dr. thomas junkers

thomas

build. 11.21 room 308
phone +49 721 608-2603
Fax +49 721 608-5740

SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST


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Curriculum Vitae
1977
born in leverkusen, germany

professional work

since 07/08
senior Research scientist ('habilitand') in the MacroArc group, institute for chemical technology and polymer chemistry, Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
 07/06 – 06/ 08
 Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney
04/01 – 06/06 research staff at the institute for physical chemistry, universität Göttingen
04/00 – 09/00 student tutor at the institute for physical chemistry, universität Göttingen

education

07/06 – 06/08 postdoc in the group of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik
09/02 – 05/06
 PhD-thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on the topic of ”Novel Single Pulse – Pulsed Laser Polymerization Methods for the Determination of Chain–Length Dependent Termination Kinetics in Conventional and Controlled Free–Radical Polymerization”, under supervision of Prof. Michael Buback
09/03 – 05/06
 Member of the DFG-funded graduate school 782, “Spectroscopy and dynamics of molecular aggregates, chains and coils “
01/05 – 03/05
 visiting Researcher at the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, University of New South Wales, Sydney
06/02
 Graduation in chemistry (Diploma, eq. To Msc)
07/01 – 06/02
 Diploma thesis (eqiv. M.SC.) on the topic “Terminierungskinetik der radikalischen Polymerisation von Methylmethacrylat bis zu hohen Umsätzen“ under supervision of Prof. Michael Buback
10/97
 Enrollment as a regular student at universität Göttingen
08/96 – 08/97
 Alternative Civilian Service at Caritas Leverkusen e.V.
06/96
 Highschool certificate (Abitur), Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium Leverkusen
research interests

 


POlymer synthesis

  • enhanced spin capturing polymerization
  • utilization and advancement of modern controlled/living radical polymnerization techniques for the development of complex macromolecular architectures
  • reversible addition fragmentation transfer polymerization
  • nitroxide mediated polymerization
  • macromonomer synthesis
  • thioketone-mediated polymerization
  • conventional chain transfer polymerization

 

polymer characterization

  • size-exclusion chromatography
  • electrospray ionization – mass spectrometry
  • nmr spectroscopy
  • ft-ir spectroscopy

polymerization kinetics

  • on-line monitoring of polymerization reactions by FT-nir and/or dsc measurements
  • modeling of complex reaction systems via the program package predici
  • determination of radical concentrations via electron spin resonance spectroscopy
  • single and multi–Pulsed Laser Polymerization

 

memberships and comitee activities

memberships/comittee activity

since 10/09
editorial board of the open access journal polymers
since 10/09
deutscher hochschulverband
since 09/09
treasurer of the karlsruher chemische gesellschaft (gdch ortsgruppe Karlsruher
since 08/09
member of the Subcommittee on Modelling of Polymerization Kinetics and Processes of the IUPAC Polymer Division
since 11/08
gesellschaft deutscher chemiker (gdch)