Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Markus Antonietti
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1978
Abitur, Rhabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium Mainz
WS 1978/79
Studies of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Mainz
June 1983
Diploma of Chemistry
July 1985
Doctorate of natural sciences (summa cum laude) with Prof. H. Sillescu
July 1985
Hochschulassistent (assistant professor) in Mainz
January 1990
Habilitation in physical chemistry: "Microgels with a special architecture"
February 1991
Hochschuldozent (associate professor) in Mainz
September 1991
Full Professor at the Philipps-Universität in Marburg
October 1993
Director for “Colloid Chemistry” at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Full Professor at the University of Potsdam/Germany
Awards
2022
2021
| IUPAC Selection Top 10 Breakthrough Technologies for “Artificial Humic Matter” Honorary Member of the Chinese Chemical Society Research Prize of Lombardia for Sustainable Chemistry (1M€ overall) ERC Synergy Grant, together with Patrice Simon |
2021 | Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society |
2020 | ERC Senior Excellence Grant (2nd time) |
2020 | Staudinger Award of the GdCh |
2018 | Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der BRD |
2016 | Liebig Medal of the GdCh |
2016 | Humboldt-Gay Lussac Award of the French Academy of Sciences |
2016 | Honorary Guest Professor Jiao Tong University/Shanghai |
2015 | External Member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering |
2014 | Friedrich Bergius Award of the Evonik Co. |
2011 | Honorary Doctorate of the University of Stockholm |
2011 | Grignard-Wittig Award of the French Chemical Society |
2010 | “Kolkhoff-Lecture Series” at the University of Minnesota |
2009 | Gold Medal of the Macro Group UK |
2008 | ERC Senior Excellence Grant |
2006 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry/UK |
2005 - now | ISI World Top 50 Material Science, H-Index 187, approx. 137000 citations |
2005 | Guest Professor at Paris V/Jussieu in Paris/France |
2005 | Alfrey Turner Visiting Professorship at Michigan Molecular Institute |
2005 | Honorary Guest Professor at Hefei University/P. R. China |
2003 | Goldschmidt-Elhuyar-Preis der Real Sociedad Espanola de Quimica |
2000 | Member of the "Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften" |
1998 | Guest Professor in Lovain La Neuve/Belgium |
1997 | Honorary degree (Dr. sci. h. c.) of Clarkson University Potsdam/New York |
1992 | Chemiedozentenpreis of the Fonds of the Chemical Industry of Germany |
1990 | Gerhard-Hess-Preisträger der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft |
1988 | Science Award of the "Böhringer-Ingelheim-Foundation" |
1986 | Science Award of the "Freunde der Universität Mainz" |
1984 | Adolf Todt Scholarship |
1983 | Scholarship of the Funds of the Chemical Industry of Germany |
1981 | Member of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" |
Selected Activities
- Editorial board member of "Colloid & Polymer Science”, “Small”, "Progress in Polymer Science", "Soft Matter", “Chemistry of Materials”, “EES”, “Materials Horizon”,
Executive Board Member of Macromolecular Journals of Wiley-VCH - Chair of the Council “Nanotechnology” of the World Economic Forum
- Member of the Berlin Brandenburgische Academy of Sciences (2010 – 2015 chairperson of natural sciences)
- more than 200 completed PhD theses, 60 former coworkers hold leading Professorships, worldwide
- A larger number of industrial collaborations and consulting activities, including BASF, Evonik, Firmenich,
Carbon-Solutions, more than 90 patents
Scientific Expertise
- Biomimetic Materials
- Artificial Photosynthesis
- Chemistry of the Energy and Raw Material Change
- Sustainable Polymers and Materials
- Metal free Catalysis, electrocatalysis
- Carbon negative materials and processes
- Artificial Humic Matter