Dr. Benedikt Bagemihl

Visiting scientist / Field of research "Incubator: Explorative Projects / Switchable molecularly functionalized surfaces

Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM)
Permoserstr. 15 / 04318 Leipzig / Germany

   +49 (0)341 235-3364
   benedikt.bagemihl(at)iom-leipzig.de

Fields of Expertise

  • Transition Metal Complexes
  • Photochemistry and Photocatalysis
  • (Earth-abundant) Metal Photosensitizers
  • Molecularly inspired Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis

Scientific Career

  • Since 2025 PostDoc at the Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM) in the research group "Switchable molecularly functionalized surfaces", funded by a DAAD Prime fellowship
  • 2024 – 2025 PostDoc at the Department of Chemistry at North Carolina State University in the Lab of Felix N. Castellano, funded by a DAAD Prime fellowship
  • 2019 – 2024 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat) in the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry 1 at Ulm University, Title: ‘Steering and sustaining photocatalytic activity in molecular ruthenium(II) photocatalysts for hydrogen production’, supported by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes with a PhD scholarship
  • 2016 – 2019 Master of Science Chemistry, Ulm University und Chalmers University of Technology
  • 2013 – 2016 Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Ulm University

Selected Publications

  1. B. Bagemihlǂ, C. Müllerǂ, G. E. Shillito, M. Hartkorn, A. K. Mengele, S. Kupfer, B. Dietzek‐Ivanšić, S. Rau, Steering Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Intramolecular Photocatalysts by Peripheral Ligand Control, ChemistryEurope 2024, research article, https://doi.org/10.1002/ceur.202300084
  2. S. Klinglerǂ, B. Bagemihlǂ, A. K. Mengele, S. Kaufhold, P. Myllyperkiö, J. Ahokas, M. Pettersson, S. Rau, B. Mizaikoff, Rationalizing In Situ Active Repair in Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalysis via Non-Invasive Raman Spectroscopy, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202306287, research article, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306287
  3. B. Bagemihl, A. Pannwitz, S. Rau, Gatekeeping Effect of Ancillary Ligand on Electron Transfer in Click Chemistry‐Linked Tris‐Heteroleptic Ruthenium(II) Donor–Photosensitizer–Acceptor Triads, Sol. RRL 2023, 7: 2201135, research article, https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202201135
  4. C. Müller, I. Friedländer, B. Bagemihl, S. Rau, B. Dietzek-Ivanšić, The electron that breaks the catalysts back – excited state dynamics in intermediates of molecular photocatalysts, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 27397–27403, research article, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP04498B

Awards

  • 2023 Danubius Young Scientist Award
  • 2022 Student award by the Carl-Zeiss Foundation for the contribution at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Chemistry 2022
  • 2019 Dr. Barbara Mez-Stark Award for excellent master degree at Ulm University (3rd place)