Hans-Joachim Cantow
Hans-Joachim Cantow (born March 2, 1923 in Oberhausen ; † May 30, 2018 ) was a German polymer chemist and professor at the Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Freiburg .
Cantow studied chemistry at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and was there in 1949 with a thesis on light scattering of polymer solutions doctorate . He then worked at the Hüls chemical works in Marl . After completing his habilitation in Mainz in 1964, he was appointed to a newly created professorship for physical chemistry of macromolecules in Freiburg in 1965, where he remained until his retirement in 1991 and was director of the Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry. The Freiburg Materials Research Center was founded under his leadership in 1990 .
He was particularly concerned with the dissolution and melting behavior of macromolecules and researched their thermodynamics, scattering behavior, spectroscopy, rheology and characterization of surfaces and interfaces with modern microscopic methods. He was a co-founder of the SFB 60 Function by Organization and used one of the first high-resolution NMR spectrometers at the University of Freiburg. He promoted collaboration with industry. Under his leadership, the University's Macromolecular Colloquium , founded by Hermann Staudinger , was transformed into a research meeting with appeal throughout the German-speaking region and beyond, to which up to 700 participants come every year.
He received the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, was an honorary doctorate from the University of Iasi in Romania and received the Louis Pasteur Medal from the University of Strasbourg .
Works
- The determination of the shape, size and molecular weight of dissolved macromolecules from their light scattering. Dissertation University of Mainz, 1949.
- He was one of the editors of many volumes in Springer's Advances in Polymer Science series (initially also titled Advances in High Polymer Research ).
Web links
- In Remembrance of Prof. Hans-Joachim Cantow , obituary in Advanced Science News by Rolf Mülhaupt 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pioneer of polymer chemistry: The Freiburg scientist Hans-Joachim Cantow is 90 years old. (PDF; 61 kB) Press release. University of Freiburg , February 15, 2013, accessed June 15, 2018 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cantow, Hans-Joachim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German polymer chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 2018 |