Martin Nieger

Martin Nieger is a University Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki, where he also holds the title of Docent in Inorganic Chemistry. He has additional Docent status in Crystallography from the University of Eastern Finland. His research focuses on chemical crystallography and catalysis, particularly involving frustrated Lewis pairs and optoelectronic materials. He teaches courses in crystallography and bioinorganic chemistry.

Education:

• Docent in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Helsinki
• Docent in Crystallography, University of Eastern Finland

Research Interests:

• Crystallographic analysis of coordination complexes
• Development of optoelectronic materials via crystal engineering
• Catalytic activation of small molecules using frustrated Lewis pairs
• Design of anti-cancer and anti-microbial agents through synthetic organic chemistry

Recent work highlights optoelectronic material design, photophysical characterization, and synthesis of novel ligands for catalytic applications. His publications span diverse subfields including metal-organic frameworks, copper complexes, and chiral organic emitters.

Awards:

• Top Ten in the Cambridge Crystallographic Database Author Statistics (2024)

Grants include leadership roles in three major projects: Frustrated Lewis Pairs-assisted activation (2018-2022), Catalysis using Frustrated Lewis Pairs (2014-2018), and foundational work on hydrogen activation (2011-2014). He has supervised over 900 publications and edited Acta Crystallographica Section E since 2010.

Labs/Teams: Active in crystallography research groups and collaborates internationally on materials science projects through extensive networks in Europe and beyond.