{"id":19166,"date":"2026-04-20T09:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/?page_id=19166"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:43:24","slug":"profil-katharina-hermainski-m-sc-chemie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/profil-katharina-hermainski-m-sc-chemie\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile Katharina Hermainski, M.Sc. Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Faculty 09: Department of Chemistry, TRIGA location, Prof. Dr. Christoph D\u00fcllmann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Academic Background<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 07\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Doctorate in the Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, work group of Prof. Dr. ChristophD\u00fcllmann, place of work: GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2022-06\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Master of Science Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, master’s thesis in the work group ofProf. Dr. Christoph D\u00fcllmann (Title: “Single-atom gaschromatography studies on quartz glass to determine the volatilityand reactivity of polonium”)<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2019-08\/2022<\/strong><\/td>Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, bachelor’s thesis in the work groupof Prof. Dr. Christoph Kerzig (Title: “Novel annihilator-sensitizercouples for sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation in water”)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Teaching and academic work experience<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 04\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Supervisor of the general chemistry lab course, Department ofChemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2023-06\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Tutor for the lecture “Experimental Chemistry”, Department ofChemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
02\/2023-05\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Graduate assistant in the work group of Prof. Dr.Christoph Kerzig in cooperation with the company ThorLabs,Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2022-08\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Tutor for the lecture “Inorganic chemistry of the main andsecondary groups”, Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2021-02\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Supervisor of the Physical Chemistry Basic Practical Course,Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Scholarships and awards <\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 04\/2026<\/strong><\/td>Junior Fellow of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program<\/td><\/tr>
11\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Giersch Excellence Grant for outstanding achievements duringthe doctoral thesis<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Participation in the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistryas a “Young Scientist”<\/td><\/tr>
12\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Poster prize at the Helmholtz Matter and the Universe Days 2024,Hamburg<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Deutschlandstipendium in the funding year 2023\/2024<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(Invited) lectures and presentations<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
09\/2026<\/strong><\/td>ECT* Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of the HeaviestElements 2026, Trento, Italy (upcoming)Invited talk: “Towards livermorium chemistry: Homologuestudies with polonium”<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2026<\/strong><\/td>22nd Workshop on Recoil Separator for Superheavy ElementChemistry and Physics 2026 (TASCA 26), Darmstadt, GermanyTalk: “Towards livermorium chemistry: Atom-at-a-time gaschromatography studies with polonium”<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2026<\/strong><\/td>20th Radiochemical Conference 2026 (RadChem 2026), Mari\u00e1nsk\u00e9L\u00e1zn\u011b, Czech RepublicTalk: “Towards livermorium chemistry: Atom-at-a-time gaschromatography studies with polonium”<\/td><\/tr>
01\/2026<\/strong><\/td>Seminar for Nuclear and Radiochemistry 2026, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyInvited seminar talk: “Towards chemistry withlivermorium: single-atom gas chromatography studies withpolonium”<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2025<\/strong><\/td>10th Workshop on the Chemistry of the Heaviest Elements 2025(CHE10), Dunhuang, ChinaInvited talk: “Superheavy Element Chemistry at GSI”<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2025<\/strong><\/td>21st Workshop on Recoil Separator for Superheavy ElementChemistry and Physics 2025 (TASCA 25), Darmstadt, GermanyTalk: “Reactivity of polonium towards quartz surfaces”<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Department of Nuclear Chemistry Seminars 2025 (DNC Seminars),Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech RepublicInvited seminar talk: “Chemistry of superheavy elements”<\/td><\/tr>
12\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Helmholtz Matter and the Universe Days 2024 (MU Days 2024),Hamburg, GermanyPoster presentation: “The study of superheavy elements:Unravelling the influence of relativistic effects on their chemicalproperties”<\/td><\/tr>
08\/2024<\/strong><\/td>10th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry 2024(NRC10), Brighton, Great BritainPoster presentation: “Single-atom gas chromatography studies ofpolonium on quartz surfaces”<\/td><\/tr>
02\/2024<\/strong><\/td>European Physical Society-Forum 2024 (EPS Forum 2024), Berlin,GermanyPoster presentation: “Towards understanding the fundamentalproperties that govern the periodic table: The study of superheavyelements”<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
K. Hermainski et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2026, 28, 7617-7628, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D5CP04980F<\/td><\/tr>
K. Hermainski et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2025, 27, 21414-21423,https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D5CP02381EHighlighted on the title page and part of the “2025 PCCP Hot Articles” collection<\/td><\/tr>
D. Dietzel, A. Yakushev, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K. Hermainski et al, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.2025, 334, 6959-6972, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10967-025-10335-4<\/td><\/tr>
P. Mo\u0161a\u0165, J. Khuyagbaatar, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, D. Dietzel, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K.Hermainski et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2025, 134, 232501, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/s7hr-y7zqSelected as “Editor’s Suggestion” and part of the “Physical Review Letters Collection”of the year 2025 <\/td><\/tr>
J. Khuyagbaatar, P. Mo\u0161a\u0165, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K. Hermainski et al,Phys. Rev. Lett. 2025, 134, 022501, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.134.022501Selected as “Editor’s Suggestion” and highlighted in “Physics Magazine” <\/td><\/tr>
K. Hermainski, C. Kerzig, EDU\/TRAS-1 Handbook – Photochemistry of water-solubleruthenium complexes, Thorlabs, 2024 <\/td><\/tr>
M.-S. Bertrams, K. Hermainski, J.-M. M\u00f6rsdorf, J. Ballmann, C. Kerzig, Chem. Sci. 2023,14, 8583-8591, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3SC01725G <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Extracurricular activities<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 07\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Part of the “Breaking Barriers in Science” initiative, established byLindau Alumni of the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry<\/td><\/tr>
Since 03\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Active member of the “Helmholtz Graduate School for Hadron andIon Research”<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2023-09\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Participation in the interdisciplinary tutor training course of thecampus-wide writing workshop, Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainz<\/td><\/tr>
11\/2014-09\/2015<\/strong><\/td>Voluntary work in social supervision, Martha-Else-Haus, Hofheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section>
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Faculty 09: Department of Chemistry, TRIGA location, Prof. Dr. Christoph D\u00fcllmann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Poster Dissertation Topic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Academic Background<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
since 07\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Doctorate in the Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, work group of Prof. Dr. ChristophD\u00fcllmann, place of work: GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2022-06\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Master of Science Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, master's thesis in the work group ofProf. Dr. Christoph D\u00fcllmann (Title: \"Single-atom gaschromatography studies on quartz glass to determine the volatilityand reactivity of polonium\")<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2019-08\/2022<\/strong><\/td>Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, JohannesGutenberg University Mainz, bachelor's thesis in the work groupof Prof. Dr. Christoph Kerzig (Title: \"Novel annihilator-sensitizercouples for sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation in water\")<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Teaching and academic work experience<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 04\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Supervisor of the general chemistry lab course, Department ofChemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2023-06\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Tutor for the lecture \"Experimental Chemistry\", Department ofChemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
02\/2023-05\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Graduate assistant in the work group of Prof. Dr.Christoph Kerzig in cooperation with the company ThorLabs,Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
10\/2022-08\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Tutor for the lecture \"Inorganic chemistry of the main andsecondary groups\", Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2021-02\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Supervisor of the Physical Chemistry Basic Practical Course,Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Scholarships and awards <\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 04\/2026<\/strong><\/td>Junior Fellow of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program<\/td><\/tr>
11\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Giersch Excellence Grant for outstanding achievements duringthe doctoral thesis<\/td><\/tr>
07\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Participation in the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistryas a \"Young Scientist\"<\/td><\/tr>
