Prof. Dr. Ralph G. Nuzzo

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPhysikalische Chemie der Grenzflächen,Organische Molekülchemie,Herstellung und Eigenschaften von Funktionsmaterialien
KeywordsEnergy Systems, Materials Synthesis and Fabrication, Nanoscale Materials and Devices, Self Assemblys, Surface Chemistry

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtUrbana
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Christof WöllInstitut für Funktionale Grenzflächen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Prof. Dr. Armin GölzhäuserFakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard EitelRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Michael GrunzeLehrstuhl für Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2011

Programm(e)

2010Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Ralph G. Nuzzo is an interdisciplinary scientist whose research has been critically recognized in fields of interest spanning the physical and biological sciences, engineering and technology. In 1983 Professor Nuzzo prepared and thoroughly characterized the first thiol-based self assembled monolayers (SAMs). Today, thiol SAMs serve as platforms for nanotechnology and over 20.000 scientific papers have been published on this subject. SAMs also play a crucial role in interfacial systems chemistry, IFSC, a new name for hierarchical and highly complex chemical processes and molecular architectures at interfaces. During his stay at Bielefeld University and at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Professor Nuzzo will further promote IFSC using new developments from his laboratory.