Prof. Dr. Lukas J. Gooßen
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1969 in Bielefeld; 1989-1994 undergraduate studies in chemistry at the Universität Bielefeld / University of Michigan; 1994 research work with Prof. Dr. K. P. C. Vollhardt, University of California, Berkeley; 1994-1997 PhD. work with Prof. Dr. W. A. Herrmann, TU München; 1998 Postdoc with Prof. Dr. K. B. Sharpless, Scripps Research Institute; 1999-2000 research chemist at the Bayer AG (Central Research); 2000-2003 habilitation at the MPI für Kohlenforschung in the group of Prof. Dr. M. T. Reetz; 2003-2004 group leader at the MPI für Kohlenforschung; 2004-2005 Heisenberg fellow at the RWTH Aachen; 2005-2016 professor at the TU Kaiserslautern, 2008 visiting professor at the University of Toronto; since 2016 Evonik Chair of Organic Chemistry at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Researcher Profiles
| ResearcherID: L-9764-2015 | Google Scholar profile |
Employment
| since Aug. 2016 | Evonik Chair of Organic Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Jul. 2005 - Jul. 2016 | Professor for Organic Chemistry, TU Kaiserslautern |
| Sept. 2004 - Jun. 2005 | Heisenberg fellow, RWTH Aachen |
| April 2000 - Aug. 2004 | Assistant professor (Habilitand) in the group of Prof. M. T. Reetz, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim: New Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions for Organic Synthesis |
| Jan. 1999 - Mar. 2000 | Head of laboratory at Bayer Central Research, Synthesis Research |
| Nov. 1997 - Dec. 1998 | Postdoctoral Researcher in the group of Prof. K. B. Sharpless, Scripps Research Institute,La Jolla: Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation with Heterocyclic Nitrogen Sources |
Education
| Aug. 2004 | Degree of Dr. rer. nat. habil in Organic Chemistry, University of Bochum |
| April 2000 - Aug. 2004 | Habilitation at the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim in the group of Prof. M. T. Reetz; working on the topic: New Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions for Organic Synthesis. |
| Nov. 1997 - Dec. 1998 | Postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. K. B. Sharpless, Scripps Research Institute |
| Jun. 1997 | Degree of Dr. rer. nat., with distinction |
| Dec. 1994 - May 1997 | Dissertation under the supervision of Prof. W. A. Herrmann, Technical University of Munich, with a thesis entitled Functionalized Imidazolin-2-ylidene-Metal Complexes in Catalysis. |
| Mar. 1994 - Sep. 1994 | Diploma research under the supervision of Prof. K. P. C. Vollhardt, University of California, Berkeley, with a thesis entitled Approach to the Synthesis of All-Metal-Metal-Bonded Tercyclopentadienyl Trisheterotrimetallic Complexes. |
| Jan. 1994 | Diploma in Chemistry, with distinction |
| Jan. 1992 - Sep. 1992 | Exchange student at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: research with Prof. A. Ashe III, on the Synthesis of Organo-Antimony-compounds, and with Prof. M. D. Curtis, on the Synthesis of Molybdenum-Cobalt-Clusters. |
| Oct. 1989 | Immatriculation for a Chemistry degree, University of Bielefeld |
| Jul. 1988 - Sept. 1989 | Military service with the tank regiment 333 in Celle |
| Aug. 1979 - Jun. 1988 | Marienschule der Ursulinen Bielefeld (secondary school) |
Scholarships and Awards
| Nov. 2008 | AstraZeneca Award for Organic Chemistry |
| Sept. - Oct. 2008 | Visiting Professorship at the University of Toronto |
| Oct. 2007 | Novartis Young Investigator Award |
| Mar. 2007 | Carl-Duisberg prize of the German Chemical Society |
| Nov. 2004 - Oct. 2009 | Research award of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie: „Dozentenstipendium“ |
| Sept. 2004 | Heisenberg scholarship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| April 2004 | Leo-Lectureship of Leo Pharma / TU Denmark |
| Mar. 2003 | Jochen-Block prize of the DECHEMA for catalysis research |
| Nov. 2002 | Academy prize of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences |
| Jan. 2002 | Thieme literature prize |
| Sept. 2001 | Liebig scholarship of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
| Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1998 | Postdoctoral research scholarship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
| Nov. 1997 - Dec. 1997 | Postdoctoral research scholarship of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
| Jun. 1995 - May 1997 | Kekulé Ph.D. scholarship of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
| Jan. 1993 - Sep. 1994 | National scholarship for undergraduate studies: Begabtenförderung der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
Teaching experience
| since 2005 | Multiple lecture courses and lab classes in general organic chemistry, natural product synthesis, synthetic methods, and catalysis, TU Kaiserslautern |
| fall term 2008 | Lecture Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry, University of Toronto |
| 2005 | Synthetic Methods in Organic Synthesis, lecture course, RWTH Aachen |
| 2002 - 2004 | Organometallic Catalysis, lecture course, University of Wuppertal |
| April 2000 - Aug. 2004 | Current Topics in Organic Chemistry, seminar, MPI Mülheim |
| Jan. 1995 - Sep. 1997 | Supervision of the practical inorganic chemistry course for biology students (laboratory, seminars, colloquia), Technical University of Munich |
External Funding
| since April 2000 | Personnel funds: Liebig-, Heisenberg- and Dozentenstipendium; 11 PhD students funded by the DFG (German Research Council) plus 2 via SFB TRR 88 „TRIMET“, 9 PhD- and 2 postdoc-fellowships; funds for equipment/chemicals: BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research), DFG, FCI (Chemical Industry Fund); industrial cooperations/funding: AstraZeneca, BASF, Bayer CropScience, Bayer MaterialScience, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cognis, Fontargen, Lanxess, Novartis, Pfizer, Saltigo, Umicore; state funding: NanoKat and RCR |
Activities in professional organizations
| Since 2014 | ERC Grant Evaluation Panel Member |
| Since 2014 | Executive Commission member of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Katalyse |
| Since 2012 | TU Kaiserslautern Senate Commission Quality in Learning and Teaching |
| Since 2011 | Advisory Board “Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis |
| Since 2011 | Series Editor of “Topics in Organometallic Chemistry” |
| 2007-2008 | GDCh presidential commission "emerging areas for chemistry |
| Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and American Chemical Society (ACS) | |
Key Publications
B. Bayarmagnai, C. Matheis, K. Jouvin, L. J. Gooßen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5753-5756: Synthesis of Difluoromethyl Thioethers from Difluoromethyl Trimethylsilane and Organothiocyanates Generated in situ. >>DOI
A. Fromm, C. van Wüllen, D. Hackenberger, L. J. Gooßen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 10007-10023: Mechanism of Cu/Pd-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cross-Couplings: A DFT Investigation. >>DOI
P. Mamone, G. Danoun, L. J. Gooßen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6704-6708: Rhodium-catalyzed ortho-Acylation of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids. >>DOI
S. Bhadra, W. Dzik, L. J. Gooßen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2959-2962 (hot paper): Synthesis of Aryl Ethers from Benzoates via Carboxylate-Directed C-H Activating Alkoxylation with Concomitant Protodecarboxylation. >>DOI
L. J. Gooßen, G. Deng, L. M. Levy, Science, 2006, 313, 662-664: Synthesis of Biaryls via Catalytic Decarboxylative Coupling. >>DOI