Ralph Freund

Manages strategic distribution of advanced analytical instrumentation, focusing on gas analysis, mass spectrometry, and process analytical technology for industrial and environmental applications.

- Lead analytical work for carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) projects, specializing in chromatographic methods (including GC-MS and IC) to characterize condensates, absorber solutions, and CCUS-related byproducts.
- Develop and optimize analytical workflows to improve data quality, accelerate turnaround times, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and internal quality standards.

- Administrative tasks and supervision of over 25 employees
- Support and consulting of external customers in a global market
- Support of production and R&D with analytical know-how
- Reducing costs and increasing efficiency by developing new analytical methods and optimizing existing processes

- Development and optimization of complex organic syntheses (isolation, purification, analysis)
- Synthesis and characterization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as single crystals
- Supervision and mentoring of students (internships and thesis work)
- First author of highly cited publications (>2,000 citations, Google Scholar) in the field of MOFs, with one now considered a key reference in the

- Synthesis of MOFs using novel synthetic strategies
- Preparation of scientific reports in international collaboration

Worked as Leiter von Gruppenworkshops at Wissenswelten Management GmbH.