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Dr. Max Hirschmann
Working area(s)
Bachelor thesis 08/14 - 10/14, Master thesis 09/16 - 03/17, PhD thesis 04/17 - 01/21, PostDoc 02/21 - 10/21
Contact
Field of research
- Synthesis of side-chain functionalized polyaspartates
- Investigations of polyaspartates as alignment media in NMR spectroscopy
- emulsion polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides to (homo-) polypeptides
Education
| 06/11 | High School Graduation |
| 10/11 – 10/14 | Study of Chemistry B. Sc., Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt |
| 04/16 – 07/16 | Internship BASF, BASF, Research & Development, Unit Fungicides, Ludwigshafen |
| 10/14 – 04/17 | Study of Chemistry M. Sc., Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt |
| 04/17 – 01/21 | Study of Chemistry Doctorate, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt |
Prizes and awards
| 10/14 – 09/15 | Student fellowship (Deutschlandstipendium) |
| 12/15 | Award of the Dr.-Anton-Keller-Foundation at Technische Universität Darmstadt |
| 09/19 | SMASH Student Stipend |
Bachelor thesis
| Title | Investigations on the synthesis of polyphosphazenes |
| Group | Prof. Dr. C. M. Thiele |
| Place | Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt |
Master thesis
| Title | Synthesis and characterization of left-handed helical poly-L-aspartates as alignment media for NMR spectroscopy |
| Group | Prof. Dr. C. M. Thiele |
| Place | Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt |
Dissertation
| Title | Stimuliresponsive Polyaspartates |
| Group | Prof. Dr. C. M. Thiele |
| Place | Department of Chemistry, Technical University Darmstadt |
Talks
| 1 |
Thermo- and Magnetoresponsive Polyaspartates Chirality 2019, Bordeaux/France, 07/19. |
Publications
| 1 |
M. Hirschmann, M. Schwab, C. M. Thiele Molecular Weights: The Key for Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Phases of Poly-β-benzyl-L-aspartate Macromolecules 2019, 52, 6025-6034. |
| 2 |
M. Hirschmann, C. Merten, C. M. Thiele Treating Anisotropic Artefacts in Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy Enables Investigation of Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyaspartate Solutions Soft Matter 2021, 17, 2849-2856. |
| 3 |
M. Hirschmann, D. S. Schirra, C. M. Thiele Copolyaspartates: Uncovering Simultaneous Thermo and Magnetoresponsiveness Macromolecules 2021, 54, 1648-1656. |
| 4 |
D. S. Schirra, M. Hirschmann, I. A. Radulov, M. Lehmann, C. M. Thiele Investigations of the alignment process of homopolyglutamate-based LLC phases: Deuterium NMR analysis of PBPMLG reveals a 90° flip of the polymer Angew. Chem. 2021, 133, 21208-21214, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 21040-21046. |
| 5 |
K. Knoll, D. Herold, M. Hirschmann, C. M. Thiele A Supramolecular and Liquid Crystalline water-based Alignment Medium based on Azobenzene-substituted 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxamides Magn. Reson. Chem. 2022, 60, 563-571. |
| 6 |
M. Hirschmann, O. Soltwedel, P. Ritzert, R. von Klitzing, C. M. Thiele Light-Controlled Lyotropic Liquid Crystallinity of Polyaspartates Exploited as Photo-Switchable Alignment Medium J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 3615-3623. |
Poster
| 1 |
M. Schwab, M. Hirschmann, C. M. Thiele Hot and Cool RDCs: Investigations on the Alignment Process SMASH 2017, Baveno/Italy, 09/17. |
| 2 |
M. Hirschmann, M. Schwab, C. M. Thiele Thermoresponsive Polyaspartates: Helixreversal in liquid crystalline phases Orchem 2018, Berlin, 09/18. |
| 3 |
M. Hirschmann, C. M. Thiele Polyaspartates: Alignment Media with Unexpected Behaviour SMASH 2019, Porto/Portugal, 09/19. |
