Edwin Otten

Edwin Otten is a Professor of Molecular Energy Materials at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Stratingh Institute of Chemistry. His research focuses on molecular synthesis, inorganic/organic chemistry, and electrochemistry, with a particular emphasis on energy storage materials like redox-flow batteries and organometallic catalysis. His group develops strategies to replace scarce metals with non-critical alternatives and studies molecular processes in battery degradation.

Research Interests:

• Design of redox-active organics for energy storage
• Organometallic catalysts for sustainable chemistry
• Non-innocent ligand reactivity in transition metal complexes
• Mechanistic studies of catalytic processes

Key Research Trends in Publications: Recent work emphasizes bipolar radical materials for symmetrical batteries, mechanistic insights into catalytic C-H functionalizations, and spin-crossover phenomena in coordination complexes. These studies bridge molecular design with practical applications in clean energy technologies.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Molecular Inorganic Chemistry group, collaborating internationally on energy materials and catalysis projects. Group members include PhD candidates like Fionn Ferreira and Sander Mondria, focusing on synthetic chemistry and materials characterization.