M. Sc. Winni Schwedland
Topics of research
– Electrode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
– Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
– Kinetic Properties of Ion-Intercalation Reactions
– Ab Initio Modelling of Solid-State Systems
Educational background
Ph.D.
01/2024 – present
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Master’s degree
04/2021 – 11/2023 M.Sc. Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Characterization of the Kinetic Properties of Glyme-Based Electrolytes for Sodium Ion Co-Intercalation in Graphite via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Bachelor’s degree
10/2021 – 01/2021 B.Sc. Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis: QM:QM Calculations for the Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Oxygen on the Fe-MOF-74
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Joachim Sauer
Professional career
Sauer Group – Quantum Chemistry of Solid-State Compounds and Catalysis
– 03/2021 – 06/2023 Student Research Assistant
Sauer Group – Quantum Chemistry of Solid-State Compounds and Catalysis
– 08/2019 – 03/2021 Student Teaching Assistant
Volmer Group – Fundamentals and Applications of Bioanalytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry
Awards & Accomplishments
04/2019 – 03/2022 Deutschlandstipendium
For outstanding achievements as a student in the chemistry degree B.Sc.
Conferences & Visits
– 03/2024 Bunsen-Tagung 2024, High-Resolution Structural Methods in Material and Life Sciences
Structure and Reactivity of Frist Row Transition Metal Substituted Aluminum Oxide Cluster
– 09/2023 International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters (ISSPIC XXI)
Elucidating the Structure and Reactivity of First Row Transition Metal Oxide Clusters by Combining Experiment and Theory
– 06/2023 Bunsen-Tagung 2023, Physical Chemistry of the Energy Transition
The “Key” towards Methane Conversion: Gas Phase C-H Bond Activation by First Row Transition Metal Oxide Clusters
– 09/2022 Bunsen-Tagung 2022, Understanding Dispersion Interactions in Molecular Chemistry
Which Computational Methods to Trust for Modelling CO2 Adsorption on Fe-MOF-74