Prof. Robert Mayer
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Robert Mayer
Technische Universität München
Professur für Physikalisch-organische Chemie der Katalyse (Prof. Mayer)
Postadresse
Lichtenbergstr. 4
85748 Garching b. München
- Tel.: +49 89 289 13624
- Raum: 5403.04.310B
- Homepage
- E-Mail: robert.j.mayer@tum.de
Research
Understanding Catalysis and the Origin of Life
The overarching goal of our research is to develop methods capable of predicting and rationalizing the outcome and mechanism of organic reactions in aqueous solutions. To achieve this, we combine experimental studies of reaction kinetics and thermodynamics with high-throughput experimentation and methods from computational chemistry and data science.
Our central research interest is to establish a quantitative approach to understanding the organic chemistry and mechanisms of catalysis involved in the emergence of life. We are investigating methods that can achieve predictions of the dominating pathways of complex mixtures of substrates. Additionally, we are using a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches to establish a mechanistic understanding of central reactions of prebiotic chemistry and investigate the dynamics and molecular mechanisms of complex catalytic reaction networks.
Wintersemester 2025/26
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| Aktuelle Themen aus der physikalisch-organischen Chemie und Katalyseforschung |
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2 | SE | |
| Physikalisch-organische Chemie |
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3 | VI | |
| Reaktivität Organischer Verbindungen für CIW, Übung (CH0862) |
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1 | UE |
J. Boekhoven [L]
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Sommersemester 2026
| Titel | Termine | Dauer | Art | Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r) |
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| Aktuelle Themen aus der physikalisch-organischen Chemie und Katalyseforschung |
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2 | SE | |
| Vortragsreihe: Seminar in Organischer Chemie und Biochemie |
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2 | SE |