Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen
Professor of Physical Chemistry - Group Leader - Speaker SFB 1214
Research Interests
- Polymer and Colloid Analysis
- Analytical Ultracentrifugation - method and detector development
- Nucleation
- Non Classical Crystallization
- Functional Polymer Additives
- Biomineralisation
Education and studies:
1985-1991 | Chemistry studies at the Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg |
8.12.1993 | Ph-D in Chemistry at Gerhard Mercator University Duisburg (Summa cum laude) „Analytical Ultracentrifugation of Gels“ with Prof. Dr. W. Borchard |
1995-2001 | Habilitation with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. M. Antonietti in the Colloid Chemistry Dept. of the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces: „Biomimetic mineralization using hydrophilic block copolymers: Synthesis of hybrid colloids with complex form and pathways towards their analysis in solution“ |
10.7.2001 | Venia Legendi in physical chemistry at Potsdam University |
Professional Career:
1991-1993 | Research Assistant in the Applied Physical Chemistry Dept. in Duisburg |
1993-1995 | PostDoc at „National Center for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics“ University of Nottingham / Leicester. Research activities in characterization of complex biopolymers and their interactions and superstructures with Prof. Dr. S.E. Harding |
1995-2010 | Scientist in the Colloid Chemistry Dept. of the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces |
2004-2010 | Private docent at Potsdam University |
2010 | Offer of chair of Physical Chemistry (W3) at the University of Konstanz and University Duisburg-Essen (declined), Offer of chair of Materials Chemistry (W3) at the University of Stuttgart (declined) |
5/2010 | Full Professor Physical Chemistry, University Konstanz |
| 2016 -2021 | Speaker SFB 1214 Anisotropic Particles |
Awards:
1991-1993 | Graduate scholarship of the Gerhard Mercator Universität-GH-Duisburg |
1991 | “Hochschulabsolventenpreis” of the Gerhard Mercator Universität-GH-Duisburg for the best diploma thesis of the year |
1994 | “Studienabschlußstipendium”; Fonds of the German Chemical Industry for a fast chemistry study |
1993-1995 | Scholarship of the Scientific & Engineering Research Council / England |
2000 | “Dr. Hermann Schnell Award” of the Dr. Hermann Schnell foundation / German Chemical Society |
2001 | Travel award of the “Macromolecular Chemistry Division” of the German Chemical Society |
2006 | Steinhofer lecture, Freiburg |
2011 | Listed in the Thomson Reuters list of top 100 chemists worldwide for the years 2000 – 2010 |
2013 | Academy Award of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| 2014 | Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Science |
| 2014 | ECIS Solvay Award of the European Colloid and Interface Society |
| 2014 | LUKS Teaching Award, University of Konstanz |
| 2017 | CAS President's International Fellowship for Visiting Scientists (Chinese Academy of Science) |
| 2019 | Honorary Professor, Qingdao University of Science and Technology |
| 2022 | VEBLEO Fellow |
| 2022 | Liesegang Award of the Deutsche Kolloidgesellschaft (German Colloid Society) |
Commissions of Trust:
- 2010 - 2014: International Advisory Board Member for Japan wide consortium Fusion Materials: Creative Development of Materials and Exploration of Their Function through Molecular Control, funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan
- 2010 - 2015: International Advisory Board Member for Programme Grant: “Hard-soft Interfaces: from understanding to engineering” funded by Scientific & Engineering Research Council (England)
- Since 2012 Member of the Board of Trustees of the "Südwestmetall Förderpreis"
- 2014 - today: International Advisory Board for the National Competence Center for Research (NCCR) on Bio-Inspired Materials funded by National Science Foundation, Switzerland
Editor of Scientific Journals
- Since 2012: Co-editor Current Nanoscience (IF 1.84)
- Since 2015: Editor in Chief Crystals (IF 2,67)
Since 2022: Review editor Frontiers in Energy Research, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
Editorial / Advisory Boards of Scientific Journals:
Since 2014: Journal of Materials Chemistry B IF 6.97, Royal Society of Chemistry
2013-2015: Crystal Engineering Communications IF 3.55, Royal Society of Chemistry
Since 2013: Nanomaterials IF 5.72, MDPI open access
Since 2013: Inorganics IF 2.66, MDPI open access
2013 – 2016: Bioinspired Materials, deGruyter open access
Since 2012: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization IF 3.31, Wiley
2013 – 2016: Journal of Crystallography IF 3.30 Hindawi open access
2012 – 2016: The Scientific World Journal Hindawi open access
Since 2010: Current Nanoscience IF 1.84, Bentham Science
Since 2008: Crystals IF 2.67, MDPI open access
Since 2008 Macromolecular Bioscience IF 4.98, Wiley
Since 2020 Materials Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry
2021 – 2024 Research (Science Partner Journal) IF 11.04, AAAS
Since 2022 Hybrid Advances (Elsevier)
Guest professorships / Short Courses:
9/2001 | Fractionating particle analytics & colloid chemistry in the geochemistry course of the University Konstanz |
1/2002-3/2002 | Guest Professor: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL) |
12/2005 | Short Course Series on „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile |
4/2008 | 14 h Short Course Series with examination on „New approaches towards materials with nanoscale order “ Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne (EPFL) |
