Dr. Lars Mohrhusen
Dr. Lars Mohrhusen
Curriculum Vitae
Since March 2024
Leader of an independent Junior Research Group at the Institute of Chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
BMFTR Project „Su2nCat-CO2” within the funding program SINATRA: Sustainable Sunlight Catalysis for CO2 Conversion
Okt. 2022 – Feb. 2024
Postdoc at Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, DK (Prof. J. Lauritsen)
(Operando-)STM and XPS studies of 2D MoS2 nanoparticles for the hydrodeoxygenation of biooils, with the project HyProFuel
Sep. 2021 – Aug. 2022
Postdoc at Harvard University, Cambridge, US (Prof. Cynthia Friend und Prof. Robert J. Madix).
Model studies on Pd-based dilute alloy catalysts within the DOE Energy Research Frontier Center (EFRC) „Integrated Mesoscale Architectures for Sustainable Catalysis” (IMASC)
Jan. 2017 – Aug. 2021
Doctoral studies with the RTG 2226 „Chemical Bond Activation” at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (AG Prof. Al-Shamery), funded by the „Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”.
Doctoral Thesis: Point Defects at Rutile TiO2: From Minority to Game-Changers in Bifunctional Oxide (Photo-)Catalysis
Awarded with the Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Work of the University Society Oldenburg.
Prizes & Awards
2025
- Ewald-Wicke-Prize
- Gian Paolo Brivio Award - Special Mention
- Award for Excellence in Teaching - Best Lecture Evaluation
2023
- Award for outstanding doctoral work of the University Society Oldenburg
2022
- Participant at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2022
2021
- DFG GRK 2226 Chemische Bindungsaktivierung – Anschubförderung für Nachwuchswissenschaftler
2019
- Future Perspectives in Catalysis – Poster Prize
- Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft – Poster Prize
2018
- Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes – PhD Scholarship
- Heinz-Neumüller Stiftung – PhD Scholarship
2017
- IUVSTA, Elsevier, and Ecoss33 Organising Comittee – IUVSTA-Elsevier Student Award
2016
- Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft – Poster Prize
