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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Preparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers,Organic Molecular Chemistry,Materials Engineering |
| Keywords | Dendrimers, Supported Catalysis, Polymer Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Supramolecular Polymer Science |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | New York |
| Institution | New York University |
| Institute | Molecular Design Institute and Department of Chemistry |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag | Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2014 |
Programme(s)
| 2014 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Weck is well known internationally for his outstanding contributions to polymer chemistry and materials science, in particular supramolecular polymers. He has developed innovative methodologies towards the construction of complex polymeric materials for important applications such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, supported catalysts, and opto-electronics materials. During his stay in Germany, Professor Weck will introduce the concept of multivalency to supramolecular polymers and colloidal assemblies. |