12\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Poster prize at the Helmholtz Matter and the Universe Days 2024,Hamburg<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Deutschlandstipendium in the funding year 2023\/2024<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(Invited) lectures and presentations<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
09\/2026<\/strong><\/td>ECT* Workshop on the Physics and Chemistry of the HeaviestElements 2026, Trento, Italy (upcoming)Invited talk: \"Towards livermorium chemistry: Homologuestudies with polonium\"<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2026<\/strong><\/td>22nd Workshop on Recoil Separator for Superheavy ElementChemistry and Physics 2026 (TASCA 26), Darmstadt, GermanyTalk: \"Towards livermorium chemistry: Atom-at-a-time gaschromatography studies with polonium\"<\/td><\/tr>
05\/2026<\/strong><\/td>20th Radiochemical Conference 2026 (RadChem 2026), Mari\u00e1nsk\u00e9L\u00e1zn\u011b, Czech RepublicTalk: \"Towards livermorium chemistry: Atom-at-a-time gaschromatography studies with polonium\"<\/td><\/tr>
01\/2026<\/strong><\/td>Seminar for Nuclear and Radiochemistry 2026, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, GermanyInvited seminar talk: \"Towards chemistry withlivermorium: single-atom gas chromatography studies withpolonium\"<\/td><\/tr>
09\/2025<\/strong><\/td>10th Workshop on the Chemistry of the Heaviest Elements 2025(CHE10), Dunhuang, ChinaInvited talk: \"Superheavy Element Chemistry at GSI\"<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2025<\/strong><\/td>21st Workshop on Recoil Separator for Superheavy ElementChemistry and Physics 2025 (TASCA 25), Darmstadt, GermanyTalk: \"Reactivity of polonium towards quartz surfaces\"<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Department of Nuclear Chemistry Seminars 2025 (DNC Seminars),Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech RepublicInvited seminar talk: \"Chemistry of superheavy elements\"<\/td><\/tr>
12\/2024<\/strong><\/td>Helmholtz Matter and the Universe Days 2024 (MU Days 2024),Hamburg, GermanyPoster presentation: \"The study of superheavy elements:Unravelling the influence of relativistic effects on their chemicalproperties\"<\/td><\/tr>
08\/2024<\/strong><\/td>10th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry 2024(NRC10), Brighton, Great BritainPoster presentation: \"Single-atom gas chromatography studies ofpolonium on quartz surfaces\"<\/td><\/tr>
02\/2024<\/strong><\/td>European Physical Society-Forum 2024 (EPS Forum 2024), Berlin,GermanyPoster presentation: \"Towards understanding the fundamentalproperties that govern the periodic table: The study of superheavyelements\"<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
K. Hermainski et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2026, 28, 7617-7628, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D5CP04980F<\/td><\/tr>
K. Hermainski et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2025, 27, 21414-21423,https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D5CP02381EHighlighted on the title page and part of the \"2025 PCCP Hot Articles\" collection<\/td><\/tr>
D. Dietzel, A. Yakushev, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K. Hermainski et al, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.2025, 334, 6959-6972, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10967-025-10335-4<\/td><\/tr>
P. Mo\u0161a\u0165, J. Khuyagbaatar, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, D. Dietzel, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K.Hermainski et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2025, 134, 232501, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/s7hr-y7zqSelected as \"Editor's Suggestion\" and part of the \"Physical Review Letters Collection\"of the year 2025 <\/td><\/tr>
J. Khuyagbaatar, P. Mo\u0161a\u0165, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, Ch. E. D\u00fcllmann, K. Hermainski et al,Phys. Rev. Lett. 2025, 134, 022501, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.134.022501Selected as \"Editor's Suggestion\" and highlighted in \"Physics Magazine\" <\/td><\/tr>
K. Hermainski, C. Kerzig, EDU\/TRAS-1 Handbook - Photochemistry of water-solubleruthenium complexes, Thorlabs, 2024 <\/td><\/tr>
M.-S. Bertrams, K. Hermainski, J.-M. M\u00f6rsdorf, J. Ballmann, C. Kerzig, Chem. Sci. 2023,14, 8583-8591, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D3SC01725G <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Extracurricular activities<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Since 07\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Part of the \"Breaking Barriers in Science\" initiative, established byLindau Alumni of the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Chemistry<\/td><\/tr>
Since 03\/2025<\/strong><\/td>Active member of the \"Helmholtz Graduate School for Hadron andIon Research\"<\/td><\/tr>
04\/2023-09\/2023<\/strong><\/td>Participation in the interdisciplinary tutor training course of thecampus-wide writing workshop, Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainz<\/td><\/tr>
11\/2014-09\/2015<\/strong><\/td>Voluntary work in social supervision, Martha-Else-Haus, Hofheim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/800"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19166"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19423,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19166\/revisions\/19423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gafp.uni-mainz.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}