Background
Austel, Volkhard was born on September 2, 1939 in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. Son of Erich and Felicitas (Olbrich) Austel.
Austel, Volkhard was born on September 2, 1939 in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. Son of Erich and Felicitas (Olbrich) Austel.
Diploma in chemistry, Technology Hochschule, Munich, 1964; Doctor rerum naturalium, Technology Hochschule, Munich, 1967; Doctor habil, U. Ulm, Federal Republic Germany, 1986.
Postdoctoral fellow, Technology Hochschule, 1967-1968, 69-70; postdoctoral fellow, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1968-1969; head research laboratory, Doctor Karl Thomae GmbH, Biberach, Federal Republic Germany, 1970-1984; head research group, Doctor Karl Thomae GmbH, Biberach, Federal Republic Germany, since 1984.
Member American Chemical Society, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker.
Married Elena Williams, August 14, 1970.