Curriculum Vitae
CV - Prof. Dr. Jörg Libuda
The expertise of the workgroup of Prof. Jörg Libuda is centred around the kinetics and dynamics of chemical reactions on complex surfaces, with a special focus on applications in heterogeneous catalysis, environmental catalysis and energy technology. Towards this aim, nanostructured model surfaces are developed and investigated. The dynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions on their surfaces is probed using multi-molecular beam methods, reactor methods and time-resolved spectroscopies under reaction conditions. Mechanistic and kinetic studies are performed from ultrahigh vacuum conditions up to atmospheric pressure and complemented by microkinetic modelling. The aim of this work is to contribute to a microscopically well-founded mechanistic and kinetic understanding of catalytic reactions on complex surfaces under realistic conditions, thus helping to overcome the gaps between fundamental surface science and applied research.
After heading the workgroup “Molecular Beam Methods” at the Department of Chemical Physics of the Fritz-Haber-Institute (Berlin,Germany), Prof. Libuda was appointed to a professor of physical chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg late 2005. He is currently setting up a new workgroup “Nanokinetics”, with several activities and projects already being in full operation. Prof. Libuda has experience in leading and coordinating joint projects in model catalysis and surface science on the national and international basis, funded e.g. by the DFG, VW Foundation, the EU or the DAAD. He is project leader of two projects in the Excellence Cluster “Engineering of Advanced Materials” (www.eam.uni-erlangen.de). Moreover, he is coordinator of the workgroup “Metal Particles and Clusters” within the COST Action D-41 “Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces” (www.cost-d41.unimib.it). He is involved in numerous interdisciplinary activities, e.g. he is chair of the management board of the IZ-ICP “InterdisciplinaryCenter for Interface Controlled Processes” (www.chemie.uni-erlangen.de/izicp) at the University Erlangen, member of the management board of the ECRC “Erlangen Catalysis Resource Center” (www.chemie.uni-erlangen.de/ecrc), active within the “SusChem” Technology Platform (www.suschem-d.de) and the Bavarian Chemistry Cluster (www.cluster-chemie.de). He is author and coauthor of 90 publication in international journals and has given more than 130 presentations (more than 40 invited talks).
Professional Experience
| Since 09/2005 | University Professor (W2) for Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Workgroup: “Kinetics and Dynamics at Nanostructured Surfaces” |
| 07/1996 - 08/2005 | Head of the workgroup 'Molecular Beam Experiments on Model Catalysts' and staff scientist at the Department of Chemical Physics (Prof. H.-J. Freund), Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin,Germany |
| 11/2003 - 08/2005 |
Privatdozent (Private Lecturer) for Physical Chemistry at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany |
| 11/2003 - 07/2005 |
Coordinator of the InternationalMaxPlanckResearchSchool 'Complex Surfaces in Materials Science', Berlin (FHI Berlin, FU Berlin, HU Berlin) |
| 06/1998 - 05/1999 |
Postdoctorial Scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, Research Group of Prof. G. Scoles, 'Collision-Induced Processes in Physisorbed and Chemisorbed Layers' |
Graduate and Postgraduate Education
| 06/1993 - 06/1996 | PhD Student at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Physikalische Chemie I), Bochum, Germany |
| 06/1996 |
Doctoral dissertation at the Ruhr-Universitüt Bochum (Prof. Dr. H.-J. Freund) |
| 10/1993 - 09/1996 |
