Key Facts
Department
Director of Laboratory for Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University
Current Positions
- Since 2024: Director of the Research Center Chemical Sciences and Sustainability
- Since 2022: German Science and Humanities Council (Wissenschaftsrat)
- Since 2020: Spokesperson of the Center for Advanced Liquid Phase Engineering Dortmund
- Since 2019: Co-founder of amofor GmbH
- Since 2001: Director of Laboratory for Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University
Qualifications
- 2000: Habilitation, Thermodynamics, TU Berlin, Germany
- 1991: PhD in Physical Chemistry, Technische Hochschule Leuna-Merseburg, Germany
- 1982-1986: Study of Chemisty, Technische Hochschule Leuna-Merseburg, Germany
Work History
- 2016-2020: Vice President for Research, TU Dortmund
- 1992-2000: Assistant professor and group leader for polymer thermodynamics, TU Berlin, Department of Process Engineering
- 1992: Researcher, Federal Institute for Health, Berlin
Fellowships & Awards
- 2020: Michael Michelsen Award of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, Working Party Thermodynamics and Transport Properties
- 2018: Winner of the University Research Programme of AVEVA, UK
- 2011: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award of the German Research Foundation
- 2002-2004: DuPont Young Faculty Grant, Du Pont, USA
- 1999: Arnold Eucken Award of the German Society of Process and Chemical Engineering
Scientific Responsibilities
- Since 2019: Scientific Advisory Board Journal of Molecular Pharmaceutics
- 2015-2022: Associate Editor Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data
- 2015-2021: Selection Committee for the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award
- 2013-2017: German Representative in the EFCE Working Party Thermodynamics and Transport Properties
- 2012-2017: Head of the ProcessNet Fachgruppe Thermodynamics
- 2006-2012: Spokesperson DFG Priority Program Intelligent Hydrogels
Main Research Areas
- Thermodynamic modelling of complex systems
- Salt influence in biological systems, ion pairing
- Solvent influence on chemical and biological reactions
