Background
Niessen, Wolfgang Von was born on January 23, 1941 in Wuppertal, Germany. Son of Alfred and Helma Von Niessen.
Niessen, Wolfgang Von was born on January 23, 1941 in Wuppertal, Germany. Son of Alfred and Helma Von Niessen.
Master of Science, Cornell University, 1966. Doctor rerum naturalium, Technology University Munich, 1970. Doctor rerum naturalium habilitatus, Technology University Munich, 1976.
Postdoctoral fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Research Laboratory, San Jose, 1969-1970; science assistant, Max-Planck-Institute of Astrophysik, Munich, 1970-1972; science assistant, Technology U. Munich, 1972-1977; professor, Technology U., Braunschweig, Germany, since 1977; director Institute Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technology U., Braunschweig, Germany, 1984-1988.
Member American Physical Society, German Physical Society, Bunsengesellschaft f. Physikalische Chemie.
Married Karin Thelen, March 21, 1969 (divorced 1989). Children: Yorck, Cornelia.