Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Joachim Spatz
Academic Education
| 1989 - 1994 | Undergraduate & Masters degree studies in Physics at Ulm University & Colorado State University (Dipl. Phys. with distinction) |
| 1994 - 1996 | Ph.D. of Physics, Dept. of Macromolecular Chemistry, Ulm University, (Dr. rer. nat.; summa cum laude; with Prof. Dr. M. Möller) |
| 2000 | Habilitation in Physics, Ulm University |
Professional Appointments
| 1997 - 1998 | Postdoc, Institut Curie, Paris (with Profs. J. Prost & A. Ott) |
| 1999 | Scientific Assistant, Ulm University (with Prof. Dr. M. Möller) |
| 2000 - 2004 | C3-Professor for Biophysical Chemistry, Heidelberg University |
| 2002 - 2010 | Adjunct Senior Faculty Member, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, USA |
| 2004 - now | Full Professor for Biophysical Chemistry, Heidelberg University |
| 2004 - 2011 | Director, MPI for for Metals Research, Stuttgart |
| 2011 - 2015 | Director, MPI for Intelligent Systems (formerly MPI for Metals Research), Stuttgart |
2016 - now 2020 - now | Director, MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg Founding Director IMSE, Heidelberg University |
Scientific Management Appointments
| 2007 - 2009 | Chairman of the Joint Commission of the Stuttgart MPIs |
| 2007 - 2011 | Acting & Founding Director, MPI for Intelligent Systems |
| 2011 - 2012 | Deputy Managing Director, MPI for Intelligent Systems |
| 2012 - 2013 | Chairman of the Joint Commission of the Stuttgart MPIs |
| 2013 - 2014 | Managing Director, MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart location |
| 2014 - 2015 | Deputy Chairman of the Joint Commission of the Stuttgart MPIs |
| 2015 | Deputy Managing Director, MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart location |
| 2016 - 2020 | Deputy Managing Director, MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg |
2018 - 2020 2017 - now | Managing Director, MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg Speaker of the Max Planck School Matter to Life |
Honors and Awards
| 1996 | Scientific Award of the Association of the Metal Industry Baden-Württemberg |
| 1996 | Scientific Schloeßmann - Award of the Max Planck Society |
| 1997 | Scientific PhD Award of Ulm University for outstanding PhD work |
| 1997 | Research Stipend German Science Foundation |
| 1998 | Young Researcher Award Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft |
| 1999 | Reimund Stadler Award-Habilitation Award Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCH) |
| 2000 | Gerhard Hess Research Award of the German Science Foundation |
| 2002 | Alfried Krupp Research Award for Young University Faculty Members |
| 2003 | Otto Klung Award for Physics |
| 2008 | Weston Visiting Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel |
| 2009 | Member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| 2012 | ERC Advanced Grant, jointly with Prof. B. Geiger, Weizmann Institute |
| 2016 | Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences |
2017 2020 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Member of the Leopoldina |