Christoph Rameshan

Christoph studied chemistry at the University of Innsbruck. After an IAESTE Internship at the National Institute of Material Science (NIMS) in Japan, he conducted his PhD at the Inorganic Chemistry Department of the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin and the University of Innsbruck (within the framework of a joint project on methanol steam reforming on bimetallic catalysts, with Prof. Schlögl). For his PostDoc, he went to the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, financed by an Erwin-Schrödinger Fellowship. In Berkeley, he worked at the Advanced Light Source with Dr. Hendrik Bluhm. After his return to Austria, Christoph went to TU Wien to work at the Institute of Materials Chemistry. There he build up an independent research group with focus in the development of tailored catalysts materials for efficient conversion of CO2 and activation of H2O. This included the development of in-situ (operando) spectroscopic equipment and regular measurements at synchrotron facilities. Within the framework of an ERC Starting Grant he expanded his research to the field of electrocatalysis. . His teaching at TU Wien was focused on physical chemistry and advanced in-situ (operando) spectroscopy. For his innovative lectures he received various teaching awards (TU Best Teaching Awards, Pro Didactica Awards). In 2022 he was appointed as Professor for Electrochemical Energy Conversion at the Montanuniversität Leoben where he is now head of the chair of physical chemistry. In Leoben he is now expanding his team and strengthening his research on the topics of CO2 utilizing, H2 generation and development of tailored catalyst materials for energy applications. Additionally to the new teaching challenges at MUL he particularly enjoys supervision of master and PhD students, creating a dynamic and motivated research team.