Marc-Denis Weitze

Marc-Denis Weitze (born March 3, 1967 in Stade ) is a German chemist and science communicator . Weitze has been a private lecturer at the chair for science communication at the Technical University of Munich since 2016 . He is also head of technology communication at acatech - German Academy of Science and Engineering . Weitze is one of the leading experts in artificial photosynthesis in Germany.

Life

After graduating from high school, Weitze first studied chemistry at the University of Konstanz and the Technical University of Munich. After completing his studies , Weitze received his doctorate in chemistry from the Technical University of Munich. At the same time, he began studying philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . His professional career then led Weitze to the German Museum . After that, Weitze started at acatech - German Academy of Science and Engineering. Here he is currently head of the technical communication area (as of 2019). Since 2002 Weitze has been organizing the Tegernsee Science Days as scientific director . He is also a freelance science journalist and active science cabaret artist. Weitze also organizes science slams , especially in the Munich area.

Publications

Monographs

• Investigations into the evolution of cortical structures in biologically relevant computer models . Munich 1997. ISBN 3-933083-11-7
• The Atomic Force Microscope: A Feeling, Pulling, and Digging Tool for Nanoscience . Berlin, Munich, Diepolz 2003. ISBN 978-3928186728
• From PUSH to PURE? On science communication in Germany from 1999 to 2004 . Saarbrücken 2010. ISBN 978-3639317732
• Materials - Invisible, but indispensable . Springer 2013 ISBN 978-3-642-29541-6
• Science communication - key ideas, actors, case studies . Springer 2016. ISBN 978-3-662-47843-1
• Artificial Photosynthesis: Better Than Nature? Springer 2019. ISBN 978-3-662-55718-1

Editorships (selection)

• Public Understanding of Science in German-speaking Countries: The Role of Museums . Munich 2001. ISBN 3-924183-82-1
• 'Oxygen': Science in the Theater - Book accompanying the German-language premiere . Bielefeld 2006. ISBN 392418383X
• Wolf-Andreas Liebert, M.-D. Weitze (ed.): Controversies as the key to science? Knowledge cultures in linguistic interaction. Bielefeld 2006. ISBN 978-3-89942-448-5
• Christian Returns Peter Schüßler, M.-D. Weitze (ed.): New Technologies in Society: Actors, Expectations, Controversies and Businesses. Bielefeld 2011. ISBN 3837615731
• Alfred Pühler, Bernd Müller-Röber, M.-D. Weitze (ed.): Synthetic Biology - The Birth of a New Technological Science. Springer-Verlag, Berlin a. a., 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-22354-9
• M.-D. Weitze, A.Pühler, WMHeckl, B.Müller-Röber, O.Renn, P.Weingart, G.Wess (eds.): Biotechnology communication - controversies, analyzes, activities. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 2012. ISBN 978-3-642-33994-3
• P. Russer, P. Lugli, M.-D. Weitze (ed.): Nanoelectronics - smaller, faster, better. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-35791-6
• M.-D. Weitze, Joachim Schummer, Thomas Geelhaar (eds.): Between fascination and demonization: chemistry in society. Springer Spectrum 2017. ISBN 978-3-662-54449-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.acatech.de/person/marc-denis-weitze-acatech-deutsche-akademie-der-technikwissenschaften/
2. ↑ https://www.acatech.de/termin/zehn-minuten-fuer-die-zukunft-ein-science-slam/