Arndt Simon
Arndt Simon (born January 14, 1940 in Dresden ) is a German chemist .
Life
Arndt Simon studied chemistry at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster , where he received his doctorate in 1966 (preparative and structural studies on lower niobium halides with Men groups). Five years later he completed his habilitation in inorganic chemistry. From 1974 he was director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart , and since 1975 he has also been an honorary professor at the University of Stuttgart .
research
Simon's group dealt with metal-metal bonds in main group chemistry. In addition, metal-rich compounds such as aluminides, borides , halides and oxides of transition metals were shown. In particular, the synthesis of suboxides should also be mentioned. Theoretically, these investigations were supported by the presentation of a cluster concept.
Awards
- Prize of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI), 1971
- Academy Prize for Chemistry, Göttingen Academy of Sciences , 1972
- Wilhelm-Klemm-Prize , Society of German Chemists , 1985
- Otto Bayer Prize , 1987
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize , German Research Foundation , 1990
- Royal Society of Chemistry (GB) Centenary Medal, 1997
- Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Dresden , 1998
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Karlsruhe , 1998
- Honorary doctorate from Stockholm University , 2001
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Rennes I , 2002
- Liebig Medal of the Society of German Chemists , 2004
- Terrae Rarae Prize (Rare Earth Days), 2011
Memberships
- Corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz, 1989
- Full member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences , 1990
- Member of the Academia Europaea , 1990
- Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 1992
- Foreign member of the Académie des sciences de l'Institut de France, 1998
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , 1998
- Honorary Member of the Chemical Research Society of India , 2003
- Member of the World Innovation Foundation , 2003
Fonts
- Chemistry and physics of solids - different perspectives, same concerns. Using the example of the alkali metal suboxides and the high-temperature superconductors, Chemistry in our time, Volume 22, 1988, No. 1, 1-8
- New developments in the chemistry of metal-rich compounds, Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen 1984
Web links
- Homepage at the MPI Stuttgart
- Literature by and about Arndt Simon in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member entry of Arndt Simon at the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz , accessed on November 6, 2017
- ↑ Member entry of Arndt Simon (with picture and CV) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on July 22, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon, Arndt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |