Getting Hooked on Supramolecular Coordination Chemistry

Abstract

The author describes the beginnings of her research in Switzerland, the inspiration she received from her senior colleagues as well as her first successful research results in the chemistry of alkaline earth metal aggregates and silver coordination polymer networks. Her current interest lies in the design of smart materials, using different building blocks from previous projects. These projects evolved in Geneva, Karlsruhe, Basel, and Fribourg, where she became a full professor in 2006.