Since 2008 | External Lecturer Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne |
9/2010 | 14 h Lecture & Examination „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” at Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne |
9/2012 | 14 h Lecture & Examination „Rational approaches towards materials and polymers with nanoscale order and improved properties” at Ecole Doctorale, EPFL Lausanne |
3/2014 | 3 d course "Klassische und Nichtklassische Kristallisation" for the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Konstanz |
3/2015 | 3 d course "Klassische und Nichtklassische Kristallisation" for the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Konstanz |
3/2016 | 3 d course "Klassische und Nichtklassische Kristallisation" for the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Konstanz |
| 3/2017 | 3 d course "Klassische und Nichtklassische Kristallisation" for the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Konstanz |
| 3/2018 | 3 d course "Klassische und Nichtklassische Kristallisation" for the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker in Konstanz |
| 2018 | 16h Short course series “Nanochemistry and Analytics” at Chemistry and Engineering; Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, CN |
Membership of Scientific Societies:
2000 Member of the German Chemical Society
2014 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
2015 Dechema ProcessNet Fachausschuss Grenzflächenbestimmte Systeme und Prozesse
Publications:
Web of Science:
435 Publications at 9/2022, H-Index 82 (WOS), 93 (Google Scholar), > 29 000 total citations (WOS), > 38 000 (Google Scholar), 53 cover pages, Invited book (ca. 300 pages) „Mesocrystals and Non Classical Crystallization“published by John Wiley & Sons 6/08. Co-Author: Markus Antonietti.
Oral Presentations:
Until 2014: > 220 oral presentations, 190 invited talks, 16 plenary talks on intl. meetings, 8 keynote talks on international meetings, 5 invited main talks on Gordon Research Conferences
After 2014, yearly ca. 1 - 3 plenary / keynote talks, 10 - 15 invited talks
Current research interests:
Non Classical Crystallization
Synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid colloids with complex form.
Synthesis of amphiphilic functional block copolymers.
Fractionating methods of colloid and polymer analytics.
Further scientific activities:
Organisation of the „11th International Symposium on Analytical Ultracentrifugation“
25/26.3.1999 in Potsdam.
Editor Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science 113/ Progress in Analytical Ultracentrifugation 5 (1999), Co-editor Progress in Colloid & Polymer Science 131/ Progress in Analytical Ultracentrifugation 8 (2006)
Co-organizer of the workshop: “Investigation of Biomineralization employing model systems” within the Biomineralization priority program of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 23 & 24.9.2003 in Braunschweig.
Co-organizer PMSE Symposium “Polymer directed Mineralization“ 233th ACS Spring Meeting Chicago 25.-29.3.2007 with F.C. Meldrum, S. Yang and N. Kröger
Symposium organizer EUROMAT 2007 Nürnberg “Powder processing - self-assembly and tailored nanostructures - towards applications” with Lennart Bergström, 10.-13.9.2007
Symposium organizer at EUROMAT 9/2009 Glasgow, UK with Lennart Bergström and Markus Niederberger
Co-organizer 125th Svedberg anniversary international symposium on Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Uppsala, Sweden 9/2009
Co-Editor with Nico Sommerdijk Lessons from Nature, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 35, February 2010 Materials Research Society
Scientific committee member Biomaterials for Composites at Lake Louise Conference 2009
Editor Special Issue “Analytical Ultracentrifugation” Macromol. Bioscience 7/2010
Co-Editor with Fiona Meldrum Crystallization and formation mechanisms of nanostructures, Nanoscale, 2, 2010 special issue
Symposium Chair “Biohybrids and Biomaterials Symposium” Hybrid Materials 2011 Conference in Strasbourg, France 6-10.3.2011
Scientific committee member Biomaterials for Composites at Lake Louise Conference 2011
Symposium Co-Chair “Biological Mineralization” Goldschmidt 2012 Conference, 24 – 29.6.2012 in Montreal, Canada
2013: Programme committee with Profs. Jolanta Prywer and Abel Moreno Carcamo for session Biological and Biogenic Crystallization, International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, 11 - 16.8.2013 Warsaw Poland
Scientific committee member Biomaterials for Composites at Lake Louise Conference 2013
2014: Session co-organizer: "Nanocrystal Growth via Oriented Attachment and Mesocrystal Formation" with Lee Penn, Hengzhong Zhang and Caue Ribeiro, MRS spring meeting 2014, 21 - 25.4.2014 San Francisco, USA
2014: Co-organizer: 10th Zsigmondy Kolloquium with Alexander Wittemann, Sebastian Polarz, Stefan Mecking, Matthias Fuchs, 7 - 8.4.2014, Konstanz, Germany
2014: Session co-organizer: "Non Classical Nucleation and Crystallization" with Lennart Bergström and Markus Niederberger, EMRS spring meeting 2014, 26 - 30.5. in Lille, France
2014: Co-organizer: "International Workshop on Nucleation and Early Stages of Particle Formation" with Wolfgang Peukert and Dirk Zahn. 5 - 6.6. in Erlangen, Germany
2015: Scientific committee member Biomaterials for Composites at Lake Louise Conference 2015
2015: Session co-organizer: "Equilibrium versus disequilibrium states in biologic hard tissues and biomimetic analogues" at Goldschmidt 2015 Conference in Prague with Erika Griesshaber, Wolfgang Schmahl and Andrew Putnis
