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Martin Albrecht
Fribourg University
Yale University
Utrecht University
Thesis Sensors, Switches, and Catalysts: New applications of Organometallic Materials  (2000)
Doctoral advisorProf. Dr. Gerard van Koten, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Websitealbrechtresearch.com

Martin Albrecht (born December 12, 1971) is a Swiss chemist. He is Professor of

Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Bern. He is known for his contribution to carbene chemistry, particularly with his work on 1,2,3-triazolylidene mesoionic carbene.[1][2][3]

Education

Martin Albrecht completed his undergraduate education at the

Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV) in recognition of his PhD thesis work.[5]

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The first triazolylidene iridium complex reported by Martin Albrecht et al. in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 13534–13535.

Career and Research

After his PhD, he joined, in 2001 Prof. Dr.

C–H activation reactions.[6][7]

This period was followed by a short stay, 2002–2003, as researcher R&D Coating Effects, in Ciba Specialty Chemicals (Basel, CH). Then, Martin Albrecht accepted a position as Alfred Werner assistant professorship in Fribourg, Switzerland working on NHC coordination chemistry,[8] on the edge with biology.[9] For this research, he was granted a European Research Council starting grant in 2005 for the CARBENZYMES project that aimed to understand the bonding properties of metalloenzymes.[10]

In 2009, he joined the University College Dublin as a full Professor. He developed a productive research program using novel 1,2,3-triazolylidene mesoionic carbene ligands.[11] At that time, he received a European Research Council Consolidator Grant in 2014 for the synMICs project that aimed at the exploration of sustainable pathways for the efficient production of pharmaceutical drugs and for energy storage with 3d metals.[12]

In 2015, he moved with his research group back to Bern, Switzerland to continue his research on donor flexible ligands as Professor of

Inorganic Chemistry.[13][14][15] Since 2021, he has been deputy director of the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern.[16] In 2021, the 1st year Biology Bachelor students recognized his commitment to teach young undergraduate students, to inspire them and to act as a scientific role model by nominating him for the "Teacher of the year 2021" award.[17]

Major grants and Awards

References

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  3. PMID 18785741
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  4. S2CID 4421114
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  5. ^ "Winnaars - SOC". KNCV - Royal Netherlands Chemical Society. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  6. ISSN 0276-7333
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  7. PMID 12197749
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  8. PMID 17631661
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  9. S2CID 44698803
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  10. ^ "Conseil européen de la recherche : Deux millions pour un chimiste fribourgeois !". Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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  12. ^ "Exploiting Synergistic Properties of Mesoionic Carbene Complexes: Teaching Rusty Metals Challenging Catalysis". Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  13. S2CID 211525376
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  14. PMID 34093085
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  15. S2CID 49426574
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  16. ^ "Prof. Dr. Martin Albrecht". Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie (in German). 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  17. ^ Martin Albrecht [@albrecht_lab] (December 20, 2021). "It is rare that thorny gifts have a positive effect, but this one means a lot to me — thanks to FS Biologie @unibern for the nomination! Great motivation to keep trying to enthuse first year students about the magics of chemistry!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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