Prof. Dr. Sadig Aghazada

Inorganic Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Phone: +41 31 684 43 21
Phone2: +41 31 684 42 26 (Sekretariat)
E-Mail: sadig.aghazada@unibe.ch
Office: S372 (vorübergehend/temporarily: N224)
Postal Address: Universität Bern
Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie
Freiestrasse 3
CH - 3012 Bern
Consultation Hour: by appointment
Attendance: Monday – Friday
ORCID No: orcid.org/0000-0002-7568-4481

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Secretariat & Web

Beatrice Niederhauser

Team

Postdoc, PhD & Master Students

Name / Titel: Adem Cavus
Funktion: Master Thesis Student
Mail: adem.cavus@students.unibe.ch

Name / Titel: Christian Ehinger
Funktion: Postdoc
Mail: christian.ehinger@unibe.ch

Telefon: +41 31 684 46 79

Name / Titel: Manish Kumar
Funktion: Doktorand
Mail: manish.kumar@unibe.ch

Telefon: +41 31 684 43 34

Name / Titel: Xinyan Zhou
Funktion: Doktorand
Mail: xinyan.zhou@unibe.ch

Telefon: +41 31 684 43 63

Secretariat

Name / Titel: Beatrice Niederhauser
Funktion: Research Group Secretariat
Mail: beatrice.niederhauser@unibe.ch

Phone: +41 31 684 42 26

CV

2008: High School, Baku, Azerbaijan
2013: Specialist degree (equivalent to MSc), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow
2018: PhD, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (M. Kh. Nazeeruddin and M. Grätzel)
2018 – 2021: Postdoc, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (K. Meyer)
2021 – 2022: Postdoc, ETH Zurich, (C. Copéret)
2023 – 2025: Habilitation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (K. Meyer)
2025 – now: Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bern
2026 – now: Treasurer of the Bernese Chemical Society

Research

The conversion of small molecules, such as carbon oxides and dinitrogen, into higher-value products usually involves highly reactive intermediates. If such reactive species can be tamed, they can be used for novel conversions.

In our group, we develop strategies for isolating highly reactive intermediates, especially those containing 3d transition metals. After isolating such species, we apply a range of techniques to describe their electronic structures and focus on developing novel chemical transformations.