Severin Schneebeli
The Principal Investigator. Please find Severin's full CV here...
Short Biography
Severin Schneebeli is originally from Zurich, Switzerland.
He completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Zurich in 2006
and received his doctorate in 2011 from Columbia University.
As an International Institute
for Nanotechnology (IIN) Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University from 2011–1014,
Severin focused on the synthesis and computer-aided design of
hierarchical functional nanomaterials.
Since Summer 2014, Severin is leading the Mesosynthesis Laboratory
at the University of Vermont as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. In 2020 Severin was promoted to Associate Professor.
He is trying to answer the question whether important concepts of chemical synthesis
— like selective recognition and catalysis — can be scaled up to the mesoscale (nm to µm range)
to create new functional materials. Severin is meeting this challenge with his broad
interdisciplinary experience in organic synthesis, materials characterization, and computer modeling.
Outside of his academic interests, Severin enjoys playing violin, hiking, running, skiing, as well as tasting cheese and chocolate.
Experience & Education
2020–Present
Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Vermont
2014–2020
Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Vermont
2011–2014
International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University
Advisor: Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart (2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)
2006–2011 / PhD 2011
Guthikonda and Upjohn Predoctoral Fellow at Columbia University
Joint Advisors: Professors Ronald Breslow and Richard A Friesner
2003–2006 / BA 2006
Undergraduate Research and Studies at the University of Zurich
Short Biography
Severin Schneebeli is originally from Zurich, Switzerland.
He completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Zurich in 2006
and received his doctorate in 2011 from Columbia University.
As an International Institute
for Nanotechnology (IIN) Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University from 2011–1014,
Severin focused on the synthesis and computer-aided design of
hierarchical functional nanomaterials.
Since Summer 2014, Severin is leading the Mesosynthesis Laboratory
at the University of Vermont as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry.
He is trying to answer the question whether important concepts of chemical synthesis
— like selective recognition and catalysis — can be scaled up to the mesoscale (nm to µm range)
to create new functional materials. Severin is meeting this challenge with his broad
interdisciplinary experience in organic synthesis, materials characterization, and computer modeling.
Outside of his academic interests, Severin enjoys playing violin, hiking, running, skiing, as well as tasting cheese and chocolate.