Curriculum Vitae
| Name: | Birgit Birkman |  |
| Date of birth: | 18th of March 1981 | |
| Place of birth: | Diepholz, Germany | |
| Parents: | Kurt Birkmann | |
| Lore Birkmann, geb. Serwaty |
Education
PhD candidate, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Münster (June 2005−present)
Thesis title: "Metallosupramolecular Architectures Derived from Benzene-o-dithiol Ligands"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. F. Ekkehardt Hahn
Internship, Department of chemistry and pharmaceutical science Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands (February−May 2008)
Theoretical calculations under the supervision of Dr. Andreas W. Ehlers and Prof. Koop Lammertsma
Diploma thesis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara (October 2004−March 2005)
Thesis Tilte: "Synthesis and photochemical studies of a nitrite bound ruthenium salen complex"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Peter C. Ford and Prof. Dr. F. Ekkehardt Hahn
Practical internship, Elastogran (BASF), Lempförde, Germany (May−June 2004)
Work on "Investigations about the Influence of tetraalkylammonium salts on the layer expansion of zeolites"
Graduate Studies, Chemistry, University of Münster (2002−2004)
Undergraduate Studies, Chemistry, University of Münster (2000−2002)
Honors
Fellowship of the International Research Training Group (IRTG 1444) "Generation of Supramolecular Functional Cavities - Container Molecules, Macrocycles and Related Compounds"