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About me
I am an analytical chemist and since 2013 a full professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the chair of the Institute of Applied Analytical Chemistry.
My main research areas are separation science, with a particular focus on
- the analysis of complex samples, such as Chinese herbal medicine,
- the development of ion sources,
- the use and optimization of multidimensional LC and GC,
- ion mobility-mass spectrometry and
- Origin-of-Life.
In 2009 I co-founded the company iGenTraX UG, which develops new ion sources for mass spectrometers. Since 2013 I am a consultant for various international companies and organizing – together with international partners – Sino-German workshops and analytica conferences in China and Vietnam.
In 2018 I have founded the Teaching and Research Center for Separation (TRC) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, which belongs to Agilent's global network of world-class Centers of Excellence.
Please find my detailed CV and more about my awards and activities on the next pages.
Curriculum Vitae
since 09/2012: Full professor and chair of Applied Analytical Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen
2011: One of the founding directors of the Institute of Pure and Applied Mass Spectrometry, University of Wuppertal (BUW)
2010-2012: Chair of Analytical Chemistry at BUW
2009-2010: Full professor of Analytical Chemistry at BUW
since 2009: Co-founder of the company iGenTraX UG
2004-2009: Associate professor of Analytical Chemistry at BUW
2001-2004: Independent research at the BUW
1999-2000: Postdoctoral researcher at the German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ)
1998: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Munich (LMU)
1994-1997: PhD thesis, Analytical Chemistry (Prof. Gäb), BUW
1993: Diploma thesis, Analytical Chemistry (Prof. Gäb), BUW
1989-1993: Undergraduate studies at the BUW
Awards & Activities
since 2021: Editorial Board member in Talanta open
since 2020: Editorial Advisory Board member of Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TrAC)
since 2019: Editorial Board member of Chinese Journal of Chromatography
2018: Founder of the Teaching and Research Center for Separation (TRC) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, which belongs to Agilent's global network of world-class Centers of Excellence
since 2018: International Advisory Board Member of Vietnam Journal of Chemistry
2017 - 2019: Associate Editor in Chief of the Journal of Analysis and Testing
since 2016: Organisation of the PhD-seminar on Separation Science of the Section for Analytical Chemistry of the GDCh
since 2016: Deputy Chairman of the Working Group Separation Science of the Section for Analytical Chemistry of the GDCh
since 2014: Member of the DAAD selection committee
2014-2017: Chairman of the analytica conferences in India
2014 - 2019: Editorial Board member of Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis
2013: Fresenius Lecturer
March 2013: Gerhard-Hesse-Prize
since 2013: Chairman of the analytica conferences in China and Vietnam
since 2013: Consultant of the fair analytica Munich
since 2012: Advisory Board member of Chromatographia