Richmond Lab

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Current research focus

Functional inorganic solids, transition metal compounds
Cathode materials for lithium ion batteries
Inorganic process catalysts - heterogeneous catalysis
Head of Laboratory, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2008-2013
Head of Global Application Technology - Battery Materials, BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ, USA, 2013-2016
Strategy Implementation Management - Technology Transfers, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2016-2017
Global Assets and Production Technology - Battery Materials, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2017-2018
Vice Site Manager BTBM, Global Assets and Production Technology Sr. Manager, BASF Toda Battery Materials LLC (BTBM), Sanyo-Onoda, Japan, 2018-2020
Head of Production Technology and Operational Excellence - Battery Materials, Digital Officer, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2020-

Past activities....

Adsorption phenomena at solid/liquid interfaces: coordination, orientation, kinetics
Vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy (VSFS)

2007/2008

University of Oregen (Prof. Richmond)
Association equilibria of trivalent metal sulfates: aluminium and scandium

2006

Murdoch University (Prof. Hefter)
Ni-Co hydrometallurgy
Solution equilibria and other thermodynamic aspects of aqueous mixed metal solutions

2005/2006

Murdoch University (Prof. Hefter), consultation work for mining industry
High-temperature thermodynamics: the Bayer process
Tian-Calvet calorimetry of relevant solutions

2005/2006

Murdoch University (Prof. Hefter, Prof. May), in collaboration with partners from industry
THz optical properties of alcohols and glycol ethers:
molecular dynamics on the ps and fs time scale

since 2005

University of Regensburg (Prof. Buchner), in collaboration with the Department of Molecular and Optical Physics, University of Freiburg
Relaxation phenomena in ionic liquids

2006

In cooperation with Monash University
Femtosecond dynamics of 1,4-dioxane-water mixtures

2005

University of Regensburg (R. Buchner), in collaboration with the Department of Molecular and Optical Physics, University of Freiburg
Effects of non-ionic surfactants on the cooperative dynamics of water

2005

PhD Thesis. Prof. Richard Bucher, University of Regensburg
Electroless metal plating of non-metallic substrates

2005

Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Regensburg
Low-frequency dielectric modes in non-ionic microemulsions

2004

Prof. Richard Bucher, University of Regensburg
Thermodynamic properties of glycol ethers

5/2004

Prof. Glenn Hefter, Murdoch University and
Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiberg
Evaluation of a regenerative zeolite system for odor removal

2003-2004

In cooperation with industry & University of Regensburg
Automated determination of phase diagrams

2003-2/2005

University of Regensburg
Isomer analysis of industrial propylene glycol ether solvents

2003

Prof. Kunz, University of Regensburg & Prof. Lunkenheimer,
MPI für Kolloid- und. Grenzflächenforschung, Potsdam/Golm
Structure and dynamics of liquid oligo(ethylene glycols)

2002

Diploma Thesis. Prof. Richard Buchner, University of Regensburg
Micelle hydration and dynamics of aqueous ionic surfactant solutions

2002

Student Project. Contribution to the work of P. Fernandez.
Prof. Richard Bucher, University of Regensburg
Synthesis and analysis of pharmaceutical chemicals

2001

Central Research Laboratory
Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany

09/2011 Simon Schrödle, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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