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Main Research Fields
Bio-Inspired Systems, Organic/Inorganic Materials, Molecular Magnets, Correlated Spins
Scientific Career
1990 - 1993 | PhD, thesis with Prof. K. Dehnicke, Philipps-Universität Marburg |
1993 - 1996 | Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. D. Gatteschi, University of Florence, Italy |
1997 - 2002 | Research associate at the MPI for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim/Ruhr |
2002 | Habilitation at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf |
Since 2003 | Professor at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry |
2009 | Offer of the chair in Inorganic Chemistry, Saarland University (denied) |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
1990 - 1992 | Graduation grant of Hessen; Fellowship of the graduate school of the German Science Foundation |
1994 - 1996 | Marie Curie fellowship of the European Community Union, individual grant in the program ’Human Capital and Mobility’ |
1996 - 1997 | Research fellowship of the Max Planck Society |
1998 - 2000 | Lise Meitner Habilitation Fellowship |