Carl von Ossietzky University Faculty V Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry and Center of Interface Science Carl v. Ossietzky Str. 9-11 26129 Oldenburg Germany Phone: (49)441-798 3853 FAX 49)441-798 2809 E-Mail: [email protected]
Personal Data Name Al-Shamery, born v. Puttkamer Surnames Katharina, Hedwig, Barbara Birthday 19th October 1958 Birth place Eutin, Germany Family status married to Zaem Al-Shamery, electrical engineer since 5th July 1991 2 children (1 daughter, *19th July 1996; 1 son, *19th October 2001)
Academic History Professor of Physical Chemistry (C4), Carl v. Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany, 1999-present
Professor of Physical Chemistry (C3), University of Ulm, Germany, 1999
Post doctoral fellow at the Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max-Planck Society in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Freund, Berlin, Germany 1996- 1998
Ph.D (habil) and Venia Legendi for Physical Chemistry at the Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany 1996, "Stereodynamical investigations of the UV- laser induced desorption of small molecules from oxidic surfaces"
Post doctoral fellow at the Ruhr University Bochum in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Freund, Bochum, Germany 1991-1996
Post doctoral fellow at the University of Oxford in the physical chemistry group of Professor Dr. C. J. S. M. Simpson, Oxford, Great Britain 1989-1991
Ph.D. Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland, 1989, "High resolution interferometric FTIR-spectroscopy of the hydrogen bonded (HF) 2 and further isotopomeres of monomers, dimers and higher polymers of gaseous HF" (in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin Quack)
Diploma for Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany, 1983, "Band structure and vibrational dynamics of the CH-chromophors of the CC-triple
1 bond in (CF 3)3C-CCH and (CH 3)3Si-CCH" (in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin Quack)
Studies of Chemistry: 1977-1980 University of Göttingen, Germany 1980-1981 University of South Paris, Orsay, France 1981-1983 University of Göttingen, Germany
Honors and Awards Honorary Professor in chemically functionalized interfaces and nanostructure materials in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 2009-2014
Radcliffe fellowship of the Harvard University 2008
Nernst-Haber Bodenstein Award of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, 1997
Bennigsen-Foerder Award of the Federal State of North Rhine Westfalia 1994
C3-position at the Fritz Haber Institut, Berlin in a special program for the promotion of excellent women within the Max-Planck society, 1997-1999
1st place on a list for a C4 position at the university of Giessen, Germany, 1999
Lise Meitner stipend for a habilitation of the Federal State of North Rhine Westfalia granted to excellent women, 1992-1996
Stipend of the graduate school of the Ruhr-university of Bochum on "Dynamical processes at solid surfaces: adsorption, reaction, chemical catalysis"
Professional Activities Advisory committee ("Kuratorium") of the Journal "Nachrichten aus der Chemie" of the German Chemical Society, 2010-present
Vice president of the AKCC of the German Chemical Society, 2009-present
Member of the permanent advisory board of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, 2007-present
Chairperson of the commission for university education in physical chemistry of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, 2005-2007
Member of the commission for university education in physical chemistry of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, 2004-2007
Referee Member of the board of the German Science foundation for research grant selection, 2007- present
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Peer reviewer of the International Evaluation Panel of the Estonian Science Foundation (ETF)
Peer reviewer of the National Priority Research Program of the Qatar National Research Fund
Reviewer of the Humboldt society
Reviewer of the German Science foundation
Reviewer of the Austrian Fonds for the support of the scientific research (FWF)
Major University services Founding Director of the Center of Interface Science: 2006-2010
Member of the University commission for promotion of women: Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2007-2010
Chairperson of the Committee for nominating the external advisory board of the University: Carl v. Ossietzky University, 2007
Academic Senator: Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2005-2007, 2009-2010
Initiator of the admitance of specially gifted pupils to study at the university while going to school, Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2006
Faculty council, Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2003-2005
Chairperson of the Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry: Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2003-2005
Co-Founder of the university chemistry laboratory for children of the age 7-12: Carl v. Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 2000
Vice president of the society of research assistants in the chemistry department of the ETH Zürich, Switzerland, 1986-1989
Member of the institute council of the laboratories for physical chemistry, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, 1986-1989
Research surface (photo) chemistry, nanophotonics, model catalysis, thin film processing, nanostructuring of surfaces, new nanoscopic materials
Professional Societies German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry
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