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Unterschleißheim, Bavaria, Germany

• Manages a team of 15 chemists, chemical engineers, and laboratory technicians
• Participates in interdepartmental discussions regarding production, analytical feasibility, and logistics
• Ensures the compliance of the testing and calibration laboratories with ISO/IEC 17025 and the whole section with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
• Works concurrently as head of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) testing and deputy head of API production according to AMWHV

Pullach Im Isartal, Bavaria, Germany

• Led and managed R&D projects ranging from advanced chemical analysis to process improvement
• Developed non-standard analytical methods for complex samples (i.e., 2D-GC of plastic pyrolysis oils)
• Performed pilot-scale steam reforming and thermal cracking experiments

Villigen, Switzerland

• Project: Time-resolved spectroscopy of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts
• Synthesized, characterized, and tested catalysts for pollution control and energy applications
• Supervised 5 master/exchange students and handled practical laboratory courses
• Established international collaboration with 5 research groups
• Authored scientific articles and presented in international conferences

Seoul, South Korea

• Project: Synthesis of vanadia-based catalysts by atomic layer deposition
• Obtained funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea in the framework of the "Swiss-Korean Young Researchers' Exchange Program"
• Prepared well-defined model catalysts for selective oxidation and emission control

Taipei City, Taiwan

• Project: Catalytic hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran
• Selected as one of the recipients of the Taiwan International Graduate Internship Program
• Synthesized Ru-based catalysts supported on mesoporous carbon nanoparticles
• Optimized the reaction temperature, pressure, reaction time, solvent, and catalyst surface functionalization

London, United Kingdom

• Project: Investigation of copper-ceria catalysts for carbon monoxide oxidation
• Investigated the effect of copper content on the activity of the catalysts
• Wrote and edited scientific manuscripts and research proposals

Wroclaw, Poland

• Project: Enantioselective ring-opening reactions of epoxides by zinc(II) organocatalysts
• Screened several chiral Zn(II) complexes as an asymmetric catalyst for epoxide ring-opening reactions
• Investigated the effect of the catalyst loading, solvent, and reaction temperature on the product yield and enantiomeric purity

Houston, Texas

• Project: Synthesis of aluminum nanocrystals for plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis
• Synthesized Al nanocrystals (Al NCs) under air- and moisture-free conditions
• Investigated the effects of organoaluminum precursor, temperature, solvent, catalyst, and capping ligand on the synthesis
• Characterized the Al NCs by SEM, EDX, XPS, and XRD
• Prepared Al NC-based photocatalysts and investigated their activity toward molecular hydrogen dissociation

Limay, Philippines

• Led a team of 6 laboratory technicians in the testing of crude, petroleum products, catalyst, and water samples
• Developed, validated, and optimized analytical test methods based on spectroscopic, chromatographic, and electroanalytical techniques
• Conducted internal audit based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001
• Liaised with plant engineers to translate test results into necessary process adjustments and with planning engineers to streamline the fuel blending process

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

• Focused on environmental catalysis and spectroscopy

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, 17/20 ("Mention Très Bien" - Outstanding)

• 1st semester of the Molecular Nano- and Bio-Photonics (MONABIPHOT) program • Focused on molecular photonics, light-matter interactions.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Chemistry, 9/10 ("Sobresaliente" - Outstanding)

• 2nd semester of the Molecular Nano- and Bio-Photonics (MONABIPHOT) program • Focused on photochemistry, chemical sensing, and materials.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Biotechnology, 5.0/5.0 ("Bardzo Dobry" - Outstanding)

• 3rd semester of the Molecular Nano- and Bio-Photonics (MONABIPHOT) program • Focused on bioorganic chemistry, molecular electronics, and.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry, 1.19/1.00 (Outstanding)

Activities and Societies: College of Science Student Council• Focused on the major fields of chemistry (inorganic, organic, physical, and.