Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius
Current affiliations
- Professur für Organische Chemie (Prof. Glorius)
- Center for Soft Nanoscience
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Organic Synthesis
- N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
- Organocatalysis
- Asymmetric Catalysis
- C-H Activation
- MOFs
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Photoredox-Catalysis
- Smart Screening Technologies
Academic Education | |
| 07/1997 - 06/2000 | PhD (Dr. rer. nat) in Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institut, Mülheim/Ruhr and University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 12/1996 - 06/1997 | University Degree (Diplom) in Chemistry, University of Hannover |
| 10/1992 - 06/1997 | Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, University of Hannover |
| 09/1995 - 05/1996 | Research Studies with Prof. Paul A. Wendker, Stanford University, USA |
Work Experience | |
| since 08/2007 | Professor of Organic Chemistry, WWU |
| 12/2004 - 07/2007 | Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Marburg |
| 08/2001 - 11/2004 | Independant Research, Max-Planck Institute for Coal Research Mülheim/Ruhr |
| 08/2000 - 07/2001 | Postdoctoral Studies with Prof. David A. Evans, Harvard University, USA |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2022 | Elected member of the scientific society Academia Europaea, Europäische Wissenschaftsakademie, Scientific society Academia Europaea |
| since 10/2022 | Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry & Pharmacy |
| since 2021 | Elected Member of the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, Deutsche Wissenschaftsakademie, German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina |
| since 2020 | Member of the DFG-Fachforums „Molekülchemie", Fachforum Molekülchemie, DFG |
| since 2019 | Initiator and spokesman (together with Prof. Dr. M. Winter) of the gradschool BACCARA, Gradschool BACCARA, WWU Münster |
| since 2016 | Member of the Advisory Board of ChemPhotoChem |
| since 2016 | Member of the Advisory Board of Helvetica Chimica Acta |
| since 2015 | Member of the Kuratorium of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) |
| since 2014 | Member of a selection commitee of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung |
| since 2014 | Series Editor for Topics in Organometallic Chemistry |
| since 2014 | Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz-Institute für Katalyse e. V. (LIKAT) |
| since 2013 | Member of the Advisory Board of Organic Chemistry Frontiers |
| since 2013 | Member of the International Advisory Board of ChemCatChem |
| since 2011 | Member of the Scientic Advisory Board of Symrise AG |
| since 01/2011 | Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis Academic Advisory Board |
| since 2009 | Member of the Managing Board of the German Catalysis Society (GeCatS) |
| since 2008 | BAFÖG-Representative |
| since 2004 | Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) |
| since 1997 | Member of the German Chemcal Society (GDCh) |
| 2021 - 2022 | Managing Director of the Organic-Chemistry Institute, Organisch-Chemisches Institut, WWU Münster |
| 10/2016 - 09/2017 | Managing Director of the Organic-Chemistry Institute |
| 2011 - 2014 | Chairman of the local association Münster of the GDCh (German Chemical Society) |
| 2010 - 2012 | Member of the Senate of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 10/2008 - 09/2009 | Managing Director of the Institute for Organic Chemistry, WWU Münster |
Appointments | |
| 03/2007 | Offer to a Professorship, University of Münster |
| 08/2004 | Offer to a Professorship, University of Marburg |
Publications
Gutheil, C; Roß, G; Amirjalayer, S; Mo, B; Schäfer, A.H.; Doltsinis, N.L.; Braunschweig, B; Glorius, F; (2024) In: ACS Nano, 18 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Laskar, Ranjini; Dutta, Subhabrata; Spies, Jan C.; Mukherjee, Poulami; Rentería-Gómez, Ángel; Thielemann, Rebecca E.; Daniliuc, Constantin G.; Gutierrez, Osvaldo; Glorius, Frank (2024) In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(15) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Tyler, Jasper L.; Schäfer, Felix; Shao, Huiling; Stein, Colin; Wong, Audrey; Daniliuc, Constantin G.; Houk K.N.; Glorius, Frank (2024) In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(23) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Dellin, Maurice; Rohrbeck, Ina; Asrani, Purva; Schreiber, Julian A; Ritter, Nadine; Glorius, Frank; Wünsch, Bernhard; Budde, Thomas; Temme, Louisa; Strünker, Timo; Stallmeyer, Birgit; Tüttelmann, Frank; Meuth, Sven G; Spehr, Marc; Matschke, Johann; Steinbicker, Andrea; Gatsogiannis, Christos; Stoll, Raphael; Strutz-Seebohm, Nathalie; Seebohm, Guiscard (2023) In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 404(4) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Göldner, Valentin; Quach, Linda; Adhitama, Egy; Behrens, Arne; Junk, Luisa; Winter, Martin; Placke, Tobias; Glorius, Frank; Karst, Uwe (2023) In: iScience, 26(9) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
RTG 2515: Chemical Biology of Ion Channels (Chembion) Duration: 01/04/2024 - 30/09/2028 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2028 Funded by: EC Horizon Europe - ERC Advanced Grant Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2022 - 31/03/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster |
Prizes
| Emil Fischer Medal 2024 Awarded by: German Chemical Society (GDCh) Award given to: Glorius, Frank Announced at: 09/07/2024 | Date of awarding: 09/07/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| ERC Advanced Grant 2022 Awarded by: European Research Council (ERC) Award given to: Glorius, Frank Announced at: 30/03/2023 | Date of awarding: 30/03/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Otto Bayer Award for chemisty and biochemistry 2022 Awarded by: Bayer Science & Education Foundation Award given to: Glorius, Frank Announced at: 11/01/2023 | Date of awarding: 30/01/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis 2022 Awarded by: Janssen Pharmaceuticals Award given to: Glorius, Frank Announced at: 08/03/2022 | Date of awarding: 15/07/2022 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Appointment as Member of the Academia Europaea Awarded by: Academia Europaea Award given to: Glorius, Frank Announced at: 30/05/2022 | Date of awarding: 30/05/2022 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| The role of R&D-intensive start-ups during collaborations in the context of open innovation Candidate: Kohut, Magdalena | Supervisors: Leker, Jens; Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 03/02/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Licht-vermittelte Radikalreaktionen: Methodenentwicklung und -evaluierung Candidate: Pitzer, Lena | Supervisors: Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 24/05/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Cooperative Catalytic Systems Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Organocatalysis and Transition Metal Catalysis Candidate: Singha, Santanu | Supervisors: Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 20/05/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Beschleunigtes Entdecken in der Photokatalyse durch mechanismusbasiertes Screening Candidate: Teders, Michael | Supervisors: Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 01/04/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Synthese und Funktionalisierung von Heterozyklen über csp2-H- und enantioselektive Csp3-H-Aktivierung Candidate: Greßies, Steffen | Supervisors: Glorius, Frank Period of time: until 26/03/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |