Background
Kastening, Bertel was born on March 5, 1929 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Albert and Dora (Matthiessen) Kastening.
physical chemistry educator emeritus
Kastening, Bertel was born on March 5, 1929 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Albert and Dora (Matthiessen) Kastening.
Diploma in Chemistry, University Hamburg, 1955. Doctor rerum naturalium, University Hamburg, 1958.
Science assistant, U. Hamburg, 1958-1962; lecturer, U. Hamburg, 1966-1974; professor electrochemistry, chair, U. Hamburg, 1974-1994; managing director Institute Physical Chemistry, U. Hamburg, 1977-1983; head department chemistry, U. Hamburg, 1985-1987; science assistant, Hochschule Bamberg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1962-1969. Head research group Jülich (Federal Republic of Germany) Nuclear Research Centre, 1969-1974.
Member International Society Electrochemistry, Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft fur Physikalische Chemie, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, Dechema, Deutscher Hochschulverband.
Married Hiltraud Giese, July 11, 1958. Children: Ariane, Boris, Mirko.