PhD students
Abhilash Pedada
Abhilash obtained his B.Sc., Chemistry from IGNTU, Amarkantak and M.Sc., Chemistry at IIT Ropar in 2021. He joined the Wahl Laboratory after a research stay at IISc, Bangalore with Prof. DP Hari on Strain Enabled Cascade Reactions. In his free time, he likes Running and playing Sports and Games.
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Room 2223.01-124
Phone +49 6131/39-22364
Marlene Arnold
Marlene obtained her M.Sc. in chemistry from LMU in 2021. She joined the Wahl laboratory after performing her Master’s thesis at ETH with Prof. Helma Wennemers working on tripeptide catalyzed C-C-bond forming reactions. In her free time, she likes baking, cooking and doing Yoga.
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Room 2221.01-118
Phone +49 6131/39-20448
Alexander Walz
Alex finished his B.Sc. in biomedical chemistry from JGU in 2020 working on the synthesis of functionalized PEG in the group of Prof. H. Frey. To obtain his M.Sc. he joined the Wahl laboratory and finished his thesis in September 2022. Beside chemistry, Alex is very interested in music and enjoys to play the trumpet in his free time.
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Room 2223.01-124
Phone +49 6131/39-22364
Jasmin Hammes
Jasmin obtained her B.Sc. in biomedical chemistry from JGU in 2023 working on electrochemical adipic acid synthesis in the group of Prof. Waldvogel. After a research internship in the WahlLab she joined the group for her master’s degree. In her free time Jasmin likes to dance or play the clarinet.
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Phone +49 6131/39-22364
Domenik Mundil
Domenik finished his B.Sc. in biomedical Chemistry from JGU in 2020 working on the fluorescence labeling of isoprene-based copolymers in the group of Prof. Frey. After joining the WahlLab for a short research internship in 2022 he returned for his master's thesis. He is passionate about music and plays the electric guitar in his free time.
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Room 2221.01-118
Phone +49 6131/39-20448
Post Docs
Clara Mañas
Clara obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry from UCM in 2018 and her M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from UAM in 2019. She then joined the QuiBio group at UAH to pursue a Ph.D. under the supervision of E. Merino, focusing on the design and study of novel reactivities of alkynylazobenzenes. In 2025, she joined the Wahl Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher. Besides chemistry, she enjoys reading and spending time with friends.
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Room 2223.01-124
Phone +49 6131/39-22364
Jérémy Pecourneau
Jérémy obtained his Master’s degree in Research from Université Lyon 1, specializing in Organic Synthesis and Chemistry of Bioactive Molecules, along with a diploma in Chemistry and Process Engineering from CPE Lyon. He completed his Ph.D. at Université de Lorraine under the supervision of Prof. A. Pasc and Dr. M. Mourer, focusing on the photoinduced responses of biomimetic cyclocurcumin analogues for light-assisted therapies. After joining CNRS Strasbourg as a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Dr. E. Davioud-Charvet and Dr. M. Elhabiri, he has been working on the synthesis and study of redox-active benzylmenadiones for antiparasitic applications, as well as the photochemical properties of fluorescent metabolites. In his free time, he enjoys reading and playing rugby.​
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Room 2221.01-118
Phone +49 6131/39-20448
Master students
Florian Friedmann
​​​Florian obtained his B.Sc. in Biomedical Chemistry from JGU in 2023 working on novel star-shaped liquid crystals. In summer 2024 he completed a research stay in the group of Prof. Read de Alaniz at the University of California Santa Barbara, where he synthesized printable liquid crystalline elastomers. When he is not in the laboratory, Florian likes to play (table) tennis, badminton and spend time outside running or meeting friends.
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Room 2221.01-118
Phone +49 6131/39-20448
Theresa Heim
Theresa finished her B. Sc. in biomedical chemistry from JGU in 2023 working on reactions of electron-poor aminobenzoates with cyclobutanones in the Wahllab. After a research internship in the group of Read de Alaniz at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she returned for her master's thesis. In her freetime, she likes swimming and doing horseback riding.​
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Room 2223.01-124
Phone +49 6131/39-22364