Winni Schwedland
Research Interests
– Development of Novel Charging Procedures for Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Batteries
– In-situ / Operando Characterization of Electrode Materials
– Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
– Battery Teardown Analysis
– Ab Initio Modelling of Solid-State Systems
Educational background
Ph.D.
07/2024 – presentHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Advanced Charging Procedures for Rechargeable Batteries
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Master’s degree
04/2021 – 11/2023 M.Sc. Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis: Characterization of the Kinetic Properties of Glyme-Based Electrolytes for Sodium Ion Co-Intercalation in Graphite via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm
Bachelor’s degree
10/2021 – 01/2021 B.Sc. Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Thesis: QM:QM Calculations for the Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Oxygen on the Fe-MOF-74
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Joachim Sauer
Publications
– 05/2025 First Author, Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 11999-12011, 10.1039/d5sc02681dUnexpected Structural Isomers of AlFe2O4+ and AlCo2O4+: Vibrational Spectroscopy and Ion Mobility Combined with Quantum Chemistry
Honors and Awards
– 09/2025 Aspire Platinum Poster Prize
Best poster award
– 11/2024 Fischer-Nernst-Preis
Best Master’s Thesis in the department of chemistry of Humboldt-University Berlin
– 04/2019 – 03/2022 German National Stipend (Deutschlandstipendium)
For outstanding achievements as a student in the chemistry degree B.Sc.
Working Experience
01/2024 – present Researcher
Sauer Group – Quantum Chemistry of Solid-State Compounds and Catalysis
03/2021 – 06/2023 Student Research Assistant
Sauer Group – Quantum Chemistry of Solid-State Compounds and Catalysis
08/2019 – 03/2021 Student Teaching Assistant
Volmer Group – Fundamentals and Applications of Bioanalytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry
Conference Talks
– 09/2025 76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
Boosting Sodium-Ion Battery Performance Beyond the Material-Level
– 03/2025 Bunsen-Tagung 2025
Vibrational Spectroscopy of AlFe2O4+ and AlCo2O4+: Unexpected Structural Isomers upon Transition Metal Substitution
Poster Presentations
– 09/2025 International Battery Workshop 2025 by Aspire and TwinBat
Boosting Sodium-Ion Battery Performance Beyond the Material-Level
– 03/2024 Bunsen-Tagung 2024
Structure and Reactivity of Frist Row Transition Metal Substituted Aluminum Oxide Cluster
– 09/2023 ISSPIC XXI
Elucidating the Structure and Reactivity of First Row Transition Metal Oxide Clusters by Combining Experiment and Theory
– 06/2023 Bunsen-Tagung 2023
The “Key” towards Methane Conversion: Gas Phase C-H Bond Activation by First Row Transition Metal Oxide Clusters
– 09/2022 Bunsen-Tagung 2022
Which Computational Methods to Trust for Modelling CO2 Adsorption on Fe-MOF-74