Corina Andronescu

Corina Andronescu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen, leading the Technical Chemistry III department. Her research focuses on electrocatalysis, advanced materials synthesis, and sustainable energy conversion. She has held positions at the Ruhr-University Bochum and the University Politehnica of Bucharest.

Education:

• PhD in Chemical Engineering (2014), University Politehnica of Bucharest
• Master’s in Chemical Engineering (2011), University Politehnica of Bucharest
• Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering (2009), University Politehnica of Bucharest

Research interests:

• Development of novel electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), CO₂ electroreduction, and alcohol oxidation
• High-throughput discovery of energy-related materials using combinatorial methods
• Investigation of nanostructured materials (e.g., perovskites, high-entropy alloys) for industrial applications
• Integration of plasma and laser-based technologies in catalyst fabrication
• Operando electrochemical microscopy to analyze catalyst heterogeneity
• Design of gas diffusion electrodes for scalable chemical production

Awards:

• 2023: Jochem Block Preis (DECHEMA), Junge Kolleg Membership (NRW Academy)
• 2022: Joachim Walter Schultze Preis, Gottschalk-Diederich-Baedeker-Preis
• 2018: Ad Astra Research Excellence Award (Romania), Electrochimica Acta Travel Award
• 2017: RUB Inventor Award for self-healing catalyst films

Advising & Grants: While no advisees are listed, her work involves collaborations on high-throughput material discovery and industrial electrolyzer optimization projects. She has secured grants for aerosol-based catalyst synthesis and nanocomposite development.

Labs/Teams: Head of the Technical Chemistry III lab at UDE, focusing on electrocatalytic processes and advanced materials characterization using techniques like liquid-cell TEM and SECCM.