Annual Scientific Report 2014

Anthony Pitaval

March 10th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren
Title: Gold Catalysis for the Synthesis of Protoilludane Sesquiterpenes and other Cyclic Systems
Committee: Prof. Sergio Castillón (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Prof. Mercedes Amat (Universitat de Barcelona) and Dr. Silvia Díez-González (Imperial College London)

Pinar Kasaplar

March 26th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs
Title: Polymer Supported and Homogeneous Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Reactions: From Batch to Continuous Flow Applications
Committee: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ), Prof. Montserrat Gómez (Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse) and Prof. José Luis Vicario (Universidad del País Vasco)

Atul Bansode

March 27th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Dr. Atsushi Urakawa
Title: Exploiting High Pressure Advantages in Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol
Committee: Dr. David Montañé (IREC), Dr. Gonzalo Prieto (Max -Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung) and Dr. Aalbert Zwijnenburg (Johnson Matthey Chemicals GmbH).

Laura Osorio

April 9th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs and Dr. Carles Rodríguez-Escrich
Title: Rational Approaches to the Control of Molecular Function: From Catalysis to Self-Assembly
Committee: Prof. José Luis Mascareñas (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela), Prof. Pau Ballester (ICIQ) and Prof. Magnus Rueping (Aachen University)

Xu Tian

April 10th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre
Title: New Asymmetric Organocatalytic Processes promoted by Cinchona-based Primary Amines
Committee: Prof. Albert Moyano (Universitat de Barcelona), Prof. Elena Fernández (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) and Prof. Luca Bernardi (Università di Bologna)

Ignacio Mon

May 14th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Anton Vidal
Title: Design, Synthesis and Application of Supramolecular Ligands in Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Hydroformylation
Committee: Prof. Albert Moyano (Universitat de Barcelona), Prof. Asunción Barbero (Universidad de Valladolid) and Prof. Antonio Frontera (Universitat de les Illes Balears).

Philipp Reeh

May 21st, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Javier de Mendoza
Title: Dynamic Multivalency for the Recognition of Protein Surfaces
Committee: : Prof. Pau Ballester Balaguer (ICIQ), Prof. Jesús Jiménez Barbero (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Madrid) and Prof. Javier Rojo Marcos (Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, CSIC, Sevilla).

Takashi Ono

June 3rd, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antoni Llobet
Title: Second-Row Transition-Metal Complexes Relevant to CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation
Committee: Prof. Yves le Mest (UMR 6521 CNRS – Université de Brest), Dr. Cyril Godard (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) and Dr. Elena Mas Marzá (Universitat Jaume I)

Núria Fernández

July 8th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Emilio Palomares
Title: Analysis of Key Loss Mechanisms in Organic Solar Cells
Committee: Prof. Jenny Nelson (Imperial College, London), Prof. Lluís Marsal (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) and Prof. Roberto Palacios (IKERLAN).

Charles Goehry

July 9th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Feliu Maseras
Title: Computational studies on host/guest catalysis
Committee: Prof. Pau Ballester (ICIQ), Dr. Jesús Jover (Universitat de Barcelona) and Dr. Fabienne Bessac (Université Toulouse).

Lydia Cabau

July 10th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Emilio Palomares
Title: Design and Synthesis of Small Molecules for Organic and Grätzel Solar Cells
Committee: Prof. LLuís Marsal (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Prof. Eugenia Martínez (CETEMMSA Technological Centre) and Prof. Neil Robertson (University of Edinburgh).

Antonio Bazzo

July 23rd, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Dr. Atsushi Urakawa
Title: Continuous photocatalytic fuel production over wide-bandgap metal oxides
Committee: Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós (ICIQ), Prof. Magnus Rønning (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Prof. Deniz Üner (Middle East Technical University Ankara).

Yahui Wang

July 25th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antonio Echavarren
Title: Gold Carbenes from Cycloheptatrienes: Generation and Fate
Committee: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs (ICIQ), Dr. Rubén Vicente (Universidad de Oviedo) and Prof. Pedro J. Pérez (Universidad de Huelva).

Xinyuan Fan

September 8th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs
Title: Towards More Sustainable Chemical Processes: Studies on Covalent and Non-covalent Catalyst Immobilization
Committee: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ), Prof. Albert Moyano (University of Barcelona) and Prof. Patrick J. Walsh (University of Pennsylvania).

Fernando Castro

October 9th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Carles Bo
Title: Theoretical Studies on Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon Dioxide Fixation
Committee: Prof. Feliu Maseras (ICIQ), Dr. Marta Feliz (Instituto de Tecnología Química, UPV-CSIC) and Dr. Pere Miró (Jacobs University, Bremen).

Morgane Gaydou

October 14th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren
Title: Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cyclizations and Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Schisanwilsonene A
Committee: Prof. Jose Manuel González (Universidad de Oviedo), Prof. Igor Larrosa (University of Manchester) and Prof. Paolo Melchiorre (ICIQ).

Manuel Nappi

October 16th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre
Title: Novel Aminocatalytic and Photochemical Reactions
Committee: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ), Prof. Miquel Costas (Universitat de Girona) and Prof. David MacMillan (Princetown University).

Asraa Ziadi

November 10th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Ruben Martin
Title: Metal-Catalyzed Functionalization of C-C Bonds in Four-Membered Rings
Committee: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs (ICIQ), Prof. José Manuel González (Universidad de Oviedo) and Dr. Christophe Aïssa (University of Liverpool).

Antoni Bautista

November 20th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs and Prof. Pau Gorostiza
Title: Design and Synthesis of Photoswitchable Molecules for Biological Applications
Committee: Prof. Pau Ballester (ICIQ), Prof. Santiago Vázquez (University of Barcelona) and Prof. Jean-Philippe Pin (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Montpellier).

Jordi Ampurdanés

December 17th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Dr. Atsushi Urakawa
Title: Novel Catalytic Materials and Strategies for Hydrogen Production and Hydrogenation Reactions based on PEM Electrolysis
Committee: Prof. J. R. Galán-Mascarós (ICIQ), Prof. Antonio de Lucas Consuegra (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha) and Prof. Satoshi Hinokuma (Kumamoto University).

Carla Obradors

December 18th, 2014
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren
Title: Dissecting Intermolecular Gold Catalysis: Application to the Total Synthesis of Rumphellaone A
Committee: Dr. Paul W. Davies (University of Birmingham), Prof. Ruben Martin (ICIQ) and Prof. Stefan F. Kirsch (Bergische Universität Wuppertal).