The Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Group (CSA) is focused on the design, creation, and study new molecules that could become the medicines and functional materials of the future. We develop novel chemical and analytical methods and catalysts to enable sustainable and environmentally friendly processes in research and industry. Research projects are typically centered on drug discovery and design (e.g. new anticancer agents and antibiotics), functional nano-scale materials (e.g. new solar-cell or sensor components), catalyst development (e.g. using visible light or more sustainable metals in catalysis) or biofilms (e.g. as cell wall models or in antifouling). As such, our projects span from very basic research to highly application-oriented technologies. Moreover, we provide a thorough education for scientists of the future in chemical synthesis, medicinal and analytical chemistry, separation sciences and spectroscopic analysis
