Employees

Birger Horstmann Principal Investigator

@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Johannes Schnaidt Manager Graduate School EES

Johanna Naumann Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Modeling of granular electrodes. @ Institute for Applied Materials -
Material and Biomechanics (IAM-WBM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Daniel Messling Media and Communication Officer

@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Carlos Ziebert Associate Member

@ Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics (IAM-AWP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Hagar Khalil Hassan Ibrahim Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Focus: New Solid-State Electrolytes for Post-Li Batteries. @ Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University

Marcus Rohnke Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Frieder Scheiba Key Researcher

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Till Ortmann Doctoral Researcher

@ Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Justus-Liebig University Gießen (JLU)

Christian Punckt Manager

@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Jürgen Behm Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University

Helmut Ehrenberg Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Maximilian Fichtner Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Jürgen Fleischer Principal Investigator & Industry Liaison Officer

@ Institute of Production Science (wbk), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Axel Groß Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University

Timo Jacob Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University

Jürgen Janek Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Fedor Jelezko Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Quantum Optics, Ulm University

Marc Kamlah Associate Member

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Material and Biomechanics (IAM-WBM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Christine Kranz Representative for equal opportunities & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University

Ulrike Krewer Principal Investigator

Research Focus: Characterization and modeling of reaction and degradation at electrode-electrolyte interfaces. @ Institute for Applied Materials - Materials for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IAM-WET), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Christian Kübel Principal Investigator

Research Focus: Structural Characterization using Electron Microscopy Techniques. @ Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Arnulf Latz Principal Investigator

@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Britta Nestler Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Computational Materials Science (IAM-CMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Sven Rau Associated Member

@ Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University

Wilhelm Schabel Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Thermal Process Engineering (TVT) – Thin Film Technology (TFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Rolf Schuster Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Hans Jürgen Seifert Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics (IAM-AWP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Patrick Theato Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institut of Technology (KIT)

Stefan Mück Doctoral Researcher

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Material and Biomechanics (IAM-WBM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Katharina Helmbrecht Doctoral Researcher

@ Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University

Montaha Anjass Principal Investigator

Research Focus: Polyoxometalates-based Active Materials for Post-Li Batteries. @ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) & Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University

Benjamin Schick Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Magnesium Deposition, Development of Electrolytes. @ Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University

Joachim Binder Key Researcher

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Fabian Jeschull Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Daniel Schneider Principal Investigator

@ Institute for Applied Materials - Computational Materials Science (IAM-CMS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Daniel Stottmeister Doctoral Researcher

@ Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University

Raiker Witter

Research Focus: Smart materials from NMR point of view, @ Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Ulm

Michael Knapp Key Researcher

Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Sylvio Indris Key Researcher

Research Focus: Electrode & Electrolyte Materials for Li/Na/Mg/Ca Ion Batteries; @ Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Anna Smith Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

Research focus: Upscaling and development of post-lithium pouch cell demonstrators & electrochemical testing thereof; @ Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Werner Bauer Key Researcher

Research Focus: Electrode Processing, @ Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Clarissa Glaser Doctoral Researcher

Research focus: Magnesium ion conducting solid electrolytes, @ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Domenic Frank IT specialist for system integration

@ IAM - Microstructure Modelling and Simulation, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Sibylle Riedel Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Organic Cathode Materials for Magnesium-based Batteries. @ Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Reiner Mönig Principal Investigator

@ Institut für Angewandte Materialien Werkstoff- und Biomechanik (IAM-WBM), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Cedric Müller Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Electrochemical Investigation of sodium ion pouch cells compared to lithium-ion-based systems, @ Institute for Applied Materials – Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Aycan Kutlu Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Development of filament materials for fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing of all-solid state sodium-ion batteries (ASSSIB) @Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics (IAM-AWP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Ralph-Rainer Cronjäger Lab Manager SEmESteR

@ Ulm University

Deepalaxmi Rajagopal Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Advanced Integrated Data Analysis, @ Institute for Applied Materials - Computational Materials Science (IAM-CMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Daniel Schuhmacher Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Calcium Ion Batteries, @ Akkumulatoren Materialforschung (ECM), Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)

Paul Maidl Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: 3D Simulations for Sodium ion batteries. @ German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Eugen Zemlyanushin Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries (RABs). @ Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Sebastian Baumgart Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Quantumchemical Calculations, @ Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Ulm University

