Prof. Dr. Katharina Al-Shamery

• 1977 – 1980
  Studied chemistry at the University of Göttingen, Germany
  
  

• 1980 – 1981
  Undergraduate studies at the University of Paris-Sud (Paris XI), France
  
  

• 1981 – 1983
  Undergraduate studies at the University of Göttingen
  
  

• 1983
  Diplom degree in chemistry from the University of Göttingen
  
  

• 1989
  PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
  
  

• 1989 – 1991
  Postdoc at the University of Oxford, UK, in the physical chemistry group
  
  

• 1991 – 1996
  Postdoc at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
  
  

• 1996
  Habilitation (postdoc qualification) and venia legendi (authorisation to lecture) in physical chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum
  
  

• 1996 – 1998
  Postdoc at the Fritz Haber Institute, Max Planck Society of Berlin, Germany
  
  

• 1999
  C3 professor of physical chemistry at Ulm University, Germany
  
  

• Since 1999
  C4 professor of physical chemistry at the University of Oldenburg, Germany
  
  

Memberships:

• Seat on the board of trustees for Nachrichten aus der Chemie (Chemistry News), journal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), since 2010

• Vice president of the "Chancengleichheit in der Chemie" (Equal Opportunity in Chemistry, AKCC) consortium of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), since 2009

• Member of the executive committee, German Research Foundation, since 2007

• Member of the standing committee, German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), since 2007

• Chairperson of the education committee for physical chemistry, German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), 2005 – 2007

• Member of the education committee for physical chemistry, German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), 2004 – 2007

Referee activities:

• Peer reviewer for the International Evaluation Panel of the Estonian Science Foundation (ETF)

• Peer reviewer for the National Priority Research Program of the Qatar National Research Fund

• Reviewer for the Humboldt Society

• Reviewer for the German Research Foundation

• Reviewer for the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Major university service:

• Member of the University Commission for the Advancement of Women, University of Oldenburg, Germany, since 2007

• Chairperson of the committee to nominate the external advisory board for the University of Oldenburg, 2007

• Founding Director of the Centre of Interface Science, since 2006

• Initiator of the admittance of specially gifted pupils to study at the university while attending school, University of Oldenburg, 2006

• Academic senator of the University of Oldenburg, 2005 – 2007 / 2009 – 2011

• Faculty council, University of Oldenburg, 2003 – 2005

• Chairperson of the Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Oldenburg, 2003 – 2005

• Co-Founder of the university chemistry laboratory for children of the age 7-12, University of Oldenburg, 2000

• Vice president of the Society of Research Assistants in the chemistry department of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, 1986 – 1989

• Member of the institute council of the laboratories for physical chemistry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 1986 – 1989

• Katharina Al-Shamery on "chemical evolution" and the origin of life (in German) to the video

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