Yannick Brägger

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Doctoral Student at ETH Zürich

  • Education

    • State College for Higher Education, St. Gallen

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      Maturity bilingual German-English Specialized subject Latin
    • ETH Zürich

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      Bachelor of Science - BS Chemistry

      Activities and Societies: VCS

    • ETH Zürich

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      Master of Science - MS Chemistry

      Activities and Societies: VCS

  • Experience

    • ETH Zürich

      Feb 2019 - Jan 2019

      Characterization of relativistic effects in methyl migration reactions (e.g. in the Cativa Process) and chemical shielding tensor analysis using quantum chemical computation Teaching Assistant in General Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry I (Lecture by Prof. Antonio Togni) Synthesis of Precursors to Carbonyl Transfer and Sulfur Metathesis Reactions, as well as Screenings of Aryl- and Alkylsulfonation Reactions of Alkynes and Alkenes

      • Research Project (Prof. Dr. Christophe Copéret)

        Sept 2019 - Jan 2019
      • Teaching Assistant

        Sept 2018 - Jan 2019
      • Research Project (Prof. Dr. Bill Morandi)

        Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
    • VCS - Association of Chemistry Students at ETH Zurich

      Jun 2019 - Sept 2023
      Teaching Assistant

      PVK Assistant for Partial Differential Equations

    • Syngenta

      Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
      Process Chemistry Intern

      Development of new methodologies for the synthesis of molecules relevant to agrochemical research

    • Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

      Sept 2020 - Feb 2021
      Master's Thesis (Prof. Dr. Tobias Ritter)

      Development of a Modular Carbofunctionalization Reaction of Unactivated Alkenes in Two Steps, Enabled by Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis

    • ETH Zürich

      Nov 2022 - now

      Research in chemical feedstock valorization and shuttle catalysis Together with Prof. Dr. Carlo Thilgen, I was an exam author for the official International Chemistry Olympiad 2023. We designed a practical organic synthesis exam, organized the analytics of >800 samples (NMR & GC-FID) and managed the feedback & arbitration of delegations from 89 countries.

      • Doctoral Student (Morandi Group)

        Jan 2021 - now
      • IChO Exam Author

        Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 日本語能力試験 (N5)

      JEES - Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
      Jan 2014
    • 汉语水平考试 (三级)

      Confucius Institute Headquarters
      Jan 2014
    • 汉语水平考试 (一级)

      Confucius Institute Headquarters
      Sept 2013
    • 汉语水平考试 (四级)

      Confucius Institute Headquarters
      Jan 2015