Dieuwertje Katelijn Modder
Biography
Dieuwertje grew up in the Netherlands and has always had a curious and explorative mindset. This has led her to live, work and study abroad in Argentina, Spain, the United States and France. She studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and managed to obtain a scholarship for both her Bachelor and her Master thanks to her ambitious drive and pleasant communication skills.Current work
Dieuwertje came to EPFL to do her PhD in the Group of Coordination Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Mazzanti on "designing uranium complexes for small molecule activation".Education
Bachelor Chemistry
General chemistry bachelor Joint Degree with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
September 2013 - June 2016
Master Chemistry
Molecular Sciences track Selected for HRSMC Excellence Master Joint Degree with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
September 2016 - June 2019
Awards
Bachelor Scholarship Topsector Chemistry
Bachelor scholarship for selected chemistry students (±20 in total for all Dutch universities) provided by the Dutch Chemical Industry Association (VNCI)
2013
Master Scholarship Topsector Chemistry
Master scholarship for selected chemistry students (±20 in total for all Dutch universities) provided by BASF
2016
1st poster prize at PAC symposium
Student symposium in the Netherlands
2019
Best presentation award at SCS Meeting
Swiss Chemical Society meeting, best presentation for inorganic chemistry section
2020
Publications
Selected publications
| D. K. Modder; C. T. Palumbo; I. Douair; F. Fadaei-Tirani; L. Maron; M. Mazzanti Angewandte Chemie International Edition |
Delivery of a Masked Uranium(II) by an Oxide-Bridged Diuranium(III) Complex |
| D. K. Modder; C. T. Palumbo; I. Douair; R. Scopelliti L. Maron; M. Mazzanti Chemical Science |
Single metal four-electron reduction by U(II) and masked "U(II)" compounds |
| D. K. Modder; M. S. Batov; T. Rajeshkumar; A. Sienkiewicz; I. Zivkovic; R. Scopelliti; L. Maron; M. Mazzanti Chemical Science |
Assembling diuranium complexes in different states of charge with a bridging redox-active ligand |