Chemische Katalyse

Prof. Dr. Franziska Heß

Prof. Dr. Franziska Heß
TU Berlin
Institute of Chemistry, Office TC 8
Straße des 17. Juni 124
10623 Berlin
+49 (0)30 314-22728
f.hess@tu-berlin.de
www.hessgroup-catalysis.de

Curriculum Vitae

Expertise and Research Interest

  • Heterogeneous catalysis, reaction kinetics
  • Stability of catalyst materials under harsh reaction conditions
  • Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations with lateral interactions
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Multiscale Modelling
  • Surface Science

Education

  • B.Sc. in Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, 2009, on “Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia over RuO2 nanotubes”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Herbert Over
  • M.Sc. in Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, 2011, on “Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations for the Deacon Process over RuO2(110)”, supervised by Prof. Dr. Herbert Over
  • Dr. rer. nat., Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, 2015, on “DFT-based Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of oxidation reactions over the RuO2(110) model catalyst surface”, (Read @Publication Server of the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen), supervised by Prof. Dr. Herbert Over

Research experience

May 2020 –
Junior professor (W1) in the area of chemical catalysis at the department of Technical Chemistry at TU Berlin
June 2019 - April 2020
Young research group leader at Institute for Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, mentored by Apl. Prof. Roger A. De Souza
July 2017 - May 2019
Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, advised by Prof. Dr. Bilge Yildiz
Research Fellowship funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (HE 7782/1-1)
Atomic-scale modeling of the surface chemistry of cathode materials in solid oxide fuel cells.
Dec. 2015 - June 2017
Postdoctoral Associate at Institute for Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, advised by Prof. Dr. Herbert Over
Theoretical rationalization of the catalyst degradation in the industrial Deacon Process over cerium dioxide and prediction of possible mitigation strategies proven successful on the bench-top scale.
Oct. 2011 - Dec. 2015
Research and Teaching Assistant at Institute for Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, advised by Prof. Dr. Herbert Over
Developed DFT-based Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations with detailed lateral interaction model employing a cluster expansion to resolve the reaction mechanism of the Deacon Process over the RuO2(110) surface.

Awards and Fellowships

  • Liebig Fellowship funded by Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, starting from June 2019, at RWTH Aachen
  • Research Fellowship funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (HE 7782/1-1), July 2017 - May 2019 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Graduate Student Fellowship funded by Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2014
  • Best Poster Award, Symposium for Theoretical Chemistry, Karlsruhe, 2012
  • Undergraduate Student Fellowship funded by City of Giessen, Oct. 2009 - Sept. 2011

Memberships

  • GDCh (German Chemical Society)
  • DPG (German Physical Society)