Prof. Dr. Corinna R. Hess
Academic Career and Research Areas
The research of Professor Hess spans the areas of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. Central themes include the coordination chemistry of synthetic and biological systems, catalysis, and spectroscopic studies for structure elucidation. A key research area centers on the development of bio-inspired inorganic catalysts for multi-electron reactions, including H2 production and O2 activation. These small molecule transformations are central to life and at the heart of renewable energy and sustainable chemistry processes.
Professor Hess received her undergraduate degree (BS Chemistry) from the University of Chicago; there, she had the opportunity to work in the laboratory of Professor Gregory Hillhouse, who inspired her interest in inorganic chemistry. She subsequently pursued her PhD studies in the field of bioinorganic chemistry, supervised by Professor Harry Gray, at the California Institute of Technology. Following postdoctoral positions at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, she joined the Chemistry Department at Durham University (2010). In 2014 she was appointed assistant professor of bioinorganic chemistry at TUM.
Awards
- Durham Energy Institute Mid-Career Fellow (2013)
- NIH Ruth Kirschstein Research Fellowship (2003-2006)
Key Publications
Lindsay S, Lo SK, Maguire O, Bill E, Probert MR, Sproules S, Hess CR: „Syntheses and Electronic Structure of Bimetallic Complexes Containing a Flexible Redox-Active Bridging Ligand“. Inorg. Chem. 2013; 52(2): 898-909.
AbstractBanerjee P, Company A, Weyhermüller T, Bill E, Hess, CR: „Zn and Fe Complexes Containing a Redox Active Macrocyclic Biquinazoline Ligand“. Inorg. Chem. 2009; 48 (7): 2944–2955.
AbstractHess CR, Weyhermüller T, Bill E, Wieghardt K: „[Fe(TIM)]2: An Fe-Fe Dimer Containing an Unsupported Metal-Metal Bond and Redox Active N4-Macrocyclic Ligands“. Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. 2009; 48(20): 3703–3706.
AbstractHess CR, Wu Z, Ng A, Gray EE, McGuirl MA, Klinman JP: „Hydroxylase Activity of Met471Cys Tyramine β-Monooxygenase“. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008; 130(36): 11939-11944.
AbstractHess CR, Juda GA, Dooley DM, Amii RN, Hill MG, Winkler JR, Gray HB: „Gold Electrodes Wired for Coupling with the Deeply Buried Active Site of Arthrobacter globiformis Amine Oxidase“. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003; 125(24): 7156-7157.
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