Projects

Current Projects:

"Investigations on the interactions of f-elements with biologically relevant structural motifs: derivation of basic structure-acting principles for mobilization in the environment" ("FENABIUM II"),

BMBF joint project with the following partners: Prof. Weigand, Prof. Henle (TU Dresden), Prof. Kersting (University of Leipzig), Prof. Stumpf (HZDR), from 04/2023
In situ and solid-state NMR spectroscopy of PCLs (porous carbon lattices)

(sub-project P1 in DFG-funded RTG PCL 2861, since 04/2023)
Functionalization of diatom biosilica and morphologically controlled mineralization of porous hybrid materials

(joint DFG project with Prof. S. Kaskel, since 04/2023)
Silica Processing by Diatoms

(DFG project, since 03/2023)
Solid-State and In-Situ NMR Investigations of 2D Materials (DFG project within Collaborative Research Center CRC 1415 Chemistry of Synthetic 2D Materials, 07/2020-06/2024)
Redox-active covalent organic frameworks for multivalent metal ion storage (RACOF-MMIS) (joint DFG project together with Profs. Feng/Kaskel within SPP 2248 Polymer-based Batteries, 09/2020-08/2023)
Experimental analysis of the structure-switching process and its dynamics by means of in situ NMR spectroscopy (project within the research group 2433
"Switchable Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF-Switches)", DFG, 01/2020 - 12/2022)

Joint project FENABIUM: Structure-activity relationships between f-elements and organic ligands that are related to natural substances in view of possible environmental mobilization", sub-project A (BMBF, joint project Weigand/Brunner/Kersting/Stumpf, 11/2016 - 04/2021)
Electrocatalytic coordination networks
(DFG, SPP 1928, collaboration Feng/Kaskel/Brunner, 01/2017 - 11/2020)
In situ NMR spectroscopic investigations of ion adsorption mechanisms on nanoporous carbon materials
(DFG, collaboration Kaskel/Brunner, 09/ 2016 - 11/2020)
Low-Temperature Conversions of Complex Solid Precursors in Tailored Ionic Liquids: New Compounds and Insights into Reaction Principles
(DFG, collaboration Brunner/Grin/Ruck/Straßner within the SPP 1708 - Material Synthesis near Room Temperature, 09/2017 - 04/2020)
Understandig the Interface between Silica and Organic Matrices (project within the research group: Nanopatterned Organic Matrices in Biological Silica Mineralization, DFG, 4/2014 - 04/2021)

Diatom Nanobiotechnology: Design Principles for Enhancing the Catalytic Activities of Enzymes and Metal Nanoparticles immobilized on Diatom Biosilica (DFG, joint project Brunner/Kröger within SPP 1569: Generation of multifunctional inorganic materials by molecular bionics, 9/2016 - 8/2018)
Functional nanoporous solids ("Support-the-best"-Pool within the Excellence Initiative TU Dresden, 01/2014 - 12/2016)

In vivo- and in vitro-analysis of single diatom cells/ cell walls by optical imaging using Raman spectroscopy and non-linear microscopy (DFG, 10/2013 - 09/2017)
Diatomeen Nanobiotechnology: Genetic Engineering of Silica Biomineralization for Syntheses of Multifunctional Nano- to Micropatterned Hybrid Materials (DFG, 2014-2016)
New Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks for (Enantio)selective Catalysis and Sepration
(DFG, SPP 1362, collaboration Kaskel/Glorius/Klemm/Brunner, 2011-2016)
Chitin-based scaffolds in marine keratose demosponges: Morphology and structure, origin and role (DFG, 2011-2015)
Molecular mechanism of the formation of nanostructured silicate shells in Diatom (DFG, 2009-2013)
Bromtyrosine and derivatives of bromtyrosine in chitin-based scaffolds of marine sponges of the order Verongida (DFG, 2011-2013)