The Gao Lab Homepage
Team members
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Dr. Dandan Gao
Team leader
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Scientific background
Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024: Visiting Researcher in the Prof. Dr. Glusac group, the University of Illinois at Chicago & Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Since Oct. 2022: Team leader, (Walter Benjamin Position), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
April 2022 - Sept 2022: Postdoc, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
July 2021 - March 2022: Postdoc, Ulm University
Nov 2017 - July 2021: PhD student, Ulm University
Sept 2014 - June 2017: Master degree in metallic material engineering, Shandong University
Sept 2010 - June 2014: Bachelor degree in material chemistry, Ocean University of China
Postdoc
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Dr. Bahareh Feizimohazzab
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Research topic: Sustainable biomass valorization and hydrogen production
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PhD students
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Jennifer Christina Schmidt
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Research topic: 3d printed electrodes for sustainable electrocatalysis
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Christean Nickel
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Research topic: Ammonia production and biomass upgrading
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Master students
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Shikang Han
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Research topic: Water purification under flow
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Jin San Kim
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Research topic: Glucose oxidation coupled with HER
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David Leander Troglauer
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Research topic: Urea electrosynthesis, electrochemical biomass upgrading
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Alumni
Gerrit Kraus (Nov. 2023 - Jan. 2024)
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Research topic: Water purification under flow
Andreas Haoyu Pawling (Oct 2022 - May 2023)
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Research topic: Lignin-assisted water splitting
Lab activities
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