Prof. Stefan Hecht, Ph.D.

Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-7365
Fax: +49 (0)30 2093-6940
sh@chemie.hu-berlin.de

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Functional Materials
Department of Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Brook-Taylor-Str. 2
12489 Berlin
Germany

Administrative Assistant:
Daniela Voigtländer
Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-7308
Fax: +49 (0)30 2093-6940
Email

Group Members

Prof. Stefan Hecht, Ph.D.
born 1974

Chair of Organic Chemistry and Functional Materials
Department of Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany

Room: 3'104
Tel: +49 (0)30 2093-7365
Email: sh@chemie.hu-berlin.de

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2001	Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
1997	Diplom in Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
1992	Abitur, Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, Berlin, Germany

Professional Experience

Since Oct 2006	Full Professor (W3) and Chair Chair of Organic Chemistry & Functional Materials Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
2005 - 2006	Associate Professor (Group Leader) in Organic Polymer and Materials Chemistry Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany Lecturer at the Universität Dortmund, Germany
2001 - 2004	Assistant Professor (Young Investigator) in Organic Polymer and Materials Chemistry Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Habilitation June 2006, Mentor: Prof. A. D. Schlüter (since 2004 at ETH Zürich)
1997 - 2001	Ph.D. research in Organic Polymer Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet
1992 - 1997	Diplom studies and research in Organic Photochemistry Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Thesis Advisor: Prof. William G. Dauben (UC Berkeley, 09/1995 - 09/1996) Research Mentor: Prof. Jürgen Bendig (HU Berlin)

Honors and Distinctions

2007	Thieme Journal Prize
2005	ADUC Young Investigator Award of the German Chemical Society
2004	Top 100 Young Innovator Award of MIT’s Technology Review
2001–2004	Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
1994–1997	Fellow of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
1993	Jugend Forscht Young Chemist Award (federal, regional & environmental prize)
1991	Jugend Forscht Young Chemist Award (regional prize)

Scientific Affiliations

Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Association for Polymer Research (BVP)

Founding Member of the Integrative Research Institute for the Science (IRIS) Adlershof

Professional Functions

Vice Dean (Prodekan) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences I

Member of Task Force Excellence Initiative at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Mentor (Vertrauensdozent) of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Editorial Board Member Polymer Chemistry (published by the RSC)

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