apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Dorfs

apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Dorfs
Address
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Building
Room
205
apl. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Dorfs
Address
Grindelallee 117
20146 Hamburg
Building
Room
205
Positions
Group Leader
Section Colloid Chemistry of Metals and Semiconductors, Spectroscopic Effects
Lecturing Staff
Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry

Research Priorities

  • Shape and composition control in colloidal nanoparticle synthesis
  • Alternative plasmonic materials
  • Temperature gradients on the nanometer scale

Curriculum Vitae

  • Personal Data
    • Date of Birth: December 26th, 1976
    • City of Birth: Hamburg
    • Family Status: Married
    • Citizenship: German

     

  • Academic Career

    Since Aug 2020
    Adjunct Professor at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in the department for functional nanomaterials

    Dec 2017 - Aug 2020
    Private lecturer at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in the workgroup of Prof. Jürgen Caro

    Oct. 2011 - Dec
    Reseacher at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in the workgroup of Prof. Jürgen Caro

    Jan. 2009 - Sep. 2011
    Postdoc at the Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Genua, Italy, Nanobiotech Facilities, Nanochemistry (Prof. Liberato Manna)

    Juli 2008 - Dez. 2008
    Postdoc at the Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Physical Chemistry, workgroup of Prof. Alexander Eychmüller

    Apr. 2007 - Juni 2008
    Postdoc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department for Phyisical Chemistry (Prof. Uri Banin)

    März 2007
    Conferral of a doctorate at the Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften of the Technische Universität Dresden
    Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Type-II Semiconductor Nanoheterostructures (grade: summa cum laude)

    Mai 2006 - März 2007
    Research associate (Ph. D. student) at the Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Physical Chemistry, workgroup of Prof. Alexander Eychmüller

    März 2003 - Apr. 2006
    Research associate (Ph. D. student) at the Universität Hamburg, Institute for Physical Chemistry, workgroup of Prof. Alexander Eychmüller

  • Education and Training

    Apr. 2003
    Diploma in Chemistry at the Universität Hamburg
    Diploma thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Multilayered Nanoheterostructures (Note: 1,0)

    Okt. 1997 - März 2003
    Studies of Chemistry at the Universität Hamburg