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Curriculum Vitae of Walter Thiel Born on March 7, 1949, Treysa, Germany
1959-1966 1966-1971 1971 1973
Education German public high-school, Schwalm-Gymnasium Treysa Chemistry studies, Universita¨t Marburg Diploma in Chemistry, Universita¨t Marburg Ph.D. degree, Universita¨t Marburg (summa cum laude)
1973-1975 1975-1982 1981 1983-1992 1987 1992-1999 1999 2001
Professional Postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas at Austin Research scientist, Universita¨t Marburg Habilitation for Theoretical Chemistry Associate Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, Universita¨t Wuppertal Visiting Professor, University of California at Berkeley Full Professor of Chemistry, Universita¨t Zurich Director, Max-Planck-Institut fu¨r Kohlenforschung, Mu¨lheim/Ruhr Honorary Professor, Universita¨t Du¨sseldorf
1969-1974 1975-1977 1982 1988 2002 2007 2007 2008 2009
Selected Honors and Awards Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Liebig Fellowship of the Verband der Chemischen Industrie Heisenberg Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Fo¨rderpreis of the Alfried-Krupp Stiftung Schro¨dinger Medal of the World Association of Theoretical Chemists Member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science Member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) Member of the Nordrhein-Westfa¨lische Akademie der Wissenschaften Honorary Member of the Israeli Chemical Society
1986-1992 1990-1992 1997-present 1998-present 1998 2000-2008 2000-2006 2001-2005 2002-2008 2004-2010 2005-2011 2006-2008 2006-2010 2006-present 2008-present 2010
Selected Professional Activities Member of the Board, Institut fu¨r Angewandte Informatik, Wuppertal Speaker of the DFG Research Unit “Reactive Molecules” Advisory Editor, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts Advisory Editor, Journal of Computational Chemistry Organizer, 34th Symposium for Theoretical Chemistry, Gwatt, Switzerland Member of the Review Board, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Member of the Steering Committee, Bavarian Computing Center Chairman, Association of German Theoretical Chemists Section Editor, Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Lise-Meitner Center, Jerusalem Vice-President, World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists Managing Director, Max-Planck-Institut fu¨r Kohlenforschung Chairman, BAR Committee of the Max Planck Society Member of the Kuratorium, Angewandte Chemie Associate Editor, WIRES: Computational Molecular Sciences Chairman, Gordon Conference on Computational Chemistry
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