Dr. Olaf Brummel – Electrochemistry and Model Electrocatalysis

Dr. Olaf Brummel

Electrochemistry and Model Electrocatalysis

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Address

Egerlandstraße 1-3 91058 Erlangen
Room: 00.113-08 (Office), Floor: 00

Contact

Consultation Hours

By appointment via email olaf.brummel@fau.de

Research Interests

The expertise of Dr. Olaf Brummel is centered around model electrocatalysis in energy conversion with a special focus on reaction mechanisms and kinetics at electrified solid/liquid interfaces. His group employs model systems with different levels of complexity including simple single crystalline surfaces, real electrocatalysts, and complex, well-defined nanostructured model electrocatalysts prepared by surface science methods. His group uses a variety of electrochemical in-situ methods for mechanistic studies with a special emphasis on electrochemical infrared spectroscopy. By studying the same reactions in ultra-high vacuum and electrochemical environment, he aims at bridging the gap between fundamental electrochemical surface science and applied electrochemistry.

CV

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1984born in Erlangen, Germany
2005-2012Studies of Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (grade: “very good”)
2012Diploma thesis at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in the group of Prof. Dr. Dirk Guldi in cooperation with Siemens AG (grade: “very good”)
2012-2018PhD student at the FAU Erlangen Nürnberg in the group of Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda
2015Research stay in the group of Prof. Dr. Marc Koper (Leiden University, Netherlands)
2016Research stay in the group of Prof. Dr. Jacek Lipkowski (University of Guelph, Canada)
2016Coordinator of the DFG Research Unit “funCOS – Functional Molecular Structures on Complex Oxide Surfaces FOR 1878”
2016-2022Coordinator of the DFG Research Unit “funCOS – Functional Molecular Structures on Complex Oxide Surfaces FOR 1878”
2018PhD at the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, supervisor: Prof. Jörg Libuda (grade: “summa cum laude”, Gerda Weller award)
Since 2018Workgroup leader “Model Electrocatalysis” at the Department Chemistry and Pharmacy, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Chair of Interface Research and Catalysis, head: Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda)
2019Research stay in the group of Prof. Dr. Junfa Zhu (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
Since 2020rmanent position as an “Akademischer Rat” at the Department Chemistry and Pharmacy, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Chair of Interface Research and Catalysis)
2020-2024Position: “Akademischer Rat”
since 2024Position: “Akademischer Oberrat”

Team

  • Model Electrocatalysis Team (May 2023): Felix Hilpert, Robert Hübsch, Evanie Franz, Florian Winkler, Zarah Hussain, Gabriele Tosi, Simone Reindl, Juntao Yang, Dr. Olaf Brummel (from left to right)

  • Model Electrocatalysis Team (May 2021): Felix Hilpert, Evanie Franz, Dr. Olaf Brummel,
    Corinna Stumm, Maximilian Kastenmeier (from left to right)

Publications