Main Research Fields
Functional Polymers, Organic/Inorganic Nanoparticles, Bio-related Polymers
Scientific Career
1973 - 1983 | Study of Chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Diploma 1980, PhD 1983) |
1983 - 19889 | Research Associate/Scientific Assistant at the University of Freiburg and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Habilitation (Mainz, Organic Chemistry) 1989 |
1989 - 1990 | Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, USA |
1990 - 1992 | Lecturer at the Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
1992 - 1996 | University professor (C3) for Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
1996 - 2000 | Chair of Polymeric Materials (C4) within the Department of Chemistry, University Wuppertal |
Since 2000 | Chair of Polymer Science (C4) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
Scholarships, Awards and Honors
1985 | Fellowship of the „Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation” for the promotion of chemistry, medicine and pharmacy for a project about: LC-elastomers |
1990 | „Chemiedozentenstipendium“, Fond der Chemischen Industrie |
1995 | Visiting professor at the University Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium |