Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
Job History
| Since 1994 | Full Professor (W3), Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth |
| Since 2016 | Founding member of the Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI) |
| Since 2015 | Chairman of the Focus Area Polymer and Colloidal Science at the University of Bayreuth |
| Since 2013 | Director of the University of Bayreuth Graduate School |
| Since 2004 | Spokesman Elite Study Program Macromolecular Science, Elite Network of Bavaria |
| Since 2002 | Director Bayreuth Institute of Macromolecular Research (BIMF) |
| Since 2000 | Member Bayreuth Center for Colloids and Interfaces (BZKG) |
| 2009 – 2015 | Vice President of the University of Bayreuth, Research and Young Academics |
| 1998 – 2010 | Chairman Collaborative Research Center 481, German Research Foundation |
| 1997 – 1998 | Vice President of the University of Bayreuth, Teaching and Academic Affairs |
| 1993 | Visiting Professor at the Institute Charles Sadron (CNRS), Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg |
| 1989 – 1994 | Assistant und Associate (tenure) Professor of Materials, Materials Department, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA |
Education
| 1989 | Professoral thesis (“Habilitation”) – Macromolecular Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg |
| 1986 – 1989 | Research and Teaching Associate (C1), Philipps-University Marburg |
| 1985 – 1986 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Inc.), Experimental Station CR&DD, Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
| 1982 – 1985 | Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 1983 | Research stay at the University of Lowell, Massachusetts |
| 1982 | Diploma Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 1976 – 1982 | Studies of chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland |
Awards and other responsibilities
| 2010 | Staudinger-Durrer Medal, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich |
| 1991 | Polymer Curriculum Development Award, American Chemical Society Division of Polymer Chemistry and Polymeric Materials |
| 1986 | Du Pont Accomplishment Award in Recognition of the Discovery of a Novel Solution Route to Kevlar, Films, Fibers and Coatings |
| 1982 – 1984 | Award of the German Chemical Industry Fund, Ph.D. Fellowship |
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
Aims of our research are synthesis, characterization, processing, and development of tailored organic functional materials and polymers for emerging technologies.
- Functional polymers and molecular materials
Holographic data storage and optical security elements | Displaytechnology | Photolithography and nanostructuring | Development of materials for microfluidic devices - Supramolecular materials
Gelators for medical, cosmetic and technical applications | Supramolecular polymer additives: Nucleating agents, clarifier, electret additives, processing aids, foam nucleation agents | Supramolecular nanofibers for filter applications | Supramolecular chromophores - Combinatorial methods and polymer processing
Combinatorial vapor deposition processes for thin film devices and photolithography | Blockcopolymer synthesis | Gradient materials | Polymer additives | Micro-scale polymer processing | 3D-priniting techniques
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
10 selected publications
A complete list of publications of Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt is available here.
Pathway Complexity in the Enantioselective Self-assembly of Functional Carbonyl-bridged Triarylamine Trisamides
Haedler, A.T.; Meskers, S.C.J.; Zha, R.H.; Kivala, M.; Schmidt, H.-W.; Meijer, E. W.
J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10539-10545
Athermal Azobenzene-Based Nanoimprint Lithography
Probst, C.; Meichner, C.; Kreger, K.; Kador, L.; Neuber, C.; Schmidt, H.-W.
Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 2624-2628
Long-range energy transport in single supramolecular nanofibres at room temperature
Haedler, A.T.; Kreger, K.; Issac, A.; Wittmann, B.; Kivala, M.; Hammer, N.; Köhler, J.;
Schmidt, H.-W.; Hildner, R.
Nature 2015, 523, 196-199
Theoretical Investigation of Macrodipoles in Supramolecular Columnar Stackings
Albuquerque, R.Q. ; Timme, A.; Kress, R.; Senker, J.; Schmidt, H.-W.
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 1647-1657
Stable Holographic Gratings with Small-Molecular Trisazobenzene Derivatives
Kreger, K.; Wolfer, P.; Audorff, P. H.; Kador, L.; Stingelin-Stutzmann, N.; Smith, P.;
Schmidt, H.-W.
J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 509-516
Polymer Blends with Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymers as Stable Rewritable Volume Holographic Medium
Häckel, M.; Kador, L.; Kropp, D.; Schmidt, H.-W.
Adv. Mater. 2007, 19, 227-231
"Designer" Nucleating Agents for Polypropylene
Blomenhofer, M.; Ganzleben, S.; Hanft, D.; Schmidt, H.-W.; Kristiansen, M.; Smith, P.;
Stoll, K.; Mäder, D.; Hoffmann, K.
Macromolecules 2005, 38, 3688-3695
Quasi-solid-state dye sensitized solar cells with 1,3:2,4-di-O-benzylidene-D-sorbitol derivatives as low molecular weight organic gelators
Mohmeyer, N.; Wang, P.; Schmidt, H.-W.; Zakeeruddin, S.M.; Grätzel, M.
J. .M. Chem. 2004, 14, 1905-1909
The Binary System Isotactic Polypropylene/Bis(3,4-dimethyl-benzylidene)sorbitol: Phase Behavior, Nucleation and Optical Properties
Kristiansen, M.; Werner, M.; Tervoort, T.; Smith, P.; Blomenhofer, M.; Schmidt, H.-W.
Macromolecules 2003, 36, 5150-5156
Synthesis and properties of novel derivatives of 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzenes for electroluminescent devices
Thelakkat, M.; Schmidt, H.-W.
Adv. Mater. 1998, 10, 219-223
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee | KeyLab coordinator
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt
University of Bayreuth | BPI Executive committee
KeyLab coordinator
Universitätsstrasse 30
95447 Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-3200
E-mail: hans-werner.schmidt@uni-bayreuth.de
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