• Photosynthesis research, light-driven water oxidation catalysis by plants and cyanobacteria, time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
• Earth-abundant materials for (photo-)electrocatalysis of water oxidation and CO2 reduction, artificial photosynthesis, X-ray absorption spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation, operando Raman spectroscopy 

Examples of master's project topics

• Tracking of phase transition of nickel oxide OER catalyst by operando Raman spectroscopy and UV-VIS spectroscopy;
• Redox State Changes of a Water-Oxidizing Cobalt Catalyst Film monitored by in-situ UV-Vis Spectroscopy in Combination with Electrochemical Methods
• Kinetics of Electron Transfer in Manganese-Depleted Photosystem II