Joachim Sauer#

Present and Previous Positions

• 1993 Professor (C4) of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at Humboldt University, Berlin
• 1992 – 1996 Max Planck Society, Head of the Quantum Chemistry Group at Humboldt-Universtity, Berlin
• 1990 - 1991 BIOSYM Technologgies, San Diego/USA, Deputy Technical Director, Catalysis and Sorption
• 1977 – 1991 Academy of Sciences, Central Institute of Physical Chemistry, Berlin
• 1985 Dr. sc. nat., Academy of Sciences, Berlin
• 1973 – 1976 Humboldt University, Berlin
• 1974 Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), Humboldt University, Berlin
• 1972 Diploma in Chemistry
• 1967 - 1972 Humboldt University, Berlin

• Quantum mechanical studies of reaction mechanisms on surfaces and in clusters
• DFT and ab initio methods
• Hybrid QM/QM methods
• Chemical reactivity
• Solid catalysis in particular zeolites

• 2013 Honorary Degree (DSc), University College London
• 2010 Liebig-Denkmünze of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
• 2009 Kolos Medal and Lecture Award, University of Warsaw and Polish Chemical Society
• 2009 Member of Academia Europea
• 2007 Member German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 2006 External scientific member Fritz-Haber-Institute
• 1998 Alexander von Humboldt Award, Belgian National Fonds for Scientific Research
• 1995 Ordinary member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• 1991 Chemistry Award of the Academy of Sciences of Göttingen
• 1991 Lecturer Award (Dozentenstipendium) of the German Chemical Industry Fund
• 1982 "Friedrich-Wöhler-Preis" of the Chemical Society of the GDR, Humboldt University, Berlin
• 1972 "Johann-Gottlieb-Fichte-Preis", Humboldt University, Berlin

Curriculum Vitae

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Highlights of my work and anecdotes

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