Research

Hauptarbeitsgebiete: Alkalimetallsuboxide; Subnitride der Erdalkalimetalle; reduzierte Halogenide von Gallium und Bismut; metallreiche Halogenide und Oxide schwerer d-Metalle; kondensierte Cluster; interstitielle Atome in Metallclustern; metallreiche Halogenide der Lanthanoide, Hydrid-, Borid- und Carbidhalogenide der Seltenerdmetalle; Thorium-Clusterverbindungen; intermetallische Verbindungen (Pauling-Simon-Regel); apparative Entwicklungen (Guinier-Simon-Kamera), Strukturen und Phasentransformationen in Molekülkristallen; Struktur-Eigenschafts-Beziehungen (Photokathoden, amorphe Metalle, magnetische Ordnung und Frustration, Spin-Crossover, Spingläser); Supraleitung

Career

• 2010 Professor Emeritus
• 1985 Offer from Cornell University, USA
• 1979 Offer from University Muenster, Germany
• 1975 Honorary Professor at University Stuttgart, Germany
• 1974-2010 Director at "Max-Planck-Institute of Solid State Research", Stuttgart, Germany
• 1974 Member of the Max-Planck Society, Germany
• 1972 (Associate) Professor in Muenster, Germany
• 1971 Venia legendi for Inorganic Chemistry at University Muenster, Germany
• 1967-1971 Habilitation
• 1966 Ph.D. with Harald Schaefer, Muenster, Germany
• 1960-1964 Chemistry Studies and Diploma at University Muenster, Germany

Funktionen

• 2001 External Adviser: Research Assessment Exercise (Chemistry), UK
• 2000-2001 Vice Chair of Section of Chemistry, Physics and Technology in Max-Planck-Society,
• Germany
• 1997-2000 Chairman of Section of Chemistry, Physics and Technology in Max-Planck-Society,
• Germany
• 1995-2004 Scientific Board of Fritz-Haber-Institute
• 1995-1997 Vice Chair of Section of Chemistry, Physics and Technology in Max-Planck-Society
• 1994-1995 Jury for Senior Members of "Institut Universitaire de France"
• 1992-1996 Elected Referee for Inorganic Chemistry of "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft"
• 1991-2000 Kuratorium of “Angewandte Chemie”
• 1991-1995 Royal Society of Chemistry Panel on Materials Monographs
• 1985-1997 Kuratorium of Gmelin-Institute
• 1983-1986 Expert Advisory Panel to the Minister of Research and Technology (BMFT)
• 1982-1985 Steering Committee of Laue-Langevin Institute in Grenoble
• 1980-1987 "Kommission für Fortbildung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker"
• 1978-1982 Heisenberg-Committee of "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft"

Honours and Memberships

• 2011 Terrae Rarae Award
• 2005 Friday Evening Discourse, Royal Institution, London, UK
• 2004 Liebig-Denkmünze of "Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker"
• 2004 Sir Nevill Mott Lecture, Loughborough University, UK
• 2003 Honorary Fellow of the Chemical Research Society of India
• 2003 Fellow of The World Innovation Foundation
• 2002 Dr. h.c. of University Rennes I, France
• 2001 Dr. phil. h.c. of Stockholm University, Sweden
• 1998 Centenary Medal and Lectures, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
• 1998 Dr. rer.nat. h.c. of University (TH) Karlsruhe, Germany
• 1998 Dr. rer.nat. h.c. of Technical University Dresden, Germany
• 1998 Member of German National Academy of Science Leopoldina
• 1998 Foreign Member of French academy Académie des Sciences- Institut de France
• 1996 Roessler Lectures, Cornell University, US
• 1993 Frontiers in Chemistry, University Texas A&M, USA
• 1992 Member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
• 1990 Member of "Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften"
• 1990 Member of Academia Europaea
• 1989 Member of "Mainzer Akademie für Wissenschaften und Literatur"
• 1989 "Duhem Seminaire", Bordeaux, France
• 1989 Leibniz Prize of "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft"
• 1988 National Science Council of Taiwan Lectureship
• 1987 Otto Bayer Award
• 1985 Wilhelm Klemm Award of "Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker"
• 1972 Chemistry Award of "Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen"
• 1971 Award of "Fonds der Chemischen Industrie"
• 1962 Fellow of "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"