Univ.-Prof. Stefan Hecht
Stefan Hecht has been University Professor and Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry at RWTH’s Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences and Scientific Director of the DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials since August 2019.
Born in 1974 in Berlin.
Education
| 2001 | PhD in Organic Polymer Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 2006 |
Postdoctoral Lecturing Qualification/Habilitation in Organic Chemistry, Freie Unviersität Berlin |
Career
| 2001 to 2004 | Junior research group leader at Freie Unviersität Berlin |
| 2005 to 2016 | Group leader at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr |
| 2006 to 2019 | Full Professor and Chair of Organic Chemistry and Functional Materials, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
Personal
Family: Three strong women – my greatest joy!
Free time: Physical activities, stimulating company, and culinary and intellectual delights
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
Mark Twain