Curriculum Vitae

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Prof. Dr. Olga García Mancheño Address Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Organisch-Chemisches Institut Corrensstraße 40 D-48149, Münster Telephone: (+49) 251 83 36514 E-mail: olga.garcia@uni-muenster.de

Date of Birth: 10th-December-1976 Place of Birth: Cuenca, Spain

Academic Career

Since 12/2017 W2-Professor for Organic Chemistry at WWU Münster.

2017 Offer of a Research Full-Professorship Ikerbasque at the Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) and W2-Professorships at University of Regensburg and at RWTH Aachen (Declined)

11/2013 – 12/2017 Fix-term W2-Professor for Organic Chemistry at University of Regensburg & Wissenschaftszentrum Straubing

12/2013 Habilitation: Venia legendi für Organische Chemie from Münster University

04 – 09/2013 Substitution Professorship (Prof. Tietze) at Göttingen University, Germany

2008 – 2013 Leader of a young independent research group at Münster University, Germany (Habilitation’s mentor: Prof. Frank Glorius)

2008 Offer to become a Juan de la Cierva Researcher at the Spanish CSIC Research Institute (Declined)

2007 – 2008 Postdoct Syngenta Crop Protection (UK) – RWTH Aachen with Prof. C. Bolm, RWTH-Aachen, Germany. Topic: “Superior Methodologies for the Synthesis of Sulfoximines”

2005 – 2007 Postdoc with Prof. C. Bolm, RWTH-Aachen, Germany. Topic: “New approaches to Sulfoximines” und “Fe-catalyzed Nitrene Transfer Reactions”

2001 – 2005 PhD (“Summa Cum Laude” & Extraordinary Prize) from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (U.A.M.), Spain. Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Carretero. Title: “New P,S Ligands with Planar Chirality. Application in Enantioselective Reactions of Allylic Substitution, Diels-Alder and Aza Diels-Alder”.

2003 Short-term research stay during the PhD project with Prof. K. A. Jørgensen (3 months), Aarhus Universitet, Denmark.

2002 Short-term research stay during the PhD project with Prof. M. T. Reetz (3 months), Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany.

1999 - 2001 M.Sc. Thesis from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Carretero. Title: “Study of the Sulfinyl Group as Stereochemical Controller in Organometallic Reactions”.

1998 – 1999 Initiation on Practical Scientific Research: collaboration project with Prof. Juan Carlos Carretero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

1994 - 1999 B.Sc. in Chemistry at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Olga García Mancheño

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Publications: >55 publications in peer review journals, 2 book chapters. H-index = 28

Fellowships and Awards 06/2017 – 05/2022 ERC Consolidator Grant

2016 ORCHEM Prize 2016

2013 – 2014 Max Buchner-Forschungsstipendium (DECHEMA grant).

2013 ESOC 2013 – ACS Catalysis Oral Communication Award.

2013 Young Researchers Award by the “Förderkreis der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität”.

2012 JSP Fellowship - Bürgenstock Conference 2012.

12/2011 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2012.

06/2010 – 03/2012 Erstklassig! – WWU-Mentoring Program for female scientists.

12/2005 – 10/2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship given by the Spanish Ministry “Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia” (M.E.C.).

04/2006 Doctorate-Award. Extraordinary Award by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 11/2004 Lilly Investigation Award, 2nd Price, Spanish II Edition.

04/2001 – 03/2005 F.P.U. Predoctoral Research Fellowship by the Spanish Ministry M.E.C.

10/1999 – 03/2001 Predoctoral Research Fellowship by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

10/1998 – 06/1999 Undergraduate Research Fellowship by the Spanish Ministry M.E.C.