Dr. Svetlana Klyatskaya

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Biography

Svetlana Klyatskaya is a Group Leader at the Supramolecular Materials Research Unit at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, specializing in multi-step organic synthesis and macromolecular chemistry. She has extensive research experience focusing on condensed heterocyclic systems, with significant contributions to the fields of molecular self-assembly, non-covalent interactions, and single-molecule magnets. Over the years, Klyatskaya has held various post-doctoral research positions in renowned institutions, including the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and the Institute of Nanotechnology at KIT. Her work includes the synthesis and characterization of lanthanide phthalocyanine complexes and the engineering of novel sp/sp2-mixed carbon-based materials with desired mechanical stability and unique electronic properties. Klyatskaya's future research interests are poised on the development of functional nanomaterials, with a particular emphasis on carbon-based 2D materials and their application in molecular spintronics.

Research Interests

Experience

Researcher

2002-02-01 — Present

Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, SB RAS • Novosibirsk, Russia

Research on acetylenic derivatives.

Post-Doctoral Fellow

2002-07-01 — 2002-10-31

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research • Mainz, Germany

Design of Heterospin-Magnetic Systems.

Post-Doctoral Researcher

2004-07-15 — Present

Institute of Chemical Technology Polymer Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe • Karlsruhe, Germany

Synthesis of shape-persistent macrocycles.

Post-Doctoral Researcher

2006-05-01 — Present

Institute of Nanotechnology, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) • Karlsruhe, Germany

Synthesis and characterization of Lanthanide phthalocyanine complexes.

Post-Doctoral Researcher

2010-05-01 — Present

TU München, Institute of Nanotechnology • Garching, Germany

Study of metal-organic honeycomb lattices.

Researcher

2011-05-01 — 2013-07-31

CFN, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology • Karlsruhe, Germany

Synthesis and characterization of polynuclear Lanthanide phthalocyanine complexes.

Researcher

2013-08-01 — Present

Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology • Germany

Engineering novel carbon-based materials.

Requirements for Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or equivalent 120 ECTS in Chemistry subjects At least 60 ECTS from laboratory practicals Specific ECTS: 44 Inorganic, 24 Organic, 22 Physical Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Module handbook/Course descriptions
  • Proof of German C1 (for German tracks)
  • APS Certificate (for China, India, Vietnam)
Specialization Notes

Includes tracks for Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and Theoretical Chemistry.