preparative macromolecular chemistry group

Curriculum Vitae

1973	Born in Göttingen, Germany (Australian PR, German Citizen)

Professional Work

Since 07/08	Full Professor, W3, newly established Chair of Polymer Chemistry New Field Group at Karlsruhe University, Germany
11/07 – 07/08	co-Director of the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, The University of New South Wales
10/07	Call “Ruf” to Full Professor, W3, newly established Chair of Polymer Chemistry New Field Group at Karlsruhe University, Germany.
11/06 – 07/08	Professor (Chair) and ARC Australian Professorial Fellow (2007 -2011) at the University of New South Wales, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, Sydney Australia
01/06 – 12/06	Associate Professor in Polymer Science at the University of New South Wales, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, Sydney, Australia
07/04 – 12/05	Senior Lecturer in Polymer Science at the University of New South Wales, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, Sydney, Australia
04/02 – 06/04	Lecturer in Polymer Science at the University of New South Wales, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, Sydney, Australia
02/00 – 04/02	Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, University of New South Wales, Australia. Cooperation with Uniqema (ICI), UK, ‘Living/Controlled free-radical polymerization’
02/97 – 02/00	Research Assistant at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany

Visiting Appointments

since 07/08	Associate Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
08/07 – 09/07	Visiting Professor at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, Macromolecular Chemistry II (Prof. Axel Müller)
11/03 – 12/03	Visiting Professor at the Royal Technical Institute (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden (Prof. Eva Malmström)
01/98 – 02/98	Visiting Researcher at the University of Osaka, Japan (Prof. M. Kamachi)

Education

02/97 – 11/99	Ph.D. in Physical and Industrial Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany. Advisor: Prof. Dr. M. Buback. Thesis Title: "Free-Radical Bulk Copolymerization Kinetics of Acrylate and Methacrylate Monomers Studied by Pulsed Laser Techniques" Grade “summa cum laude” (equivalent to University Medal)
	Member of the "Graduiertenkolleg" in Chemistry (interdisciplinary group of graduate students) at the University of Göttingen with studies centered on kinetics and selectivities of chemical reactions in condensed fluid phases. Collaboration with BASF AG, Germany, ‘Free-radical polymerization under high-pressure’
02/97	MSc in Chemistry, University of Göttingen. Advisor: Prof. Dr. M. Buback. Thesis Title: "Kinetics of Strain-Activated Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions Between Furan and Bicyclopropylidene as well as Methylenecyclopropane Moieties", Grade “excellent” (10/10)
09/92 – 02/97	Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry at the University of Konstanz, Germany and at the University of Göttingen, Germany, main focus on Applied Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
until 05/92	High School Education in Göttingen, Germany and Philadelphia, USA

research interests/experience

fundamentals

Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigations into the Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Processes and other Living/Controlled Processes
Novel Synthetic Approaches to Complex Macromolecular Designs: Pericyclic Reactions Combined with Living Polymerization
Access to Chain Length Dependent Rate Coefficients via the RAFT Process
Pulsed Laser Polymerization (PLP) variable Vinyl Monomers: Propagation/Depropagation Equilibria
Polyreaction Kinetics: Solutions to Coupled Differential Equation Systems, Kinetic Modelling
Novel Living Free Radical Polymerization Processes (TKMP and ESCP)
Quantum Mechanical Calculations: Radical Lifetimes of Spin Traps
Multifunctional Star Polymers: Formation Processes
Photoinitiator Decay Processes, Initiator Efficiency
g- and UV-Initiated Radical Polymerization Processes in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Systems
Novel Synthetic Methods for the Efficient Generation of Star Block Copolymers; Ring-Shaped Polymers
Catalytic Chain Transfer (CCT) Polymerization
Controlled/living polymerization of metallocene monomers

Polymer Analysis

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS, MALDI-TOF) of Synthetic Polymers, also coupled with HPLC and SEC
Size Exclusion Chromatography with Multiple Detectors
Fourier Transform Infrared and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (Polymer Reaction Kinetics)
2D HPLC-SEC analysis of complex polymers
Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)
liquid and solid state NMR spectroscopy

