Michael Kathan
Professional Experience
| Independent Group Leader at HU Berlin | 02/2022–present |
| Postdoc and Research Manager at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen with Ben L. Feringa |
02/2019–01/2022 |
| PhD Candidate at HU Berlin with Stefan Hecht |
05/2015–12/2018 |
| Master Studies in Chemistry at FU Berlin and ETH Zurich | 04/2012–09/2014 |
| Lab Technician at Plansee SE | 11/2011–02/2012 |
| Bachelor Studies in Chemistry at FU Berlin | 10/2008–09/2011 |
| Community Service | 09/2007–09/2008 |
Honors and Awards
| Elected Head of the Berlin Section of the GDCh | 10/2025–present |
| Fellow of the Emmy Noether Programme of the DFG | 10/2023–10/2029 |
| Return Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | 02/2022–02/2023 |
| Feodor Lynen-Scholarship (postdoc) | 02/2020–01/2022 |
| Scholarship from Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (PhD) | 08/2016–01/2019 |
| Scholarship from Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (student) | 10/2012–09/2014 |
| Friedrich Hirzebruch-Promotionspreis 2020 of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | |
| Albert Weller Preis 2020 of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker | |
| Berliner Doktorandenpreis 2019 |
Conferences and Talks
| [26] Chemmy Meeting 2026 in Berlin, Germany – Organizer/Talk | |
| [25] Institute Colloquium at ETH Zürich 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland – Talk | |
| [24] GDCh Colloquium 2025 in Rostock, Germany – Talk | |
| [23] 32. Bioorganic Symposium 2025 in Berlin, Germany – Organizer/Talk | |
| [22] "Tag der Chemie" 2025 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [21] HU R3 Group Leader Meeting 2025 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [20] BVP-Workshop for Young Researchers 2025 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [19] Chemmy Meeting 2025 in Potsdam, Germany – Talk | |
| [18] 31. Bioorganic Symposium 2024 in Dortmund, Germany – Talk | |
| [17] Chemmy Meeting 2024 in Munich, Germany – Talk |
| [16] 30. Bioorganic Symposium 2023 in Munich, Germany – Talk | |
| [15] Gordon Research Conference: Molecular Switches and Motors 2023 in New London, USA – Discussion Leader | |
| [14] Institute Colloquium at FU Berlin 2023 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [13] “Young and Wild” Symposium at HU Berlin 2023 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [12] Institute Colloquium at TU Dortmund 2023 in Dortmund, Germany – Talk | |
| [11] Seminar at BAM 2023 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [10] Short Talk at Bohlmann Lecture 2022 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [9] Mach-5 Molecular Machinery: Modelling, Making, Measuring 2022 in Plön, Germany – Talk | |
| [8] Telluride Workshop on Molecular Rotors, Motors, and Switches 2022 in Telluride, USA – Talk | |
| [7] FMS Workshop Future Chemistry 2021 in Zwolle, Netherlands – Talk | |
| [6] 27. Lecture Conference on Photochemistry 2020 online conference – Talk | |
| [5] 4th ERC Grantees Conference 2018 in Rehovot, Israel – Poster | |
| [4] UNESCO International Day of Light 2018 in Berlin, Germany – Talk | |
| [3] Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2017 in Lindau, Germany – Poster/Talk | |
| [2] Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Artificial Molecular Switches 2017 in Holderness, USA – Poster | |
| [1] Telluride Workshop on Molecular Rotors, Motors, and Switches 2016 in Telluride, USA – Poster |