Katharina Hermainski

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
SHE Chemistry
Planckstrasse 1
D-64291 Darmstadt
Germany
Room: SB3 3.163
Phone: +49 6159 71 2734
E-mail: K.Hermainski@gsi.de

 

Education
Since 07/2024 Phd student | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | GSI Helmholtzzentrum Darmstadt
Topic of doctoral thesis: “Chemical characterization of the heaviest elements and their homologues”
10/2022-06/2024 Master of Science Chemistry | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Grade master’s thesis: 1.0; Final grade: 1.1; Duration of study: 4 semesters
Main focus: Nuclear chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry
Additional achievements:

  • Recipient of the “Deutschlandstipendium” (german scholarship) in the funding year 2023-24
  • Assistant scientist at Kerzig group (University Mainz) from 02/2023 to 06/2023
  • Participation in the lecture “Inorganic Chemistry of the elements” and the lecture “Experimental Chemistry”
  • Participation in further training as a tutor
Topic of master’s thesis: „Single-atom gas chromatography studies on quartz glass to determine the volatility and reactivity of polonium“ (GSI Helmholtzzentrum Darmstadt, Düllmann group)
10/2019-08/2022 Bachelor of Science Chemistry | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Grade bachelor’s thesis: 1.0; Final grade: 1.7; Duration of study: 6 semesters
Additional achievements: Supervision of the basic practical course in physical chemistry
Topic of bachelor’s thesis: „Novel annihilator-sensitizer couples for sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation in water“ (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Kerzig group)

Publications
Articles
P. Mosat, J. Khuyagbaatar, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, D. Dietzel, Ch. E. Düllmann, K. Hermainski, F. P. Heßberger, E. Jäger, B. Kindler, J. Krier, N. Kurz, B. Lommel, S. Löchner , M. Maiti, T. K. Sato , B. Schausten, J. Uusitalo, P. Wieczorek, and A. Yakushev
Probing the Shell Effects on Fission: The New Superheavy Nucleus 257Sg
Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 232501 (2025)
J. Khuyagbaatar, P. Mosat, J. Ballof, R. A. Cantemir, Ch. E. Düllmann, K. Hermainski, F. P. Heßberger, E. Jäger, B. Kindler, J. Krier, N. Kurz, S. Löchner, B. Lommel, B. Schausten, Y. Wei, P. Wieczorek, and A. Yakushev
Stepping into the Sea of Instability: The New Sub-μ⁢s Superheavy Nucleus 252Rf
Phys. Rev. Lett. 022501 (2025)
M.-S. Bertrams, K. Hermainski, J.-M. Mörsdorf, J. Ballmann, C. Kerzig
Triplet quenching pathway control with molecular dyads enables the identification of a highly oxidizing annihilator class
Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 8583-8591
Contributions to conferences, seminars, etc.
04/2025 Invited Talk | DNC Seminars | CTU in Prague
K. Hermainski
Chemistry of superheavy elements
12/2024 Poster presentation | Helmholtz Matter and the Universe Days | Hamburg
K. Hermainski, D. Dietzel, J. Ballof, P. Mošať, P. Bartl, J. P. Omtvedt, J. John, A. Yakushev, Ch. E. Düllmann
The study of superheavy elements: Unravelling the influence of relativistic effects on their chemical properties
08/2024 Poster presentation | 10th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry | Brighton
K. Hermainski, D. Dietzel, A. Yakushev, J. Ballof, P. Bartl, Ch. E. Düllmann, J. John, P. Mošať, J. P. Omtvedt, B. Schausten, J. Štursa
Single-atom gas chromatography studies of polonium on quartz surfaces
02/2024 Poster presentation | European Physical Society-Forum | Berlin
K. Hermainski, D. Dietzel, J. Ballof, P. Mošat, P. Bartl, J. P. Omtvedt, J. John, A. Yakushev, Ch. E. Düllmann
Towards understanding the fundamental properties that govern the periodic table: The study of superheavy elements
06/2024 K. Hermainski, C. Kerzig, EDU/TRAS-1 Handbook - Photochemistry of Water-Soluble Ruthenium Complexes, Thorlabs, 2024 (Thorlabs EDU/TRAS-1)