Scientific Career

since 05/2009                Senior Scientist at the Chair of Analytical Chemistry,  Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
2000 - 2009                   Group leader “Heterogeneous Kinetics and Spectroscopy” at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
1998 - 2000                   Postdoc at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
1996 - 1998                   Postdoc at the Laboratoire de Pollution Atmosphérique et Sol, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
1992 - 1996                   PhD thesis at the Department Atmospheric Chemistry, Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.
1991 – 1992                  Diploma thesis at the Institute for Physical Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

Education and academic qualifications

2010                               Habilitation in Analytical Chemistry at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
2008                               Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
1997-1999                      Extra-occupational study „Environmental Sciences“ at Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany
1995                               PhD at Universität Bremen, Germany
1992                               Diploma in Chemistry at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
1986-1992                      Study of Chemistry and Mineralogy at Georg-August-Universität Göttigen, Germany

Memberships
Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker

Research and Teaching

• Characterization of catalyst by FTIR-Spectroscopy, Eelectron Microscopy SEM, and X-ray diffraction
• Teaching on BSc. Level (lectures and practicals) in Analytical Chemistry

Project Management (including proposal writing and reporting)

• EU-Horizon2020 MSCA-ITN “Mass-transfer independent long-term implantable biosensors: ImplantSens” - Head of coordination office (2019-2023)
• EU-FP7 MCA- ITN “Biofuel Cells: From fundamentals to applications of bioelectrochemistry: BIOENERGY ” - Head of coordination office (2013-2017)
• Scientific Manager of the Center for electrochemical science (CES) (2009 - 2014)
• Management of subprojects located at the Chair of Analytical Chemistry:
  • EU-Horizon2020 MSCA-ITN "Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry: Sentinel" (2019-2022)
  • BMBF „Biomimetische Wasserspaltung“ (2015-2019)
  • BMBF "Neue Edelmetallfreie Membran-Elektroden-Einheit für Brennstoffzellen der Zukunft -Katalysator-Materialbibliotheken – NEMEZU (2015-2018)
  • Impuls und Vernetzungsfonds der Helmholtz Energie-Allianz "Stationäre elektrochemische Feststoff-Speicher und -Wandler" (2012-2015) BMBF „Kompetenzverbund Nord – Elektrochemie und Mobilität (2009 – 2012)
     

At faculty level

• Equal Opportunity Officer of the Faculty for Chemistry and Biochemistry

37.     J. Zhang, T. Quast, B. Eid, Y.-T. Chen, R. Zerdoumi, S. Dieckhöfer, J. R. C. Junqueira, S. Seisel, W. Schuhmann. In-situ electrochemical reconstruction and modulation of adsorbed hydrogen coverage in cobalt/ruthenium-based catalyst boost electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia, Nature Commun. 15 8583, 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52780-x

36.     S. Chandra, A. Koul, J. Zhang, S. Seisel, W. Schuhmann, Electrocatalytic epoxidation of cyclooctene on surface modified Ni foam using water as oxygen source, Chem. Eur. J. 30, e202303830, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303830.

35.     M. A. A. Mahbub, J. R. C. Junqueira, X. Wang, J. Zhang, S. Dieckhöfer, S. Seisel, D. Das, W. Schuhmann, Dynamic transformation of functionalized bismuth to multi-phase active sites for CO₂ reduction to formate at high current densities, Adv. Funct. Mater. 23077752, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202307752

34.     W. He, S. Chandra, T. Quast, S. Varhade, S. Dieckhöfer, J. R. C. Junqueira, H. Gao, S. Seisel, W. Schuhmann, Enhanced nitrate-to-ammonia efficiency over linear assemblies of copper-cobalt nanophases stabilized by redox polymer Adv. Mater. 35, 2303050, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303050

33.     X. Wang, W. He, J. Shi, J. R. C. Junqueira, J. Zhang, S. Dieckhöfer, S. Seisel, D. Das, W. Schuhmann, Ag-induced phase transition of Bi₂O₃ nanofibers for enhanced energy conversion efficiency towards formate in CO₂ electroreduction, Chem. Asian J. 17, e202201165, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201165

32.    W. He, J. Zhang, S. Dieckhöfer, S. D. Varhade, A. C. Brix, A. Lielpetere, S. Seisel, J. R. C. Junqueira, W. Schuhmann, Splicing the active phases of copper/cobalt−based catalysts achieves high-rate tandem electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia, Nature Comm., 13, 1129-1142, 2022, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28728-4.

31.    N. Sikdar, J. R. C. Junqueira, D. Öhl, S. Dieckhöfer, T. Quast, M. Braun, H. B. Aiyappa, S. Seisel, C. Andronescu, W. Schuhmann, Redox replacement of Ag on MOF-derived Cu/C-nanoparticles on gas diffusion electrodes for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction, Chem. Eur. J. 28, e202104249, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104249.