2015: Scientific committee member of ECIS 2015, 29th conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, Bordeaux 6 - 11.9.2015
2015: Scientific committee member of 13th International Conference on Biomineralization in Granada 16 - 19.9.2015
2015: International program committee of the 22nd International Conference on Analytical Ultracentrifugation in Melbourne AUC 2015
2017: Symposium chair at Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials; LIssabon 6 - 10.3.2017
2018: Program committee member “Euro Bio-inspired Materials” Potsdam 19 – 22.3.2018
2018: Member of Scientific Committee of the sixth European Conference on Crystal Growth, 16 – 20.9.2018; Varna, Bulgaria
2018: Organizer International Symposium of the SFB 1214 “Anisotropic Particles: Tailoring Shape, Interactions and Structure” 25-28.9.2018 in Konstanz
2018: Co-Chair of 4th Global Congress and Expo on Materials Science and Nanoscience 15 – 17.10.2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2019: Scientific Committee Partec 2019, 9-11.4. Nuremberg
2019: Co-Organizer of the 15 International Conference on Biomineralization in Munich 2019 with Peter Fratzl, Wolfgang Schmahl, Erika Griesshaber and Dan Jackson.
2020: Co-Editor of Conference Special Issue of the 15 International Conference on Biomineralization in Munich 2019 “Biominerals, Formation, Function, Properties” with Wolfgang Schmahl, Erika Griesshaber; Crystals, Crystals 2020
2020: Co-Editor of Crystals 10th Anniversary special issue "A 10 Years Journey: Chemical, Physical, and Biological Properties and Applications of Crystals" with Abel Moreno, Charles Rosenblatt, Slawomir Grabowski, Shujun Zhang, Crystals 2020
2020: Co-session chair Symposium “Advanced Particle Characterization for Material Analysis and Synthesis” at MSE 2020 Darmstadt 22 – 25.9.2020 with German Salazar Alvarez, Tobias Kraus, Lola Gonzalez-Garcia and Wolfgang Peukert
2023: Scientific Committee Partec 2023, 27-29.9.23. Nuremberg
360 different Journals sent papers for review:
Accounts of Chemical Research, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS Applied Bio Materials, ACS Applied Nano Materials, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, ACS Macro Letters, ACS Materials Letters, ACS Nano, ACS Combinatorial Science, ACS Omega, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Acta Biomaterialia, Acta Materialia, Advanced Biomaterials, Advanced Electronic Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Materials Letter, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Advanced Materials Technologies, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Advanced Optical Materials, Advanced Theory and Simulations, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Advances in Materials Research, Advanced Science, Aerosol Science and Technology, Aggregate, AlChE, American Mineralogist, Analyst, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chimica Acta, Analytical Methods, Angewandte Chemie, APL Materials, Applied Clay Science, Applied Physics A, Applied Physics Letters, Applied Physics Reviews, Applied Surface Science, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BBA Proteins and Proteomics, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Bioactive Materials, Biochemistry, Bio-Design and Manufacturing, Biological Reviews, Bioinformatics, Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, Biomacromolecules, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Biomaterials, BioMed Research International, Biomimetics, Biophysical Journal, Biophysical Reviews, BMC Biophysics, BMJ Open Science, Biopolymers, Carbohydrate Polymers, Carbohydrate Research, Case Reports in Dentistry, Catalysis Communications, Catalysis Letters, Catalysis Today, Cellulose, Cement and Concrete Research, Ceramics International, Chem, Chemical Communications, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Chemical Papers, Chemical Science, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Chemistry - A European Journal, Chemistry Proceedings, Chemistry of Materials, Chemistry Central 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Top 15 % Reviewer: Chemistry of Materials
Top 20 % Reviewer: Crystal Growth and Design, Langmuir
Institutions sending grant proposals for review (41):
Academy of Finland, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Canada Research Chairs, CEA-Enhanced Eurotalents, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, Czech Science Foundation, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Research Council (Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grant Calls), EPSERC, ETH Zürich Research Commission, European Science Foundation, Foundation Ireland RFP2009 Materials Panel, French institute for dental research (IFRO), French National Research Agency (ANR), Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS, Future Science Prize (China), German-Israeli Foundation (GIF), Israel Science Foundation (ISF), KU Leuven Research Council, Leopoldina Akademie Deutscher Naturforscher, Leverhulme Thrust, Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, Max-Planck-Society, Minerva Foundation, National Science Center Poland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Science Center Poland, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Pazy Foundation Israel, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Swedish Research Council, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, Science Foundation Ireland, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), US department of energy (DOE), US-Israel Binational Science foundation, Volkswagen Stiftung.
Private interests:
Music in a band, cooking, cycling