Karsten Meyer (chemist)

Karsten Meyer
Born (1968-05-17) May 17, 1968 (age 56)
Herne, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materRuhr University Bochum
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion Ph.D. 1998
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry
InstitutionsFriedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg (FAU)
University of California, San Diego
Thesis Molecular and Electronic Structure of High-Valent Transition-Metal Nitrido Complexes  (1998)
Doctoral advisorKarl Wieghardt
Other academic advisorsChristopher C. Cummins
Doctoral studentsXile Hu
Other notable studentsSuzanne Bart
Websitewww.inorgchem2.nat.fau.de

Karsten Meyer (born May 17, 1968, in Herne, Germany) is a German inorganic chemist and Chair of Inorganic and General Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).[1] His research involves the coordination chemistry of transition metals as well as uranium coordination chemistry, small molecule activation with these coordination complexes, and the synthesis of new chelating ligands.[2][3] He is the 2017 recipient of the Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, the Ludwig-Mond Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry,[4] and the L.A. Chugaev Commemorative Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences, among other awards. He also serves as an Associate Editor of the journal Organometallics since 2014.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Chair of Inorganic and General Chemistry › Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ "karsten meyer – publications". www.inorganic-chemistry.net. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ "Karsten Meyer's Publons profile". publons.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ "FAU-based chemist receives award of the Royal Society of Chemistry › Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Organometallics". pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ "Curriculum Vitae › Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer". Retrieved 2021-05-21.