30.    D. Morales, D. Jambrec, M. Shuvaeva, M. Braun, N. Sikdar, A. Koul, A.C. Brix, S. Seisel, C. Andronescu, W. Schuhmann, Electrocatalytic conversion of glycerol to oxalate on Ni oxide nanoparticles-modified oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes, ACS Catalysis, 12, 982-992, 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04150.

29.    N. Sikdar, J. R. C. Junqueira, S. Dieckhöfer, T. Quast, M. Braun, Y. Song, H. B. Aiyappa, S. Seisel, J. Weidner, D. Öhl, C. Andronescu, W. Schuhmann, A Metal–Organic Framework derived CuxOyCz Catalyst for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction and Impact of Local pH Change, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 23427-23434, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108313.

          Ein MOF-basierter CuxOyCz-Katalysator für die elektrochemische CO2-Reduktion und die Auswirkungen der lokalen pH-Änderung, Angew. Chem. 133, 23616-23624, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108313.

28.     A.C. Brix, D.M. Morales, M. Braun, D. Jambrec, J.R.C. Junqueira, S. Cychy, S. Seisel, J. Masa, M. Muhler, C. Andronescu, W. Schuhmann, Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol Using Solid-State Synthesised Nickel Boride: Impact of Key Electrolysis Parameters on Product Selectivity, ChemElectroChem, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100739.

27.    Y. Song, J.R.C. Junqueira, N. Sikdar, D. Öhl, S. Dieckhöfer, T. Quast, S. Seisel, J. Masa, C. Andronescu, W. Schuhmann, B-Cu-Zn Gas Diffusion Electrodes for CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂₊ Products at High Current Densities, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 6-9,2021, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016898.

B‐Cu‐Zn‐Gasdiffusionselektroden für die elektrokatalytische CO₂‐Reduktion zu C₂₊‐Produkten bei hohen Stromdichten, Angew. Chem. 133, 2-10, 2021, DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016898.

26.    S. Pacharra, S. McMahon, P. Duffy, P. Basnett, W. Yu, S. Seisel, U. Stervbo, N. Babel, I. Roy, R. Viebahn, W. Wang, J. Salber, Cytocompatibility Evaluation of a Novel Series of PEG-Functionalized Lactide-Caprolactone Copolymer Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Applications, Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 8, Article No. 991, 2020, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00991.

25.    P. Wilde, S. Dieckhöfer, T. Quast, W. Xiang, A. Bhatt, Y.-T. Chen, S. Seisel, S. Barwe, C. Andronescu, T. Li, W. Schuhmann, J. Masa, Insights into the Formation, Chemical Stability, and Activity of Transient NiyP@NiOx Core–Shell Heterostructures for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3, 2304-2309, 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b02481.

24.   S. Möller, S. Barwe, J. Masa, D. Wintrich, S. Seisel, H. Baltruschat, W. Schuhmann, Online monitoring of electrochemical carbon corrosion in alkaline electrolytes by differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 1585-1589, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201909475.

         Online-Bestimmung der elektrochemischen Kohlenstoffkorrosion in alkalischen Elektrolyten durch differentielle elektrochemische Massenspektrometrie, Angew. Chem. 132, 1601-1605, 2020, DOI: 10.1002/ange.201909475.

23.    D. Medina, S. Barwe, J. Masa, S. Seisel, W. Schuhmann, C. Andronescu, Optimizing the synthesis of Co/Co-Fe nanoparticles/N-doped carbon composite materials as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts, Electrochim. Acta, 318, 281-289, 2019, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.06.048.

22.     J. Masa, C. Andronescu , H. Antoni, S. Seisel, K. Elumeeva, S. Barwe, S. Marti-Sanchez, J. Arbiol, I. Sinev, B. Roldan Cuenya, M. Muhler, W. Schuhmann, Role of Boron and Phosphorus in Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution by Nickel Borides and Nickel Phosphides, ChemElectroChem, 6, 235–240, 2019, DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800669.

21.     S. Barwe, C. Andronescu, R. Engels, F. Conzuelo, S. Seisel, P. Wilde, YT. Chen, J. Masa, W. Schuhmann, Cobalt metalloid and polybenzoxazine derived composites for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis, Electrochimica Acta 297, 1042-1051, 2019, DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.047.

20.     C. Andronescu, S. Seisel, P. Wilde, S. Barwe, J. Masa, Y.-T. Chen, E. Ventosa, W. Schuhmann, Influence of Temperature and Electrolyte Concentration on the Structure and Catalytic Oxygen Evolution Activity of NiFe LDH, Chemistry – A European Journal, 24, 13773 – 13777, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803165.

19.     K. Elumeeva, J. Masa, D. Medina, E. Ventosa, S. Seisel, Y.U. Kayran, A. Genc, T. Bobrowski, P. Weide, J. Arbiol, M. Muhler und W. Schuhmann, Cobalt boride modified with N-doped carbon nanotubes as a high-performance bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 5, 21122-21129, 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c7ta06995b.