Alexander Kühne Associate Member

@ Institut für Organische Chemie III, Universität Ulm

Max von Delius Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University

Birgit Esser Research Unit Spokesperson & Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Organic Chemistry II, Ulm University

Marcel Weil Research Unit Sprecher & Principal Investigator

@ Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Leonie Wildersinn Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces, Surface & Interface Analysis @ Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Andreas Hofmann Associate Member

@ Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Werkstoffkunde (IAM-WK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Zhirong Zhao-Karger Principal Investigator

@ Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Huy Nguyen Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Modelling and Simulation Hard Carbon Anode for Sodium Ion Battery, @ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Laurin Derr Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Half-Cell Microcalorimetry of electrode materials, @ Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

David Schäfer Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: SEI formation on hard carbon electrodes, @ Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)

Eliana Fuentes-Mendoza Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Cathode materials for non aqueous aluminum batteries, @ Institute for Applied Materials (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

MD Adil Postdoctoral Researcher

Research focus: Development of rechargeable sodium-ion organic batteries, @ Institute for Organic Chemistry II and Advanced Materials, Ulm University

Rishikesh Vengarathody Doctoral Researcher

Reserch Focus: Cathodes for Na-ion batteries, @ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Annika Groß Managemant Assistant

Sarah Hameister Marketing and Communication

@ Ulm University

Cornelius Hub Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Synthesis of lithium free polymer electrolytes
@ Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Andreas Heyn PhD Student

Research focus: Cathodic Materials for high-energy Potassium Batteries
@ Karlsruher Institute for Technology (KIT), IAM-ESS – Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Energiespeichersysteme

Xuebin Wu Doctoral Researcher

@Karlruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Aqueous processing of electrodes for sodium ion batteries

Felix Bauer Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials – Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS)

Lisa Samrock Deputy Manager

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Marcel Weichel Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology - Microstructure Simulations (INT-MSS)

Soutam Panja Doctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Electrolyte development for chloride-ion batteries
@ Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Chinmaya Mirle Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Focus: Organic/polymer cathodes for Na battery applications

Ruochen Xu Doctoral Researcher

@Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), @Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS)
Research focus: Scaling up and synthesis control of layered oxide cathodes for Sodium ion batteries

Rihab Sayid Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Stabilization of lithium metal anodes with porphyrin-based electrolyte additives

Fredrich Jasper Doctoral Researcher

Research focus: Sustainability Assessment of Battery Systems
@Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)

Litwin Jacob Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Development of Electrolytes

Sarah Golla Assistent

Salimeh Saleh Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research focus: Scanning probe microscopy

Arnd Koeppe Principal Investigator & Data Steward

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Artificial Intelligence, data-driven modelling, data-integrated materials science

Celine Röder Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IAM-ESS
Research Focus: Electrodes/Electrolyte-systems for potassium-ion batteries

Ulf-Christian Rauska Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IAM-ESS
Research Focus: Polymer-Electrolytes and Interface Analysis

Dennis Triller Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IAM-ESS
Research Focus: Presodiation / Prepotassiation

Kerstin Leopold Associate Member

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Analytical Chemistry - Trace element analysis

Maren Lepple Associated Member

@ Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Research Focus: ceramic materials for energy applications (development, synthesis and characterization); thermodynamics of materials

Markus Reischl Principal Investigator

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Machine learning, data mining, image processing

Dominic Bresser Research Unit Speaker & Principal Investigator

@ Helmholtz-Institute Ulm
Research Focus: Organic batteries, polymer electrolytes, electrode materials

Doreen Mollenhauer Principal Investigator

@ Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Research Focus: theoretical chemistry / material modelling of processes in battery processes and battery materials

Anja Henss Principal Investigator

@ Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Research Focus: Interfacial Analytics of Energy Storage Devices, Instrumental Analytics (SIMS, XPS, FIB-SEM), in situ and in operando Experiments

Daehyun Jang Doctoral Researcher

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen
Research Focus: Chloride ion conductors for solid-state batteries

Anne-Sophie Rossol Technology Transfer Manager

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Sebastian Schabel Technology Transfer Manager

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Cell Accelerating Platfor (CAP) for High-Throughput Cell Development; Technology Transfer

Adrian Cierpka Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), INT
Research Focus: Machine learning for material science

Md Akhlak Alam Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Advanced analytical methods for battery materials characterization

