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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Organic Molecular Chemistry,Preparative and Physical Chemistry of Polymers |
| Keywords | Self-assembly, Pi-systems, Amphiphiles, Adaptive systems, Smart materials |
Current contact address
| Country | Germany |
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| City | Münster |
| Institution | Universität Münster |
| Institute | Organisch-Chemisches Institut |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner | Institut für Organische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg |
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| Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo | Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Münster, Münster |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/05/2009 |
Programme(s)
| 2009 | Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs |
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| 2010 | Sofja Kovalevskaja Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Molecules react to one another, for example by bonding or repelling each other. Sometimes, this may happen in such a meaningful way that one might suspect a secret plan guiding their actions. Whether a systematic concept is at the root of their ‘behaviour’, what sort of concept this could be, and how it might possibly be controlled, is being examined by Gustavo Fernandez Huertas in oligomers. These are molecules composed of several structurally identical or similar units. Fernandez Huertas, who in the past drew attention by inventing molecular tweezers, is examining how certain oligomers behave in water and how they respond to external stimuli such as metal ions or light. Intelligent materials whose properties – as planned in Fernandez Huertas’ experiments – can be specially influenced are to enable new applications in areas ranging from sensor technology to biomedicine. |