Deutsch Intern
Prof. Dr. Holger Helten

Group Members

The Helten Group in June 2024.

Group Leader

Prof. Dr. Holger Helten
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 84086
E-Mail: holger.helten@uni-wuerzburg.de

Secretary and Research Coordinator

Mihaela Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 84379
E-Mail: mihaela.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de

Permanent Senior Researcher

PD Dr. habil. Alexandra Friedrich
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 80765
E-Mail: alexandra.friedrich1@uni-wuerzburg.de

06-08/2021 Habilitation transfer (Venia Legendi / Privatdozentin in Inorganic Chemistry) to University of Würzburg
05/2018 Nomination as Akademische Oberrätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg |  Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
02/2017 Habilitation (Venia Docendi in Mineralogy), Goethe-University Frankfurt | Faculty of Geosciences / Geography (Mentor: Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler)
  Topic: "Struktur-Eigenschaftsbeziehungen von Kristallen und Festkörperreaktionen bei hohem Druck"
since 10/2015       Akademische Rätin at Chair I, University of Würzburg |  Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
06-10/2015 University Assistant (postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Ronald Miletich-Pawliczek, University of Vienna, Austria | Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography
10/2014-03/2015 Stipend with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences
07/2009-08/2014 Principal investigator, independent DFG-funded research, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences
10-11/2003            Research stay with Prof. Dr. George A. Lager, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2002-2009      Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Björn Winkler, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences
05/2002-10/2002 Postdoctoral research with Dr. Bernard Hennion, CEA Saclay, France | Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
02/2002-03/2002 Postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography
10/1998-01/2002 PhD with Prof. Dr. Martin Kunz, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | Laboratory for Crystallography
  Topic: "Pressure- and temperature behaviour of hydroxides and hydrous minerals: Structure, compressibility and phase transitions"
10/1993-06/1998 Studies in Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, Austria (passed with distinction)
Diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Tillmanns
  Topic: "Strukturaufklärung und weitere kristallchemische Untersuchungen an einem neuen Mineral, Mg(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2, von der Lokalität Brandholz, Fichtelgebirge, sowie an isotypen synthetischen Verbindungen des Typs MeII(H2O,NH3)6[Sb(OH)6]2, MeII=Mg, Co, Cu"

2011 Max-von-Laue award of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK)
2009 Sponsorship as a junior researcher within the FOCUS program of the Goethe-University Frankfurt
2007, 2008 Scholarships from the Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard foundation
1996, 1997, 1998 Scholarships for outstanding achievements in studying
1995, 1996, 1997 Senate scholarships for special success of studying

2010-2013              Associate Editor American Mineralogist

since 2018 Cash auditor of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK)
2018 – 2021 Chairman of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK)
2015 – 2021 Member of the Max-von-Laue award committee of the German Crystallographic Society (DGK)
2014 – 2017 Committee member of the "European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)"
2009-2010 Member of the HFIR and SNS review panel for beamtime allocation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

since 2021 Examiner for „Erste Staatsprüfung für ein Lehramt an öffentlichen Schulen für das Fach anorganische und analytische Chemie in Bayern“
since 2020 Laser safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (Chair I)
since 2019 Safety officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
2018 Teaching Certification for Higher Education II (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Aufbaustufe)
2016 Teaching Certification for Higher Education I (Zertifikat Hochschullehre Bayern: Grundstufe)
since 2016 Radiation protection officer, University of Würzburg | Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
2007 – 2015 Laser safety officer, Goethe-University Frankfurt | Institute of Geosciences (Laboratory of Crystallography)
2006 - 2010 Organizational tasks within the priority program SPP1236 of the German Research Foundation (DFG)

Dr. Stephan Wagner
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 85254
E-Mail: stephan.wagner@uni-wuerzburg.de

PhD Students

Jonas Bachmann
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 87442
E-Mail: jonas.bachmann@uni-wuerzburg.de

Manuel Buckel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 83596
E-Mail: manuel.buckel@uni-wuerzburg.de

Johannes Chorbacher
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 85737
E-Mail: johannes.chorbacher@uni-wuerzburg.de

Maximilian Fest
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 82427
E-Mail: maximilian.fest@uni-wuerzburg.de

Daniel Gillung
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 81764
E-Mail: daniel.gillung@uni-wuerzburg.de

Julian Glock
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 86476
E-Mail: julian.glock@uni-wuerzburg.de

Daniel Göbel
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 82345
E-Mail: daniel.goebel1@uni-wuerzburg.de

Julian Günther
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 87867
E-Mail: julian.guenther@uni-wuerzburg.de

 

Andreas Helbig
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 86713
E-Mail: andreas.helbig@uni-wuerzburg.de

