Chemistry studies at the Technische Universität München
Vordiplom Nov. 1988.
Aug. 1991 - Jan. 1994:
Diploma degree and Ph. D. in the group of Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. W. A. Herrmann at the Technische Universität München
Apr. 1995 - März 1996:
Postdoctoral research associate an der Texas A & M University in College Station (USA) in der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. F. A. Cotton
Apr. 1996 - July 2000:
Habilitation in Chemistry at the Technische Universität München. Second Ph. D. degree (Dr. rer. nat. habil.)
Juny 2005 - March 2006:
Representative of the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry of the Technische Universität München (Equivalent to a Full Professorship)
April - Nov. 2006:
Principal Researcher am Instituto Technológico e Nuclear (ITN) in Sacavém bei Lissabon.
since Dez. 2006:
Professor for Molecular Catalysis at the Department of Chemistry of the Technische Universität München
since Oct. 2007:
Representative of the Chair of Inorganic Chemistry of the Technische Universität München
Awards and Grants:
1985:
Award from the Rockermaier Foundation for excellent grades in high school
1991 - 1994:
Ph. D. grant from the Hermann Schlosser Foundation (DEGUSSA)
1995 - 1998:
Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
1999:
Otto-Roelen Medal of the DECHEMA for excellent university-industry cooperation in the development of oxidation catalysts
2003:
Hans Fischer Award from the Hans Fischer society for examinations on catalytic aldehyde olefination
2008:
Visiting professorship, National University of Singapore
2012:
Science Award of Liaoning Province (VR China)
Membership of learned or professional societies:
Since 1999:
Member of the GDCh (Gesellschaft Deutsche Chemiker - German Chemical Society)
Since 2003:
Member of the ACS - American Chemical Society
Since March 2007:
Dean of International Affairs at the Department of Chemistry of TUM (CH-TUM)
Since 2010:
Faculty Graduate Dean CH-TUM
Since 2012:
Member of the Board of TUM Create (Singapore)
Since 2012:
Member of the Board of the TUM Graduate School
Since 2016:
Dean of Studies at CH-TUM
Current Research Topics:
- Catalytic oxidations.
- Catalytic hydrogenations and transfer hydrogenations, catalytic hydrosilylations.
- Heterogenization of homogeneous catalysts.
- Medicinal Chemistry.
Fritz E. Kühn fulfilled teaching duties at the Technische Universität München since 1996 and at the German Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Singapore since 2002. He also taught Industrial Catalysis for several years at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology. He is author or co-author of 444 scientific publications (31.12.2017). Total number of citations: 12168 (web of science; 19.03.2018). The web of science lists him with a h-index of 56.
