Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen
Prof. of Physical Chemistry, Group Leader
| E-mail: | helmut.coelfen(at)uni-konstanz.de |
| Phone: | +49-(0)7531-88-4063 |
| Fax: | +49-(0)7531-88-3139 |
| Room: | L1006 |
| Education and studies: | ||
| 1985-1991 | Chemistry studies at the Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg Pre-diploma (Bachelor): 12.2.1988 Diploma, physical chemistry 31.1.1991 | |
| 8.12.1993 | Ph-D in Chemistry at Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg (Summa cum laude) „Analytical Ultracentrifugation of Gels“ with Prof. Dr. W. Borchard | |
| 1995-2001 | Habilitation with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. M. Antonietti in the Colloid Chemistry Dept. of the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces: „Biomimetic mineralization using hydrophilic block copolymers: Synthesis of hybrid colloids with complex form and pathways towards their analysis in solution“ | |
| 10.7.2001 | Venia Legendi in physical chemistry at Potsdam University | |
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| Professional Career: | ||
| 1991-1993 | Research Assistant in the Applied Physical Chemistry Dept. in Duisburg | |
| 1993-1995 | PostDoc at „National Center for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics“ University of Nottingham / Leicester. Research activities in characterization of complex biopolymers and their interactions and superstructures with Prof. Dr. S.E. Harding | |
| 1995-2010 | Scientist in the Colloid Chemistry Dept. of the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Head of the ultracentrifuge laboratory Head of the projects: Organic-inorganic hybrid colloids Fractionating methods of colloid analytics | |
| 2004-2010 | Private docent at Potsdam University | |
| 2010 | Offer of chair of Physical Chemistry (W3) at the University of Konstanz and University Duisburg-Essen (declined), Offer of chair of Materials Chemistry (W3) at the University of Stuttgart (declined) | |
| 5/2010 | Full Professor Physical Chemistry, University Konstanz | |
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| Awards: | ||
| 1991-1993 | Graduate scholarship of the Gerhard Mercator Universität-GH-Duisburg | |
| 1991 | “Hochschulabsolventenpreis” of the Gerhard Mercator Universität-GH-Duisburg for the best diploma thesis of the year | |
| 1994 | “Studienabschlußstipendium”; Fonds of the German Chemical Industry for a fast chemistry study | |
| 1993-1995 | Scholarship of the Scientific & Engineering Research Council / England | |
| 2000 | “Dr. Hermann Schnell Award” of the Dr. Hermann Schnell foundation / German Chemical Society | |
| 2001 | Travel award of the “Macromolecular Chemistry Division” of the German Chemical Society | |
| 2006 | Steinhofer lecture, Freiburg | |
| 2011 | Listed in the Thomson Reuters list of top 100 chemists worldwide for the years 2000 – 2010 | |
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| Guest professorships / Short Courses: | ||
9/2001 | Fractionating particle analytics & colloid chemistry in the geochemistry course of the University Konstanz | |
| 1/2002-3/2002 | Guest Professor: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL) | |
| 12/2005 | Short Course Series on „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile | |
| 4/2008 | 14 h Short Course Series with examination on „New approaches towards materials with nanoscale order “ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL) | |
| Since 2008 | External Lecturer Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne | |
| 9/2010 | 14 h Lecture & Examination „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” at Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne | |
| 9/2012 | 14 h Lecture & Examination „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” at Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne | |
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| Editorial / Advisory Board: | ||
| Macromolecular Bioscience (2008); Crystals (2008); Crystal Engineering Communications (2013), Current Nanoscience (2010), Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology (2011); Particle & Particle Systems Characterization (2012); The Scientific World Journal (2012) | ||
| Publications: | ||
| 236 Publications at 10/2012, H-Index 54, > 11350 total citations, 20 cover pages Invited book (ca. 300 pages) „Mesocrystals and Non Classical Crystallization“published by John Wiley & Sons 6/08. Co-Author: Markus Antonietti. Cover Pages | ||
| Oral Presentations: | ||
| > 180 oral presentations, 158 invited talks, 10 plenary talks on intl. meetings, 8 keynote talks on international meetings, 5 invited main talks on Gordon Research Conferences | ||
| Current research interests: | ||
| Non Classical Crystallization Synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid colloids with complex form. Synthesis of amphiphilic functional block copolymers. Fractionating methods of colloid and polymer analytics. | ||