Jonas Klopf
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 84077
E-Mail: jonas.klopf@uni-wuerzburg.de

Michael Müller
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

 

Tel.: +49 931 31 82606
E-Mail: michael.mueller@uni-wuerzburg.de

Johannes Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 87479
E-Mail: johannes.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de

Philipp Schneider
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 84352
E-Mail: philipp.schneider@uni-wuerzburg.de

Lukas Swoboda
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 87468
E-Mail: lukas.swoboda@uni-wuerzburg.de

Vivien Zeh
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 80244
E-Mail: vivien.zeh@uni-wuerzburg.de

Master Students

Jonas Fehler
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

E-Mail: jonas.fehler@uni-wuerzburg.de

Sarah Lutz
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

E-Mail: sarah.lutz@uni-wuerzburg.de

Interns

Gustavo Cid
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Johanna Günther
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Lia Helbig
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Laboratory Technicians

Jakob Albert
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.002
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 84534
E-Mail: jakob.albert1@uni-wuerzburg.de

Hildegard Holzinger
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 02.017
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 931 31 82451
E-Mail: hildegard.holzinger@uni-wuerzburg.de

Trainee

Jonas Roth
Institut für Anorganische Chemie Lab 00.001
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg

Alumni

Würzburg
Marit Kuhstrebe (8 week internship)
Magnus Wirthmann (trainee)
Dr. Matthias Maier (Ph.D. 2024)
Sarah Lutz (8 week internship)
Jonas Fehler (8 week internship)
Marc Schanne (bachelor's thesis)
Lena-Sophie Knoop (8 week internship)
Celine Graf (trainee)
Anna Hellinger (bachelor's thesis)
Danial Abdolhamidi (8 week internship)
Raimund Gilbert (master's thesis)
Jakob Albert (trainee)
Felix Memmel (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Kevin Ries (8 week internship)
Dr. Thomas Lorenz (Ph.D. 2020, 2 years post-doctoral researcher)
Mathilde Dijoux (8 week internship)
Lars Kiesewalter (4 week internship)
Jonas Hartmann (4 week internship)
Marcel Hirsch (4 week internship)
Daniel Göbel (8 week internship, master's thesis)
Julian Fichtner (8 week internship)
Dominik Rappert (8 week internship)
Vivien Zeh (8 week internship, master's thesis)
Dr. Merian Crumbach (Ph.D. 2021) & Loki
Michael Müller (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Malte Mildner (8 week internship)
Christina Pongratz (3 week internship)
Dr. Lars Fritze (Ph.D. 2021)
Nils Rehmeier (bachelor's thesis)
Philipp Schneider (bachelor's thesis)
Alina Heilhoff ( 8 week internship)
Sara Endres ( 8 week internship)
Tristan Zach ( 8 week internship)
Bastian Steinert ( 4 week internship)
Dr. Nicolas Riensch (Ph.D. 2021)
Thomas Neubert (8 week internship)
Bahar Ebrahimghasri (8 week internship)
Jannik Buchen (8 week internship, master's thesis)
Heiko Lackinger (8 week internship)
Ann-Sophie Mack (trainee)
Johannes Schneider (master's thesis)
Laura Diaz (8 week internship)
Maria-Victoria Benicke Rojas (8 week internship)
Manuel Buckel (12 week internship & master's thesis)
Simon Soldner (8 week internship)
Lena Glaser (8 week internship)
Johannes Chorbacher (bachelor's & master's thesis, 8 week internship)
Nadine Munker (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Julian Günther (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Julian Glock (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Dr. Abhishek Koner (2 years Post-Doc)
Florian Seebauer (8 week internship)
Simon Wander (6 week internship)
Maximilian Fest (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Lukas Swoboda (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Jonas Bachmann (8 week internship & master's thesis)
Aachen
Thomas Lorenz (diploma thesis)
Dr. Ozan Ayhan (Ph.D. 2018)
Sven Moos (bachelor's thesis)
Nicolas de la Vega Guerra (bachelor's thesis)
Dr. Artur Lik (Ph.D. 2018)
Marina Chuchmareva
Laura Bloch (bachelor's thesis)
Felix Garg (bachelor's thesis)
Sangeth Jenthra
Clemens Glasmacher (bachelor's & master's thesis)
Niklas Möller (bachelor's thesis)
Felix Krauskopf
Sebastian Gisbertz
Daniel Warzecha
Sebastian Wollnitz
Sophia Knecht
Lars Müller (master's thesis)
Rudi Eswein (master's thesis)
Thomas Diehl
Niklas Westhues
Sebastian Lehmann
Fabian Thomas (bachelor's thesis)
Andreas Thiel
Maximilian Bremerich
Fabian Obstals (bachelor's thesis)
Jakob Bilger

Group Photos