Arndt Simon
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Arndt Simon (born 14 January 1940) is a German inorganic chemist.[1] He was a director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.[2]
AlmamaterUniversity of Münster
Awards1972 Chemistry Award of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1985 Wilhelm Klemm Award of the Society of German Chemists, 1987 Otto Bayer Award, 1990 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, 1998 Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 Liebig-Denkmünze of the Society of German Chemists, 2011 Terrae Rarae Award
InstitutionsUniversity of Münster,
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart
Arndt Simon | |
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| Alma mater | University of Münster |
| Awards | 1972 Chemistry Award of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1985 Wilhelm Klemm Award of the Society of German Chemists, 1987 Otto Bayer Award, 1990 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, 1998 Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 Liebig-Denkmünze of the Society of German Chemists, 2011 Terrae Rarae Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Münster, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart |
| Doctoral advisor | Harald Schäfer |
| Doctoral students | Richard Dronskowski |
| Other notable students | Claudia Felser |
Simon studied Chemistry at the University of Münster from 1960-1964.[2] He worked on his doctoral thesis in the group of Harald Schäfer from 1964-1966 and finished his habilitation in 1971.[2] In 1972, he was appointed as an associate professor at the University of Münster.[2] Starting in 1974, he was a member of the Max-Planck Society and one of the directors at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.[2] Since 1975, he was a honorary professor at the University of Stuttgart.[2] Since 2010, he has been an emeritus.[2]
