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Curriculum Vitae
Ferdi Schüth
Bunsenstraße 12
45470 Mülheim
Tel.: 0208/3882822 (home), 0208/306-2372 or 2373 (work)
Fax: 0208/3882823 (home), 0208/306-2995 (work)
born 8.7.1960 in Allagen, now Warstein, Germany
married to Marita Münstermann, two children Judith Lena and Hannah Katharina
Education
December 1966 - August 1970:
August 1970 - June 1978:
October 1978 - October 1984:
October 1983 - July 1988:
Johannes Grundschule Allagen
Aldegrever Gymnasium Soest
Chemistry studies at the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität
Münster
Law Studies at the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität
Münster
Examinations:
June 12, 1978:
December 18, 1980:
October 26, 1984:
June 29, 1988
February 23, 1989
February 1995
Abitur
Diplom-Chemiker-Vorprüfung
Diplom-Chemiker-Hauptprüfung
Dr.rer.nat.
First State Exmination Law
Habilitation (venia legendi „Anorganische Chemie“)
Professional Occupations:
October 1984 - April 1985
April 1985 - June 1988
October 1988 - October 1989
October 1989 - March 1994
January 1993 - May 1993
April 1995 - July 1998
August 1998 - now
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft at the Institute of
Physical Chemistry of the Universität Münster
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter at the Institute of
Physical Chemistry of the Universität Münster
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemical
Engineering and Materials Science, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis
Wissenschaftlicher Assistent at the Institute of
Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry of
the Universität Mainz
Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of
Chemistry, University of California at Santa
Barbara
Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Johann
Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society and
Director at the Max Planck Institute für
Kohlenforschung at Mülheim
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Publications
Approximately 290 publications in peer reviewed journals
Approximately 35 invited plenary, keynote or name lectures
Approximately 180 contributions to conferences
Approximately 20 patents or patent applications
Research Fields
Fundamental studies of crystallization processes, synthesis of catalyst materials, catalysis,
microreaction technology, high throughput experimentation in catalysis, zeolites, ordered
mesoporous materials, hydrogen storage materials, guest/host-systems
Awards and Honors
1989
19901991
1992-1994
2000
2001
2002
2003
2007
2008
Award for outstanding Ph.D. work, Universität Münster, 1989.
Ongoing support from Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Boehringer-Ingelheim Award
Habilitationsstipendium of the DFG
Honorarprofessor Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Award of the Stifterverband der Deutschen Wissenschaft
Elected member of acatech (Deutsche Akademie für Technikwissenschaften)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis of the DFG
Honorary Professor Dalian University of Technology
Elected as member of German Academy of Science Leopoldina
Special Activities (Selection)
1995-1997
1995-2001
19941995-2005
1996-2002
199619981998-2005
19991999-2005
20002000200120012001-2006
20022002-2007
2003-2005
2003-2007
20032003200320042004200420042004-
Managing director of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Frankfurt University
Coordinator of the DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm „Nanoporous Crystals“
Member of the Dechema Arbeitsausschuß „Heterogene Katalyse
Member of the Dechema Arbeitsausschuß „Zeolithe“
Member of the Dechema Arbeitsausschuß „Mikroreaktionstechnik“
Member of the Editorial Board „Microporous and Mesoporous Materials“
Member of the Editorial Board „Advanced Materials“
Chairman of the Dechema Arbeitsausschuß „Zeolithe“
Founder, Chairman of the Board and of the Scientific Advisory Board hte AG
(www.hte-company.de)
Member of the Kuratorium „Nachrichten aus der Chemie“
Member of the Dechema Board of Governors
Member of Selection Committee, Humboldt Award
Member of the IZA-Council
Chairman of the IZA Commission on Mesoporous Materials
Member of the Editorial Board „Chemistry of Materials“
Member of the IMMA-Council
Member of the Selection Committee Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Award
Managing director of MPI für Kohlenforschung
Member of the DFG Senate Commission for SFB
Chairman of the Selection Committee, Humboldt Award
Member of the Editorial Board QSAR-Combinatorial Science
Member of the International Expert Commission Elitenetzwerk Bayern
Chairman of the Dechema-Forschungsausschuß “Chemical Technology”
Member of the Editorial Board “Chemical Communications”
Member of the Scientific Commission of the State of Niedersachsen
Member of the GDCh Board of Govenors
Chairman of the Dechema Forschungsausschuß “Chemical Reaction Engineering”
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2004-2008
2005200520062006200720072007-
Member of the
Kuratorium University Duisburg-Essen
Chairman of the Investment Committee “Life Science, Materials and Energy” of the
German High-Tech Fund
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board “Chemical Engineering & Technology”
Editor “Chemistry of Materials”
Member of the Advisory Board “Chemistry-An Asian Journal”
Member of the Editorial Board “Advances in Catalysis”
Member of the Hochschulrat University Duisburg-Essen
Vice-President of DFG (German Science Foundation)