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Georg Krausch, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany

Georg KrauschFull Professor
Dept. of Physical Chemistry
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
D-55099 Mainz
Tel: +49-6131-3922304
Fax: +49-6131-3922919
e-mail: krausch@uni-mainz.de

Education:
1989: Diploma in Physics ("Diplom-Physiker"), Universität Konstanz
1992: Ph. D. („summa cum laude“) in Physics, Universität Konstanz

Professional experience and scientific career:
1985-1991: Various visits as visiting scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Rehovot, Israel) and at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (Brookhaven, USA)
1989-1992: Research associate, Dept. of Physics, Universität Konstanz
1992-1993: Visiting Scientist, Dept. Materials Science & Eng., Cornell University
1993-1996: "Hochschulassistent" (Assistant Professor), Universität Konstanz
1995: Habilitation, Universität Konstanz
1996-1998: Associate Professor (C3), Dept. Physical Chemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
1998-2007: Full Professor (C4/W3), Dept. Physical Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth
2001: Visiting Scientist, Central research laboratories, BASF AG (Ludwigshafen)
2005: Offer of a chair for Experimental Physics (declined)
Dept. of Physics, Universität Freiburg
Since 2007      Full Professor (C4/W3), Dept. Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Other professional activities (selection):
Since 1996: Reviewer for all major scientific journals in the area of polymer science
Since 1997: Reviewer for many of the research funding organizations worldwide
1999-2007: Founding member of the Raimund Stadler Minerva Center for Mesoscale Macromolecular Engineering, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
1999-2007: Member, Collaborative Research Center (SFB 481), Bayreuth
2000-2007: Founding member, Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces
Since 2001: Consultant to various chemical companies
Since 2002: Editor of Polymer  (Polymer Physics; Region: Europe, Africa, Australia)
2003-2005: Vice Chairman, Devision of Chemical Physics and Polymer Physics, German Physical Society
2003-2007: Vice President for Research, Universität Bayreuth
2005-2007: Chairman, Devision of Chemical Physics and Polymer Physics, German Physical Society
Since 2007: President of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Research interests:

  • Physics of surfaces and interfaces
  • Block copolymer self assembly
  • Polymer thin films and surfaces
  • Scanning probe microscopy
  • Single molecule optical techniques
  • Biomolecular interactions

Publications and quotation records:

  • 170 original papers, review articles, and book chapters
  • Hirsch Index: 39
  • Average number of quotations per paper: > 27
  • More than 50 invited lectures at international scientific conferences.

LOCATION

Congress Centrum Mainz, Germany

DATES

7–9 June 2009

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