Year of Birth: |
1949 |
Education: |
1967 – 1972 |
Humboldt University, Berlin |
Academic degrees: |
1972 |
Diploma in Chemistry |
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1974 |
Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), Humboldt University, Berlin |
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1985 |
Dr. sc. nat., Academy of Sciences, Berlin |
Professional chronology: |
1973 – 1976 |
Humboldt University, Berlin |
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1977 – 1991 |
Academy of Sciences, Central Institute of Physical Chemistry, Berlin |
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1990 – 1991 |
BIOSYM Technlogies, San Diego/USA, Deputy Technical Director, Catalysis and Sorption |
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1992 – 1996 |
Max Planck Society; Head of the Quantum Chemistry Group at Humboldt University, Berlin |
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1993 – |
Professor (C4) of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at Humboldt University, Berlin |
Post-doctoral experience: |
1978 – 1985 |
R. Zahradník, Heyrovský Institute, Prague (a total of one year) |
1988 – 1989 |
R. Ahlrichs, University of Karsruhe (six months) |
Honors: |
1972 |
Johann-Gottlieb-Fichte-Preis , Humboldt University, Berlin |
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1982 |
Friedrich-Wöhler-Preis of the Chemical Society of the GDR |
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1991 |
Dozentenstipendium of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
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1991 |
Chemistry Award of the Academy of Sciences of Göttingen |
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1995 |
Member of the Academy of Sciences of Berlin-Brandenburg |
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1998 |
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Award, Belgian National Fond for Scientific Research |
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2006 |
External scientific member Fritz-Haber-Institut |
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2007 |
Member German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
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2009 |
Member of Academia Europaea |
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2009 |
Kolos Medal and Lecture Award, University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society |
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further information |
Committees: |
1997 – |
Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, Research Committee |
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1993 – |
Dechema, Working Committee Zeolites |
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1996 – 2000 |
German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, Permanent Committee |
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1998 – 2003 |
Minerva-Foundation, Center Committee |
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2004 – |
Commission of Computer Systems of the German Science Foundation |
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2004 – |
Review Board Chemical Solid State Research of German Science Foundation |
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2007 – |
Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Board of Trustees |
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2008 – |
James Franck-Program of the Minerva Foundation, Israel |
Scientific advisory boards: |
1996 – 2004 |
Lise Meitner Center for Computational Chemistry, Jerusalem/Haifa |
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1999 – |
Max Planck Institute of Coal Research, Mülheim/Ruhr |
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2004 – |
Alfried Krupp Kolleg Greifswald |
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1999 – |
Advisory Board Physical Chemistry — Chemical Physics |
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2009 – |
Advisory Board ChemCatChem |