Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Department Chemie, Physikalische Chemie
Date of birth: July 10, 1935
Place of birth: Weilheim/Obb., Germany
Nationality: German
Marital status: Married, 2 Children
Education:
Study of Physics, University of Munich, 1953-1957
Doctor’s degree, University of Munich, 1961
Habilitation, Physical Chemistry, University of Munich, 1967
Professional career:
Institute for Physical Chemistry, Universtity of Munich
Assistent, 1962 - 1967
Privatdozent, 1967-1971
Universitätsdozent, 1971
apl. Professor, 1973
University Professor, since 1980
Research Interests:
Surface Spectroscopy; Surface Chemistry; Heterogeneous Catalysis, with special emphasis of structural characterization of supported oxide-, sulfide- and metal catalysts; Carbon monoxide hydrogenation;
Hydrotreating; DeNOx; Solid ‘superacids’; Selective oxidation; Basic zeolites; Catalytic sensors.
Honours:
1. Richard Zsigmondy-Stipendium, 1975, German Colloid Society
2. Ciapetta Lectureship, 1980, North American Catalysis Society
3. Ipatieff Lectureship, 1988, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
4. Honorary Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1995
5. Max-Planck-Award for International Cooperation, 1995
6. Gay Lussac / A. v. Humboldt-Award, 1997
7. Alwin-Mittasch-Medal, 1998
8. Member of Academia Europaea, 2000
9. Guestprofessor, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 2004
Visiting Professorships:
1. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas 1968/69
2. Xiamen Universität, Xiamen, VR China, 1985
3. Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, 1988
4. Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1989
5. Université M. et P. Curie, Paris, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003
Editorship:
1. Impact of Surface Science on Catalysis Academic Press, 2000, Coeditor with B. C. Gates
2. „Metal Clusters in Catalysis", Elsevier, 1986, Coeditor with B. C. Gates and L. Guczi
3. „Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis", Vol. 1-5, Wiley-VCH, 1997, Coeditor with G. Ertl and J. Weitkamp
4. „Preparation of Solid Catalysts", Wiley-VCH, 1999, Coeditor with G. Ertl and J. Weitkamp
5. „Environmental Catalysis", Wiley-VCH, 1999, Coeditor with G. Ertl and J. Weitkamp
6. Advances in Catalysis, Academic Press, since 1996, Coeditor with B. C. Gates
Editorial Boards:
1. Journal of Catalysis, 1980 - 1999
2. Catalysis Reviews, 1984-1996
3. Catalysis Today, since 1986
4. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, since 1989
5. Catalysis Letters, since 1990
6. CRC Critical Reviews in Surface Chemistry, since 1990
7. Topics in Catalysis, since 1994
8. Current Science - Solid State and Materials Science, since 1994
9. Appl. Catal. B - Environmental, since 1996
Other Activities:
1. Member of Scientific Advisory Board of CNR Research Group at University of Rome, 1978 - 2002
2. Member of European Association of Catalysis, EUROCAT, since 1979, Vice-Chairman, 1985-1988; Chairman, 1988-1991
3. Member of Working Party „Heterogeneous Catalysis", DECHEMA, 1983 - 2000
4. National Representative of Council of International Catalysis Congress, 1984 - 1996
5. Member of International Committee „International Symposium Relationships between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis", since 1982
6. Scientific Secretary of 8. International Congress on Catalysis, 1984, Berlin
7. Member of Scientific Advisory Board of CNRS Research Group, University of Lille, 1985-1988
8. Member of Organizing Committee of 1. European Symposium on Catalysis „G. M. Schwab", Berlin, 1989
9. Member of Organizing Committee of NATO-Advanced Study Insitute „Fundamental Aspects of Heterogeneous Catalysis as Studied by Particle Beams", Alicante, 1990
10. Member of CEC Evaluation Committee for International Scientific Cooperation with Third Countries, 1990-1994
11. Organization of GDCh-Information Seminar „New Concepts for the Understanding and Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts", Frankfurt, 1990
12. Organization of Bunsen-Discussion Meeting „In situ Investigations of Physico-Chemical Processes at Interfaces", Lahnstein, 1992
13. Member of Organizing Committee of 3. European Symposium on Catalysis „G. M. Schwab", Berlin, 1993
14. German Representative to Council of European Federation of Catalysis Societies EFCATS, since 1993
15. Board Member of Sektion Katalyse of DECHEMA, since1993; Vice Chairman, 1993-1996; Chairman, 1996-1999
16. Vice Chairman of Munich Chemical Society, 1993-1996
17. Scientific Organization of Annual Meeting of
Bunsengesellschaft, Bremen 1995 (together with G. Wedler and W. Göpel)
18. Member of the Scientific Board of Bayerischer Forschungsverbund Katalyse FORKAT, 1994 - 2000
19. Chairman of Sonderforschungsbereich 338 „Adsorption on Solid Surfaces", 1995-1997
20. Vice-President of Council of International Congress on Catalysis, 1995-1996
21. President of International Association of Catalysis Societies, 1996-2000
22. Scientific Organization of 3rd Intern. Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis, Rolduc, Netherlands, 1997
23. Organization of a „Katalysetag", München, 1999
24. Member of the International Advisory Board of the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian Insitute of Chemical Physics, 1999 - 2003
Publications:
1. Ca. 410 Articles in International Journals
2. 10 Review Articles/Contributions to Books
3. 3 Patents (Offenlegungsschriften)
Courses:
1. Lectures at Summer School, Universidad Menendez Pelayo, San-tander, Spain, 1975
2. Summer Course, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, IVIC, Caracas, 1977
3. Short Course on Catalysis, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1986
4. Lecture Course, International Graduate School of Chemical Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1989
5. Lectures at NATO-Advanced Study Institute, Alicante, 1990
6. GDCh-Informationstag, Neue Chemische Konzepte zum Verständnis und zur Entwicklung heterogener Katalysatoren, Frankfurt 1990
Memberships:
1. Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie
2. Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
3. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mineralölwissenschaft und Kohlefor-schung, DGMK
4. Royal Society of Chemistry
5. DECHEMA
6. Deutsche Kolloid-Gesellschaft 7. North American Catalysis Society
Prof. Dr. Helmut Knözinger, Department Chemie, Physikalische Chemie (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)