Professor Stefan Bernhard is recognized in the scientific community for his work in several applied fields pertaining to the interaction between light and transition metal complexes.
Education
Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship (1982-1985) at Suchard Tobler Chocolates
Diploma in Chemical Engineering (1985-1988) from the School of Engineering in Burgdorf, Switzerland
Diploma in Chemistry (1988-1993) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Doctorate of Philosophy in Chemistry (1993-1996) from the University of Fribourg for "synthesis and properties of adamantane bridged diimine ligands and their Ru(II) and Os(II) complexes" under Professor Doctor Peter Belser
Postdoctoral Research Associate (1996-1998) at Los Alamos National Laboratory under Doctor Jon Schoonover. Supported by fellowships from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Novartis Foundation
Postdoctoral Research Associate (1998-2002) at Cornell University under Professor
Doctor Héctor Abruña.
Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship for Advanced Researchers.
Career
His involvement in the prediction, generation, and spectroscopy of circularly polarized luminescence from synthesized chiral phosphors have significantly advanced the state-of-the-art in this relatively young sub-field of photophysical chemistry. Other contributions involve work in artificial photosynthesis and organic light emitting devices (see organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)). Doctor Doctor Assistant Professorship (2002-2009) in the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University.
Associate Professorship (2009-present) in the Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University.
George Malliaras, Cornell UniversityCraig Arnold, Princeton UniversityMarcella Bonchio, University of PadovaLynn Loo, Princeton UniversityMartin Albrecht, University of California Dublin.