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Prof. Dr. Jochen Niemeyer

Faculty of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

University of Duisburg-Essen

Universitätsstraße 7

45117 Essen

Room: S07 S04 C21

Phone: +49 201 183 3148

Email: jochen.niemeyer[at]uni-due.de

Curriculum vitae

 

Professional career

since 2023                     Heisenberg-Professor for Organic Chemistry (W3, full professor)

2020 -2023                    Heisenberg-Professor for Organic Chemistry (W2, associate professor)

2020                               Habilitation in Organic Chemistry

2014 - 2020                   Young Group Leader (Habilitand), University of Duisburg-Essen (with Prof. Carsten Schmuck)

2011 – 2014                   Laboratory head, Evonik Industries AG, Marl

2010 – 2011                   Postdoctoral stay, University of Oxford (Prof. Simon Aldridge)

2005 – 2009                   Doctoral studies, University of Münster (Prof. Gerhard Erker)

2006 - 2007                    Research stay (6 months), University of Nagoya, Japan (Prof. Yoshihito Watanabe)

2004                                Research stay (5 months), Emory University, Atlanta, USA (Prof. Lanny S. Liebeskind

2000 – 2005                   Studies in chemistry, University of Münster

  

Fellowships and awards 

2024                                 Chemical Communications Pioneering Investigator 2024

2023                                 Selected as Henriette-Herz-Scout by the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung

2023                                 Organic Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator 2023

2019                                 Research Prize by the Dr.-Otto-Röhm-Foundation

2019                                 Selected for the Heisenberg-Programme of the (DFG)

2019                                 Teaching Award by the University of Duisburg-Essen

2018                                 Teaching Award by the Faculty of Chemistry at University of Duisburg-Essen

2017                                 Thieme Chemistry Journal Award

2015 – 2017                    Member of the Global Young Faculty IV

2015                                 Participant of the 65. Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting

2014 - 2019                      Liebig-Fellowship by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, FCI

                                          (positive interim-evaluation in 02/2017)

2010 – 2011                    Postdoc fellowship by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2006 – 2008                    PhD-Fellowship by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, FCI

2006                                PhD-Fellowship by the International Research Training Group Münster-Nagoya 

2004                                Fellowship for Studies Abroad by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

2002 – 2005                   Graduate Fellowship by the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

 

Funding

2024 - 2027                   Sachbeihilfe by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/6-1)

2023 - 2027                   Member of the LUCES Cost-Action funded by the European Union

2023 - 2028                   Funding by the Henriette-Herz-Scouting-Programme of the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung

2023  - 2025                  Project Funding by the consortium for Joint Industrial Acadamic Research (IGF),

                                         funded by the  Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action                       

2022 - 2025                    Cooperation grant by the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR)

2021 - 2025                    Sachbeihilfe by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/2-2)

2021 - 2024                    Sino-German Mobility Programme (together with Prof. Xiaoyu Hu, NUAA)

2020 -2025                     Heisenberg-Programme of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/4-1)

2018 - 2022                     Sachbeihilfe by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/3-1)

2018 - 2019                     Exploration Grant by the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation

2017                                 Grant for young researchers by the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE

2017 - 2021                     Sachbeihilfe by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/2-1)

2016 - 2018                     Start-up grant by the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR)

2017                                 Grant for chemical costs by the Deutsches Stiftungszentrum 

2016 - 2019                      PhD fellowship by Evonik Industries AG, awarded to Mrs. Martha Kohlhaas

2015 - 2017                      Travel grant, associated to the membership in the Global Young Faculty

2015 - 2017                      Start-up grant by the University of Duisburg-Essen

2014 - 2019                      Liebig-Fellowship by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, FCI

                                           (positive interim-evaluation in 02/2017)

2010 - 2011                      Postdoctoral fellowship by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (NI1273/1-1)

 

External offers

01/2023                            External offer for a W3-Professorship (declined)

11/2019                            External offer for a W2-Professorship (declined)