Kevin Wonner, born in 1995, studied chemistry with the focus on electrochemical nanoparticle characterization at the Ruhr University Bochum. He started his PhD in 2018 at the chair of Analytical Chemistry II of Professor Dr. Kristina Tschulik and is supported by the graduate school 2376. His doctoral studies focus on electrochemical investigations of single nanoparticles using dark-field microscopy.

Awards

In 2018, Kevin Wonner received the Wilke Award for Best Master’s Degree of the Ruhr University Bochum in chemistry.

Focus

His research focuses on electrochemically induced reactions of single metal nanoparticles. These reactions are simultaneously tracked by dark-field microscopy to detect small changes in the intrinsic electronic structure of the particles. Especially bimetallic systems interest him, studying their catalytic activities by electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.

Methods

• Electrochemistry
• Dark-field microscopy
• Hyperspectral dark-field microscopy
• Electron microscopy (SEM & TEM)