Anuvinda Pavithran Doctoral Researcher

@Helmholtz Institute Ulm
Research Focus: Sodium ion battery cathodes

Anja Bielefeld Junior Research Group Leader

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Research Focus: Interface of simulation and experiment, battery cell and microstructure modeling

David Burger Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Coating and drying concepts for microstructure optimization

Amr Radwan Postdoctoral Researcher

@Helmholtz Institute Ilm (HIU)
Research Focus: Batteries

Michael Selzer Research Data Officer

@ KArlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Katarzyna Hofmann Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Na-ion batteries, polymeric binders

Miguel Kuhn Gómez Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Layered Oxides for Sodium Ion Batteries

Daniel Metzger Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Half-cell microcalorimetry of Mg-deposition

Nico Kokott Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Aluminum-ion batteries /organic cathode

Eva Bräutigam Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Electrochemical investigation of organic (Polymer)-based materials in Aluminum batteries

Lars Hinrichs Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: multivalent metal organic batteries

Isabel Morhenn Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Organic batteries

Florin Adler Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Multivalent Metal Batteries with Organic Electrode Material

Marius Ast

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Anass Benayad Principal Investigator

@ Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS)
Research Focus: Surface and interface physics, Battery, Photoemission”

Michael Keis Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Organic electrode materials

Simon Schauer Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Cathode materials fo Li, Na and K-Ion batteries; Raman Imaging

Tommaso Mavolo

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen
Research Focus: In-Operando SIMS analysis for Post-Lithium battery technologies

Simon Fleischmann Principal Investigator

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Research Focus: Elecrtode materials, nanoconfinement effects, co-intercalation

Bernd Smarsly Principal Investigator

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Research Focus: Carbon materials for energy conversion and storage

Michelle Allion Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Newman type modeling of Sodium-ion batteries

Ziming Ding Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: TEM characterization for battery materials

Hawo Höfer Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Machine learning based analysis of multi-phase XRD patters

Anja Lenzer Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruher Institute of Technologie (KIT), Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Research Focus: Electrochemical energy storage materials

Hafiz Muhammad Noman Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Research Data Management through Ontologies and Semantic Technologies

Monika Vogler Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT), Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Research Focus: Laboratory automation, process optimization, battery electrolyres

Ali Ahmadian Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: TEM characterization of battery materials

Sven Daboss Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: AFM

Kie Hankins Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: SEI growth in Na-Ion systems

Mahir Hashimov Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Battery Electrolytes, GC-MS

Timofey Kolesnikov Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsuhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS)
Research Focus: Polymer Electrolytes, Potassium Metal Batteries

Martin Velazquez-Rizo Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Study of battery materials with electron microscopy techniques

Hermann Nirschl Scientific Staff

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Simulation and experimental research on battery procssing

Philip Scharfer Scientific Staff

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Coating and Drying of Electrodes, Humidity Management

Mario Ruben Associate Member

@ Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology (INT)

Raheleh Azmi Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Surface an Interface Analysis

Anika Siebert Doctoral Researcher

@ Justus Liebig Universität Giessen (JLU)
Research Focus: Ion diffusion in solid state magnesium ion batteries

Julia Wellmann Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Vanadium oxide based cathode materials for calcium batteries

Mika Lindén Associate Member

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Cathode material development

Vivek Wakchaure Postdoc

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Synthesis of organic functional material for Battery Application

Melanie Pagel Doctoral Researcher

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Research Focus: Synthesis of nanostructured carbon-materials and broad characterization with focus on charge storage

Joaquin Eduardo Urrutia Gomez Postdoc

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: AI-Enhanced SEM Image Analysis to Accelerate Battery Research in POLiS

Anagha Vinayan Doctoral Researcher

@ Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
Research Focus: Developing a plasma polymer coating process on metal electrodes for next generation batteries.

Lorenzo Masutti Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Recycling of toxic metal complexes and compounds from Na/K-based battery waste.

Vivien Andrieux Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Organic electrode self-assembled materials

Nils Becker Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Research Focus: Numerical simulation studies of solid state dewetting

Simon Krause Principal Investigator

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Metal-organic frameworks

Usman Hayder Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Simone Lisa Holzmann Doctoral Researcher

@ Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Research Focus: Investigation of novel battery systems using Online-Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry.

Sarah Horn Doctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Scanning Probe Microscopy

Jens Tran Postdoctoral Researcher

@ Ulm University
Research Focus: Cathode material for multivalent batteries