Resumé

I. Personal Information

Name Matthias Christoph Ernst
Date of Birth February 2, 1964
Place of Birth Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Federal Republic of Germany
Citizenship German
Languages German, English
Mailing Address ETH Zürich
Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie
HCI D 227
CH-8093 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone +41-44-632-4366
Fax +41-44-632-1621
E-mail maer@nmr.phys.chem.ethz.ch
Present Occupation Adjunct Professor (Titularprofessor) and senior scientist at the Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.

II. Education

1970-1974 Primary school in Freiburg i. Brsg., Germany.
1974-1983 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Freiburg i. Brsg. and Abitur.
1983-1984 Military service in the German army.
1984-1987 Undergraduate studies in Chemistry at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany. Intermediate examination (Vordiplom).
1987-1988 Undergraduate studies in Chemistry at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich.
1988 Diploma thesis with Prof. Richard R. Ernst, Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, in the field of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy.
October 1988 Graduation with honour as Diplom Chemiker ETH.
1989-1993 Ph.D. studies in the research group of Prof. Richard R. Ernst, Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zürich on the investigation of molecular dynamical processes by NMR spectroscopy.
December 1993 Received Dr. sc. nat. from ETH Zürich.
October 2002 Privatdozent and "venia legendi" in Physical Chemistry.
Mai 2011 Adjunct Professor (Titularprofessor) in the Departement of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zürich.

III. Awards

1982 and 1983 Member of the German team at the International Chemistry Olympiad for Students in Stockholm, Sweden and Timisoara, Romania.
1984-1988 Scholarship from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes.
1988 Silver Medal from the ETH Zürich for the Diploma Thesis.
1989 Prize from the Vereinigung Ehemaliger Chemiestudierender an der ETH Zürich for the highest grades in the Chemistry Examinations in 1988.
1994 Grant from the Schweizerischer Nationalfonds for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (declined).
1994-1996 Grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for a two year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
2003 Ruzicka prize in Chemistry of the ETH Zürich.

IV. Professional Experience

1989-1990 Teaching Assistant (ETH Zürich) in first year Physical Chemistry.
1990-1993 Teaching Assistant (ETH Zürich) in third and fourth year Physical Chemistry (Laboratories).
1989-1993 Extensively involved in the installation, maintenance and management of a computer network consisting of more than 20 workstation and servers of various brands.
1994-1996 Postdoctoral research fellow in the research group of Prof. Alexander Pines, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
1996-1998 Staff scientist in the research group of Prof. Dr. Beat H. Meier at the Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
1996-today Computer system administrator of an intermediate size (60-80 computer) heterogeneous network (Solaris, IRIX, Windows-2000).
1998-2011 Oberassistent (staff scientist) in the research group of Prof. Dr. Beat H. Meier at the Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH-Zürich, Switzerland.
2011-today Adjunct Professor (Titularprofessor) in the Departement of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zürich.


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