Professor Dr. Gerhard Erker
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Academic Education | |
| 1981 | Habilitation (Organic Chemistry), University of Bochum |
| 1974 - 1975 | Postdoctoral Fellow (DFG-Stipendiat) at Princeton University, USA, with Maitland Jones Jr. |
| 1973 | Graduation as Dr. rer. nat., University of Bochum (W. R. Roth) |
| 1966 - 1970 | Studies in Chemistry at Cologne and Bochum University |
Work Experience | |
| since 2004 | Concurrent Professor, Fudan University Shanghai, China |
| since 1990 | University Professor (C4), WWU Münster |
| 2010 | Boulder Scientific Distinguished Lecturer, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA |
| 01/2010 - 06/2010 | Adjunct Professor, University of California Santa Barbara, USA |
| 2009 | Oppolzer Lecture, Université de Genève, Switzerland |
| 2007 | Paul Sabatier Lecture, LCC Toulouse |
| 2006 | John van Geuns Lecture, University of Amsterdam |
| 2005 | Lee Lecture, University of Chicago, USA |
| 2002 | Werdelmann Lecture, University of Essen |
| 1985 - 1990 | University Professor (C3), Organic Chemistry, Würzburg University |
| 1984 - 1985 | Heisenberg-Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2005 | Speaker of the first German/Japanese International Research Training Group (DFG/JSPS, IRTG): "Complex Functional Systems in Chemistry: Design, Development and Applications" (Münster/Nagoya) |
| since 2003 | Member of the Academia Europaea |
| since 2003 | Member of the NRW Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| since 2003 | Member of the Convention, German Academy of Sciences and Engineering (acatech) |
| 2002 - 2008 | Member of the Senate of the DFG |
| 1996 - 2003 | Member of the Executive Board of the GDCh |
| 1995 - 2002 | DFG-Reviewer for Organical Chemistry |
| 2000 - 2001 | President of GDCh |
Appointments | |
| 1994 | Offer to a Professorship (C4) , University of Munich |
Publications
Watanabe, Kohei; Ueno, Atsushi; Tao, Xin; Skoch, Karel; Jie, Xiaoming; Vagin, Sergei; Rieger, Bernhard; Daniliuc, Constantin G.; Letzel, Matthias C.; Kehr, Gerald; Erker, Gerhard (2020) In: Chemical science, 11(28) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Stephan DW, Erker G (2010) In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Zhong DY, Wedeking K, Blömker T, Erker G, Fuchs H, Chi LF (2010) In: ACS Nano, 4(4) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Zhong D, Blömker T, Wedeking K, Chi L, Erker G, Fuchs H (2009) In: Nano Letters, 9(12) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Zhong DY, Franke J, Blömker T, Erker G, Chi LF, Fuchs H (2009) In: Nano Letters, 9(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2023 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - International Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2016 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/07/2014 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - International Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2012 - 31/03/2017 Funded by: EC FP 7 - ERC Advanced Grant Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 25/10/2010 - 30/11/2013 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Election as Member of the European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) Awarded by: European Academy of Sciences (EURASC) Award given to: Erker, Gerhard Announced at: 01/01/2020 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2021 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Election as honorary member of the Chemical Society of Japan Awarded by: The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award given to: Erker, Gerhard Announced at: 17/03/2017 | Date of awarding: 15/03/2017 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Awarded by: President of Germany Award given to: Erker, Gerhard Date of awarding: 15/07/2014 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| ERC Advanced Grant Awarded by: European Research Council (ERC) Award given to: Erker, Gerhard Date of awarding: 15/12/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Eugen und Ilse Seibold Prize Awarded by: German Research Foundation (DFG) Award given to: Erker, Gerhard; Tatsumi, Kazuyuki Date of awarding: 15/05/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Auswirkungen des Rohstoffwandels auf bestehende Technologie-, Markt- und Industriegrenzen Candidate: Preschitschek, Nina | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Erker, Gerhard Period of time: until 14/10/2014 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Frustrated Lewis Pairs - Quantum Chemical Investigation of Structures, Reactions and Mechanisms Candidate: Schirmer, Birgitta | Supervisors: Grimme, Stefan; Erker, Gerhard Period of time: 01/08/2009 - 12/04/2013 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Von Hydroborierungsreaktionen Metallorganischer und Organischer Systeme zur Fixierung kleiner Moleküle Candidate: Peuser, Ilona | Supervisors: Erker, Gerhard Period of time: until 10/10/2011 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| C1-Verbrückte Diphosphine in Organometallchemie und frustrierten Lewis-Paaren Candidate: Spannhoff, Kirsten | Supervisors: Erker, Gerhard Period of time: until 23/12/2010 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Von Anellierungsreaktionen zur Aktivierung kleiner Moleküle Candidate: Voß, Tanja | Supervisors: Erker, Gerhard Period of time: until 10/09/2010 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |