Björn Schmidt
PhD
Office Hours: by appointment
Building:319
Room: 325
KIT Campus North
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3)
Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory (SML)
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 | 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3)
Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory (SML)
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 | 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
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Publications Curriculum Vitae
Since 02/2025
PhD Student, KIT
Since 10/2022 (until 09/2024)
Master of Science Chemie, KIT
Master Thesis at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry: ”Synthesis and Modification of Polyacrylonitrile Block Copolymers via Photo-Iniferter RAFT Polymerization for Application as Nanoporous Materials in CO2 Reduction and Carbon Capture”
Master Thesis at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry: ”Synthesis and Modification of Polyacrylonitrile Block Copolymers via Photo-Iniferter RAFT Polymerization for Application as Nanoporous Materials in CO2 Reduction and Carbon Capture”
Vertiefer Thesis at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry: “On the Polymerization and Modification of Pentafluorophenylacrylate and Pentafluorostyrene in a Continuous Flow Reactor”
10/2019 to 09/2022
Bachelor of Science Chemie, KIT
Bachelor Thesis at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm: “Studies to Redox-Active Polymer Systems for the Application as Cathode Materials in Magnesium-based Batteries”
Bachelor Thesis at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm: “Studies to Redox-Active Polymer Systems for the Application as Cathode Materials in Magnesium-based Batteries”
09/2023 to 03/2024
HiWi at Soft Matters Synthesis Laboratory (SML) at the Institute for Biological Interfaces: Polymerization and modification of PFPA, synthesis of azocrownethers, synthesis of photosensitizers for CO2 reduction and incorporation in polymers
08/2022 to 03/2023
HiWi at Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry: Synthesis of hybrid solid-state electrolytes for application in lithium-based solid-state-batteries
09/2022 to 02/2023
Working Student at BASF SE Dispersion and Resins: Calculation and validation of biogenic carbon content
09/2021 to 03/2022
HiWi at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm: Synthesis and evaluation of organic cathode materials for the application in magnesium based batteries.
04/2019 to 09/2019
Umicore Automotive Catalysts: Temporary employee in the field of prototype production
Research Interests
Block Copolymer templated carbon materials
Sulfur-rich block copolymers
Publications
Grimm, A.;
Knox, S. T. ;
Wilding, C. Y. P. ;
Jones, H. A. ;
Schmidt, B. ;
Piskljonow, O.;
Voll, D.;
Schmitt, C. W.;
Warren, N. J. ;
Theato, P.
Macromol. Rapid Commun.
2025
2500264.
DOI: 10.1002/marc.202500264