Markus Antonietti © Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam/Sebastian Rost

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

1981                         "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"

1983                         Scholarship of the Funds of the Chemical Industry of Germany

1984                         Adolf-Todt-Scholarship

1986                         Science Award of the "Freunde der Universität Mainz"

1988                         Science Award of the "Böhringer-Ingelheim-Foundation"

1990                         Gerhard-Hess prize of the German science foundation

1992                         Chemiedozentenpreis of the Fonds of the Chemical Industry of Germany

1997                         Honorary degree (Dr. sci. h. c.) of Clarkson University Potsdam/New York

1998                         Guest Professor in Lovain La Neuve/Belgium

2000                         Member of the "Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften"

2003                         Goldschmidt-Elhuyar-Award of the Real Sociedad Espanola de Quimica

2005                         Honorary Guest Professor at Hefei University/P. R. China

2005                         Alfrey Turner visiting professorship at Michigan Molecular Institute

2005                         Guest Professor at Paris V/Jussieu in Paris/France

2005-now                ISI World Top 50 Material Science,

2006                         Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry /UK

2007                         Römer Lecture LMU München, Staudinger-Durrer Lecture ETH Zürich

2008                         ERC Advanced Grant

2009                         Gold Medal of the Macro Group UK

2010                         “Kolkhoff-Lecture Series” at the University of Minnesota

2011                         Grignard-Wittig Award of the French Chemical Society

2011                         Honorary Doctorate (Dr.Phil.h.c.) of the University of Stockholm for Sustainable 
                                  Chemistry   

2014                         Friedrich Bergius Award of the Evonik Co.

2015                         External Honorary Member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering

2016                         Honorary Guest Professor at Jiao Tong University/Shanghai

2016                         Humboldt-Gay Lussac Award of the French Academy of Sciences

2016                         Liebig Medal of the German Chemical Society

2018                         Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany I Bundesverdienstkreuz
                                  1.Klasse der BRD

2019                         ERC Advanced Grant (2.time)

2020                         Staudinger Prize of the GdCh

2021                         ERC Synergy Grant (with Patrice Simon) in Sustainable Energy Storage

2021                         Research Prize of Lombardia for Sustainable Chemistry

2021                         Honorary Member of the Chinese Chemical Society

2022                         UPAC Selection Top 10 Breakthrough Technologies for “Artificial Humic Matter”

2023                         Honorary Professorships of Shenzhen University of Science and Technology,
                                  Heilongjiang University, and NEAU

2023                         Solvay Chair

2024                         Arkema - French Académie des sciences prize for innovation in chemistry
                                  for sustainable materials

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

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