Prof.Dr. Oliver J. Schmitz

Academic Training and Scientific Degrees:

• 2004: Habilitation and Venia legendi (Analytical Chemistry), University of Wuppertal
• 1994 – 1997: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), Chemistry, University of Wuppertal
• 1989 – 1993: Studies of Chemistry (Diplom), University of Wuppertal

Professional Scientific Activities:

• Since 2012: Professor (W3), Applied Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen
• 2009 – 2012: Professor (W2), Institute of Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, University of Wuppertal
• 2004 – 2009: Associate professor, Institute of Instrumental Analysis, University of Wuppertal
• 2001 – 2004: Independent research at the University of Wuppertal
• 1999 – 2000: Postdoctoral researcher, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg (DKFZ)
• 1998: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Munich (LMU)

Awards:

• 2018: Andrzej Waksmundzki Medal Award for Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Chemical Society
• 2013: Fresenius Lecturer, German Chemical Society (GDCh)
• 2012: Gerhard-Hesse Price for Chromatography, German Chemical Society (GDCh)
• 2003: AACR-Scholar-in-Training Award

Further Activities:

• 2023: Chairman of the 51th HPLC in Duesseldorf, Germany (together with Prof. Laemmerhofer)
• 2020: Chairman of the 6th International Ion Mobility – Mass Spectrometry Workshop in Essen, Germany
• 2016 - 2019: Deputy Chairman of the Working Group Separation Science of the Section for Analytical Chemistryof the GDCh
• Since 2016: Member of the DAAD selection committee (India, Asia and South-Pacific)
• Since 2013: Chairman of the analytica conferences in China and Vietnam (together with national partners)
• Since 2013: Consultant of the Fair analytica Munich
• Since 2012: Founding director of the Institute of Pure and Applied Mass Spectrometry, University of Wuppertal
• Since 2009: Co-founder of the companyiGenTraX UG