Curriculum Vitae Moritz Schmidt
Scientific career
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Current:Head of the department "Chemistry of the f-elements" Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology.
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2013 – 2018:Helmholtz Young Investigator group leader at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology.
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2012 – 2013:Research associate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal.
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2010 – 2012:Research Associate at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
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11/2009:PhD at the University of Heidelberg, Department of Chemistry, “Untersuchungen zum Einbaumechanismus von Actiniden und Lanthaniden in Calcium-haltige Sekundärphasen” (in German).
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2006 – 2009:PhD student at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal.
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2006:Diplom (M.Sc.) in Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg
Research experience
- Actinide chemistry
- Geochemistry of the actinides in the context of nuclear waste storage
- Mineral/water interface reactions
- Structural incorporation of actinides into mineral phases
- Site-selective time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy with Cm(III) and Eu(III)
- Surface X-ray diffraction
Newest Publication in the Department
Synthesis and Characterization of Homo- and Heteroleptic Neptunium(IV) Heteroarylalkenolate Complexes
Grödler, D.; Kaden, P.; Sperling, J. M.; Rotermund, B. M.; Scheibe, B.; Beck, N. B.; Lichtenberg, A.; Albrecht, T. E.; Mathur, S.; Gericke, R.
Abstract
Heteroleptic An(IV) (An = U, Np) chlorido-ketoenaminate complexes of the type [AnCl₂(TFB-tBuA)₂(THF)] (An-1 type: U-1, Np-1; TFB-tBuA = 4-(tert-butylamino)-1,1,1-trifluorobut-3-en-2-one) and the homoleptic Np(IV) heteroarylalkenolate complexes [Np(PyTFP)₄] (Np-2, PyTFP = 1-(pyridin-2-yl)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-2-ol) and [Np(DMOTFP)₄] (Np-3, DMOTFP = 1-(4,5-dimethyloxazol-2-yl)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-2-ol) were synthesized and characterized (SC-XRD, NMR, Vis−NIR, MS). While their solid-state structures compare well to those of their uranium analogues, the behavior in solution showed significant differences. The binding motif of the DMOTFP ligand in complex Np-3 can change to form two different complex isomers, as seen by paramagnetic chemical shifts in NMR experiments. Furthermore, the flexibility and the influence of the steric effects at the N-side of the ligands are discussed and compared with its uranium counterpart.
Keywords: actinides; single-crystal X-ray diffraction; neptunium; paramagnetic NMR; ASAP-APCI-MS
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Inorganic Chemistry (2025)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04521
Permalink: https://www.hzdr.de/publications/Publ-40789
Grants and Projects
- Bioinspired polyhydroxamic sequestering agents for the in vivo decorporation of actinides
(ActiDecorp, ANR/DFG, 04/2024-03/2027) - Actinide-metal-bonding at the atomic level
(Am-BALL, BMUV, 05/2023-04/2026) - Investigation of the interactions of f-elements with biologically-relevant structural motives: Determination of structure-effect principles for a mobilization in the environment
(FENABIUM-II, BMBF, 04/2023-03/2026) - Competition and Reversibility of sorption processes
(KuRSiV, BMUV, 01/2023-06/2026) - Spectroscopic characterization of f-Element complexes with soft donor ligands
(f-Char, BMBF, 10/2020 - 03/2024) - Structure effect relations between f-elements and organic ligands with natural-analogue binding modes in regards to a possible mobilization in the environment
(FENABIUM, BMBF, 10/2016 – 05/2021) - Smart-Kd applications for the long term safety assessment of nuclear waste disposal sites
(SMILE, BMWi, 09/2018 – 02/2022) - Helmholtz Young Investigator Group “Structures and reactivity at the aqueous/mineral interface”
(VH-NG-942, Helmholtz Association, 10/2013 - 09/2018)