Prof. Dr. Katharina Al-Shamery, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
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Prof. Dr. Katharina Al-Shamery

Nominated by

  • German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • Volkswagen Foundation
  • AcademiaNet member since 17.05.2010
  • AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria


Employed by

  • Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg


Academic Discipline/Fields

  • Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics


Field

Physical sciences



Area of specialisation

Surface and interface science, (photo)catalysis and nanophotonics



Distinctions and Awards

  • Fellowship from the Graduate School of Ruhr University Bochum for "Dynamical processes at solid surfaces: adsorption, reaction, chemical catalysis"

  • Honorary professorship in "chemically functionalized interfaces and nanostructure materials" in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 2009 – 2014

  • Radcliffe fellowship from Harvard University, USA 2008

  • First-place candidate for a C4 professorship at Giessen University, Germany 1999

  • C3 position at the Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, Germany, in a special programme for the advancement of outstanding women in the Max Planck Society, 1997 – 1999

  • Nernst Haber Bodenstein Prize from the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), 1997

  • Bennigsen research award from the German State of North-Rhine-Westphalia, 1994

  • Lise Meitner fellowship from the State of North-Rhine-Westphalia for the Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) of outstanding women, 1992 – 1994



Languages

English, French, German



Doctorate

  • 1989: High resolution interferometric FTIR-spectroscopy of the hydrogen bonded (HF)2 and further isotopomeres of monomers, dimers and higher polymers of gaseous HF ("High resolution interferometric FTIR-spectroscopy of the hydrogen bonded (HF)2 and further isotopomers of monomers, dimers and higher polymers of gaseous HF")


PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation

  • 1996: Stereodynamical investigations of the UV-laser induced desorption of small molecules from oxidic surfaces




Short CV/Education and training

  • 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

Membership in scientific bodies/juries

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

Media coverage

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

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