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Experienced Freelance Scientific Editor, Proofreader, Reviewer, Author

Profile Summary

Experienced reasearcher and scientific author with 10 papers published, 3 PhD theses overseen, numerous research proposals and reports submitted and granted. PhD thesis on porous corundum. Expertise includes porous materials, refractory materials, sol-gel syntheses, foam glass. Meticulous proofreader.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Crystallography
• ☆ Thermal Analysis
• ☆ Particle Size Distribution
• ☆ Glass Science
• ☆ Ceramic Engineering
• ☆ Powders & Bulk Materials
• ☆ Refractory Materials

Services

• Writing
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Translation

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Scientific Editor and Reviewer

Freelancer

October 2022 - Present

Consultant and Project Manager

Universität Leipzig

November 2021 - October 2022

Senior Researcher

Institute for Non-Classical Chemistry Leipzig

January 2020 - September 2021

PhD student

Universität Leipzig

August 2014 - December 2019

Research Assistant

German Bio Mass Research Center

October 2013 - July 2014

Chemistry & Physics Tutor

Studienkolleg Sachsen

March 2013 - September 2013

Bilingual Teacher

Sprachenzentrum Leipzig (Leipzig Language School)

September 2012 - July 2013

Assistant Researcher

Lafarge Centre de Recherche, Lyon

October 2011 - July 2012

Graduate Student Researcer

Lafarge Centre de Recherche

March 2011 - September 2011

Education

PhD

Universität Leipzig - Germany

August 2015 - December 2019

Chemistry Diploma

Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg - Germany

September 2006 - September 2011

Certifications

• DELF B2

  Institut francais

  May 2011 - Present

• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English

  Cambridge University Press & Assessment

  May 2010 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Palladium-graphene hybrid as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction @article{_ovi__2022, doi = {10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151633}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.apsusc.2021.151633}, year = 2022, month = {feb}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, volume = {574}, pages = {151633}, author = {Jelena {\v{C}}ovi{\'{c}} and Valentin Mirceski and Aleksandra Zarubica and Dirk Enke and Simon Carstens and Aleksandar Boji{\'{c}} and Marjan Ran{\dj}elovi{\'{c}}}, title = {Palladium-graphene hybrid as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide reduction}, journal = {Applied Surface Science}} . Applied Surface Science.

Simon Carstens, Igor Atanasov, Tim Jähnichen, Bastian Oberleiter, Dirk Enke(2021). Non-aqueous cross hydrolysis: an epoxide-free sol-gel route toward highly porous alumina monoliths . Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Antonia Hoppe, Cornelius Dirksen, Karl Skadell, Michael Stelter, Matthias Schulz, Simon Carstens, Dirk Enke, Sharon Koppka(2021). Sodium Solid Electrolytes: NaxAlOy Bilayer-System Based on Macroporous Bulk Material and Dense Thin-Film . Materials. 14. (4). p. 854. {MDPI} {AG}

Antonia Hoppe, Cornelius Dirksen, Karl Skadell, Michael Stelter, Matthias Schulz, Simon Carstens, Dirk Enke, Sharon Koppka (2021). Sodium Solid Electrolytes: Na_xAlO_y Bilayer-System Based on Macroporous Bulk Material and Dense Thin-Film . Materials.

Cristine S. de Oliveira, Richard Kohns, Felix Meyerhöfer, Simon Carstens, Dirk Enke, Ralf B. Wehrspohn, Juliana Martins de Souza e Silva(2021). Multi-technique structural characterization of glass foams with complex pore structures obtained through phase separation . Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 5. (12). p. 4615--4625. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Simon Carstens, Ralf Meyer, Dirk Enke(2020). Towards Macroporous α-Al2O3—Routes, Possibilities and Limitations . Materials. 13. (7). p. 1787. {MDPI} {AG}

Simon Carstens, Ralf Meyer, Dirk Enke (2020). Towards Macroporous α-Al₂O₃—Routes, Possibilities and Limitations . Materials.

Simon Carstens, Kathleen Dammler, Michael Scheffler, Dirk Enke(2019). Reticulated Alumina Replica Foams with Additional Sub‐Micrometer Strut Porosity . Advanced Engineering Materials. 21. (12). p. 1900791. Wiley

Simon Carstens, Christian Splith, Dirk Enke(2019). Sol-gel synthesis of α-Al2O3 with enhanced porosity via dicarboxylic acid templating . Scientific Reports. 9. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Simon Carstens, Dirk Enke (2019). Investigation of the formation process of highly porous α-Al2O3 via citric acid-assisted sol-gel synthesis . Journal of the European Ceramic Society.