Education
Wasserscheid studied chemistry at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen from 1991 to 1995 before he did his doctorate in the work group of Professor Wilhelm Keim.
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Peter Wasserscheid
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After postdoctoral research at Boite Postale in Great Britain he habilitated at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Since October 2003, Wasserscheid holds the chair of Chemical engineering at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Wasserscheid is married and has 3 children.
Achievements
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1996: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen for the diploma thesis 1999: Borchers-Plakette of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen for the dissertation 2000: Carl-Zerbe-Preis 2001: Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)-Preis of the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung 2003: Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2006: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize.
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Nationality
Germany
Education
Awards
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1996: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis of the RWTH Aachen for the diploma thesis 1999: Borchers-Plakette of the RWTH Aachen for the dissertation 2000: Carl-Zerbe-Preis 2001: DECHEMA-Preis of the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung 2003: Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2006: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize or in short the Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the German Research Foundation every year since 1985 to exceptional scientists and academics working in Germany for their outstanding achievements in the field of research.1996: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Preis of the RWTH Aachen for the diploma thesis 1999: Borchers-Plakette of the RWTH Aachen for the dissertation 2000: Carl-Zerbe-Preis 2001: DECHEMA-Preis of the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung 2003: Innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2006: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize or in short the Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the German Research Foundation every year since 1985 to exceptional scientists and academics working in Germany for their outstanding achievements in the field of research.