Daniel B. Werz
Born October 12, 1975 in Heidelberg
Author Profile, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 12206-12207; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 12374-12375.
Education and Research Experience
| 2022- | Full Professor and Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Freiburg |
| 2018-2022 | Full Professor and Chair of Organic Chemistry at Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 2013-2018 | Associate Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig |
| 2012 | Deputy Full Professorship at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| 2006-2011 | Habilitation at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lutz F. Tietze) |
| 2004-2006 | Postdoc at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. Dr. Peter H. Seeberger) |
| 2000-2003 | Ph.D. Thesis at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Gleiter, „Electron-Rich Alkynes – Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity“ (summa cum laude)) |
| 2000 | Diploma (MSc): „with distinction“ |
| 1998/1999 | Exchange Student at University of Bristol, UK |
| 1997 | Prediploma (BSc): „very good“ |
| 1995-2000 | Studies of Chemistry at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
| 1995 | Abitur at the Elisabeth-von-Thadden-Schule, Heidelberg |
Visiting Professorships
| 2021- | Honorary Faculty, IIT Guwahati, India |
| 2018 | Visiting Scholar, Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| 2017- | Distinguished Visiting Professor Fellowship, IIT Bombay, India |
| 2015 | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Visiting Professor Fellowship, Kyoto University, Japan |
Fellowships, Awards and Honors
| 2023- | Alexander von Humboldt Scout – Henriette Herz Scouting Program |
| 2023 | Helvetica Chimica Acta Lecture, Swiss Chemical Society |
| 2021 | Offer for a Full Professorship (Chair) at the University of Freiburg (accepted) |
| 2017 | Offer for a Full Professorship (Chair) at the University of Ulm (declined) |
| 2015 | ERC Consolidator Grant |
| 2014 | ORCHEM Award 2014 |
| 2012 | Teaching Award – Lecture „Natural Products“ |
| 2012 | Teaching Award – Lecture „Heterocycles“ |
| 2012 | Heisenberg Fellowship (DFG) |
| 2012 | G.I.F. Young Scientists Program |
| 2011 | Dozentenstipendium (Fonds der Chemischen Industrie) |
| 2010 | GlycoThera Award |
| 2010 | JSP Fellowship (Bürgenstock Conference) |
| 2009 | Award of the Dr. Otto Röhm Foundation |
| 2008 | Thieme Journal Award |
| 2007 | Emmy Noether Fellowship (DFG) |
| 2006 | Liebig Fellowship (Fonds der Chemischen Industrie) |
| 2006 | Klaus Grohe Award (GDCh) |
| 2004 | Ruprecht-Karls Award for Ph.D. Thesis (Universität Heidelberg) |
| 2005-2006 | DFG Emmy Noether Fellowship (Phase I) for postdoctoral research |
| 2004-2005 | Feodor Lynen Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) |
| 2001-2003 | Ph.D. Fellowship (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) |
| 2000 | Sophie-Bernthsen Award (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) |
| 1998/1999 | ERASMUS Fellowship (European Union) |
| 1997 | Otto-Hofmann Award (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) |
| 1996-2000 | Fellow of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
Activities
| 2024-2028 | Chairman of the Liebig Association for Organic Chemistry of the German Chemical Society (Liebig-Vereinigung für Organische Chemie) |
| 2024- | Elected Review Board Member of the DFG Panel Molecular Chemistry |
| 2023- | Editorial Advisory Board Member European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| 2022- | Head of the GDCh Section Freiburg-Südbaden |
| 2022- | Editorial Advisory Board Member Helvetica Chimica Acta |
| 2021-2022 | Dean of Studies |
| 2020-2024 | Elected Board Member of the Liebig Association for Organic Chemistry of the German Chemical Society, Vice Chairman (Liebig-Vereinigung für Organische Chemie) |
| 2015-2022 | Head of the GDCh Section in Braunschweig |
| 2013-2022 | Associate Editor „Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry“ |