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Bio Sketch of Prof. Dr. Joachim Spatz
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Prof. Dr. Joachim P. Spatz
born November 27, 1969
Joachim P. Spatz joined the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research as a Director for the Dept. of New Materials and Biosystems in 2004. From this time on he is also a Full Professor at the University of Heidelberg and head of the Dept. of Biophysical Chemistry. Since 2007 he is also the Acting Director of the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research. He was an Associated Professor for Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg from 2000-2004. From 1999-2000 he received his habilitation in Physics at the University of Ulm. He was a PostDoc in the group of Professor Jacques Prost at the Institut Curie, Paris, in 1997 and 1998. He received his Diploma in Physics (1994) and his Ph.D. in Physics (1996) from the University of Ulm under the supervision of Prof. Möller (DWI & RWTH Aachen).
Scientific Vita
University
1989 – 1994 Diploma degree studies in Physics at Ulm University (with distinction)
Mar 1993 - Jan 1994 Master degree thesis, Colorado State University, USA
Ph.D. of Physics
Jun 1994 - Oct 1996 Department of Macromolecular Chemistry / Ulm University,
Prof. Dr. Martin Möller (summa cum laude)
Habilitation
Oct 2000 Habilitation in Physics, University of Ulm
Employment and Foundations
Oct 1996 - Nov 1997 Scientific Assistant - Ulm University (Prof. Dr. Martin Möller)
Dec 1997 – Nov 1998 Post Doc, Institut Curie, Paris (Prof. Dr. J. Prost and A. Ott)
Sep 1998 Foundation of SciTec Company
Dec 1998 - Sep 2000 Scientific Assistant at Ulm University (Prof. Dr. M. Möller)
Oct 2000 Professor for Biophysical Chemistry, Heidelberg University
since Dec 2002 Adjunct Senior Faculty Member, Jackson Laboratory, Maine, USA
since Sep 2004 Director, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research (full time) and
Full Professor, University of Heidelberg (part time)
since Apr 2007 Acting Director of the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
Apr 2007 – Dec 2009 Chairman of the Joint Commission between MPI for Metals Research, the MPI for Solid State Research, and the Joint Administration and Services
Awards
1996 Scientific Award of the Association of the Metal Industry Baden-Württemberg
1996 Scientific Schloessmann - Award of the Max Planck Society
1997 Scientific PhD Award of Ulm University for outstanding PhD work
1997 Research Stipend German Science Foundation
1998 Young Researcher Award Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft
1999 Reimund Stadler Award - Habilitation Award of the Fachgruppe Makromolekulare Chemie
der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
2000 Gerhard Hess–Research Award of the German Science Foundation
2001 Dozentenstipendium der Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI)
2002 Alfried Krupp Research Award for Young University Faculty Members
2003 Otto Klung Award for Physics
2008 Weston Visiting Professorship in the Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
2009 Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Memberships in Scientific Panels
Research Commission of the LMU Munich
Scientific Advisory Council of the Physikzentrum
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Reimund Stadler Minerva Center at Ben Gurion University
Member of the Innovation Council of Baden-Württemberg (Innovationsrat Baden-Württemberg)
of the Prime Minister of State
Fields of Interest
• materials sciences
• physics of soft matter
• biophysics
• non-conventional nanolithography
• biofunctionalisation of solid and soft interfaces
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