New Materials

Macromolecular Nano-Containers for Drug Delivery Applications
Functional Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications
Smart Polymer Modification via Intramolecular Cyclization
Multifunctional Star Polymers Based on Various Molecular Scaffolds: Access to Functional Nano-Particles
Polymer Additives
Mechanistic Study of Polymer Degradation Processes
Simuli Responsive Star Polymers for Drug Delivery Applications
Glycopolymers Prepared via Living Free Radical Polymerization Methodologies
Functional Microspheres for Biomedical Applications
Synthetic rubber materials (NBR, ABS) with
defined structure and functionality
Living Free Radical Polymerization (RAFT) in Aqueous Media using Cyclodextrins as Host Components
Liquid Crystalline Polymers via Living Free Radical Polymerization
Polymer modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the
enforcement of ceramic materials
Fullerene-synthetic polymer hybrids
Polymer films formation processes
Surface modification (e.g. cellulose, Si) via
grafting-to and grafting-from approaches

organizing and committee activities

Since 10/09	Editorial advisory Board of Polymers
Since 09/09	Scientific Advisory Board of Department of Chemical Engineering and Technical Chemistry, Ghent University, Belgium
Since 09/09	Chairman of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GdCh) der Ortsgruppe Karlsruhe
Since 06/09	Editorial Board of Polymer chemistry
2008/2009	Advisory Board 11th Pacific Polymer Federation Conference 6th to 11th of December 2009, Cairns, Australia
Since 09/08	Editor of the australian journal of chemistry
Since 08/08	Editorial Advisory Board of Polymer
Since 10/07	Editorial Advisory Board of Macromolecular Theory and Simulation
since 01/07	Editorial Advisory Board of Progress in Polymer Science
since 11/06	Editorial Advisory Board of Macromolecular Rapid Communications
01/06 – 07/08	Deputy Director of Research (School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, UNSW)
01/06 – 07/08	Member of the Australian Fulbright Commission
since 2006	Grant Assessor/Referee for the Australian Research Council and the German Research Council (DFG)
02/2007	Chair of the 29th Australasian Polymer Symposium
02/06 – 02/07	Chair of the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
01/06 – 01/09	Editorial Advisory Board of Macromolecules
03/05 – 02/06	Chair-Elect of the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
12/04 – 03/05	Secretary of the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
since 01/03	Member of IUPAC Task Groups on Propagation Rate Determination via ESR Spectroscopy, Free Radical Termination Processes, RAFT Polymerization and PLP of Water Soluble Monomers

scientific reviewer

Macromolecules, Biomacromolecules, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Macromolecular Theory and Simulation, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, European Polymer Journal, Polymer Bulletin, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Macromolecular Bioscience, Chemistry – A European Journal, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Progress in Polymer Science, Chemistry of Materials, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, e-polymers, Macromolecular Symposia, Organic Letters, Biomaterials, Analytical Chemistry

membership

Since 02/08	Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GdCh)
Since 03/07	Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
Since 03/06	Royal Society of New South Wales
Since 03/05	American Chemical Society (ACS)
Since 01/01	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Since 12/00	Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)

awards

2008	Citation of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Polymer Division) for oustanding achievements in controlled polymer synthesis and service to the Australian polymer community
2007	UNSW Faculty of Engineering Research Excellence Award
2007	COSMOS Bright Sparks Award
2007 – 2011	ARC Australian Professorial Fellowship
2006	Finalist of the Australian Museum Eureka UNSW Prize for Scientific Research: Macromolecular Engineering: Designing the Nano-Materials of the Future
2006	Finalist of the Australian Museum Eureka Prize People’s Choice Award: Macromolecular Engineering: Designing the Nano-Materials of the Future
2005	Edgeworth David Medal for outstanding contributions to science in Australia awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales
2004	Rennie Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for outstanding contributions to chemistry in Australia
2002	UNSW John Yu Fellowship to the Royal Technical Institute in Stockholm, Sweden
1998	Copolymerization Prize for outstanding contributions to copolymerization reaction kinetics, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Department of Macromolecular and Technical Chemistry, University of Göttingen

publications