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Department of Chemistry Sigel Lab

Maté Fonyo

Maté Fonyo

  • PhD student
Phone
+41 44 63 54640

Research project

coming soon

Behind the Lab Coat: My Inspirations and Passions

Year I joined the Sigel Lab: 2024
Favourite molecule: N-benzilidenaniline
A book that inspired me: Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman!
Outside the lab, I enjoy photography, walking in nature, reading in a cosy place and cooking.

Education

11/2024 – PhD in Chemical and Molecular Sciences, UZH
Supervisor: Prof. Roland K. O. Sigel, Dr. Silke Johannsen
 
09/2019 – 01/2022 Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Hungary
Thesis: "Synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives via aminocarbonylation"
 
04/2020 – 08/2020 Erasmus+ Study Mobility Program, LMU München, Germany
 
09/2016 – 06/2019 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Hungary
Thesis: "Preparation and analysis of doped TiO2 photocatalysts with enhanced visible-light activity"

Professional experiences

03/2022 – 09/2024 Research Chemist at X-Chem Inc., Hungary
Retrosynthetic analysis and synthetic route design of small molecule targets. Milligram scale synthesis of various heterocyclic and peptide-type compounds. Counselling in NMR spectroscopy related structure verification problems.
 
03/2022 – 08/2022 Part time Technical Assistant at University of Pannonia, NMR Laboratory
Study of solution-state samples using 1D and 2D-NMR techniques.