Main Research Fields
Donor-Acceptor Systems/Charge Transfer Compounds, Dye Chemistry, Functional Surfaces, Organic/Inorganic Nanoparticles, Organic Opto-Electronic/Molecular Electronic
Scientific Career
1966 - 1969 | Studies in Chemistry, University of Cologne |
1969 | Diploma in Chemistry (Professor E. Vogel) |
1971 | PhD, University of Basel (Professor F. Gerson) |
1972 - 1978 | Postdoc and Habilitation (Professor J.F.M. Oth), ETH Zürich |
1977 | Private Lecturer (Privatdozent), ETH Zürich |
1979 - 1984 | Professor at the University of Cologne |
1984 - 1989 | Professor at the University of Mainz |
1988 | Call from the University of Göttingen |
1989 | Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
2008 | Hermanos Elhuyar–Hans Goldschmidt Award of the Spanish Chem. Soc. |
2008 | Visiting Professor, University of Bordeaux |
2008 | Honorary Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, Chin. Acad. of Sciences |
2009 | International Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan |
2009 | Honorary Member of the Israel Chemical Society |
2009 | Honorary Professor, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China |
2009 | Honorary Professor, University of Heidelberg |
2009 | Honorary Member of the Israel Chemical Society |
2010 | Honorary Professor, University of Heidelberg; Honorary Doctorate Degree, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
2011 | Polymer Award of the American Chemical Society |
2011 | Tsunming Tu Award, Taiwan |