Dr. Michael Oelgemöller is a professor of organic chemistry and the Head of the Applied and Green Photochemistry Research Group. Before joining Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in March 2022, he was an associate professor of chemistry at James Cook University (JCU) in Australia, and a lecturer of organic and medicinal chemistry at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Prior to his academic career, he held employments as a researcher at Bayer CropScience and the ERATO-JST Photochirogenesis Project in Japan. His research activities range from the development of continuous-flow photoreactors to the solar production of chemicals, photochemical synthesis of bioactive compounds, photostability testing, and photochemical degradation of pollutants. He has received several awards and has been a guest professor at various universities.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Flow Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Photocatalysis
Photochemistry
Photooxygenation
Solar Chemistry
Short Biography
Dr. Michael Oelgemöller is a professor of organic chemistry and the Head of the Applied and Green Photochemistry Research Group. Before joining Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in March 2022, he was an associate professor of chemistry at James Cook University (JCU) in Australia, and a lecturer of organic and medicinal chemistry at Dublin City University (DCU) in Ireland. Prior to his academic career, he held employments as a researcher at Bayer CropScience and the ERATO-JST Photochirogenesis Project in Japan. His research activities range from the development of continuous-flow photoreactors to the solar production of chemicals, photochemical synthesis of bioactive compounds, photostability testing, and photochemical degradation of pollutants. He has received several awards and has been a guest professor at various universities.