Robert Schlögl | |
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 Robert Schlögl and Andreas J. Heinrich | |
| Born | (1954-02-23)23 February 1954 (age 71) |
| Education | University of Munich |
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| Institutions | Roche Technische Universität Berlin Goethe University Frankfurt Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion |
| Thesis | Marginalien in schwarz, Beitrag zur Chemie der Intercalations-Reaktion in Graphit (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hanns-Peter Boehm |
| Other academic advisors | John Meurig Thomas Hans-Joachim Güntherodt Gerhard Ertl |
| Website | www www |
Robert Schlögl (born 23 February 1954 inMunich) is a German chemist known for research incatalysis.[1] Currently, he is the Director and Scientific Member of theFritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society inBerlin and theMax Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion inMülheim an der Ruhr. He became president of theAlexander von Humboldt Foundation in 2023.
Schlögl studied chemistry at theUniversity of Munich, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1979 and his doctorate in 1982. After postdoctoral studies atUniversity of Cambridge underSir John Meurig Thomas, atUniversity of Basel underHans-Joachim Güntherodt [de], and at theFritz Haber Institute underGerhard Ertl, he completed hisHabilitation in Chemistry atTechnische Universität Berlin in 1989. This was followed by a call to theUniversity of Frankfurt as Professor of Inorganic Chemistry. Schlögl returned to Berlin and has been Director and Scientific Member of the Fritz Haber Institute since 1994. In 2011 he was also founding director at theMax Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion.[1]
Schlögl is a researcher in catalysis who has made crucial contributions to the elucidation of the structural dynamics and functionality ofheterogeneous catalysts based on inorganic solids. The focus of his work is on the investigation of polycrystalline copper, molybdenum and vanadium oxides for selective oxidation.
Schlögl received numerous awards and distinctions. He was awarded theOtto Bayer Award[2] and the Schunk Prize for innovative materials. In 2015 he received theAlwin Mittasch Prize,[3] in 2017 the Ruhr Prize for Art and Science. For 2019 Schlögl was awarded theEduard Rhein Prize. He is also a member of theBerlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and honorary professor atTechnische Universität Berlin andHumboldt University of Berlin. Schlögl has been a member of theLeopoldina since 2011 and is a member of the German Academy of Engineering Sciences (Acatech).
In April 2023, Schlögl was one of the 22 personal guests at the ceremony in which formerChancellorAngela Merkel was decorated with theGrand Cross of the Order of Merit for special achievement byPresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier atSchloss Bellevue in Berlin.[4]
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