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Education

Oct. 2023-Present

PhD in Chemical Engineering, ETH Zurich

  • Doctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Kjell Jorner
  • Research on machine learning tools for catalyst discovery and reaction optimization
  • Collaborations including Roche and Johnson & Johnson
  • associated with NCCR Catalysis, Competence Center for Materials and Processes, and ETH AI Center

Sep. 2021-Aug. 2023

MSc in Chemistry, ETH Zurich

  • Graduated with distinction (average 5.91/6.00)
  • Research projects in the groups of Prof. Dr. Copéret (structure-activity relationships for Mo-based olefin metathesis catalysts) and Prof. Dr. Jeschke (catalyst deactivation in zeolites using EPR)

Oct. 2022-Mar. 2023

Visiting Student in Chemistry, University of Toronto

  • Research stay with Alán Aspuru-Guzík for master thesis work
  • Developed deep learning models for reactivity prediction using conformer ensembles

Sep. 2018-Jan. 2022

BSc in Chemistry, ETH Zurich

Graduated with distinction (average 5.86/6.00).

Work experience

Oct. 2023-Present

Doctoral Researcher in Chemical Engineering, ETH Zurich

  • Doctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Kjell Jorner
  • Research on machine learning tools for catalyst discovery and reaction optimization

Oct. 2019-Jun. 2022

Teaching Assistant, ETH Zurich

  • Preparation and teaching of exercise classes in:
  • Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics)
  • Physical Chemistry III (Quantum Mechanics)
  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Organic Chemistry II
  • co-created lecture script for Physical Chemistry I

Awards and Fellowships

2025

Best Poster Award, SCS Fall Meeting 2025

Award for best poster in computational chemistry at the Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting.

2025

Talent Program in Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry

Fellowship awarded to early-career researchers in catalysis and sustainable chemistry.

2024

Best Presentation Award, Swiss Snow Symposium 2024

Award for the best oral presentation at the Swiss Snow Symposium 2024.

2023

ETH Medal

Award for an outstanding master thesis at ETH Zurich.

2023

IBM Research Forschungspreis

Award for an outstanding master thesis in computational chemistry, biology, and materials science.

2023

S. & N. Blank Prize

Award for an outstanding master thesis in organic and polymer chemistry.

2022

Travel Fellowship, Swiss-European Mobility Programme

Supported international research mobility stay at the University of Toronto.

2021

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

Awarded as topmaster student in chemistry at ETH Zurich.

2018

Silver Medal, International Chemistry Olympiad

Medal received in at the International Chemistry Olympiad.

2017

Bronze Medal, International Chemistry Olympiad

Medal received in at the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Teaching and Mentoring

2023-2026

Undergraduate and masters project mentoring

Mentored seven undergraduate and masters students in a research project.

2025

Head Teaching, Digital Chemistry, ETH Zurich

Co-led course development and delivery, including exercise creation and project-based supervision.

2025

Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Practical Course, ETH Zurich

Supported practical teaching sessions and student mentoring.

2024

Head Teaching, Digital Chemistry, ETH Zurich

Co-led course development and delivery, including exercise creation and project-based supervision. Held guest lecture on foundation models in chemistry.

2024

Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry Practical Course, ETH Zurich

Supported practical teaching sessions and student mentoring.

2022

Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry II, ETH Zurich

Prepared and taught exercise sessions.

2021

Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry I, ETH Zurich

Prepared and taught exercise sessions.

2021

Teaching Assistant, Physical Chemistry III (Quantum Mechanics), ETH Zurich

Prepared and taught exercise sessions.

2020

Teaching Assistant, Physical Chemistry I (Thermodynamics), ETH Zurich

Prepared and taught exercise sessions and contributed to lecture materials.

Outreach

Oral and poster presentations

2024-2026

Oral presentations

  • Invited Research Talk, Rowan Scientific Corporation (February 2026)
  • Flash presentation, NCCR Catalysis Review Meeting, Bern (October 2025)
  • Invited Research Talk, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (September 2025)
  • Invited Research Talk, Data & ML Lunch, Department of Chemistry, ETH Zurich (February 2025)
  • Applied Machine Learning Days, EPFL Lausanne (February 2025)
  • Swiss Snow Symposium, Saas-Almagell (January 2024)

2024-2026

Poster presentations

  • Swiss Snow Symposium, Saas-Almagell (January 2026)
  • SPP2363 Programme Meeting, Halle (September 2025)
  • SCS Fall Meeting, Zurich (September 2025)
  • NCCR Catalysis Annual Meeting, Zurich (June 2025)
  • Swiss Snow Symposium, Saas-Almagell (January 2025)
  • AI for Materials Discovery Workshop @ NeurIPS, Vancouver (December 2024)
  • Annual RDKit User Group Meeting, Zurich (September 2024)
  • Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society, Fribourg (September 2024)
  • AI for Materials Discovery Workshop @ ICML, Vienna (July 2024)
  • International Leopoldina Symposium on Molecular Machine Learning, Halle (March 2024)

Extra-curricular activities

2026-Present

AI4Science Club Zurich

  • Co-founder
  • Vice-President
  • Chief Operating Officer

2023-2025

Union of the Assistants at the Chemical Labs of ETH Zurich (VAC)

  • Associated board member
  • Representative of the Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering (ICB)

2023-2024

Chemistry Job Fair at ETH Zurich (Chemtogether)

  • Board member for IT infrastructure
  • Designed and maintained website
  • Organized exhibitor database

2023-2024

young Swiss Chemical Society (youngSCS)

National university representative of ETH Zurich

2021-2023

International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)

  • Exam author for the 55th IChO 2023 in Switzerland
  • Drafted, created, and corrected 340+ exams

2021-2022

Association of Chemistry Students at ETH Zurich (VCS)

  • President
  • President of the sustainability commission
  • President of the university politics commission