secretariat
Sekretärin
NameMs Ina Wittig
Sekretariat Prof. Ruck
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 463 Bergstraße 66
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Scientific Assistants

Private Lecturer and Associated Professor
NameMr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Thomas Doert
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 456 Bergstraße 66
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Postdoc
NameMr Dr. Gohil Singh Thakur
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 451 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
Design, discovery and development of new quantum materials (spin liquids and frustrated magnets) based on 4d/5d (Ru, Os, Ir and Pt) metal oxides
Publications:
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Technical Assistants

Laborantin
NameMs Simone Bardoux-Hess
Zentrale Chemikalienausgabe
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE S40 Bergstraße 66
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Laborantin
NameMs Anja Bensch
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 298 Bergstraße 66
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Laborantin
NameMs Michaela Münch
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 476 Bergstraße 66
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Mr Lorenz Schwartz
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 455 Bergstraße 66
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Ph.D. Students

Doktorand
NameMr Eduardo Carrillo Lic. Cs.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 458 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- High temperature synthesis of topological, layered materials and targeted chemical modification
- Crystal structure determination, disordered strutures, twinning, pseudo-symmetry
Publications:

Doktorand
NameMr Peng Chen M.Eng.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 457 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Electrochemical metal deposition from metal oxides dissolved in ionic liquids
- Developing advanced electrodes and electrolytes for zinc/lithium batteries
Publications:

Doktorand
NameMr Oliver Dreimann M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 451 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Preparation of 2D topological isolators via wet-chemical exfoliation

Doktorandin
NameMs Ellen Häußler M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 458 Bergstraße 66
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Research Area:
- High temperature ampoule synthesis for crystal growth of magnetically frustrated layered compounds.
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Doktorandin
NameMs Huanyu He M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 458 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Exploration of the Hydroflux Synthesis
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Doktorandin
NameMs Maria Herz M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 458 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Investigation of novel magnetic topological insulator candidates through high-temperature solid-state syntheses and systematic studies.
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Doktorandin
NameMs Vaidehi Lapalikar M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 452 Bergstraße 66
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Doktorandin
NameMs Yuxi Li M. Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 457 Bergstraße 66
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Reasearch Interest:
- Synthesis and crystal growth in the hydroflux.
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Doktorand
NameMr Mohammad Mehmandoust M. Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 451 Bergstraße 66
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Doktorandin
NameMs Maike Oltermann M. Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 451 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Solubility of metal sulfides in ionic liquids and follow-up chemistry.

Doktorandin
NameMs Janine Richter M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 457 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Metal oxide chemistry in ionic liquids for the development of sustainable processes
Publications:

Doktorand
NameMr Manuel Schulze M. Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 452 Bergstraße 66
01069 Dresden
Research Interest:
- Intermetallic rare earth compounds with complex magnetism

Doktorandin
NameMs Sameera Shah M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 457 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
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Focus on activation of metal and metal oxides (lanthanides) in ionic liquids for downstream chemistry.
Publications:
Shah, S., Pietsch, T., Herz, M.A., Jach, F., Ruck, M. Reactivity of Rare-Earth Oxides in Anhydrous Imidazolium Acetate Ionic Liquids. Chemistry 2023, 5, 1378-1394. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5020094.
Shah, S., Pietsch, T. & Ruck, M. N-heterocyclic carbene-mediated oxidation of copper(I) in an imidazolium ionic liquid. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 2023, 78, 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1515/znb-2022-0305.
Shah, S., Ali, N. et al. Selective separation of tungsten from the model and industrial effluents through supported liquid membrane. Chem. Paper 2021, 75, 553–563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-020-01309-9.

Doktorand
NameMr Matthias Smuda M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 452 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Elucidation of the formation mechanism of intermetallic particles by microwave-assisted polyol-process.
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Doktorandin
NameMs Yiran Wang M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, 4th Floor, Room 452 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Mikrowellenunterstützte Synthese von intermetallischen Verbindungen
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Doktorandin
NameMs Yubing Wang M.Sc.
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Chemie/Hydrowissenschaften, CHE 451 Bergstraße 66
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Research Interest:
- Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of the Magnetic Topological Insulator

Doktorandin
NameMs Ekaterina Kochetkova M.Sc.
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Research Interest:
- Crystal growth and crystal chemistry of magnetic topological insulators in the systems Mn–Sb–Te and Mn–Bi–Te
- Structural modification by electrochemical intercalation

M.Sc. Ekateriana Vinokurova M.Sc.
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Research Interest:
- Synthesis and crystal growth of magnetically frustrated van der Waals materials