The Team

Members of the Breugst Research Group

Permanent Staff

Gloria Cichos (Office Manager)
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Büro A13.332
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-35951

Marco Görke (Technician)
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-32248

Graduate Students

Thiemo Arndt
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114; Büro A13.320c
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-37437

Thiemo studied chemistry at the University of Cologne, Germany. In 2017, he received his Bachelor´s degree and joined the Breugst research group for a research course and alter also for his Master thesis. After graduating in 2020, Thiemo stayed in the group and is working on his PhD in the field of halogen-bond catalysis. Thiemo furthermore received the Deutschlandstipendium of the University of Cologne as well as the August-Wilhelm-von-Hofmann-Stipendium of the GDCh.

Komal
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114; Büro A13.320c
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-33885

Komal received her Bachelor degree in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, India, in 2020. Intrigued by the world of molecules, she furthered her studies with a Master degree in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Roorkee, India, specializing in organic synthesis and mechanochemistry for her thesis project. In 2023, Komal joined the Breugst group as a Ph.D. student, exploring the theoretical and experimental aspects of sigma hole interactions.

Nicolas Mayer
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114; Büro A13.320c
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-32896

Nicolas obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, in 2020. After graduating, he pursued his Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry at the University of Paris, France. He studied both experimental and theoretical aspects of organic chemistry and electrochemistry. Nicolas joined the Breugst group to continue his research as a PhD student in the field of non-covalent interactions.

Marie Clara Michel
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114; Büro A13.320c
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-981774

Marie Clara studied chemistry at University College Cork and completed her BSc in 2020. Afterwards, she joined the Byrne and McGlacken groups to pursue a PhD in the field of organic chemistry. In 2023, she joined the Breugst research group as a visiting PhD student for 6 months. Furthermore, she received an Irish Research Council scholarship and a National University of Ireland Travelling Schoarship.

Ippe Peltonen
Technische Universität Chemnitz
Institut für Chemie
Labor A11.114; Büro A13.320c
Straße der Nationen 62
09111 Chemnitz
+49 (371) 531-33658

Ippe obtained her Bachelor degree in 2021 and her Master of Science in Organic Chemistry in 2022 from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She completed her Master’s thesis project in the Pihko group synthesizing 1-aza-azulene compounds. In September 2023, she joined the Breugst group as a PhD student and her research is in the area of iodine catalysis.

Patrick Weber
Co-Supervised graduate student at the University of Cologne

Patrick obtained his Bachelor's degree at the University of Cologne, Germany, in 2019. During his Master studies, Patrick worked there on different projects in the Breugst and Ruschewitz research groups. In a jointly supervised Master Thesis with Professor Ruschewitz, he started to combine the field of metal-organic frameworks with halogen bonding. Since 2022, Patrick continues to work on these aspects as a PhD student in Cologne and is co-supervised by Prof. Ruschewitz and Prof. Breugst.

Interested in Joining the Group?

The Breugst research group is always looking for prospective members. Students and post-doctoral researchers have the unique opportunity to explore an area of their interest and can become experts in the computational analysis of reaction mechanisms by density functional theory and/or gain synthetic skills in organic synthesis and catalysis.

If you are highly motivated and enjoy research at the interface of computational chemistry, organic chemistry, and catalysis, please directly contact Martin Breugst. Topics for Bachelor and Master theses as well as for research internships are available on request at all times. Positions for graduate students are available on a regular basis, so please check our job announcements. If you are applying for a PhD or postdoctoral position from outside TU Chemnitz, please provide a cover letter, your CV and at least one letter of recommendation. We happily assist highly motivated students with scholarship applications.