CV

Prof. Dr. Anja-Verena Mudring FRSC

Full Curriculum Vitae for download.

Head of Physical Materials Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
Adjunct Professor, The University of Alabama, USA                                                           Honorary Professor, University of KwaZula Natal, South Africa

Editor-in-Chief, Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews

EAB ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Research Profile:
Research motto: Theory with Practice – Understanding fundamental structure-property relationships with the aim to design new materials for energy related applications.

http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-4739-2014
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2800-1684
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1wofyBoAAAAJ&hl=en

Education and Qualifications:

1990-1995: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, Diplom-Chemiker (Dipl.-Chem.) (with distinction)
1995-2001: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany and as the degree granting institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany,

Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude, with distinction),

Graduate Advisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Jansen

2003-2006: Universität zu Köln, Germany, Habilitation, Priv.-Doz. (2006)

Appointments and Positions:

1992-1995: Research Assistant, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany
1995-2001: Graduate Research Assistant and Fellow of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and Ev. Studienwerk Villigst e.V., Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany and Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
2001-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA, USA and Feodor Lynen Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
2003-2006: Scientific Assistant (C1, Assistant Professor equivalent), Universität zu Köln, Germany, and Liebig Fellow of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
2006-2014: Tenured Professor of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry (W2, tenured Associate Professor and W3, Chair, Full Professor equivalent), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
2013-2017: Glenn Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (tenured Full Professor), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
2013-2017: Faculty Scientist, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, IA, USA
2016-

 

 

Head of Physical Materials Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden

 

 

Adjunct, Honorary, and Visiting Positions:

2006-2007: Affiliate Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
2008-2014: Adjunct Professor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
2017- Adjunct Professor, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
2018 Visiting Professor, Université d´Orléans and CNRS CBM (Centre de biophysique moléculaire), Orléans, France
Visiting Scholar, SERP+, University Genova, Italy

 

Memberships in Learnt Societies:

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • The American Ceramics Society (ACerS)
  • Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)
  • Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
  • Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (GdNÄ),
  • European Rare Earth Society (ERES), Vice-President
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Fellow
  • Sigma Xi
  • Svenska Kemisamfundet

 

Services (University and National Laboratory):

  • Teaching Commission, Fakultät fuer Chemie und Biochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (2008-2014)
  • Equality Commission, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (2011-2014)
  • Chair of the Research Department Interfacial Systems Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum,Germany (2011-2014)
  • Board of the DFG Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany(2013-2014)
  • Vice-Chair, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA (2015-2016)
  • Director of Graduate Education, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa StateUniversity, Ames, USA (2015-2016)
  • Research Director, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA (2015-2016)
  • Infrastructure Commission, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden (2017-)
  • Strategy Commission, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden (2018-)
  • Department Board, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden (2018-)
  • Served on various faculty search committees
  • Member of various national and international PhD committees

 

Services (other):

  • Training of the German Team for the International Chemistry Olympiad (1991-2006), Advisory Board and Judge of the International Chemistry Olympics, Kiel, Germany, 2005
  • Scientific Advisory Board of the Evangelischer Hochschulbeirat (EKD), Germany (2008-2015)
  • Vice-President of the European Rare Earth Society (ERES), Geneva, Switzerland (2008-)
  • Advisory Board, Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V., Germany (2011-2015)
  • Founding Chair of the COST Action CM1206 (EXIL – Exchange on Ionic Liquids), European Commission (2013-2014)
  • Founding Chair of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network LUMINET,European Commission (2012-2014)
  • Advisory Board, FIRST Energy Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US (2014-)
  • Chair-Elect of the Iowa Section, American Chemical Society, USA (2016)
  • Chair of the Iowa Section, American Chemical Society, USA (2017)
  • Board Member of the Independent Research Fund Denmark, Denmark (2018-)
  • Referee for various science and research organizations such as CSIRO (Australia), DFF – Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond – Independent Research Fund Denmark, Denmark; Academy of Finland (Finland), DFG (Germany), DOE (US), EC (Europe), FCT (Portugal), FWF (Austria), FWO (Belgium), Helmholtz Association (German)

 Editorial Boards and Editorships:

  • Editor-in-Chief, Green Chemistry Letters & Reviews (Taylor & Francis) (2020-)
  • Editorial Advisory Broad, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2020-)
  • Associate Editor, Crystal Growth & Design (American Chemical Society) (2010-)
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Crystals (MDPI) (2010-2015)
  • Guest Editor, Inorganic Chemistry (American Chemical Society), John Corbett Memorial Issue (2015)
  • Referee for various journals in general, inorganic, physical and materials chemistry

Fellowships:

  • Undergraduate Fellowship, Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V., Germany (1992-1995)
  • Fritz-ter-Meer Fellowship, Bayer Foundation, Germany (1992-1995)
  • Graduation Fellowship, Hoechst AG, Germany (1995)
  • Graduate Fellowship, Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt, Germany (1995-1997)
  • Graduate Fellowship, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn, Germany (1995), declined by AVM
  • Graduate Fellowship, Eangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V., Germany (1997-2001)
  • Feodor-Lynen Fellow, Alexander-von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany (2001-2003 and 2006)
  • Liebig Fellow, Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt, Germany (2003-2005)
  • Dozentenstipendium (Young Faculty Excellence Fellowship), Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt, Germany (2003-2005)
  • Academia-Industry Fellowship, BASF AG, Germany (2010)
  • Alexander von Humboldt Honorary Research Fellowship, Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) (2011)
  • Glenn Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA,USA (2013-2017)
  • SERP+ Scholar, University Genova, Italy (2018)

Meetings, Conferences, Symposia organized: 

2008 ·   25th RERC 2008 (Rare Earth Research Conference), Tuscaloosa AL, USA; Scientific Advisory Board & Ionic Liquid Session Organizer

·   ACS Fall Meeting 2008, Philadelphia, USA; Session Organizer “Ionic Liquid Materials“

·   MSE 2008 (Materials Science and Engineering), Nürnberg, Germany; Session Organizer

·   Terrae Rarae 2008, Bochum, Germany; Conference Organizer

2009 ·   COIL 2009 (International Conference on Ionic Liquids), Cairns, Australia; Scientific Advisory Board

·   9th ICfE 2009 (International Conference on f-Elements), Köln, Germany, Session Organizer

2010 ·   APCIL 2010 (Asian Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids), Beijing, China; Scientific Advisory Board

·   ESTE 2010 (Excited States of Transition Metals), Santiago de Chile; Scientific Advisory Board

2011 ·   ISEC 2011 (International Solvent Extraction Conference), Beijing, China; Scientific Advisory Board

·   26th RERC 2011 (Rare Earth Research Conference), Albuquerque NM, USA; Scientific Advisory Board & Ionic Liquid Session Organizer

·   COIL 2011 (International Conference on Ionic Liquids), Washington DC, USA; Scientific Advisory Board

2012 ·   ACS Spring Meeting 2012, San Diego CA, USA; Session Organizer: “Nanomaterials in Ionic Liquids”

·   APCIL 2012 (Asian Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids), Beijing, China; Scientific Advisory Board

2013 ·   COIL 2013 (International Conference on Ionic Liquids), Vilamoura, Portugal; Scientific Advisory Board
2014 ·   Gordon Research Conference on Ionic Liquids, Newry ME, USA; Co-Chair

·   27th RERC 2014 (Rare Earth Research Conference), Squaw Valley CA, USA; International Advisory Board & Program Committee

·   EUCHEM 2014, Tallinn, Estonia; Scientific Advisory Board

·   CIMTEC 2014, Montecatini Terme, Italy; International Advisory Board

2015 ·   COIL 2015 (International Conference on Ionic Liquids), Jeju City, South Korea; International Advisory Board

·   11th ICfE 2015 (International Conference on f Elements), Oxford, UK; International Advisory Board

2016 ·   Gordon Research Conference on Ionic Liquids, Newry ME, USA; Chair

·   ESTE (Excited States of Transition Metals) Polanica Zdroj, Poland; International Advisory Board

·   40th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics Composites; Symposium Co-Organizer

·   Toronto, Canda, Symposium Co-Orgainzier, G10: Energy-efficient lighting and power devices: Materials, technologies, and applications

2017 ·   28th RERC (Rare Earth Research Conference), Ames IA, USA; Co-Chair

·   41th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics Composites; USA; Symposium Co-Organizer

2019 ·   8th International Congress on Ionic Liquids, COIL-8, Beijing, China; International Advisory Board