Research

Seit 1998 ist Martin Jansen Mitglied des wissenschaftlichen Rates der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Stuttgart. Zu seinen Arbeitsgebieten gehören präparative Festkörperchemie, Kristallchemie, Materialforschung und Struktur-Eigenschafts-Beziehungen bei Feststoffen. Er entwickelte ein Konzept zur Planung von Festkörpersynthesen, bei dem die Verknüpfung von theoretischen und experimentellen Verfahren den Weg zu einer rationalen und effektiven Erschließung neuer Materialien weist.

Since 1998, he has been a member of the scientific council of the Max Planck Society and a director at the Max Planck Institute for solid-state research in Stuttgart. His main research lies in the field of preparative solid-state chemistry, crystal chemistry, materials research, in particular the structure-property relationship of solids. He has developed a concept for planning solid state syntheses, combining computational and experimental tools, that is pointing the way to rational and efficient discovery of new materials.

Career

• since 1998 Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart and Honorary Professor at the University of Stuttgart, Germany
• 1987-1998 Professor (C4) and Director of the Institute at the University of Bonn, Germany
• 1981-1987 Professor (C4), Chair B for Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Hannover, Germany
• 1978 Habilitation at the University of Gießen, Germany
• 1973 Promotion (Ph.D.) at the University of Gießen, Germany
• 1966-1970 Study of Chemistry at the University of Gießen, Germany

Auszeichnungen und Mitgliedschaften

• 2019 Otto-Hahn-Prize
• 2009 Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
• 2009 Georg Wittig - Victor Grignard Prize, Société Chimique de France
• 2008 Member of acatech (National Academy of Science and Engineering)
• 2007 Karl Ziegler Award, Germany
• 2004 Honorary Doctorate of the Ludwig Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
• 2004 Science Award of the Stifterverband for the German science system, Germany
• 2000 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 2000 Member of Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• 2000 Member of Academia Europaea
• 1996 Alfred Stock Memorial Award
• 1996 Member of North Rhine-Westphalia Academy of Scienc, Humanities and Art, Düsseldorf (since 1998 corresponding member), Germany
• 1989 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award, Germany