| Further scientific activities: | ||
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| Referee for: | ||
| ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS Nano, Acta Biomaterialia, Advanced Biomaterials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials Letter, Advanced Functional Materials, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Advances in Materials Research, American Mineralogist, Analytical Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie, Applied Clay Science, Applied Physics A, Applied Physics Letters, Applied Surface Science, Bioinformatics, Biomacromolecules, Biophysical Journal, BMC Biophysics, Carbohydrate Polymers, Carbohydrate Research, Chemical Communications, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Chemistry - A European Journal, Chemistry of Materials, Chemistry Central Journal, Current Nanoscience, Chemical Engineering Communications, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Science, Chemical Geology, Chemical Papers, ChemPhysChem., ChemPlusChem, Chemical Physics Letters, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Chimia, Chinese Journal of Chemistry, Chirality, Collection of the Czechoslovak Chemical Communications, Comptes Rendus de’l Academie des Sciences – Chimie, Colloid and Polymer Science, Colloids and Surfaces A, Colloids and Surfaces B, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Crystals, Crystal Engineering Communications, Crystal Growth and Design, Crystal Research and Technology, Dalton Transactions, Desalination and Water Treatment, Drug Delivery Letters, Energy and Environmental Science, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Energy and Fuels, Environmental Science & Technology, e-Polymers, European Biophysics Journal, European Journal of Biochemistry, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, European Journal of Mineralogy, European Polymer Journal, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineExpress, FEBS Journal, Folia Microbiologica, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Inorganic Chemistry, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, International Journal of Modern Physics B, International Materials Reviews, Journal of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal of Applied Crystallography, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Journal of Chemistry, Journal of Chromatography A, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal of Crystal Growth, Journal of Dentistry, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, Journal of Nanomaterials, Journal of Peptide Science, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Journal of Materials Science, Journal of Non Crystalline Solids, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuels, Journal of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal of Structural Biology, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Journal of Zhejiang University Science, Langmuir, Materials, Materials Characterization, Materials Letters, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Materials Research Bulletin, Materials Science & Engineering B & C, Macromolecules, Macromolecular Bioscience, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Macromolecular Materials & Engineering, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Micron, Marine Drugs, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Micro & Nanoletters, Mini Reviews in Organic Chemistry, Nanoletters, Nanoscale, Nanoscale Research Letters, Nanotechnology, Nano Today, Nature Communications, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, New Journal of Chemistry, Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, Pharmaceutical Research, Physica B, Physica E, Physica Status Solidi, PLoS ONE, Polymer, Polymers, Polymer Bulletin, Polymer Chemistry, Polymer degradation and stability, Polymer Letters, Powder Technology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Reactive and Functional Polymers, Recent Patents on Engineering, Review of Scientific Instruments, RSC Advances, Science, Scientific Reports (Nature), Scripta Materialia, Sedimentary Geology, Small, Smart Materials and Structures, Separation Science and Technology, Soft Matter, Solid State Sciences, Synlett, Thin Solid Films, Ultramicroscopy, Zeitung für allgemeine und anorganische Chemie, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. | ||
| Institutions: | ||
| ACS Petroleum Research Fund, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Minerva Stiftung, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, Israel Science Foundation, European Science Foundation, EPSERC. Foundation Ireland RFP2009 Materials Panel, French National Research Agency, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, US department of energy, US-Israel Binational Science foundation, ETH Zürich Research Commission. | ||
| Private interests: | ||
| Music in a band, cooking, cycling | ||
