Main Research Fields
Theoretical Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Correlated Systems, Computer Simulation
Scientific Career
1979 - 1984 | Study of Chemistry, University of Cologne |
1988 | PhD, University of Cologne |
1989 - 1990 | Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA |
1990 - 1991 | Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA |
1991 - 1995 | Research associate at the University of Karlsruhe |
1994 | Habilitation in Theoretical Chemistry |
1995 - 2001 | Professor (C3) of Theoretical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Since 2001 | Professor (C4) of Theoretical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
1988 | University Award of the University of Cologne |
1989 - 1990 | Postdoctoral fellowship of the German Research Foundation |
1991 - 1993 | Liebig-Habilitationsstipendium of Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
1995 | Dozentenstipendium (Lecturer fellowship) of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
1996 | Carl-Duisberg-Gedächtnis-Preis of the German Chemical Society |
1997 | Medal of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science |
2003 | Academy Award of Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften |
2005 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Award of the German Research Foundation |
Since 2009 | Elected Member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science |
Since 2011 | GRC Fellow of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |