| Hans-Jorg Schanz Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry |
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| Biography | ||
| Dr. Hans-Jorg Schanz has received his Diploma (1995) and Ph.D. (1997) from the Universitat Bayreuth in Germany. His Ph.D. research project under the supervision of Prof. Bernd Wrackmeyer was focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel electron-deficient cages made from boron and carbon, so-called carboranes, based on a unique approach using the simultaneous hydroboration/condensation of unsaturated organoboranes. In 1998, he joined the research group of Prof. Steve Nolan at the University of New Orleans as postdoctoral researcher where he investigated the synthesis and catalytic activity of ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts. Here he developed the first general synthetic protocol for the ââ∠â2nd generation Grubbs-typeâââ¬Ã catalysts. In 1999, he joined the research group of Prof. Russell Grimes at the University of Virginia on a Feodor-Lynen fellowship sponsored by the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation as a postdoctoral associate, where he developed and investigated novel controlled cage-rearrangement reactions of metallacarboranes. The new cages served as model compounds for molecular wires. In his third postdoctoral stint in 2001, Dr. Schanz joined the research group of Prof. Declan Gilheany again at the University College Dublin in Ireland as a Marie-Curie fellow sponsored by the European Union. Here he investigated the stereoselective epoxidation of alkenes with manganese and chromium complexes. He developed a series of new catalysts as well as a combinatorial (high-throughput) approach to the catalyst evaluation. In 2003, he became an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi where he developed a research program in ââ∠âcatalysis in alternative mediaâââ¬Ã and ââ∠âstimuli-responsive catalysisâââ¬ÃÂ. His developments yielded a commercial patent application partnered by BASF SE, the worldâââ‰â¢s largest chemical company, on the first effective emulsion ROMP process for DCPD. Furthermore, he developed the first reversible ââ∠âon/offâââ¬Ã switch for an olefin metathesis reaction and a highly active catalyst class for ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) in aqueous media. In 2011, he joined the Chemistry Department at Georgia Southern University with a research focus on homogeneous catalysis and polymeric materials. | ||
| Research Interest | ||
| The research in Dr. Schanzâââ‰â¢ group ranges from organic and organometallic synthesis to catalysis and material science. At the heart of most research efforts is the development of new homogenous catalysts which can be used, or improve existing processes, in the production of new materials or pharmaceuticals. The design of more capable and applicable catalysts is a highly important task to address the pressing demands of todayâââ‰â¢s world. Catalysis is at the beginning of many modern materials such as polymers, composites, nanomaterials, etc. which are widely used in light-weight construction, high-performance, environmental and energy applications, and even begin to be growingly used in the biomedical field. Catalysis is also an essential technology for the production of specialty chemicals, most notably fine chemicals and modern pharmaceuticals. | ||
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