Member of the DFG GraduateCollege: 'Dynamic Processes at SolidState Surfaces' |
| 10/1993 - 05/1996 |
Grant of the 'Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes' |
Scientific Awards and Grants
| > Student grant of the 'Ruth und Gerd Massenberg Stiftung', Bochum (1994) |
| > Grant of the Graduate College 'Dynamic Processes at Solid State Surfaces' |
| > Student Award 1994 of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| > Grant of the 'Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes' (1994-1996) |
| > Otto-Hahn-Medal 1996 of the Max-Planck-Society (1997) |
| > Grant of the Max-Planck-Society in connection with the Otto-Hahn-Medal (1998-1999) |
Involvement in Funded Projects
| > DFG: DFG LI909/1-1 (2000-2002) „Synthesis and Partial Oxidation of Methanol at well-defined Supported Model Catalysts and Single Crystal Surfaces“ (project leader, joint project coordinator), DFG LI909/1-1 (2000-2002),DFG LI909/1-2 (2002), DFG LI909/1-3 (2002-2004), DFG LI909/1-4 (2004-2006), DFG LI909/7-1 (project leader, 2008-2011) (“Nanostructured Model Storage Catalysts”) |
| > DFG/EU: ERAChemistry “NanoFunC: Multifunctional Model Catalysts” (project leader, 2008-2012) |
| > EU: Involved in Research Training Network 'Oxide surfaces - reactivity of clean and modified oxide surfaces' (w. Prof. Dr. H.-J. Freund) (2001-2004); COST Action D-41 “Inorganic Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces”: Workgroup Coordinator “Metal Particles and Nanoclusters on Oxid Surfaces” (2006-2010) |
| > DAAD: PPP D/06/12831 “Nanostructured Models in Emission Control Catalysis” (2007-2009) |
| > VW Foundation: Project leader and joint project coordinator (with NCL Pune,India): „Mechanism and Kinetics of NO Reduction on Noble Metal Surfaces, from Single Crystal Studies to Supported Model Catalysts” (2001-2004) |
| > FCI (Fonds of the Chemical Industry, Germany):Funding of chemistry related high level basic research (2003-2004, 2007-2011) |
| > Industry funding: “Nanostructured Model Systems in Automotive Exhaust Catalysis” (Umicore AG&Co.KG). “Model Catalysts for N2O Decomposition” (Südchemie AG) |
| > Cluster of Excellence “Engineering of Advanved Materials”: (2008-2012) (CirCAT “Combined In-Situ Spectroscopy Reactor Facility”, EAM-D1; Ionic Liquid Model Catalysts, EAM-D10) |
Scientific Cooperations and Involvement in Interdisciplinary Activities
| > IZ-ICP “Interdisciplinary Center Interface Controlled Processes”, University Erlangen, Head of Executive Board (since 2007, member since 2005) |
| > ECRC (“ErlangenCatalysisRessourceCenter”), University Erlangen, Member of Executive Board (since 2008) |
| > ECEAM (“Excellence Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials”), Member (since 2008) |
| > GDCh Chair of Local Section Erlangen Nuremberg (2009 - 2010) |
| > Cooperations: Prof. Dr. C. R. Henry (CRMCN-CNRS, Marseille, France),Prof. Dr. N. Rösch, (TU Munich, Germany), Prof. Dr. B. Kasemo, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden), Prof. Dr. V. Zhdanov (Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia), Dr. C. S. Gopinath (NCL, Pune, India), Prof. Dr. C. T. Campbell (Univ. Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), Prof. K. M. Neyman (ICREA, Barcelona, Spain), Prof. Dr. M. Skoglundh (KCK Göteborg, Sweden), Prof. Dr. M. Kiskinova, Prof. Dr. A. Baraldi (ELETTRA, Trieste, Italy), Prof. Dr. P. Schmuki (U Erlangen, Germany), Prof. Dr. M. Bäumer (U Bremen, Germany), Prof. Dr. G. Rupprechter (TU Vienna, Austria), Prof. Dr. H.-J. Freund (FHI/MPG, Berlin, Germany), Umicore GmbH&Co. KG (Hanau, Germany), Prof. Dr. F. Zaera (UC Riverside, CA,USA), Südchemie AG (Heufeld) |
| > Publications in Refereed International Journals: >110 (citations:>2500; h-index: 32) |
| > Invited Presentations: >60 |