Joerg Libuda

Jörg Libuda studied Chemistry and received his Ph.D. from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1996), Germany, before he became workgroup leader at the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. He was postdoctoral researcher at the Princeton University (New Jersey, USA) and received his habilitation from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. Since 2005 he holds a Professorship for Physical Chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
The Libuda Group is recognized for its pioneering work in the field of kinetics and dynamics of chemical processes at complex interfaces bridging between fundamental science, engineering and industrial research. Its mission is to provide better mechanistic understanding of the interface chemistry for emerging applications in heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, energy conversion, hydrogen storage, photochemistry, and molecular electronics.
The Group’s strategy aims at developing model interfaces starting from a surface science approach and investigating their functionalities from ultrahigh vacuum conditions to realistic environments. This includes in-situ and operando studies in reactive gases, liquids or at electrified interfaces. The range of model materials comprises metals, oxides, alloys, hybrid and nanomaterials, ionic liquids, and organic films. Jörg Libuda has a track record of more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and gave more than 150 invited presentations.