Dr. Stefanie Arnold

07/2025 – present Postdoctoral researcher in Energy Materials Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Saarland Centre for Energy Storage and Sustainability, Saarbrücken, Germany
Closing the loop: Sustainable materials for CO₂ capture and next-generation energy storage systems

07/2023 – 06/2025 Postdoc in Energy Materials INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials (Energy Materials)

04/2020 – 07/2023 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat) in Materials Science and Engineering INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials (Energy Materials), Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
Thesis: Next generation (hybrid) battery materials at the water/energy/recycling nexus

04/2018 – 11/2019 Master of Science in Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Specialisation: Biochemistry
- Thesis: Influence of carbon allotropes as conductive additives on the electrochemical performance of antimony anodes for sodium-ion batteries

10/2014 – 03/2018 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Thesis: Europium(III) complexes of DOTA-like cyclic peptoids for luminescence imaging

09/2006 – 07/2014 General higher education entrance qualification Salzach-Gymnasium, Maulbronn, Germany

Professional experience

11/2019 – 02/2020 Internship INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials (Energy Materials), Saarbrücken, Germany
- Electrochemical characterisation of alloy materials in sodium-ion batteries.
- Synthesis of electrode materials from alloy materials
- Introduction to CDI (capacitive deionisation)
- Seawater desalination process

02/2019 – 04/2019 Internship ElringKlinger AG, Dettingen an der Erms, Germany
- Material evaluation for novel safety elements for lithium-ion battery cell housings
- Further development and optimisation of an intumescent coating

Participant as a young scientist

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau, Germany

• Selected as one of 600 young scientists worldwide to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2024.
• Participation in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel Laureates from the fields of chemistry and physics.
• Collaboration with international colleagues to explore the latest scientific advances and global challenges.

Dr Eduard Martin Prize

Universitätsgesellschaft des Saarlandes e.V., Saarbrücken, Germany

Dissertation prize for one of the best doctoral theses (2024)

24 publications in peer-reviewed journals (citations >500)  

Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=2HfyE7cAAAAJ&hl=de)

Peer review activities for ChemElectroChem, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Journal of Power Sources.
 

ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4954-4610