Peter Strasser (born 1969 in

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) is a German

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe th ...

. He is the winner of the 2021

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Career

Strasser studied

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Wü ...

, at

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( John Ross), and at the

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and obtained his

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Physical Chemistry Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mecha ...

in 1995. He conducted his doctoral research under the direction of

Gerhard Ertl Gerhard Ertl (; born 10 October 1936) is a German physicist and a Professor emeritus at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in Berlin, Germany. Ertl's research laid the foundation of modern su ...

and obtained his

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in Physical Chemistry and

Electrochemistry Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry concerned with the relationship between electrical potential difference, as a measurable and quantitative phenomenon, and identifiable chemical change, with the potential difference as an outco ...

from the

Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society The Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) is a science research institute located at the heart of the academic district of Dahlem, in Berlin, Germany. The original Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochem ...

in 1999. He joined

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as a postdoctoral associate and was later promoted to Senior Member of staff and served as project leader in Electrocatalysis and Heterogeneous Catalysis. In 2004 he became assistant professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

. Since 2007 he has been the chaired professor of Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis in the Chemical Engineering Division at the

Technical University of Berlin The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...

. Since 2018 he is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Material Science at

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. The focus of his research group is on the investigation of atomic / molecular relationships in the structure, composition and surface catalytic reactivity of

catalysts Catalysis () is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed in the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recyc ...

for gas-phase catalytic and electrocatalytic processes. Material-chemical issues are researched, which form the basis for electrochemical energy storage and conversion processes. These are used, for example, in regenerative energy system components such as fuel cells, batteries, water electrolysers or solar photoelectrochemical reactors to convert CO₂ into fuels and chemicals.

Awards

Clarivate

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in the category Chemistry 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. * 2023 Carl Wagner Memorial Award,

Electrochemical Society The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and related technology. The Society membership compris ...

(ECS) * 2023

Member of the Academia Europaea Membership of the Academia Europaea (MAE) is an award conferred by the Academia Europaea to individuals that have demonstrated "sustained academic excellence". Membership is by invitation only by existing MAE only and judged during a peer review se ...

* 2023 Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) * 2022 Fellow of the

International Society of Electrochemistry The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) is a global scientific society founded in 1949. The Head Office of ISE is located now in Lausanne, Switzerland. ISE is a Member Organization of IUPAC. The Society has now more than 1900 Individual ...

(ISE) * 2021 Christian-Friedrich-Schönbein Medal of Honor, European Fuel Cell Forum * 2021

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

(RSC) * 2020 Brian Conway Prize for Physical Electrochemistry, International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) * 2018 Sir William Grove Award, The International Society of Hydrogen Energy * 2018

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Award * 2016 Ertl-Prize * 2016 Otto Roelen Medal * 2000

Otto Hahn Medal The Otto Hahn Medal (german: Otto-Hahn-Medaille) is awarded by the Max Planck Society to young scientists and researchers in both the natural and social sciences. The award takes its name from the German chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Otto Hahn ...

References

External links

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Unifying Systems in Catalysis The Cluster of Excellence Unifying Systems in Catalysis (UniSysCat) is an interdisciplinary research network funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) as part of the federal and state excellence strategy of Germany (Exzellenzstrategie). ...

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