Prof. Dr. Selvan Demir

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsInorganic Molecular Chemistry
KeywordsRadikale, Lanthanoide, Magnetismus, Synthese, Actinoide
Honours and awards

2025: American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee (WCC) 2025 Rising Star Award

2024: NSF CAREER Award

2024: Rising Star Award, 45th International Conference of Coordination Chemistry (ICCC 2024)

2012: Klaus Liebrecht-Award 2011 by the University of Cologne for Best Dissertation in Natural Sciences

2011: DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityEast Lansing, Michigan
InstitutionMichigan State University
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry
Homepagehttps://selvandemir.com/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Matthias DriessArbeitsgruppe Anorganische Chemie/ Metallorganische Chemie und Anorganische Materialien, Technische Universität Berlin, Karlsruhe
Prof. Dr. Matthias DriessArbeitsgruppe Anorganische Chemie/ Metallorganische Chemie und Anorganische Materialien, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2025

Programme(s)

2024Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Demir is well-known for her outstanding research in the field of organometallic synthesis and magnetism of molecular rare earth and actinide compounds. Her research focuses on small molecule activation, molecular magnetism and quantum information science. In Germany, she will focus on the synthesis of new organometallic f-element compounds.