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Curriculum Vitae
| Since 02/2010 | Full professor at the Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany |
| 2008 - 2010 | Full professor at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineeering, DTU, Kgs. Lyngby, “The Haldor Topsøe Chair in Catalysis and Chemical Engineering”, Denmark |
| 2001 – 2007 | “Oberassistent” (lecturer and senior scientist) and from 04/2006 “Privatdozent” at the Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1998 – 2001 | Project Manager at Haldor Topsøe A/S, |
| 1993 – 1998 | PhD Thesis at the Department of Technical Chemistry at the ETH Zürich, Switzerland, (group of Prof. A. Baiker): “Low-temperature CO-oxidation on gold/oxide interfaces”; research and teaching assistant |
| 1993 | Diploma work (Hamburg University, W. Gunßer and A. Reller) in cooperation with K. Petermann (Hamburg University) and J.G. Bednorz (IBM Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, CH) |
| 1989 – 1993 | Studies of Chemistry: University of Hamburg (Germany), Newcastle upon Tyne (Great Britain) |
Key Working Areas
| Since 2001 | Reactions in supercritical fluids, green chemistry, selective oxidation reactions, exhaust gas catalysis, in situ characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, catalyst preparation by flame spray pyrolysis, high throughput methodology |
Scholarships and Awards
| 2007 | Karl-Winnacker-Stipendiat awarded by the Aventis Foundation in recognition of the scientific achievements in supercritical fluids, in situ characterization and exhaust gas catalysis, Frankfurt a. Main/D |
| 2006 | Dale Sayers Award of the International XAFS Society (IXS), 13th International EXAFS Conference, Stanford/USA |
| 2006 | Jochen-Block-Preis of the DECHEMA, awarded by the German Catalysis Society, DECHEMA, Weimar/D |
| 2004 | Young Scientist Award at the 13. International Catalysis Conference, Paris/F |
| 1994 – 1996 | Kékulé scholarship, awarded by “Fonds der Chemischen Industrie” |
| 1989 – 1993 | Fellowship of the “Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes” |
| 1988 | Silver Medal at the 20th International Chemistry Olympiad ( |
Promotion of the International Chemistry Olympiad
| 1992 – 1997 | President of the association “Friends of the Chemistry Olympiad” in |
| 1996 | Member of the German delegation at the Chemistry Olympiad in |
| Since 1997 | Member of the board of the “Association for the Promotion of the Chemistry Olympiad” |
Publication, Talks, Further Academic Activities
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Publication/ Patents
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Author und co-author of ca. 140 peer reviewed articles, 5 peer reviewed articles in conference proceedings, 2 review articles, 3 patents, 1 book (doctoral thesis), 20 general articles including science education, citation over the last 10 years ca. 5500 (ISI, 5/2010). |
| Talks | More than 80 talks were presented at international conferences in |
| Membership in International Comittees | Member of the Board of Chemical Engineers, the Danish Society of Engineers (IDA), member of the Project Review Panel at ESRF, Grenoble, member of the Project Review Panel at SLS (Swiss Light Source, Villigen, X-ray absorption spectroscopy), Member of the Kuratorium of the Association for the Promotion of the Chemistry Olympiad, the election committee for the ANKA International User Committee (AIUC).
Former President of the Nordic Catalysis Society, member of the Project Review Panel at HASYLAB (German Synchrotron Source, Hamburg), member in the SNX-Steering Council at the Swiss-Norwegian Beamlines at ESRF, Grenoble, the Scientific Board at the International Chemistry Olympiad 2004 in Germany, the working group at PETRA III at HASYLAB (DESY, Hamburg), the Scientific Review Board at ANKA (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, chairman). |