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Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt

KFS candidate 2020
JDG 150 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Professur Chemische Technik und Katalyse
Fakultät für Chemie und Angewandte Biowissenschaften
Engesserstr. 20
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 721 608 42120
grunwaldt∂kit edu
 

Current research focus   

  • Catalysis, surface and solid state chemistry
  • Synchrotron based operando methods with focus on X-ray absorption and emission techniques
  • Dynamics and structure-function relations of solid state materials
  • X-ray microscopy and tomography with highest resolution
 

In the KFS, I would stand up for:

  • Use of synchrotron light: bridge to applied disciplines, broad portfolio of methods
  • Interactions with and representation of the user community in the current use and further development of photon sources
  • Promotion of workshops and information days for networking the community and as a platform for young scientists
  • International cooperation and digitization

 

Scientific career

since 2010

 W3 Professor of Chemical Engineering and Catalysis, Director at the Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), KIT, with work at DESY, BESSY, ESRF, KARA, MAXLAB, Diamond, SOLEIL, APS etc.

2008-2010

 Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Lyngby/DK

2001-2007

 Senior Assistant and Lecturer at the Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering at ETH-Zurich with habilitation in 2006

1998-2001

 Project manager at the international catalyst and engineering company Haldor Topsøe A/S, Kgs. Lyngby/DK, responsible for research with synchrotron radiation

1993-1998

 PhD, Department of Chemistry, ETH Zurich (with Prof. A. Baiker, topic: Low-temperature CO-oxidation on gold/oxide interfaces)

1989-1993

 Diploma in chemistry, Diploma thesis in physical chemistry, University of Hamburg

 

More selected activities and memberships in baords

since 2020

 Member of the Review Panel at ESRF as Chair

since 2019

 Member of the steering committee of the German Society for Catalysis (GeCatS)

since 2018

 Coordinator of the DFG priority program SPP2080 "Catalysts and reactors under dynamic operating conditions for energy storage and conversion"

since 2017

 Vice chair of the German Committee Research with Synchrotron Radiation (elected member since 2014)

2017

 GeCatS-InfoDay “Synchrotron Radiation and Neutrons for Catalysis, Materials Research and Development", Frankfurt a. Main/D, 80 participants (organised with Dr. Peter Albers/Evonik))

since 2017

 Member in the Science Committee (DESY, Hamburg/D)

since 2016

 Member in the Review Panel of the ESRF, chair since 2020, Grenoble/F

2015

 Chair of the 16th International conference on X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAFS16), Karlsuhe/D with 600 participants

2014-2019

 Member of the commission of the German Society for Catalysis (GeCatS)

2016-2018

 Member of the International Advisory Board for XAFS2018 in Krakow/PL

2012-2018

 Elected European representative at the International XAS Society

since 2010

 Adjunct Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

2007-2009

 Karl Winnacker Stipendium of Aventis, Frankfurt a. Main, Germany

2006

 Dale Sayers Award of the International XAFS Society (IXS) at the 13. Inter-national EXAFS Conference in Stanford, CA, USA

2006

 Jochen-Block-Preis of DECHEMA, Weimar/D

2005-2009

 Memebr of the Project Review Panel of SLS, Villigen/CH, a.o. as chairman for the area of X-ray absorption spectroscopy

2005-2007

 Steering-Committee-Member in the SNX-Council of the Swiss-Norwegian Beamlines at ESRF, Grenoble/F

2002-2005

 Memebr in the Project Review Panel at HASYLAB (Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron, Hamburg)

1994-1996

 Kékulé-fellow of the funds of the chemical industry

1989-1993

 Scholarship holder of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes