Michael Oelgemöller

Dr. Michael Oelgemöller received his Diploma from the University of Münster in 1995 and his PhD from the University of Cologne in 1999. He was a researcher at the ERATO-JST Photochirogenesis project in Osaka (1999-2001) and at Bayer CropScience K.K. Japan in Yuki (2001-2004). He held academic appointments as a lecturer in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry at Dublin City University (2004-2008) and as an Associate Professor in Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at James Cook University in Townsville (2009-2022). In March 2022 he joined Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Idstein as a Professor in Organic Chemistry. His research activities range from the development of continuous-flow photoreactors to the solar manufacturing of chemicals, photochemical synthesis of bioactive compounds, photostability testing and photochemical degradation of organic and microbial pollutants. He has received several awards and has been a visiting professor at various universities in Asia and Europe.