Prof. Dr. Olaf Deutschmann

Sprechstunden: Dienstags, 08:30-09:30 (nur in der VL-Zeit)

Raum: R. 105.2, Bldg. 11.21, Campus South
Tel.: +49 721 608-43064 (secretary)
Fax: +49 721 608-44805
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Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry
Engesserstr. 20

Institute for Nuclear and Energy Technologies (IKET)

Speaker of Helmholtz Research School Energy Related Catalysis

Institute for Catalysis Research and Technology

Exhaust-Gas Center Karlsruhe

Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences

Education/ Degrees

2001 Habilitation / Privatdozent (Venia legendi in Physical Chemistry)
Department of Chemistry, University of Heidelberg
Thesis: Interactions between transport and chemistry in catalytic reactors
Mentor: Jürgen Warnatz

1996 PhD in Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.)
Department of Chemistry, University of Heidelberg
PhD thesis: Modeling of Surface Reactions and their Coupling with Chemically Reacting Flows
Advisor: Jürgen Warnatz

1991 MS in Physics (Diplom-Physiker)
Technial University "Otto von Guericke" Magdeburg
MS thesis: Theoretical Investigation of Flame Instabilities and their Description with Chaos-Theory
Advisor: Rainer Grabski

Work History

since 10/07	Head of Group “Chemical Process Engineering” at IKET of KIT (former Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe)
since 11/06	KIT (former University of Karlsruhe), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry Professor (W3/Full, Chair in Chemical Technology)
4/03 - 10/06	University of Karlsruhe, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry Professor (C3/Assoc.)
8/98 - 3/03	University of Heidelberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) Assistant Professor (Wiss. Assistent / Hochschuldozent)
7/98 - 8/98	Los Alamos National Laboratory, Division of Chemical Science and Technology, Los Alamos, NM, USA Consultant
4/97 - 6/98	University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Minneapolis, MN, USA Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Lanny D. Schmidt
11/94 -3/97	University of Heidelberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) Research Fellow with Jürgen Warnatz
3/92 -10/94	University of Stuttgart, Institut for Technical Combustion Research Fellow with Jürgen Warnatz

Honors

2006 2004	Offer for Chair in Combustion Technology at University of Stuttgart (declined) DECHEMA Award of the Max Buchner Research Foundation
2001	Distinguished Lecturer Series, Catalysis Center of the University of California at Berkeley
1996	Research Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a one-year research visit abroad
1991	Hermann - Oberth - Medal in Silver, Student Award of the International Astronautical Federation
1991	Award of the Department of Science for best graduation of the year, Technical University of Magdeburg

Further Activities

since 2011 Board of Directors of the Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology at KIT

since 2010 Speaker of the Helmholtz Research School Energy-Related Catalysis

2008 - 2011 Vice Dean (Chemistry) of Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences

2007 - 2011 Speaker of the research field “Fuel and Combustion” at KIT

2005 - 2010 Editorial Board of „Combustion and Flame“

2005 - 2007 Chairman of the Karlsruhe Chemical Society

Research

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Publications

I Publications in reviewed journals as listed by ISI

II Publications reviewed but not-listed by ISI

III Book chapters not-listed by ISI

IV Selected further publications, proceedings, reports etc. not-listed by ISI

Va Doctoral (PhD) theses

Vb Diploma (MS) theses

Vc Habilitation theses

VI Invited talks (Selection, O.D.)

VII Reports of students, interships etc.