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Prof. Dr. Monika Schönhoff

Current affiliations

  • Professorship for Polymers and Nanostructures
  • Center for Soft Nanoscience (SoN)
  • Center for Nonlinear Science

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Liquid battery electrolytes
  • Polymer Electrolytes
  • NMR transport studies
  • Self-assembly of polyelectrolytes
  • Porous and colloidal materials

Academic Education

1994PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz
07/1990 - 08/1994Doctoral Studies in Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz
1990University Degree (Diplom) in Physics, University of Hannover
10/1984 - 06/1990Undergraduate Studies in Physics, University of Hannover

Work Experience

since 08/2011Professor for Polymers and Nanostructures
10/2003 - 08/2011Professor of Technical Physical Chemistry, WWU Münster
08/1998 - 09/2003Group Leader, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam/Golm
04/1996 - 07/1998Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University, Sweden
10/1994 - 02/1996Postdoctoral Researcher, Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin

Functions and Memberships

since 01/2022Member of the Senate Committee and the Grants Committee on Collaborative Research Centres of the DFG
since 01/2021Board member of the GDCh Division "Magnetic Resonnce"
since 01/2010Member of GDCh (German Chemical Society)
since 05/2003Member of the Editorial Board of Colloid and Polymer Science
since 05/1992Bunsengesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie, Mitglied
since 03/1990Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Mitglied
10/2004 - 04/2021Member of the Advisory Board of the German Colloid Society
2012 - 2016Scientific advisory board member of the Swedish research excellence center SuMo, Chalmers University, Gothenburg
2012 - 2016Board member of the German Society of Physical Chemistry "Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft" (DBG)
10/2009 - 2015Vice Chair and Treasurer of the German Colloid Society
07/1992 - 07/2013European Colloid and Interface Society, Mitglied
09/1998 - 2012International Association of Colloid and Interface Science, Mitglied

Appointments

03/2011Offer to a Professorship for Functional Polymer materials (W3) , Philipps University of Marburg (rejected)
10/2003Offer to a Professorship for Physikalische Chemie (C3) , University of Münster (accepted)

Publications

Lange, A.; Arwish, S.; Rensonnet, A.; Elamin, K.; Abdurrokhman, I.; Wojnarowska, Z.; Rosenwinkel, M.; Malherbe, C.; Schönhoff, M.; Zehbe, K.; Taubert, A. (2025)
In: ChemPhysChem26e2024008. doi:10.1002/cphc.202400849
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Burg, L.; Kortekaas, L.; Gibalova, A.; Daniliuc, C.; Heßling, J.; Schönhoff, M.; Ravoo, B.J. (2025)
In: RSC Applied Interfaces 2373-380. doi:10.1039/D4LF00376D
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Debes, P.P.; Pagel, M.; Muntean, S.; Heßling, J.; Smarsly, B.; Schönhoff, M.; Gatti, T. (2025)
In: Photochemistry5(1). doi:10.3390/photochem5010001
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Kilian, H.; Pothmann, T.; Lorenz, M.; Middendorf, M.; Seus, S.; Schönhoff, M.; Roling, B. (2025)
In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics271593-1603. doi:10.1039/D4CP04209C
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Buyting, S.; Schönhoff, M. (2025)
In: Electrochimica Acta519145839. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2025.145839
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Duration: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023
Funded by: DAAD - Programm des projektbezogenen Personenaustauschs mit verschiedenen Partnerländern
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/07/2020 - 31/10/2030
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Culture and Science of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, PowerCo SE
Type of project: Individual project
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
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Prizes

Raphael-Eduard-Liesegang-Preis 2007
Awarded by: Deutsche Kolloidgesellschaft e.V.
Award given to: Schönhoff, Monika
Announced at: 15/10/2007 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2007
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Light Control and Solar Power Conversion by Organic Optoelectronic Assemblies
Candidate: Schemme, Thomas | Supervisors: Denz, Cornelia; Schönhoff, Monika
Period of time: until 23/08/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Heteroaggregation in composites from carbon nanotube/zinc sulfide heterostructures
Candidate: Sarpong, Larry Kwesi | Supervisors: Schönhoff, Monika
Period of time: until 23/04/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Transporteigenschaften von Elektrolytsystemen basierend auf ionischen Flüssigkeiten
Candidate: Brinkkötter, Marc | Supervisors: Schönhoff, Monika
Period of time: until 18/04/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Interaction of aromatic model drugs with thermoresponsive polymers
Candidate: Termühlen, F. | Supervisors: Schönhoff, M.
Period of time: until 28/06/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
pH-Wert-abhängige Eigenschaften von Polyelektrolytmultischichten
Candidate: Bütergerds, Dörte | Supervisors: Schönhoff, Monika
Period of time: until 24/04/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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