Joachim Spatz (physicist)
Joachim Pius Spatz (born November 27, 1969 in Heidenheim an der Brenz ) is a German physicist and professor at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .
Live and act
Spatz studied physics at Ulm University and Colorado State University from 1989 until his graduation in 1994 . In 1996 he did his doctorate with Martin Möller with summa cum laude as Dr. rer. nat. This work in the field of macromolecular chemistry was awarded the doctoral prize of the University of Ulm. In 2000 he completed his habilitation in Ulm and received the Venia legendi for physics. He then worked as a C3 professor at Heidelberg University, where he has been a full professor of biophysical chemistry since 2004. From 2004 to 2011, in addition to his professorship, he was also director of the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, after which it was renamed the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems , he was also its director until 2015. Since 2016 he has also been director of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg.
Spatz's main research areas are cell physics and mechanics, materials science and cell adhesion . In 2017 he received the Leibniz Prize for his outstanding research at the boundary between materials science and cell biophysics .
Prizes and awards
- 1996: Scientific sponsorship award from the Association of the Metal Industry Baden-Württemberg eV
- 1996: Schloessmann Research Award from the Max Planck Society
- 1997: Doctoral award from the University of Ulm for excellent doctoral achievements
- 1998: "Young Researcher Award" from the Ulm University Society
- 1999: Reimund Stadler Prize - Habilitation Prize from the Macromolecular Chemistry Section of the Society of German Chemists
- 2000: Gerhard Hess Prize of the DFG
- 2002: Alfried Krupp sponsorship award for young university teachers
- 2003: Otto Klung Prize for Physics
- 2009: Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
- 2012: European Research Council Advanced Grant, together with Prof. B. Geiger, Weizmann Institute
- 2016: Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- 2017: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2020: Admission to the Physics Section as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Publications (selection)
- Controlled mineralization in disperse phases of two-block copolymers . Universitätsverlag, Ulm 1996 (dissertation).
- Nanopatterns for the localization and separation of molecular functional units: monomolecular adhesion points and patterns for manipulation of biological cell mechanics . Universitätsverlag, Ulm 2000 (English, habilitation thesis).
Web links
- Member entry of Joachim Spatz at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Sparrow at the Max Planck Institute
- Literature by and about Joachim Spatz in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leibniz Prize for the Heidelberg researcher Prof. Dr. Joachim P. Spatz , accessed on July 18, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sparrow, Joachim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spatz, Joachim Pius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidenheim an der Brenz |