
Bio
Maksym was born in Lviv, Ukraine. After obtaining a passion for the field of chemistry, he began studying at the University of Wroclaw in Poland. He obtained his B.Sc. in 2017 for the thesis ”Chiral ionic liquids – synthesis and applications” written under the supervision of Prof. Anna M. Trzeciak. During his master’s studies, he began his work under the supervision of BS in Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins Chemistry group. He obtained his MSc in 2019 for the thesis titled ”28-Hetero-2,7-naphthiporphyrins – synthesis, properties and coordination chemistry”. Upon finishing his MSc, he continued his work in the same group, starting his PhD in 2019, which involved researching dynamic dipyrrin-crown ether-based macrocyclic hybrids known as crownphyrins. In January 2025, he joined the von Delius group at the University of Ulm. In his spare time, he enjoys rock climbing and hiking.