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Prof. dr. Syuzanna R. Harutyunyans.harutyunyan@rug.nl |
Biography
Syuzanna received her Master's degree in Chemistry from Yerevan State University, Armenia, after which she moved to Moscow, Russia, in 1999 to undertake her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Belokon. After spending several months in 2002 as a visiting scientist in Warsaw, Poland, working with Prof. Grela, Syuzanna joined the research group of Prof. Feringa at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands in 2003 as a postdoctoral Research Fellow. In 2007 Syuzanna joined the Process&Development department at Janssen Pharmaceutica, Belgium.
Syuzanna started her independent research career in 2010, when she was appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. In 2013 she was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor (adjunct hoogleraar) and in 2018 to full professor at the University of Groningen.
Syuzanna’s research activities include synthesis, organometallic reactions, catalysis, enantioselective transformations and autocatalysis. Her research achievements have established her as one of the key players in copper chemistry. Syuzanna's work has been recognized by two recent major awards, namely the KNCV Gold Medal 2016 from the Royal Dutch Chemical Society, the premier prize for researchers in the chemical sciences in the Netherlands, and the Royal Society for Chemistry's Homogeneous Catalysis Award in 2017.
- Professor at Stratingh institute for Chemistry (since 2018)
(University of Groningen, Netherlands) - Associate professor at Stratingh institute for Chemistry (since 2013)
(University of Groningen, Netherlands) - Assistant professor at Stratingh institute for Chemistry (2010-2013)
(University of Groningen, Netherlands) - Scientist in Johnson&Johnson-Tibotec-Janssen Pharmaceutica (2007-2009)
(Beerse, Belgium) - PostDoctoral research with Prof. Feringa (2003-2007)
(University of Groningen, Netherlands) - PhD in Organic and organometallic chemistry with Prof. Belokon (2003)
(INEOS, Moscow, Russia) - Medical representative at Hoffmann-La Roche (2000)
(Armenia) - MSc in Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical chemistry with Prof. Saghian (1999)
(Yerevan State University, Armenia)
International activities and awards
- Recipient of a NWO Vernieuwingsimpuls Vici grant (2018)
- Recipient of an ERC Consolidator grant (2017)
- Recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry Homogeneous Catalysis Award (2017)
- Recipient of the KNCV Gold Medal (2016)
- Recipient of a NWO Echo grant (2015)
- Recipient of a NWO Echo grant (2014)
- Recipient of a NWO Vernieuwingsimpuls Vidi grant (2012)
- Solvias Ligand Contest award for enlarging the scope of Cu-Josiphos and Cu-Taniaphos catalyzed asymmetric addition reactions. (2011)
- Member of Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen
- Consultant in organic synthesis for RAHU CATALYTICS Limited, A Unilever Group Company
- DuPont Scholarship awardee. (2001-2003)
- Twice 1st place in conference-competition in INEOS Moscow, Russia (2002, 2003)