18.     R.A. Rincon, E. Ventosa, F. Tietz, J. Masa, S. Seisel, V. Kuznetsov, W. Schuhmann, Evaluation of Perovskites as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, ChemPhysChem 15, 2810-2816, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402137.

17.     A. Zeradjanin, T. Schilling, S. Seisel, M. Bron und W. Schuhmann, Visualization of Chlorine Evolution at Dimensionally Stable Anodes by Means of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Analytical Chemistry 83, 7645-50, 2011, DOI: 10.1021/ac200677g.

16.    A. Pashkova und S. Seisel*, Interaction of NO₂ with soot: Oxidation and Gasification at Temperatures Between 300 and 670 K, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 224, 1205-1217, 2010, DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2010.6148.

15.     R. Zellner, P. Behr, S. Seisel, H. Somnitz und L. Treuel, Chemistry and Microphysics of Atmospheric Aerosol Surfaces: Laboratory Techniques and Applications, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 223, 359-385, 2009, DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2009.6051.

14.    S. Seisel*, T. Keil und R. Zellner, The Uptake of SO₂ on a-Fe₂O₃ and Mineral Dust Surfaces in the Temperature Range 250 K to 600 K, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 223, 1477-1495, 2009, DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2009.5499.

13.     S. Seisel*, T. Keil, Y. Lian und R. Zellner, Kinetics of the Uptake of SO₂ on Mineral Oxides: Improved Initial Uptake Coefficients at 298 K from Pulsed Knudsen Cell Experiments, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics 38, 242-249, 2006, DOI 10.1002/kin.20148.

12.    S. Seisel*, C. Börensen, R. Vogt und R. Zellner, Kinetics and Mechanism of the Uptake of N₂O₅ on Mineral Dust at 298 K, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 5, 3423-3432, 2005, DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-3423-2005. 

11.     S. Seisel*, A. Pashkova, Y. Lian und R. Zellner, Water Uptake on Mineral Dust and Soot: A Fundamental View on the Hydrophilicity of Atmospheric Particles?, Faraday Discussions “Atmospheric Chemistry” 130, 437-451, 2005, DOI: 10.1039/b417449f.

10.     S. Seisel*, C. Börensen, R. Vogt und R. Zellner, The Heterogeneous Reaction of HNO₃ on Mineral Dust Surfaces and -Alumina Surfaces: A Combined Knudsen Cell and DRIFTS Study, Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics 6, 5498-5508, 2004, DOI: 10.1039/b410793d.

9.       S. Seisel*, Y. Lian, T. Keil, M.E. Trukhin und R. Zellner, Kinetics of the Interaction of Water Vapour with Mineral Dust and Soot Surfaces at T = 298 K, Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics 6, 1926-1932, 2004, DOI: 10.1039/b314568a.

8.       S. Seisel, B. Flückiger, F. Caloz und M.J. Rossi, Heterogeneous Reactivity of the Nitrate Radical: Reactions on Halogen Salt at Ambient Temperature and on Ice in the Presence of HX (X = Cl, Br, I) at 190 K, Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics 1, 2257-2266, 1999, DOI: 10.1039/a809355e.

7.       F. Caloz, S. Seisel, F.F. Fenter und M.J. Rossi, Reactivity of BrNO₂ and ClNO₂ with Alkali Salt Substrates, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 102, 7470-7479, 1998, DOI: 10.1021/jp982000f.

6.       S. Seisel, B. Flückiger und M.J. Rossi, The Heterogeneous Reaction of N₂O₅ with HBr on Ice. Comparison with N₂O₅ + HCl, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie 102, 811-820, 1998, DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19981020604.

5.       S. Seisel, F. Caloz, F.F. Fenter, H. van den Bergh und M.J. Rossi, The Heterogeneous Reaction of NO₃ with NaCl und KBr: A Nonphotolytic Source of Halogen Atoms, Geophysical Research Letters 24, 2757-2760, 1997, DOI: 10.1029/97GL02857.

4.    S. Seisel und M.J. Rossi, The Heterogeneous Reaction of HONO and HBr on Ice und on Sulfuric Acid, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie 101, 943-955, 1997, DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19971010609.

3.       S. Seisel, Heterogene Reaktionen von N₂O₅ und HBr und ihr Einfluß auf den Ozonabbau in der polaren Stratosphäre, Berichte zur Polarforschung 193, 1996. (Dissertation)

2.       S. Peil, S. Seisel und O. Schrems, FTIR-Spectroscopic Studies of Polar Stratospheric Cloud Model Surfaces: Characterization of Nitric Acid Hydrates and Heterogeneous Reactions Involving N₂O₅ and HBr, Journal of Molecular Structure 348, 1995, 449-452, DOI:10.1016/0022-2860(95)08685-O.

1.       H. Hippler, S. Seisel und J. Troe, Pyrolysis of p-Xylene and of 4-Methylbenzyl Radicals, Twenty-Fifth Symposium on Combustion/The Combustion Institute 875-882, 1994, DOI:10.1016/S0082-0784(06)80722-8.